45 Years Since Reb Dovid Okunov’s Murder

This week will mark the 45th yahrzeit of Rabbi Dovid Okunov, who was brutally gunned down at the age of 68 on his way to the morning shachris service on Montgomery Street in Crown Heights. A kiddush on Shabbos will be held at FREE shul to mark the yahrtzeit.

Shul Institutes No Phone Policy During Davening

The issue of cellphone interruption during davening has become a widespread issue, and many have spoken out against it, quoting the Alter Rebbe’s words in Tanya about appropriate decorum throughout davening. This Yom Tov, a Chabad shul in Chicago took a firm stance on the issue.

In Second Election, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi is Chosen

After last month’s tie, Israel’s Chief Rabbinate has elected Rabbi Kalman Ber, a close friend and supporter of Chabad, as the new Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi. He will serve in this role for the next decade alongside the Sephardi Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Dovid Yosef.

The Surprise Stop That Brought Us a Special Bracha

Aviv Keller was ten years old in the summer of 1929, when a long, black Mercedes pulled up outside his uncle’s home in Rosh Pinah. The Frierdiker Rebbe and his entourage exited and asked to daven Mincha, and, on the way out, he bentched them all with long life. Aviv recently passed away at nearly 104 years old.

Ohel Bus Meets Tishrei’s High Demand

Hundreds of bochurim, Anash and the wider community have been commuting to the Ohel on frequent basis throughout the month of Tishrei as the Bus To Ohel have arranged almost back to back buses to the Ohel throughout the entire day.

These Frontline Soldiers Have It In Their Souls

“Yaron,” I asked. “Can you explain to me, after a whole year, away from your wife and kids, barely sleeping on an uncomfortable little bed, risking your life, long after you’ve been exempt from duty… how? From where do you have the motivation to keep doing this?”

Moscow Shluchim Gather for Regional Kinus

The annual gathering of Chabad House directors in Moscow was held this week over two days at the yeshiva ketana campus in the Istra suburb, where they discussed halachic and communal topics, addressing challenges faced by the shluchim and heads of mosdos.

Avraham Avinu: 3, 40 or 48?

Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, will decipher the Rebbe’s and the Rogatchover’s notes on the exact age of Avraham Avinu when he discovered the existence of Hashem — whether it was at age 3, 40 or 48.

Planned Yeshiva Draft Protest Postponed

A large-scale protest by the broader chassidisher communities against the new IDF draft laws has been postponed after heads of mosdos and roshei yeshivos expressed concerns about it disrupting the beginning of the zman period.

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