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Chassidus Was Never Meant to Leave the Person Behind
“The nimshal of all of Chassidus was never the sefiros. The Rebbe said this in the first maamar he ever delivered and repeated it for forty years. The purpose of everything, of the entire Seder Hishtalshelus, is a dirah for Hashem in the lowest world, the world of which there is none lower.”
He Thought He Had Rosh Hashanah All Figured Out
Having resolved to spend Rosh Hashanah immersed in avodas hatefillah, his plans were suddenly interrupted. “They need you,” he was told, as he faced a real struggle between his own avodah and what Hashem had planned for him.
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Mrs. Yocheved Goldberg, 96, AH
Carrying in a Fenced Park on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including carrying in a fenced park, is a Tehillim with a Rebbe's dime muktza, and flushing a toilet with electric sewage pump on Shabbos.
Violent Protests Force Thailand Chabad to Cancel 1,000-Person Meal
Chana Was Always There for Everyone. Now She Needs Us.
R’ Mordechai Yissachar Rosenfeld, 80, AH
R’ Mordechai Yissachar Rosenfeld, a longtime resident of Crown Heights, passed away on Sunday, the second day of Rosh Hashanah.
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Lubavitch Photographer Captures ‘Venice of the Alps’
Photographer Mordechai Lubecki took a bicycle tour through Annecy, France, from its spectacular lake and mountain scenery to the local Jewish community and the dramatic Fier Gorges.
Emotional Dedication of Playroom in Memory of Bibas Brothers
At a moving dedication ceremony, the great-uncle of Ariel and Kfir Bibas thanked Chabad of Ulster County for the new Ariel & Kfir Playroom in their memory.
Melbourne Unites to Celebrate ‘Magical Mendy’s’ Bar Mitzvah
Hundreds from across Melbourne came together to celebrate “Magical Mendy” Cooper’s bar mitzvah with the dedication of a new Sefer Torah in his honor.
Hidden Seforim Found as Kostroma Begins Centennial Torah
A dramatic discovery was made in Kostroma as workers uncovered siddurim and other seforim hidden inside the walls during Communist rule. That same day, a new Torah was begun near the Ohel, marking 100 years since the Frierdiker Rebbe’s release from Kostroma.
Chassidus Kollel to Tackle Bitachon and Hishtadlus
Where does responsible hishtadlus end and true bitachon begin? Kollel L’Lomdei Dach is taking on the question in its new eight-week sugya, with in-depth learning designed to change how participants approach everyday decisions.
Mosdos Join Forces to Improve Sanctity of Simchas Beis HaShoeiva
The Crown Heights Simchas Beis HaShoeiva committee, which organizes the nightly dancing on Kingston Avenue throughout Sukkos, has announced that once again no street vending of any kind will be permitted at the Simchas Beis HaShoeiva.
Diplomats, Dignitaries Attend Dedication of Chabad House in Kenya
After nearly three years of activity in Nairobi, and following a long search for the right location, Chabad of Kenya celebrated the dedication of a spacious new Chabad House in the city’s diplomatic neighborhood at a festive community event ahead of Rosh Hashanah. Close to 100 Jews from the community attended the evening, joined by diplomats and senior officials from Kenya’s public sector and police force.
Hershkop Family Welcomed New Sefer Torah to Yaki’s Shul
Hundreds of locals and guests gathered in Beitar Illit for a grand Hachnosas Sefer Torah, dedicated by R’ Yaki and Raanana Hershkop in honor of their family.
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Riga, Brownsville, Crown Heights: Rosh Hashanah with the Frierdiker Rebbe
As we approach Rosh Hashanah, From the Margins of Chabad History presents contemporary accounts of Rosh Hashanah with the Frierdiker Rebbe in Riga, Brownsville, and Crown Heights. A letter of Rosh Hashanah berachos from the Frierdiker Rebbe to American Jews is also published here, for the first time.
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Kolel Torah Panama Publishes Rosh Hashanah Companion
As Yom Tov approaches, Kolel Torah Panama has released Touching the Crown - A Rosh Hashanah Companion, a new collection of three essays exploring Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur through the lens of Torah and Chassidus. The companion is available in Hebrew, English, and Spanish, making the material accessible to the diverse Jewish communities connected with Kolel Torah Panama.
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What Will Tishrei Look Like When Moshiach Comes?
Skipping to Catch the Minyan?
Ask the Rov: If I came late to shul, should I skip korbanos to daven Shemoneh Esrei with the minyan? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Shechting Kaporos Only to Throw Them Away?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including shechting kaporos without kashering them, when to take three steps before shemone esrei, and taking a tefilas haderech keychain into the bathroom.
Drinking Water Before Running?
Ask the Rov: Does one make a bracha on water drunk before running? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Oven Turned Off and On: Bishul Yisroel?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including behind during selichos, oven relit by a non-Jew, and guidelines for repurposing a church to be a Shul.
Unmarried Man as a Teacher?
Ask the Rov: How may an unmarried man serve as a teacher or tutor? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Inspiration
The Mashpia From Whom Everyone Was in Awe
Childless for many years, they asked for brachos of the Mezritcher Maggid, R. Avrohom Kalisker, and R. Mendel Vitebsker, without success. At last, the Alter Rebbe connected them with R. Mordechai "Hatzadik," and R. Mordechai "Mashpia" was born.
OBITUARIES
Rabbi Avraham Lipskier, 86, AH
Rabbi Avraham Lipskier, who devoted more than six decades to teaching and guiding baalei teshuva, passed away on Thursday, 28 Elul.
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Heritage Quest Ends, But Teens’ Global Impact Has Just Begun
Campus Shluchos Gather in DC for First-Ever JewishU Growth Summit
