Opinion Archives | Anash.org https://anash.org/category/opinion-2/ News, Views, Inspiration Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:57:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Breathwork: What the Real Problem Is https://anash.org/breathwork-what-the-real-problem-is/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breathwork-what-the-real-problem-is https://anash.org/breathwork-what-the-real-problem-is/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048077 You start hearing it in conversations, you see it mentioned in articles—breathwork, trauma, emotion code. At first, I didn’t think much of it. But recently, I started looking into it more carefully—and it struck me.]]> https://anash.org/breathwork-what-the-real-problem-is/feed/ 17 There Are 4 Sons, But Only One Father https://anash.org/there-are-4-sons-but-only-one-father/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=there-are-4-sons-but-only-one-father https://anash.org/there-are-4-sons-but-only-one-father/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1045885 When it comes to the Seder, every child is taught about asking their father the 4 questions. Occasionally, there is a fifth question, one which comes first: Where is my father? ]]> https://anash.org/there-are-4-sons-but-only-one-father/feed/ 1 The Rebbe’s Role in Building the Department of Education https://anash.org/the-rebbes-role-in-building-the-department-of-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rebbes-role-in-building-the-department-of-education https://anash.org/the-rebbes-role-in-building-the-department-of-education/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1045224 Education and Sharing Day is a good moment to return to an essay that argued that the Rebbe's vision is exactly what America is missing.]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbes-role-in-building-the-department-of-education/feed/ 0 The Whole Picture: The Rebbe’s Extraordinary Balance https://anash.org/the-whole-picture-the-rebbes-extraordinary-balance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-whole-picture-the-rebbes-extraordinary-balance https://anash.org/the-whole-picture-the-rebbes-extraordinary-balance/#respond Sun, 29 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1044835 In a landmark address, the Tolna Rebbe, Harav Yitzchok Menachem Weinberg, paints a picture of the Rebbe's incredible greatness, highlighting the Rebbe's fusion of total opposites in Torah, avodas Hashem, and leadership.]]> https://anash.org/the-whole-picture-the-rebbes-extraordinary-balance/feed/ 0 Do you ‘Dayeinu’? https://anash.org/do-you-dayeinu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-dayeinu https://anash.org/do-you-dayeinu/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1044554 A detail in this week's parsha and a beautiful vort on the Hagaddah offer a transformational message on how to live a life of happiness.]]> https://anash.org/do-you-dayeinu/feed/ 0 Aren’t the Eruv Proponents Discrediting Themselves? https://anash.org/arent-the-eruv-proponents-discrediting-themselves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arent-the-eruv-proponents-discrediting-themselves https://anash.org/arent-the-eruv-proponents-discrediting-themselves/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1041382 Several weeks ago, Anash.org published Rabbi Daniel Osher Kleinman's findings regarding the so‑called “Brooklyn Eruv.” Instead of substantive rebuttals, proponents of the “Brooklyn Eruv” resorted to personal attacks. Why?]]> https://anash.org/arent-the-eruv-proponents-discrediting-themselves/feed/ 3 The Goal Was Always to Go Forward https://anash.org/the-goal-was-always-to-go-forward/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-goal-was-always-to-go-forward https://anash.org/the-goal-was-always-to-go-forward/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1040369 Chof Zayin Adar is one of those days in the Lubavitch calendar that carries a heavy emotional weight. For many Chassidim, it is remembered as a painful turning point — the last time we saw the Rebbe as we once did.]]> https://anash.org/the-goal-was-always-to-go-forward/feed/ 2 Inspiring a Love for Torah: A Conversation with Melbourne’s Rosh Yeshiva https://anash.org/fascinating-conversation-with-melbournes-rosh-yeshiva-of-50-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fascinating-conversation-with-melbournes-rosh-yeshiva-of-50-years https://anash.org/fascinating-conversation-with-melbournes-rosh-yeshiva-of-50-years/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=977198 In a riveting interview, Rabbi Binyamin Gavriel Cohen, Rosh Yeshiva of Melbourne’s Yeshiva Gedolah for over fifty years, shares his fascinating life story of connecting to the Rebbe and Chassidus, and his approach to inspiring a love for Torah in today's bochurim.]]> https://anash.org/fascinating-conversation-with-melbournes-rosh-yeshiva-of-50-years/feed/ 1 Hashem, Watch How Your People Dance! https://anash.org/hashem-watch-how-your-people-dance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hashem-watch-how-your-people-dance https://anash.org/hashem-watch-how-your-people-dance/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1036609

In under two years, the Jewish world, and Chabad in particular, lost two of its young greats: the brothers-in-law, Rabbis Mendel Plotkin and Levi Wolosow. The grief and the loss have been real. But this week, the family, led by Rabbi Chaim and Sarah Wolosow, did what a Chossid and a Jew does.

]]> https://anash.org/hashem-watch-how-your-people-dance/feed/ 1 Has Congresswoman Clarke Abandoned the Jewish Community? https://anash.org/has-congresswoman-yvette-clarke-abandoned-the-jewish-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=has-congresswoman-yvette-clarke-abandoned-the-jewish-community https://anash.org/has-congresswoman-yvette-clarke-abandoned-the-jewish-community/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1035628 Yesterday, the U.S. Congress voted on a resolution “Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.” Of 53 democrats who voted No, including the most Anti-Israel representatives, was the Congress member representing the Crown Heights Jewish community, Yvette Clarke.]]> https://anash.org/has-congresswoman-yvette-clarke-abandoned-the-jewish-community/feed/ 5 Chabad’s Foolproof Response to Tucker https://anash.org/the-foolproof-response-to-tucker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-foolproof-response-to-tucker https://anash.org/the-foolproof-response-to-tucker/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1035570 An article by Rabbi Mendy Teldon, published on The Times of Israel blog, presents to a broad audience the Lubavitch response to the antisemitic rhetoric by Tucker Carlson and his ilk.]]> https://anash.org/the-foolproof-response-to-tucker/feed/ 8 Did Our Congresswoman Just Mourn the Ayatollah? https://anash.org/did-our-congresswoman-just-mourn-the-ayatollah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=did-our-congresswoman-just-mourn-the-ayatollah https://anash.org/did-our-congresswoman-just-mourn-the-ayatollah/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1033996

Rep. Yvette Clarke, who represents Crown Heights, Flatbush, and much of Boro Park, has faced renewed criticism from her Jewish constituents after she issued forceful statements condemning President Trump and Israel over strikes on Iran.

]]> https://anash.org/did-our-congresswoman-just-mourn-the-ayatollah/feed/ 8 The Banker Wanted a Torah from Russia and Got a Surprise https://anash.org/banker-wanted-a-torah-from-russia-and-got-a-suprise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=banker-wanted-a-torah-from-russia-and-got-a-suprise https://anash.org/banker-wanted-a-torah-from-russia-and-got-a-suprise/#respond Mon, 23 Feb 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1031660 An avid Judaica collector, Chicago banker Seymour Abrams asked Rabbi Yitzchok Wolf to obtain for him a Torah from the former Soviet Union for his collection. That day, Rabbi Wolf brought to the bank lobby something that surprised him.]]> https://anash.org/banker-wanted-a-torah-from-russia-and-got-a-suprise/feed/ 0 Is Camp Recruitment Starting Too Early for Bochurim? https://anash.org/is-camp-recruitment-starting-too-early-for-bochurim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-camp-recruitment-starting-too-early-for-bochurim https://anash.org/is-camp-recruitment-starting-too-early-for-bochurim/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1029979 An almost seventy-year-old letter from the Rebbe brings into sharp clarity a question that remains highly relevant today: the involvement of bochurim in summer camps.]]> https://anash.org/is-camp-recruitment-starting-too-early-for-bochurim/feed/ 10 From Persia to Iran: Purim Miracles Today https://anash.org/from-persia-to-iran-purim-miracles-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-persia-to-iran-purim-miracles-today https://anash.org/from-persia-to-iran-purim-miracles-today/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1030353

Over the past two years, Klal Yisroel has witnessed (at least) three incredible miracles of a magnitude comparable to the Splitting of Yam Suf. Hashem’s loving Hand protected us time and again from enemies and danger. From Persia of old to Iran of today, we are witnessing Purim miracles in our times.

]]> https://anash.org/from-persia-to-iran-purim-miracles-today/feed/ 2 Bullying is a Problem in Mesivta Too https://anash.org/bullying-is-a-problem-in-mesivta-too/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bullying-is-a-problem-in-mesivta-too https://anash.org/bullying-is-a-problem-in-mesivta-too/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1017319 Bullying in Mesivta is not new to me. I remember being harassed physically, being “lightly” pushed by certain boys. But recently, the issue of bullying in Mesivta resurfaced in a painful way.]]> https://anash.org/bullying-is-a-problem-in-mesivta-too/feed/ 19 Not Everything Popular Belongs in a Bochur’s Pocket https://anash.org/not-everything-popular-belongs-in-a-bochurs-pocket/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-everything-popular-belongs-in-a-bochurs-pocket https://anash.org/not-everything-popular-belongs-in-a-bochurs-pocket/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1028559 I'm writing this as a Lubavitcher bochur, not as a spokesperson or a Mashpia. Just a regular bochur in yeshiva, watching what becomes normal around us, and wondering why certain things are considered normal.]]> https://anash.org/not-everything-popular-belongs-in-a-bochurs-pocket/feed/ 11 Seeing Beyond What the Eyes Can See https://anash.org/seeing-beyond-what-the-eyes-can-see/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seeing-beyond-what-the-eyes-can-see https://anash.org/seeing-beyond-what-the-eyes-can-see/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1017333

From the Anash.org Inbox: A poem by a Lubavitcher girl reflects the inner struggle between the Nefesh Elokis and the Nefesh HaBehamis, seeing people beyond appearances and behavior, recognizing the soul within every person, and learning to look at others with the soul.

]]> https://anash.org/seeing-beyond-what-the-eyes-can-see/feed/ 5 The Treasure Is in Our Hands and We Have the Key https://anash.org/the-treasure-is-in-our-hands-and-we-have-the-key/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-treasure-is-in-our-hands-and-we-have-the-key https://anash.org/the-treasure-is-in-our-hands-and-we-have-the-key/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1017224 In a Yud Shevat reflection, Rabbi Yossi Rubin, Shliach in Clifton Park, explores the deeper meaning of Basi L’Gani, the role of Otzar, and why Yiras Shamayim and Kabbalas Ol are not just ideals, but the keys to unlocking our personal mission.]]> https://anash.org/the-treasure-is-in-our-hands-and-we-have-the-key/feed/ 0 A Conversation at Montefiore Cemetery on a Frosty Yud Shevat https://anash.org/a-conversation-at-montefiore-cemetery-on-a-frosty-yud-shevat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-conversation-at-montefiore-cemetery-on-a-frosty-yud-shevat https://anash.org/a-conversation-at-montefiore-cemetery-on-a-frosty-yud-shevat/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1017393 The car pulled up at the side-entrance of the cemetery on Francis Lewis Boulevard, and I climbed out into the biting wind of a bitterly cold January day. Clearly, at the Ohel of the Rebbe, there are more important things to think about than the weather, so I immediately headed for the entrance in order to proceed to the Ohel. To my surprise, the gates were closed.]]> https://anash.org/a-conversation-at-montefiore-cemetery-on-a-frosty-yud-shevat/feed/ 2 Whose Flame Do We Carry? https://anash.org/whose-flame-do-we-carry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whose-flame-do-we-carry https://anash.org/whose-flame-do-we-carry/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1017430 As we approach Yud Shvat, marking the historic moment when we, Chassidim, were privileged to become the Rebbe’s, it is a fitting time to reflect on an exchange between the Rebbe Rashab and a Chossid, whose messages continue to guide us to this very day.]]> https://anash.org/whose-flame-do-we-carry/feed/ 2 Breathwork? We’ve Been Here Before https://anash.org/breathwork-weve-been-here-before/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breathwork-weve-been-here-before https://anash.org/breathwork-weve-been-here-before/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1016746 In the past few months, I've been hearing about people attending breathwork sessions as a solution for help and happiness. All this breathwork frenzy brings back memories from Call of the Shofar, twelve years ago.]]> https://anash.org/breathwork-weve-been-here-before/feed/ 10 Seeing Light the Way My Father-in-Law Did https://anash.org/seeing-light-the-way-my-father-in-law-did/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seeing-light-the-way-my-father-in-law-did https://anash.org/seeing-light-the-way-my-father-in-law-did/#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1016440 Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm AH, who served as dean of the central Chabad-Lubavitch high school for 32 years, taught and lived a lesson about noticing others.]]> https://anash.org/seeing-light-the-way-my-father-in-law-did/feed/ 0 Breathing Is Not the Problem, Confusion Is https://anash.org/breathing-is-not-the-problem-confusion-is/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breathing-is-not-the-problem-confusion-is https://anash.org/breathing-is-not-the-problem-confusion-is/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1016408

In response to an article by Rabbi Shea Hecht, meditation expert Rabbi Aryeh Siegel addresses why our community needs clarity about Breathwork, New Age framing, and Kosher Therapeutic Tools.

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Longtime cult-buster Rabbi Shea Hecht challenges the recent interest in "Breathwork," a practice rooted in Eastern religions, that is now being marketed to stressed-out Jews as a solution for anxiety, “stored trauma”, and even spiritual emptiness.

]]> https://anash.org/breathwork-is-not-about-breathing/feed/ 24 A Transformation In My Shlichus I Didn’t Expect https://anash.org/a-transformation-in-my-shlichus-i-didnt-expect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-transformation-in-my-shlichus-i-didnt-expect https://anash.org/a-transformation-in-my-shlichus-i-didnt-expect/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1015635 Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov reflects on an experience from his Shlichus that impacted a family and had a lasting impact on the broader community.]]> https://anash.org/a-transformation-in-my-shlichus-i-didnt-expect/feed/ 0 The Rebbe’s Kollel Is Without Support: Who Cares? https://anash.org/the-rebbes-kollel-is-without-support-who-cares/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rebbes-kollel-is-without-support-who-cares https://anash.org/the-rebbes-kollel-is-without-support-who-cares/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1015380 It has now almost a year since the Crown Heights kollel, "Kollel Menachem She'al Yad Hamazkirus," has paid a single monthly stipend to any of the yungeleit learning there. Where is the Mazkirus and the community?]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbes-kollel-is-without-support-who-cares/feed/ 51 What Is It About Sunday? https://anash.org/what-is-it-about-sunday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-it-about-sunday https://anash.org/what-is-it-about-sunday/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1012890 A week ago, on a Sunday, I noticed that a certain boy was acting quite unusually. I became curious about what might be going on and I asked him how his Shabbos had been. He answered that it was “boring” and “bad.” Suddenly everything made sense.]]> https://anash.org/what-is-it-about-sunday/feed/ 3 What We Get Wrong When We Talk About Bullying https://anash.org/what-we-get-wrong-when-we-talk-about-bullying/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-we-get-wrong-when-we-talk-about-bullying https://anash.org/what-we-get-wrong-when-we-talk-about-bullying/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1009573 A child is pushed in line. Another child laughs. A third looks away. In moments like these, our first instinct is often to stop the behavior - but these situations also present a golden opportunity: to teach children how to feel another child’s pain.]]> https://anash.org/what-we-get-wrong-when-we-talk-about-bullying/feed/ 2 I Learned from Rabbi Edelman ‘Simchas Gidul Banim’ https://anash.org/i-learned-from-rabbi-edelman-simchas-gidul-banim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-learned-from-rabbi-edelman-simchas-gidul-banim https://anash.org/i-learned-from-rabbi-edelman-simchas-gidul-banim/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1010835 Rabbi Dovid Edelman, whose yahrtzeit was this week, shliach of the Frierdiker Rebbe and of the Rebbe, would often express this idea with a simple but powerful phrase: “Simchas Gidul Banim.” Raising children, in its essence, is joy. The challenges are real, but they do not define the experience; the essence is privilege, meaning, and blessing.]]> https://anash.org/i-learned-from-rabbi-edelman-simchas-gidul-banim/feed/ 1