Ask the Rov: Can I post a negative review about a Jewish-owned business or product? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including reciting a MiShebeirach for a non-Jew, the brocho on potato kugel and matza crackers, and keeping an inaccurate scale in the kitchen.]]> https://anash.org/keeping-a-faulty-scale-in-the-kitchen/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/get-a-taste-of-the-rebbes-farbrengens-this-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-a-taste-of-the-rebbes-farbrengens-this-week https://anash.org/get-a-taste-of-the-rebbes-farbrengens-this-week/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1053396 The Rebbe held 13 farbrengens on Shabbos Parshas Emor. Each farbrengen is a priceless treasure. Through them, the Rebbe uplifts us and offers a glimpse into our true inner essence—the way we would perceive the world if our external layers were stripped away.]]> https://anash.org/get-a-taste-of-the-rebbes-farbrengens-this-week/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/moshiach-how-it-applies-to-our-lives-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moshiach-how-it-applies-to-our-lives-today https://anash.org/moshiach-how-it-applies-to-our-lives-today/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1052329 A shiur by Rabbi Michoel Seligson, mashpia in Crown Heights, who explained deep concepts into clear lessons about the coming of Moshiach and how it applies to our lives today.]]> https://anash.org/moshiach-how-it-applies-to-our-lives-today/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/moshiach-for-gentiles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moshiach-for-gentiles https://anash.org/moshiach-for-gentiles/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1051359 What will the role of gentiles be in the time of the geulah: Will they be obligated in mitzvos, is geirus still possible, and will they speak Lashon Hakodesh or other languages?]]> https://anash.org/moshiach-for-gentiles/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/bris-postponed-for-yellow-baby/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bris-postponed-for-yellow-baby https://anash.org/bris-postponed-for-yellow-baby/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1051174

Ask the Rov: When is the bris delayed because the baby is yellow? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including wiping the becher before use, asking a small child to turn on the lights, leaving a dryer running when Shabbos starts, and the bracha for an ice cream sandwich.]]> https://anash.org/asking-a-small-child-to-turn-on-the-lights/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/when-to-count-sefirah-when-davening-maariv-early/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-to-count-sefirah-when-davening-maariv-early https://anash.org/when-to-count-sefirah-when-davening-maariv-early/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1051044 In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.]]> https://anash.org/when-to-count-sefirah-when-davening-maariv-early/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/will-there-be-mountains-when-moshiach-comes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-there-be-mountains-when-moshiach-comes https://anash.org/will-there-be-mountains-when-moshiach-comes/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1050778 A shiur by Rabbi Yosef Braun, Rov in Crown Heights and member of the Badatz, on whether there will be mountains when Moshiach comes, in connection with the Rebbe's kapitel this year.]]> https://anash.org/will-there-be-mountains-when-moshiach-comes/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/bris-in-the-morning-or-with-a-crowd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bris-in-the-morning-or-with-a-crowd https://anash.org/bris-in-the-morning-or-with-a-crowd/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1049699

Ask the Rov: What time of day should a bris be held? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including who owns a lost object found on private property, non-mevushal wine for guests, and designating eruv tavshilin the night before.]]> https://anash.org/repairman-found-a-treasure-in-the-wall/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/dont-take-it-back-repentance-and-limits-of-restitution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-take-it-back-repentance-and-limits-of-restitution https://anash.org/dont-take-it-back-repentance-and-limits-of-restitution/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048779 "Choshen Mishpat Renaissance" continues its series with Rabbi Yehoshua Yaffe as the new maggid shiur. In this shiur, he discusses "takkanas hashavim" in halacha.]]> https://anash.org/dont-take-it-back-repentance-and-limits-of-restitution/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/why-we-should-celebrate-the-geula-before-it-arrives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-we-should-celebrate-the-geula-before-it-arrives https://anash.org/why-we-should-celebrate-the-geula-before-it-arrives/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048481 A shiur by Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kanter, shliach in Bangkok, Thailand, explores why we should celebrate the Geulah before it arrives, based on the lesson of the Jewish women in Mitzrayim.]]> https://anash.org/why-we-should-celebrate-the-geula-before-it-arrives/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/shlissel-challah-origin-and-meaning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shlissel-challah-origin-and-meaning https://anash.org/shlissel-challah-origin-and-meaning/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1047662

Ask the Rov: What is the origin and meaning of “shlissel challah”? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Ask the Rov: To what extent am I obligated to eat matza during Pesach other than at the seder? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Ask the Rov: In our place of shlichus, nightfall is very late. Can I start the seder before night? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including keeping chometz in the freezer, filtering water on Shabbos, scented candles on Yom Tov, and firstborn ger.]]> https://anash.org/keeping-chometz-in-the-freezer/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/the-rebbes-haggadah-through-the-eyes-of-rabbi-zevin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rebbes-haggadah-through-the-eyes-of-rabbi-zevin https://anash.org/the-rebbes-haggadah-through-the-eyes-of-rabbi-zevin/#respond Sun, 29 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1044611 Best known as the founding editor of the Encyclopedia Talmudis, Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin was also a prolific writer of book reviews, intellectual portraits of early-twentieth-century rabbis, accessible essays on a variety of halachic topics. In this essay, he reviews the Rebbe's hagadda.]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbes-haggadah-through-the-eyes-of-rabbi-zevin/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/matza-for-kids-before-pesach/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matza-for-kids-before-pesach https://anash.org/matza-for-kids-before-pesach/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1042442

Ask the Rov: Can I feed my children matza on erev Pesach? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including tefillin after kabolas Shabbos, bris after shkiah, mezuzah on a mobile kitchen, and coarse salt and boiling sugar for Pesach.]]> https://anash.org/pesach-chumros-boiling-sugar-and-coarse-salt/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/day-to-day-guide-released-for-pesach-5786/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-to-day-guide-released-for-pesach-5786 https://anash.org/day-to-day-guide-released-for-pesach-5786/#respond Sun, 22 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1042431

Read and Download: A new booklet of the Day-to-Day Halachic Guide by Rabbi Yosef Braun has been released, containing detailed instructions on the halachos and minhagim for Pesach 5786.

Ask the Rov: Can I give clothing to the cleaners to clean for me on Shabbos? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including necklace with an image of Pisces, dead mouse on Shabbos, gift for a spouse in aveilus, and vacuum robot on Shabbos.]]> https://anash.org/robotic-vacuum-cleaner-on-shabbos/feed/ 0 https://anash.org/is-how-are-you-allowed-on-a-shidduch-date/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-how-are-you-allowed-on-a-shidduch-date https://anash.org/is-how-are-you-allowed-on-a-shidduch-date/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1040200 In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.]]> https://anash.org/is-how-are-you-allowed-on-a-shidduch-date/feed/ 0