Anash.org https://anash.org/ News, Views, Inspiration Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:23:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 R’ Arkeh Tzivin, 69, AH https://anash.org/r-arkeh-tzivin-69-ah/ https://anash.org/r-arkeh-tzivin-69-ah/#respond Sun, 28 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074728 R’ Arkeh Tzivin, who ran House of Glatt on Kingston Avenue for close to 40 years and was known for helping families in need, passed away on Erev Shabbos, 11 Tammuz, after an illness.]]> https://anash.org/r-arkeh-tzivin-69-ah/feed/ 0 America at 250: When Chabad First Reached Its Shores https://anash.org/america-at-250-when-chabad-first-reached-its-shores/ https://anash.org/america-at-250-when-chabad-first-reached-its-shores/#respond Sun, 28 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074587 On July 4, the malchus shel chesed of America will be celebrating 250 years of independence. In honor of this occasion, the present installment of From the Margins of Chabad History is devoted to the early history of Chabad in America. The article features a new interactive map of early Nusach Ari shuls in North America, and two letters of the Frierdiker Rebbe to America, published here for the first time.  ]]> https://anash.org/america-at-250-when-chabad-first-reached-its-shores/feed/ 0 Taking Support from the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Difficult Childhood https://anash.org/taking-support-from-the-frierdiker-rebbes-difficult-childhood/ https://anash.org/taking-support-from-the-frierdiker-rebbes-difficult-childhood/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1017358 Can childhood pain become a source of greatness? Rabbi Sholom Dovber Avtzon shares two striking stories from the Frierdiker Rebbe’s youth that carry a timely and powerful message for today.]]> https://anash.org/taking-support-from-the-frierdiker-rebbes-difficult-childhood/feed/ 1 ‘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 Rare Chabad Items in Chag Hageulah Auction https://anash.org/rare-chabad-items-in-chag-hageulah-auction/ https://anash.org/rare-chabad-items-in-chag-hageulah-auction/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074533 A collection of rare sacred items by the Rebbe and the Rebbe Rayatz is revealed in the upcoming Moreshet auction for Chag Hage'ulah Yud Beis-Yud Gimmel Tamuz.]]> https://anash.org/rare-chabad-items-in-chag-hageulah-auction/feed/ 1 Last Chance to Turn Your Idea Into Action  https://anash.org/last-chance-to-turn-your-idea-into-action/ https://anash.org/last-chance-to-turn-your-idea-into-action/#respond Sun, 28 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074738 An idea that started as just a thought, a problem you noticed or a challenge you understood deeply enough to want to fix, now wins up to $18,000 in funding and development support from the Merkos Chinuch Office. Deadline this Sunday.]]> https://anash.org/last-chance-to-turn-your-idea-into-action/feed/ 0 Caracas Shluchim Lead Relief Effort After Venezuela Quakes https://anash.org/caracas-shluchim-lead-relief-effort-after-venezuela-quakes/ https://anash.org/caracas-shluchim-lead-relief-effort-after-venezuela-quakes/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074551 As Venezuela reels from the devastating earthquakes, the Rebbe’s shluchim in Caracas are coordinating relief for displaced Jewish families, preparing Shabbos kits, providing food and shelter, and assisting those who lost their homes.]]> https://anash.org/caracas-shluchim-lead-relief-effort-after-venezuela-quakes/feed/ 0 New Song Shares Avraham’s Call to the World https://anash.org/new-song-shares-avrahams-call-to-the-world/ https://anash.org/new-song-shares-avrahams-call-to-the-world/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074540

Rabbi Mendel Kohn releases “Vayakri,” a soulful new song inspired by the Rebbe’s first maamar, giving voice to Avraham Avinu’s mission of inspiring others to call out in Hashem’s name.

]]> https://anash.org/new-song-shares-avrahams-call-to-the-world/feed/ 0 Lefferts Shul to Celebrate 13 Tammuz with Siyum Sefer Torah https://anash.org/lefferts-shul-to-celebrate-yud-gimmel-tammuz-with-siyum-sefer-torah/ https://anash.org/lefferts-shul-to-celebrate-yud-gimmel-tammuz-with-siyum-sefer-torah/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074512 Lefferts Shul in Crown Heights will mark Yud Gimmel Tammuz this Sunday with a Siyum Sefer Torah celebrating the Frierdiker Rebbe’s geulah.]]> https://anash.org/lefferts-shul-to-celebrate-yud-gimmel-tammuz-with-siyum-sefer-torah/feed/ 0 Today: Take Part in the Rebbe’s Magbis https://anash.org/today-take-part-in-the-rebbes-magbis/ https://anash.org/today-take-part-in-the-rebbes-magbis/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074302 With Yud Beis Tammuz falling out on Shabbos, the time to fulfill the Rebbe’s annual call for the day is today, Friday.]]> https://anash.org/today-take-part-in-the-rebbes-magbis/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 BCM Students Live and Breathe the Yud Beis Pesukim https://anash.org/bcm-students-live-and-breathe-the-yud-beis-pesukim-2/ https://anash.org/bcm-students-live-and-breathe-the-yud-beis-pesukim-2/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1072952 This year, elementary students in Beis Chaya Mushka Crown Heights learned the 12 Pessukim in-depth, through original curricula, songs, crafts, and games. To culminate this year of learning, the students, guided by their dedicated Mechanchos, prepared an outstanding expo and performance to bring the Pessukim to life.]]> https://anash.org/bcm-students-live-and-breathe-the-yud-beis-pesukim-2/feed/ 0 Gold Star Teachers’ Training Course Returns for 12th Year https://anash.org/gold-star-teachers-training-course-returns-for-12th-year/ https://anash.org/gold-star-teachers-training-course-returns-for-12th-year/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1073151 Registration is now open for the 12th annual Gold Star Teachers’ Training Course, a sought-after program for mechanchim looking to sharpen their classroom skills with practical, real-world tools that can be applied immediately in day-to-day teaching.]]> https://anash.org/gold-star-teachers-training-course-returns-for-12th-year/feed/ 0 I Would Vote Again for a Frum Candidate and Here’s Why https://anash.org/i-would-vote-again-for-a-frum-candidate-and-heres-why/ https://anash.org/i-would-vote-again-for-a-frum-candidate-and-heres-why/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074461 Article by Benny Rosenberger: "Losing an election is never easy. When you invest your time, energy, and hopes into a campaign, defeat hurts. But when things don't go your way, it doesn't mean you were wrong."]]> https://anash.org/i-would-vote-again-for-a-frum-candidate-and-heres-why/feed/ 2 Stop Making Two Years in Kollel Sound Like Too Much https://anash.org/stop-making-two-years-in-kollel-sound-like-too-much/ https://anash.org/stop-making-two-years-in-kollel-sound-like-too-much/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1073836

"We have turned the Rebbe's vision on its head. Today, a yungerman who stays for three years is looked at like something went wrong. We have convinced ourselves this is the authentic Lubavitch position. It is not. And the Rebbe's own words make that unmistakably clear."

]]> https://anash.org/stop-making-two-years-in-kollel-sound-like-too-much/feed/ 13 Over 80 Years Later, the Rebbe’s Forgotten Uncle Is Identified https://anash.org/over-80-years-later-the-rebbes-forgotten-uncle-is-identified/ https://anash.org/over-80-years-later-the-rebbes-forgotten-uncle-is-identified/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074405 More than 80 years after the passing of the Rebbe's uncle, his identity, photograph, and even his name have finally come to light. The older brother-in-law of the Rebbe's father, Harav Levi Yitzchak, had remained virtually unknown until a New Jersey shliach discovered a great-granddaughter in his community.]]> https://anash.org/over-80-years-later-the-rebbes-forgotten-uncle-is-identified/feed/ 0 Energy Soared as 400 Gathered for Moshiach Chidon Finale https://anash.org/energy-soared-as-400-bochurim-gathered-for-moshiach-chidon-finale/ https://anash.org/energy-soared-as-400-bochurim-gathered-for-moshiach-chidon-finale/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074206 The atmosphere was electric as 400 bochurim, representing 36 yeshivos from across the globe, gathered for the grand finale banquet of the International Moshiach Chidon 5786. Scroll through the gallery to see the intensity, the joy, and the winners.]]> https://anash.org/energy-soared-as-400-bochurim-gathered-for-moshiach-chidon-finale/feed/ 0 Mr. Yaakov Meir (Jacky) Zippel, AH https://anash.org/mr-yaakov-meir-jacky-zippel-ah/ https://anash.org/mr-yaakov-meir-jacky-zippel-ah/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1073684

Mr. Yaakov Meir (Jacky) Zippel, a longtime gabbai and driving force at Milan’s Ohel Yaakov shul, and devoted supporter of the shluchim in Italy, passed away. He is the older brother of Utah Head Shliach Rabbi Benny Zippel.

]]> https://anash.org/mr-yaakov-meir-jacky-zippel-ah/feed/ 0 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 Rabbi Bluming: Save a Family Facing Eviction https://anash.org/rabbi-bluming-save-a-family-facing-eviction/ https://anash.org/rabbi-bluming-save-a-family-facing-eviction/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1072056 A family in our community with children who have special needs has been struggling with significant financial hardship and ongoing challenges. Now, there is a real risk of the family losing their home. Endorsed by Harav Shmuel Chaim Bluming of Crown Heights.]]> https://anash.org/rabbi-bluming-save-a-family-facing-eviction/feed/ 0 ‘Manichim’ of 5786: The Faces of Hanachos https://anash.org/manichim-of-5786-the-faces-of-hanachos/ https://anash.org/manichim-of-5786-the-faces-of-hanachos/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1073696 Hundreds of Bochurim came together on Gimmel Tammuz for the Hanachos Final Event, celebrating the culmination of five weeks of Farbrengens, Hanachos, and preparation. These photos offer a glimpse into the excitement, achdus, and energy that filled the room throughout the evening.]]> https://anash.org/manichim-of-5786-the-faces-of-hanachos/feed/ 0 New Features Bring The Daily Sicha Experience to Life https://anash.org/new-features-bring-the-daily-sicha-experience-to-life/ https://anash.org/new-features-bring-the-daily-sicha-experience-to-life/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1073826

A major upgrade to The Daily Sicha project is making the Rebbe's Torah more accessible than ever, with two powerful new features, English Audio Translation and Live Transcript Highlighting, launched this week. The new additions allow the thousands of users around the world who learn The Daily Sicha each day to follow and experience the Rebbe's sichos in an entirely new way.

]]> https://anash.org/new-features-bring-the-daily-sicha-experience-to-life/feed/ 3 Twin Earthquakes Rock Venezuela, Caracas Shluchim Safe and Supporting https://anash.org/twin-earthquakes-rock-venezuela-caracas-shluchim-safe-and-supporting/ https://anash.org/twin-earthquakes-rock-venezuela-caracas-shluchim-safe-and-supporting/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074098

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within 39 seconds, collapsing buildings and causing extensive damage; Caracas shluchim reported that those reached in the Jewish community were safe and offered accommodations to anyone in need.

]]> https://anash.org/twin-earthquakes-rock-venezuela-caracas-shluchim-safe-and-supporting/feed/ 0 Oholei Torah Staff Honored for Their Dedication to Chinuch https://anash.org/oholei-torah-staff-honored-for-their-dedication-to-chinuch/ https://anash.org/oholei-torah-staff-honored-for-their-dedication-to-chinuch/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1073952 On the final day of the school year, the dedicated mechanchim, morahs, and staff of Oholei Torah gathered for a special appreciation luncheon hosted by Oholei Torah Hanhala and the Oholei Torah Mothers Committee (OTMC).]]> https://anash.org/oholei-torah-staff-honored-for-their-dedication-to-chinuch/feed/ 0 Why the Rebbe Battled Israeli Ships Over Shabbos https://anash.org/why-the-rebbe-battled-israeli-ships-over-shabbos/ https://anash.org/why-the-rebbe-battled-israeli-ships-over-shabbos/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1073580

Ask the Rov: What was the Rebbe’s halachic objection to Israeli ships traveling on Shabbos? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

]]> https://anash.org/why-the-rebbe-battled-israeli-ships-over-shabbos/feed/ 0 Flatbush Chabad to Host 250th at Historic Homestead https://anash.org/flatbush-chabad-to-host-250th-at-historic-homestead/ https://anash.org/flatbush-chabad-to-host-250th-at-historic-homestead/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1073572 As America marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, Chabad of Flatbush will host a community celebration to be held at the historic Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead, which is over 250 years old.]]> https://anash.org/flatbush-chabad-to-host-250th-at-historic-homestead/feed/ 1 120 Bochurim Honored for Weekly Chavrusos with Young Shluchim https://anash.org/120-bochurim-honored-for-weekly-chavrusos-with-young-shluchim/ https://anash.org/120-bochurim-honored-for-weekly-chavrusos-with-young-shluchim/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1074033 Over 120 volunteers of the MyShliach chavrusa program gathered in the JCM on Wednesday afternoon for an appreciation event, honoring their dedication to their weekly Chavrusas with Young Shluchim.]]> https://anash.org/120-bochurim-honored-for-weekly-chavrusos-with-young-shluchim/feed/ 0 Bochurim Complete Hanachos Mivtza with Grand Event https://anash.org/bochurim-complete-hanachos-mivtza-with-grand-event/ https://anash.org/bochurim-complete-hanachos-mivtza-with-grand-event/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1073692 Hundreds of bochurim gathered at Bais Rivkah’s Campus Chomesh on Gimmel Tammuz for the grand finale of Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim’s record-breaking Mivtza Hanachos, training bochurim to understand and write the Rebbe's farbrengens.]]> https://anash.org/bochurim-complete-hanachos-mivtza-with-grand-event/feed/ 0 5th European Dayanim Conference Addressed Current Issues https://anash.org/5th-european-dayanim-conference-addressed-current-issues/ https://anash.org/5th-european-dayanim-conference-addressed-current-issues/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1069708

The Fifth European Dayanim Conference of the RCE brought together dozens of Dayanim and community rabbis from across Europe for three days of Torah discussions, halachic lectures, and in-depth deliberations on issues facing communities across the continent.

]]> https://anash.org/5th-european-dayanim-conference-addressed-current-issues/feed/ 0 Yeshivas Kayitz Opens With Serious Learning and Summer Fun https://anash.org/yeshivas-kayitz-opens-with-serious-learning-and-summer-fun/ https://anash.org/yeshivas-kayitz-opens-with-serious-learning-and-summer-fun/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1073899 Welcoming more than 750 talmidim, Yeshivas Kayitz Gan Menachem’s unique approach combines a true yeshivah atmosphere with a vibrant summer experience. ]]> https://anash.org/yeshivas-kayitz-opens-with-serious-learning-and-summer-fun/feed/ 0