Story Archives | Anash.org https://anash.org/category/story/ News, Views, Inspiration Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:34:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ‘Rebbe! I’m Going to America…’ https://anash.org/rebbe-im-going-to-america/ https://anash.org/rebbe-im-going-to-america/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1099121 One of the first active Chabad Chassidim in America, R. Dovid Shifrin left Lubavitch to live with sons. Though he did not want to ask permission, he could not bring himself to leave without notifying the Rebbe Rashab.]]> https://anash.org/rebbe-im-going-to-america/feed/ 1 Is the Lubavitch Pronunciation Important? https://anash.org/is-the-lubavitch-pronunciation-important/ https://anash.org/is-the-lubavitch-pronunciation-important/#respond Fri, 03 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1098811 While Lubavitch has its own traditional pronunciation of davening, the Rebbe often emphasized the need to focus on what matters most.]]> https://anash.org/is-the-lubavitch-pronunciation-important/feed/ 0 The Rebbe’s Push Behind Chicago’s First Cholov Yisroel Milk https://anash.org/the-rebbes-push-behind-chicagos-first-cholov-yisroel-milk/ https://anash.org/the-rebbes-push-behind-chicagos-first-cholov-yisroel-milk/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1098810

Through constant support from the Rebbe, R' Yitzchok Kosofsky of Chicago took on a mission that would change Midwest Jewish life: making Cholov Yisroel milk available for the first time.

]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbes-push-behind-chicagos-first-cholov-yisroel-milk/feed/ 0 ‘Who is That Distinguished Looking Yid?’ https://anash.org/who-is-that-distinguished-looking-yid/ https://anash.org/who-is-that-distinguished-looking-yid/#respond Sun, 28 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074450 A prominent chossid of the Tzemach Tzedek, R. Arche of Liozna was an exceedingly humble elder chossid. At a chassuna in Vitebsk, he saw a venerable chossid in the mirror, not realizing that it was himself.]]> https://anash.org/who-is-that-distinguished-looking-yid/feed/ 0 Hashem’s Computer Doesn’t Make Mistakes https://anash.org/hashems-computer-doesnt-make-mistakes/ https://anash.org/hashems-computer-doesnt-make-mistakes/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074150 An oft-repeated teaching of the Rebbe was the Baal Shem Tov’s saying that from everything one sees or hears, one must derive a lesson in the service of Hashem. In a yechidus with a couple, the Rebbe drew two lessons from a computer of the time.]]> https://anash.org/hashems-computer-doesnt-make-mistakes/feed/ 1 The Rebbe Grabbed Me by the Collar and Pulled Me In https://anash.org/the-rebbe-grabbed-them-by-the-collar-and-pulled-them-in/ https://anash.org/the-rebbe-grabbed-them-by-the-collar-and-pulled-them-in/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074147 As a student in YU, Rabbi Alter Metzger had visited 770 for the Rebbe's first official farbrengen and a Q&A yechidus for students. But when he stood on the side during dancing, the Rebbe made sure to pull him in.]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbe-grabbed-them-by-the-collar-and-pulled-them-in/feed/ 0 Simcha is Simple https://anash.org/simcha-is-simple/ https://anash.org/simcha-is-simple/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1071472 Although joy can sometimes feel out of reach, the Rebbe explained that every Yid can attain pure simcha with just a simple reflection: recognizing how fortunate we are to have been born as a Yid.]]> https://anash.org/simcha-is-simple/feed/ 0 The Rebbe Showed Me That I Was Not Forgotten https://anash.org/the-rebbe-showed-me-that-i-was-not-forgotten/ https://anash.org/the-rebbe-showed-me-that-i-was-not-forgotten/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1071401 Over the years, Mrs. Sori Krinsky often wondered if the Rebbe remembered her. But two particular incidents showed her how the Rebbe knew and understood her.]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbe-showed-me-that-i-was-not-forgotten/feed/ 0 Uncovered Letter Announces Rebbe’s Safe Arrival to the U.S. https://anash.org/uncovered-letter-announces-rebbes-safe-arrival-to-the-u-s/ https://anash.org/uncovered-letter-announces-rebbes-safe-arrival-to-the-u-s/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1070341 As Chassidim around the world marked 85 years since Chof Ches Sivan, a new letter from the Frierdiker Rebbe announcing the good news that the Rebbe and Rebbetzin arrived safely in New York, has been uncovered.]]> https://anash.org/uncovered-letter-announces-rebbes-safe-arrival-to-the-u-s/feed/ 2 The Gvir Who Collected Money for Needy Chassidim https://anash.org/the-gvir-who-collected-money-for-needy-chassidim/ https://anash.org/the-gvir-who-collected-money-for-needy-chassidim/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1069442 A successful businessman, R. Pesach Kuper devoted himself to raising money for needy chassidim, selling coins the Rebbe Rashab donated. When he asked the Rebbe for a special kavana in the tzedaka, the Rebbe had a practical response.]]> https://anash.org/the-gvir-who-collected-money-for-needy-chassidim/feed/ 0 Wholesome Living Isn’t Naive https://anash.org/wholesome-living-isnt-naive/ https://anash.org/wholesome-living-isnt-naive/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1068871 When Reform Rabbi Herbert Weiner came to meet the Rebbe in the 1950s, he told the Rebbe that the chassidim have a certain "naive look in their eyes." But the Rebbe explained that this was actually a positive thing.]]> https://anash.org/wholesome-living-isnt-naive/feed/ 0 The Interview of a Lifetime with Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka https://anash.org/the-interview-of-a-lifetime-with-rebbetzin-chaya-mushka/ https://anash.org/the-interview-of-a-lifetime-with-rebbetzin-chaya-mushka/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1068791 In a rare personal conversation, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka shared with Rabbi Sholom Ber Levine the remarkable story of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s wartime escape from Nazi-occupied Europe, revealing firsthand details of their thirteen-month journey that culminated in their arrival in America on Chof-Ches Sivan 5701.]]> https://anash.org/the-interview-of-a-lifetime-with-rebbetzin-chaya-mushka/feed/ 0 The Chossid Who Wouldn’t Stop Shouting Tanya Through the Window https://anash.org/the-chossid-who-wouldnt-stop-shouting-tanya-through-the-window/ https://anash.org/the-chossid-who-wouldnt-stop-shouting-tanya-through-the-window/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1067001

A chassidishe shochet in Nikolayev, R' Asher Grossman was a devoted chossid and a talented ba'al menagen. When his friend, R' Meir Shlomo Yanovsky, was quarantined with typhus, he came daily and shouted Tanya to him, hoping it would give him the strength to overcome his illness.

]]> https://anash.org/the-chossid-who-wouldnt-stop-shouting-tanya-through-the-window/feed/ 4 Misnagdishe Gedolim Can Perform Miracles Too https://anash.org/misnagdishe-gedolim-can-perform-miracles-too/ https://anash.org/misnagdishe-gedolim-can-perform-miracles-too/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1066893 "Why can't misnagdishe gedolim perform miracles?" That was the question a young activist posed at the close of a 1961 yechidus. The Rebbe insisted they could and shared the secret to making miracles.]]> https://anash.org/misnagdishe-gedolim-can-perform-miracles-too/feed/ 0 The Rebbe Had Me Daven Right Next to Him https://anash.org/the-rebbe-had-me-daven-right-next-to-him/ https://anash.org/the-rebbe-had-me-daven-right-next-to-him/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1066921

After losing his mother at fifteen and finding himself largely on his own, Rabbi Moshe Avrohom Smith began attending shul at 770. The Rebbe would have him daven at his side, sending for him whenever he was missing.

]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbe-had-me-daven-right-next-to-him/feed/ 1 The Refugees Who Astonished the Jewish World: Part II https://anash.org/the-refugees-who-astonished-the-jewish-world-part-ii/ https://anash.org/the-refugees-who-astonished-the-jewish-world-part-ii/#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1065312 In Sivan 5706, chasidim began to flee the Soviet Union for the free world. As we mark 80 years since the Great Escape, From the Margins of Chabad History continues a series documenting the vibrant chasidishe life of the escapees in the refugee centers and DP camps. Part 2 of the series is devoted to life in the Austrian DP camps in 5707.]]> https://anash.org/the-refugees-who-astonished-the-jewish-world-part-ii/feed/ 3 He Learned Chassidus with Three Kids Dancing on His Head https://anash.org/he-learned-chassidus-with-three-kids-dancing-on-his-head/ https://anash.org/he-learned-chassidus-with-three-kids-dancing-on-his-head/#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1065296 Known as “Baruch Polisher,” Reb Baruch Friedman, who had come from distant Poland to learn in Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch, was known for his exceptional devotion to Chassidus. Even with three children climbed all around him, he would not get distracted.]]> https://anash.org/he-learned-chassidus-with-three-kids-dancing-on-his-head/feed/ 0 ‘When He Davens, You Can Hear Every Word’ https://anash.org/when-he-davens-you-can-hear-every-word/ https://anash.org/when-he-davens-you-can-hear-every-word/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1065001 Born to a Karliner family, R’ Avrohom Blesofsky would daven in 770 in a loud, booming voice. When some chassidim complained to the Rebbe about his loud davening, the Rebbe highlighted the lesson everyone should apply.]]> https://anash.org/when-he-davens-you-can-hear-every-word/feed/ 0 The Advice I Didn’t Want to Hear Impacted 10 Million https://anash.org/the-advice-i-didnt-want-to-hear-impacted-10-million/ https://anash.org/the-advice-i-didnt-want-to-hear-impacted-10-million/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1064961 When young Miriam Grossman asked the Rebbe to leave medicine to study Torah, she was disappointed by his answer. But that guidance led her to become an influential voice on moral issues in America whose congressional testimony and writings have reached millions worldwide.]]> https://anash.org/the-advice-i-didnt-want-to-hear-impacted-10-million/feed/ 0 ‘With the Chassidim’: A German Writer’s Shavuos in the Rebbe Rashab’s Court https://anash.org/with-the-chassidim-a-german-writers-shavuos-in-the-rebbe-rashabs-court/ https://anash.org/with-the-chassidim-a-german-writers-shavuos-in-the-rebbe-rashabs-court/#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1062152

A fascinating account by a writer in the Orthodox German newspaper Der Israelit recounts his journey to Lubavitch for Shavuos 5671 (1911) to spend Yom Tov with the Rebbe Rashab which overturned everything he believed about Chassidus, leaving him awestruck by the fiery davening, soaring niggunim, and spiritual power surrounding the Rebbe.

]]> https://anash.org/with-the-chassidim-a-german-writers-shavuos-in-the-rebbe-rashabs-court/feed/ 6 ‘Maybe This Will Break the Practice of Large Chassunos!’ https://anash.org/maybe-this-will-break-the-practice-of-large-chassunos/ https://anash.org/maybe-this-will-break-the-practice-of-large-chassunos/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1061870 On multiple occasions, the Rebbe expressed his displeasure at the unnecessary spending at chassunos, which took a toll on the families and took away from the pure and simple joy that once characterized Yiddishe simchos.]]> https://anash.org/maybe-this-will-break-the-practice-of-large-chassunos/feed/ 0 ‘Wasn’t That Supposed to Happen?’ The Anglo-Saxon Lawyer Said https://anash.org/wasnt-that-supposed-to-happen-the-anglo-saxon-lawyer-exclaimed/ https://anash.org/wasnt-that-supposed-to-happen-the-anglo-saxon-lawyer-exclaimed/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1061694 When a prominent Australian lawyer asked if he could ask the Rebbe a bracha, Mr. Robert Kremnizer hesitated. But their faith in the Rebbe's bracha and the incredible chain reaction surprised everyone. ]]> https://anash.org/wasnt-that-supposed-to-happen-the-anglo-saxon-lawyer-exclaimed/feed/ 0 The Refugees Who Astonished the Jewish World: 80 Years Since ‘The Great Escape’ https://anash.org/the-refugees-who-astonished-the-jewish-world-80-years-since-the-great-escape/ https://anash.org/the-refugees-who-astonished-the-jewish-world-80-years-since-the-great-escape/#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1059295 In Sivan 5706, chasidim began to flee the Soviet Union for the free world. As we mark 80 years since the Great Escape, From the Margins of Chabad History launches a series documenting the vibrant chasidishe life of the escapees in the refugee centers and DP camps, until they reached their final destinations.]]> https://anash.org/the-refugees-who-astonished-the-jewish-world-80-years-since-the-great-escape/feed/ 4 In the Middle of the Night, They Heard Knocking on the Door https://anash.org/in-the-middle-of-the-night-they-heard-knocking-on-the-door/ https://anash.org/in-the-middle-of-the-night-they-heard-knocking-on-the-door/#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=788237

It was late one blustery Friday night under Communism when knocking was heard on the door of a chossid’s home in Nevel. Terrified, he opened the door, to find the town's shochet Reb Chaim Dovid Lein looking for candlelight by which to learn a maamar.

]]> https://anash.org/in-the-middle-of-the-night-they-heard-knocking-on-the-door/feed/ 2 What the Rebbe Was Busy With in Berlin https://anash.org/what-the-rebbe-was-busy-with-in-berlin/ https://anash.org/what-the-rebbe-was-busy-with-in-berlin/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1059213 Arriving in Berlin in need of a visa, R’ Ezriel Zelig Slonim turned to the Rebbe's residence. He was surprised to discover the Rebbe alone in his room, fasting, and immersed in Yerushalmi in Rabbeinu Tam tefillin.]]> https://anash.org/what-the-rebbe-was-busy-with-in-berlin/feed/ 0 Ping Pong on Shabbos Kodesh?! https://anash.org/ping-pong-on-shabbos-kodesh/ https://anash.org/ping-pong-on-shabbos-kodesh/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055292 Seeking new ways to reach boys who had fallen through the cracks, Rabbi Aharon Mordechai Zilberstrom organized a Shabbos program with games. Yet despite the urgency of the program, the Rebbe insisted that the holiness of Shabbos be upheld.]]> https://anash.org/ping-pong-on-shabbos-kodesh/feed/ 0 ‘For Twenty-Five Dollars, I Don’t Let You Leave Yeshiva’ https://anash.org/for-twenty-five-dollars-i-dont-let-you-leave-yeshivah/ https://anash.org/for-twenty-five-dollars-i-dont-let-you-leave-yeshivah/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055255 Growing up in a home shattered by the Holocaust and poverty, Laibel Lipszyc traveled to Argentina determined to make money and rescue his struggling family. The Rebbe's caring guidance changed his understanding of parnassah and what truly brings success.]]> https://anash.org/for-twenty-five-dollars-i-dont-let-you-leave-yeshivah/feed/ 1 Was the Kopuster Rebbe a Zionist? https://anash.org/was-the-kopuster-rebbe-a-zionist/ https://anash.org/was-the-kopuster-rebbe-a-zionist/#comments Sun, 03 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1053422 In honor of the upcoming 126th yartzeit of Harav Shlomo Zalman of Kopust, From the Margins of Chabad History presents new information about his life and stance towards the Zionist movement.]]> https://anash.org/was-the-kopuster-rebbe-a-zionist/feed/ 2 The Rebbe Said ‘Wait’ and the Baby Turned https://anash.org/wait-said-the-rebbe-and-the-baby-turned/ https://anash.org/wait-said-the-rebbe-and-the-baby-turned/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1052457 As doctors prepared for an emergency C-section, the Goldmans in Johannesburg, South Africa, made a late-night call to the Rebbe. The Rebbe instructed them to wait, and moments later, the baby turned on its own.]]> https://anash.org/wait-said-the-rebbe-and-the-baby-turned/feed/ 0 The Rebbe’s Reaction to a Women’s Prayer Group Proposal https://anash.org/the-rebbes-reaction-to-a-womens-prayer-group-proposal/ https://anash.org/the-rebbes-reaction-to-a-womens-prayer-group-proposal/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1052247 At the height of the feminist movement, a woman approached R’ Shlomo Cunin, asking to start a women’s prayer group. When he consulted the Rebbe, the Rebbe firmly rejected the idea, even if a halachic permissibility could be found.]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbes-reaction-to-a-womens-prayer-group-proposal/feed/ 0