Cheder Chabad Monsey is Off to a Great Start

On Wednesday morning, the familiar halls of Cheder Chabad Monsey once again echoed with the joyous sounds of Torah learning and heartfelt davening, as eager faces, both young and old, poured in. The air was filled with the unmistakable scents of crisp school supplies, new shoes, and freshly polished floors.

He Mixed Something Good Into His Ink

A misnagdishe communal leader in Vilna, Reb Meir Refoel’s became an ardent chossid after witnessing two incredible mofsim by the Alter Rebbe. Despite the attacks the Vilna chassidim faced, he insisted on keeping the peace.

How a Stolen Sukkah Can Be Kosher

In this week’s Choshen Mishpat Renaissance podcast, Rabbi Berel Polityko discusses ta’us akum as it applies to skip lagging and taking advantage of a glitch in an airline’s website. Listen here.

A Jewish Burial in Rural Saskatchewan

When a man’s final request was to be buried in a simple pine box in Rural Saskatchewan, his non-Jewish sister-in-law happened to call a rabbi. After much effort, he was laid to rest in a Jewish cemetery that matched that description, the first person to be buried there in more than 70 years.

When a Normal Person Finishes His Day

As a bochur, Reb Shlomo Zarchi asked the Rebbe for guidance in cheshbon hanefesh. The Rebbe drew a distinction between avoda at Krias Shema She’al Hamita, which is done at specific times, and a basic calculation at the end of a day.

War Day 335: Hostages Tunnel Under Child’s Bedroom, 200 Terrorists Eliminated

War Summary, Day 334-335: Hostages were held in a tunnel under a child’s bedroom, Egypt pushing for IDF withdrawal from Rafah, U.S. senior administration official reveals proposal details including heavy concessions, IDF targets terrorists in the humanitarian zone, 200 terrorists eliminated in Tel Sultan, rocket fire in the north, and notorious terrorist eliminated in Tubas.

Russian Teens’ Trip Connected Them to Their Heritage

As the sun set over the Western Wall, casting a deep red glow across the ancient stones of the Old City, Esti from Riga, Latvia, stood in awe. At 17, she had never imagined she’d be here, singing together with thousands of other Jews as they welcomed the Shabbos together.

“Whose Ship Is This?”

Rebbetzin Devorah Groner, who together with her husband, Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Groner, served at the helm of the Jewish community in Melbourne for almost 60 years, tells the story of their move to Australia and becoming established there.

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