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Aliba D’hilchesa: How Halacha Provides Direction, Clarity, and Geshmak

In an in-depth interview, Rabbi Menachem Aizenman, Rosh Yeshiva of the Poconos Yeshiva, speaks about the unique approach to learning Gemara he institued: learning aliba d’hilchesa. “It’s not plainly Gemara alongside Shulchan Aruch. It’s using the poskim’s guidance to understand the framework of the sugya itself.”

New Music Video: ‘Mozhesh Da Nye Chotshesh!’

A new animated music video brings the story of the Shpoler Zeide and a wagon stuck in the mud to life, combining an original song with Pixar-style animation to deliver a powerful message about recognizing our abilities and helping others overcome their struggles.

Governor Hochul Visits the Ohel Ahead of Elections

New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited the Ohel in Queens on Erev Shabbos, where she praised the Rebbe’s profound influence on Jewish life in New York and around the world.

Shterna Sarah Tevel, 69, AH

Shterna Sarah Tevel, a longtime Crown Heights resident known for her devotion to the Rebbe and caring for others, passed away on Erev Shabbos, 28 Tishrei.

When You’ve Always Had Chassidus, Can You Truly Appreciate It?

Can an FFB learn and be excited about Yiddishkeit and Chassidus like a Baal Teshuva? Conversations in Chassidus releases Episode 15 with Rabbi Yaakov Wagner, Menahel of Yeshiva Tiferes, Morristown. In tribute to Rabbi Avraham Lipskier A"H.

Hundreds Danced Nightly at Kingston Simchas Beis Hashoeivah

Hundreds of residents and visitors from the Poconos, Brooklyn, and surrounding communities gathered each night of Chol Hamoed for Kingston’s fifth annual Simchas Beis Hashoeivah, featuring a different musical lineup each evening.

Crown Heights Rov to Headline Annual Tzama Event

Rabbi Yosef Braun, rov of Crown Heights and a member of the Beis Din, is set to headline this year’s Tzama events at Binyanei HaUma in Yerushalayim. The Yud Tes Kislev event, now in its 17th year, draws enormous crowds from every sector of Israeli society.

Lauderhill Mayor Hosts Shluchim at October 7 Memorial

Shluchim in Lauderhill, Florida, joined community leaders and residents for a memorial event marking the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, offering words of inspiration and tefillos in memory of the victims.

Dnipro Community Honors Memory of the Rebbe’s Brother

On the date designated by many as the yahrtzeit of Reb Dovber Schneerson, brother of the Rebbe, shluchim, anash and representatives of the Jewish Community of Dnipro gathered at the mass grave where he is buried, on the grounds of the regional hospital in Igren, to honor his memory and the memory of the other innocent victims of the Nazi genocide.

Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Shabbos Bereishis Farbrengens

The Rebbe held 42 farbrengens on Shabbos Bereishis. The sichos from these farbrengens span around 770 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos in Sichos Kodesh, and around 120 pages in the 14 English Hanochos.

Construction Advances on New Learning Space Behind 770

Construction is moving ahead on a new learning space on Union Street near Kingston Avenue, at the site of the historic Kollel building behind 770. When completed, the climate-controlled beis medrash will provide seating for more than 300 bochurim and yungeleit, adding much-needed learning space just steps from 770.

Jewish Families Safe After Missile Kills 22 in Pryluky

A deadly missile strike launched by the Russian military against the city of Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine killed 22 and caused extensive damage. Miraculously, none of the Jewish residents were injured.

IDF Captain Who Danced at Hakafos Shniyos Falls in Lebanon

Captain Eliav Chaim Tzaplemus HYD, a 21-year-old combat engineering officer from Chaifa, was killed on Thursday when his Humvee overturned in southern Lebanon. Just five days earlier, he danced with the Sifrei Torah at Hakafos Shniyos at Chabad of the Krayot.

Live: Shloshim Event for Rabbi Avrohom Lipskier

Join live at 7:30 PM: Family, students, and admirers will gather for a shloshim memorial for Rabbi Avrohom Lipskier a”h, with an evening of tribute and inspiration from his life and lasting impact.

London Chassidim Pack Sukkah for Six-Hour Simchas Beis Hashoeiva

Hundreds of Chassidim from across London joined a lively Simchas Beis Hashoeiva farbrengen with guest mashpia Rabbi Shia Rabinovitch, Rosh Yeshivah in Berlin, with crowds remaining for close to six hours.

‘The Only Person Who Tells My Husband What to Do Is My Father’

In an interview, Rabbi Mayer Plotkin of Montreal recalls personal memories of the Rebbe, Rebbetzin Chana, and an exceptional exchange with Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka. "From the day I got married, there was not one instance that I told my husband what to do. The only person until today who tells my husband what to do is my father."

How ‘ConnectYid’ Is Helping Shluchim Reach Thousands More

Months after Anash.org first reported on the launch of ConnectYid, the platform is moving from concept to practice, helping Shluchim bring Anash and community members into personal outreach across multiple communities.

Ohr Menachem Boys Spend a Day in the Great Outdoors

As the streets of the Shchuna filled with the annual Labor Day festivities, Cheder Ohr Menachem once again put the focus where it belongs—on keeping our kinderlach Heilig and Rein, and protecting the special kedusha and taharas hanesh of a Yiddishe child.

Lavish Event Celebrates Hundreds of Semicha Graduates

Hundreds of graduates of Lemaan Yilmedu’s 5786 programs received their certificates at a grand festive Semicha Celebration attended by prominent rabbonim, dayanim and heads of the organization’s various learning tracks.

Chabad Reaches a New Frontier: Teaching the Teachers

Chabad Houses have done extraordinary work reaching Jewish students. But Rabbi Menachem Schmidt saw a question nobody was asking: what about the academics who teach those students every day, the scholars whose ideas shape what an entire generation believes is true and worth caring about?