Opinion Archives | Anash.org https://anash.org/category/opinion-2/ Chabad News, Views, Inspiration Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:42:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 What Do You Want Lubavitch to Be? https://anash.org/what-do-we-want-lubavitch-to-be/ https://anash.org/what-do-we-want-lubavitch-to-be/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1111012

“Everything we place before the public tells people something about what Lubavitch is. The deeper question is: What do we want our children to understand when they hear the word ‘Lubavitch,’ and will the next generation see that derech clearly in us?”

]]> https://anash.org/what-do-we-want-lubavitch-to-be/feed/ 19 Please Stop with ‘The King is in the Field’ https://anash.org/please-stop-with-the-king-is-in-the-field/ https://anash.org/please-stop-with-the-king-is-in-the-field/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1110444 "'The King is in the field' has become an overused cliché. Few people stop to consider what it actually means. Instead, we repeat it like a slogan, a reassuring phrase meant to make us feel good, but only on a superficial level."]]> https://anash.org/please-stop-with-the-king-is-in-the-field/feed/ 19 The Smartphone Question We Can’t Afford to Ignore https://anash.org/the-smartphone-question-we-cant-afford-to-ignore/ https://anash.org/the-smartphone-question-we-cant-afford-to-ignore/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1109316 "They try to guide people to avoid using a smartphone, but their words don't carry the same weight, because they themselves have one. If there were a physical danger to our children, wouldn't we demand of the school administration, first and foremost, to see to our children's wellbeing? Physically, we don't let anyone harm our children - spiritually?"]]> https://anash.org/the-smartphone-question-we-cant-afford-to-ignore/feed/ 22 Does Every Community Issue Belong on the Front Page? https://anash.org/does-every-community-issue-belong-on-the-front-page/ https://anash.org/does-every-community-issue-belong-on-the-front-page/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1108558 "There seems to be a growing assumption that whenever we identify a weakness in our community, the natural place to discuss it is in a public article, accessible not only to Anash but to the entire Jewish world and beyond. I’m not convinced that assumption is correct."]]> https://anash.org/does-every-community-issue-belong-on-the-front-page/feed/ 13 The Rebbe Wanted Bochurim to Marry at Age 20 https://anash.org/the-rebbe-wanted-bochurim-to-marry-at-age-20/ https://anash.org/the-rebbe-wanted-bochurim-to-marry-at-age-20/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1100765 "I recently discovered a remarkable recording of the Rebbe that seems to have gone unnoticed until now. The Rebbe describes the thoughts of a young bochur about marriage at 20 years old, the age mentioned by Chazal as the appropriate time for marriage."]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbe-wanted-bochurim-to-marry-at-age-20/feed/ 6 What a Shabbos in Greensboro Taught Me About Chabad https://anash.org/what-a-shabbos-in-greensboro-taught-me-about-chabad/ https://anash.org/what-a-shabbos-in-greensboro-taught-me-about-chabad/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1109495 "I am writing this down because this Shabbos was truly beautiful. It meant a great deal to me and to my children. I write partly for myself, so that I will remember, and partly for some friends who are not great fans of Chabad. I have no intention of convincing them that they are wrong. But at the very least, a person should understand clearly what it is he is opposing."]]> https://anash.org/what-a-shabbos-in-greensboro-taught-me-about-chabad/feed/ 3 Did You See The Crazy Weather Report for This Month? https://anash.org/did-you-see-the-crazy-weather-report-for-this-month/ https://anash.org/did-you-see-the-crazy-weather-report-for-this-month/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1108328 “Chassidus gives us this beautiful moshol of Melech Basodeh. But yet at the same time, I see nothing! Where’s the king?! … Almost unexpectedly, the Rebbe started saying ‘Af al pi vos m’zet dos nisht mit fleishigeh oigen….’ I still remember that moment. I can’t even begin to tell you. Could it be that the Rebbe is actually about to address my concern?!”]]> https://anash.org/did-you-see-the-crazy-weather-report-for-this-month/feed/ 2 What Is the Point of Talmidim Hashluchim? An Open Letter From Your Shliach https://anash.org/what-is-the-point-of-talmidim-hashluchim-an-open-letter-from-your-shliach/ https://anash.org/what-is-the-point-of-talmidim-hashluchim-an-open-letter-from-your-shliach/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1108976 "The primary role of the shluchim is to organize mivtza’s. Just kidding - The shluchim are not G.O. heads! Instead of asking, “Why wasn’t there a mivtza?” we can ask, “What are you learning recently?”]]> https://anash.org/what-is-the-point-of-talmidim-hashluchim-an-open-letter-from-your-shliach/feed/ 13 Jewish Governor Candidate Is a ‘Varemer Yid’ https://anash.org/jewish-governor-candidate-is-a-varemer-yid/ https://anash.org/jewish-governor-candidate-is-a-varemer-yid/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1108993 "The Yiddish phrase that comes to mind when I think of Bruce Blakeman is zeier ah varemer, a truly warm person. 'Hashem decides if I win or not, not anything else,' Bruce told me."]]> https://anash.org/jewish-governor-candidate-is-a-varemer-yid/feed/ 2 The Unique Challenge of Our Generation https://anash.org/the-unique-challenge-of-our-generation/ https://anash.org/the-unique-challenge-of-our-generation/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1108628 "Naturally, the first thing we think about when it comes to this topic is the tznius in women’s and girls’ dress. The truth, however, is that it’s also about men and boys. In fact, Reb Hillel Paritcher spoke about the men’s dress!"]]> https://anash.org/the-unique-challenge-of-our-generation/feed/ 2 What 20 Years of Healing Taught Me About Vitamins https://anash.org/what-20-years-of-healing-taught-me-about-vitamins/ https://anash.org/what-20-years-of-healing-taught-me-about-vitamins/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1108559 "Throughout my two decades of clinical observation and hands-on experience with thousands of clients, I have watched how people use and misuse supplements. What I have discovered runs completely counter to mainstream assumptions."]]> https://anash.org/what-20-years-of-healing-taught-me-about-vitamins/feed/ 1 Why I Will Never Shame a Child https://anash.org/why-i-will-never-shame-a-child/ https://anash.org/why-i-will-never-shame-a-child/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1108238 "I felt tremendous guilt, shame, and even fear. My body froze. I felt the blood rushing to my face. But because my father was caught up in his own fear, he didn't notice what was happening inside of me."]]> https://anash.org/why-i-will-never-shame-a-child/feed/ 5 Personal Struggle Is No Excuse for a Public Assault https://anash.org/private-struggle-public-assault-protecting-torah-life-in-the-digital-age/ https://anash.org/private-struggle-public-assault-protecting-torah-life-in-the-digital-age/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1108099 "In earlier generations, a person’s private struggles generally stayed private. Today, a moment of doubt, anger, rebellion, or personal change can be broadcast instantly to thousands of viewers."]]> https://anash.org/private-struggle-public-assault-protecting-torah-life-in-the-digital-age/feed/ 5 Age Rejection May Be Costing Us Good Shidduchim https://anash.org/age-rejection-may-be-costing-us-good-shidduchim/ https://anash.org/age-rejection-may-be-costing-us-good-shidduchim/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1107252 "When I was younger and just starting shidduchim, I had a very clear picture of what I was looking for. One of those things was age. As the years went by and I gained more life experience, my perspective changed."]]> https://anash.org/age-rejection-may-be-costing-us-good-shidduchim/feed/ 3 Is Our Obsession with ‘Breaking News’ Actually Breaking Us? https://anash.org/is-our-obsession-with-breaking-news-actually-breaking-us/ https://anash.org/is-our-obsession-with-breaking-news-actually-breaking-us/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1107342 “We convince ourselves that endlessly scrolling through updates means we are carrying the burden of our fellow Yidden. But when it drains our simcha and leaves us paralyzed with anxiety, we have to ask: who is this really serving?”]]> https://anash.org/is-our-obsession-with-breaking-news-actually-breaking-us/feed/ 2 Every Bochur Should Have Been Taught This Before Mesivta https://anash.org/what-every-bochur-should-have-been-taught-before-mesivta/ https://anash.org/what-every-bochur-should-have-been-taught-before-mesivta/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1106376 "After I gave the shiur on Gemara, many of the bachurim were able to go back and read it inside. That made me think that maybe the problem is not that Gemara is too hard. Maybe many bachurim were simply never taught how to approach it."]]> https://anash.org/what-every-bochur-should-have-been-taught-before-mesivta/feed/ 8 The Child Who Smiles While Hurting https://anash.org/the-child-who-smiles-while-hurting/ https://anash.org/the-child-who-smiles-while-hurting/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1103906 "I don't mind if he kicks me", "I don't mind if he punches me", "I don't mind if he rides on me like a horse". I hear these things all the time from students to whom hurtful or inappropriate behavior is being done by another child.]]> https://anash.org/the-child-who-smiles-while-hurting/feed/ 2 Teaching Students to Speak Yiddish Is Easier Than You Think https://anash.org/teaching-students-to-speak-yiddish-is-easier-than-you-think/ https://anash.org/teaching-students-to-speak-yiddish-is-easier-than-you-think/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1104364 "With the discussion about teaching Yiddish arising again, I would like to share a letter I wrote to a fellow mechanech after last year’s Kinus Hamechanchim on how to teach Yiddish successfully in the classroom."]]> https://anash.org/teaching-students-to-speak-yiddish-is-easier-than-you-think/feed/ 32 The Missing Ingredient in Our Children’s Chinuch https://anash.org/the-missing-ingredient-in-our-childrens-chinuch/ https://anash.org/the-missing-ingredient-in-our-childrens-chinuch/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1103946 "The behavior and dress of our children is important to us. These are things we can see, they’re important, and we watch them. But the very fact that we can see them can mislead us."]]> https://anash.org/the-missing-ingredient-in-our-childrens-chinuch/feed/ 1 Can Chabad Become the New Leader of American Jewry? https://anash.org/can-chabad-become-the-new-leader-of-american-jewry/ https://anash.org/can-chabad-become-the-new-leader-of-american-jewry/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1104238 "A recent Jerusalem Post opinion article titled 'Can Chabad Become the New Leader of American Jewry After Institutional Decline?', raises an important question. But from a Chabad perspective, it begins with a misconception about what the Rebbe actually built."]]> https://anash.org/can-chabad-become-the-new-leader-of-american-jewry/feed/ 5 V’Nishmartem: Start Taking Care of Yourself https://anash.org/vnishmartem-start-taking-care-of-yourself/ https://anash.org/vnishmartem-start-taking-care-of-yourself/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1104103 The mitzvah of "v'nishmartem" is a call to take responsibility for our health with the same seriousness we bring to every other mitzvah. The Torah tells us not to wait, but to guard the gift of health before it is lost.]]> https://anash.org/vnishmartem-start-taking-care-of-yourself/feed/ 5 Finding Purpose in Pain: A Tisha B’Av Reflection https://anash.org/finding-purpose-in-pain-a-tisha-bav-reflection/ https://anash.org/finding-purpose-in-pain-a-tisha-bav-reflection/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1103859 "This morning, I went to Bondi Beach with my mum. It was my first time seeing the Mitzvah tent and where the Chanukah attack happened."]]> https://anash.org/finding-purpose-in-pain-a-tisha-bav-reflection/feed/ 5 It’s Time for the Rebbe’s Solution to Christian Influence in Schools https://anash.org/its-time-for-the-rebbes-solution-to-christian-influence-in-schools/ https://anash.org/its-time-for-the-rebbes-solution-to-christian-influence-in-schools/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1103289 As states move to bring Bible study into schools and Jewish children are being exposed to Christian ideas, the Rebbe’s unique approach provides the solution to restoring awareness of G-d without negative repercussions. ]]> https://anash.org/its-time-for-the-rebbes-solution-to-christian-influence-in-schools/feed/ 14 Do Kids Want Money or Love? https://anash.org/do-kids-want-money-or-love/ https://anash.org/do-kids-want-money-or-love/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1103125 "Children have an inherent need to share their feelings and experiences. When their words are truly heard and when a parent sincerely tries to understand what the child is experiencing, something remarkable happens."]]> https://anash.org/do-kids-want-money-or-love/feed/ 2 ‘Why Do We Need Chassidus?’ A Landmark Interview with Reb Yoel Kahn https://anash.org/who-needs-chassidus-an-interview-with-reb-yoel/ https://anash.org/who-needs-chassidus-an-interview-with-reb-yoel/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=269543 In a rare and remarkable interview, the legendary mashpia and choizer Reb Yoel Kahn tackles the questions at the heart of Chassidus: Who really needs it, what is it meant to accomplish, and how can it change the way an ordinary person sees life? Marking Reb Yoel’s 5th yahrtzeit.]]> https://anash.org/who-needs-chassidus-an-interview-with-reb-yoel/feed/ 3 The Rebbe Feared Sending a Bochur on Community Shlichus https://anash.org/the-rebbe-feared-sending-a-bochur-on-community-shlichus/ https://anash.org/the-rebbe-feared-sending-a-bochur-on-community-shlichus/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1102689 "The Rebbe became very serious and said: I've been thinking about this for a long time. On one hand, the shlichus is so important. On the other hand, how could we take the responsibility of sending a bochur — alone, and for such an extended period — to such a place?”]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbe-feared-sending-a-bochur-on-community-shlichus/feed/ 0 Can We Finally Break the Sheitel Pricing System? https://anash.org/can-we-finally-break-the-sheitel-pricing-system/ https://anash.org/can-we-finally-break-the-sheitel-pricing-system/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1102316 "The price of a sheitel has risen far faster than the cost of actually making one. The hair hasn't gotten dramatically more expensive. The labor hasn't either. What has grown is everything in between, layer after layer of hands each taking a piece."]]> https://anash.org/can-we-finally-break-the-sheitel-pricing-system/feed/ 8 A Summer Wake-Up Call About Mashke Culture https://anash.org/a-summer-wake-up-call-about-mashke-culture/ https://anash.org/a-summer-wake-up-call-about-mashke-culture/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1100780 "For many years, I was one of those people on the inside. I spent summers in camps, in yeshivas kayitz, around farbrengens, and in the very environments where these things happen. And the truth is, I was part of it."]]> https://anash.org/a-summer-wake-up-call-about-mashke-culture/feed/ 10 ‘Mr. President, Make Educational Freedom a Reality for Every Family’ https://anash.org/mr-president-make-educational-freedom-a-reality-for-every-family/ https://anash.org/mr-president-make-educational-freedom-a-reality-for-every-family/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1101873 “Like every American family, we pay taxes to support public education. Yet when we choose a religious education for our children, we are left to carry the entire cost ourselves. Why should exercising our religious freedom come with such a crushing financial penalty?”]]> https://anash.org/mr-president-make-educational-freedom-a-reality-for-every-family/feed/ 1 Bringing Chassidus to Every Yid Was His Life’s Mission https://anash.org/bringing-chassidus-to-every-yid-was-his-lifes-mission/ https://anash.org/bringing-chassidus-to-every-yid-was-his-lifes-mission/#respond Sun, 12 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1100759 Reb Tuvia Blau AH was wholeheartedly devoted to sharing Chassidus with every Yid, a mission given to him by the Rebbe. A grandson recalls his love for the Rebbe's Torah and his lifelong dedication to bringing it to others.]]> https://anash.org/bringing-chassidus-to-every-yid-was-his-lifes-mission/feed/ 0