Watch: PowerPoint Sicha by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger on the symbolism of Bnei Yisrael’s camp set 2000 amos from the mishkan.
How Does Shemitta Apply This Year?
Watch: PowerPoint Sicha by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger highlighting the difference between resting on Shabbos and during Shemitta, and its message for us in 5780.
Halachos of Coming Home
Ask the Rov: What bracha do I say when a close friend returns from the hospital?
Weeks Made of Days… And Lights
Watch: PowerPoint Sicha by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger on the remarkable advantage of beginning sefiras haomer on a Sunday, with each week paralleling the week of Creation.
Covid-19 Rent Payments
Ask the Rov: May I cancel the lease on my office space due to the current situation?
The Paradox of Holiness
Watch: PowerPoint Sicha by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger on Hashem’s seemingly conflicting command to ‘be holy,’ implying both separation from and elevation of the physical.
The Great Debate of Colors and Hairs
Watch: PowerPoint Sicha by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger on an astonishing argument between Hashem and the Heavenly Yeshiva.
Do I Have to Pay Tuition If School Is Closed?
Ask the Rov: If my child’s school is shut, but they are offering virtual classes, do I have to continue paying full tuition?
Good Idea, Wrong Timing
Today is marked as Yom Hashoah in Israel. The commemoration of the Holocaust was the subject of much debate in the years that followed it. The Rebbe had a unique opinion on what should and should not be done.
“Why Do I Need a Rov?”
Watch: PowerPoint Sicha by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger on the mistaken belief by the sons of Aharon that they didn’t need a Rov.
Yizkor in the Age of Covid-19
If Yizkor may be said at home, why is the emphasis placed on saying it in shul? Rabbi Mendel Kaplan plumbs the depths of this significant prayer and reaches a critical conclusion.
Watch: The Daily Daf of Masechta Sota
During the days of sefiras ha’omer, there is a minhag by Chasidim to learn maseches Sotah, one Blatt each day, corresponding to that day’s sefiras haomer. Anash.org will be carrying a daily shiur.
May Maaser be Used for Yom Tov Expenses?
As the situation of COVID-19 develops and people find themselves without work or jobs, Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of OnlineSmicha.com asks an important question: Can Maaser Money Be Used to cover Yom Tov costs?
How Does Selling Chometz Work?
A comprehensive review of the process of selling our chometz to a non-Jew by RavLeibel Schapiro, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah of Miami.
Rabbi Touboul A”H on Parshas Vayikra
Vayikra speaks of sacrifices. In a pre-recorded video, Rabbi Masoud Touboul A”H talks about an offering that goes unmentioned in the parsha, as it was only introduced hundreds of years after the Torah was given.
Dvar Torah for Children: Vayakhel-Pekudai
A Dvar Torah on Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudai from Rabbi Yekusiel Goldstein’s book, Divrei Torah for Children.
PowerPoint Sicha: Vayakhel-Pekudei
Anash.org feature: Weekly sicha explained in a lucid PowerPoint presentation by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger of Gemara Academy.
New Phone Line Offers Shiurim for Women
Have a few minutes while doing housework? Or V’Chayus has introduced a new phone line for women, fully loaded with shiurim on an array of topics.
Thanking Hashem for Our Suffering
After all the pain that the Jews have suffered for 2000 years, how is it possible that we will thank Hashem for it? Rabbi Sholom Zirkind explains the prophecy ‘Odcha Hashem ki anafta bi‘ in this Geula and Moshiach shiur.
How Much Should I Drink?
Rabbi Yosef Braun of the Crown Heights Beis Din, discusses this and other halachic issues in connection with Purim.