Anash.org https://anash.org/ News, Views, Inspiration Fri, 08 May 2026 20:46:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Trump Announces Three Day Russia Ukraine Ceasefire https://anash.org/trump-announces-three-day-russia-ukraine-ceasefire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-announces-three-day-russia-ukraine-ceasefire https://anash.org/trump-announces-three-day-russia-ukraine-ceasefire/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1056238

President Donald Trump announced a three day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine beginning on May 9, saying the pause would include a halt to all kinetic activity and a prisoner exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each side.

]]> https://anash.org/trump-announces-three-day-russia-ukraine-ceasefire/feed/ 0 Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak Reaches New Jersey https://anash.org/deadly-hantavirus-outbreak-reaches-new-jersey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deadly-hantavirus-outbreak-reaches-new-jersey https://anash.org/deadly-hantavirus-outbreak-reaches-new-jersey/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1056244

A deadly Andes hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius has killed three passengers, left more than 140 passengers and crew isolated on the vessel, triggered a CDC Level 3 emergency response, and led to monitoring in multiple U.S. states, including New Jersey.

]]> https://anash.org/deadly-hantavirus-outbreak-reaches-new-jersey/feed/ 0 Kharkiv Radiates Joy and Pride on the Frontlines https://anash.org/kharkiv-radiates-joy-and-pride-on-the-frontlines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kharkiv-radiates-joy-and-pride-on-the-frontlines https://anash.org/kharkiv-radiates-joy-and-pride-on-the-frontlines/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055550 In a city where sirens too often replace music, Kharkiv experienced something different this Lag BaOmer. A lively parade moved through the streets—children waving, families walking together, Jewish pride visible and strong.]]> https://anash.org/kharkiv-radiates-joy-and-pride-on-the-frontlines/feed/ 0 1,000 Gather at Grand Lag Baomer Celebration in Queens https://anash.org/1000-gather-at-grand-lag-baomer-celebration-in-queens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1000-gather-at-grand-lag-baomer-celebration-in-queens https://anash.org/1000-gather-at-grand-lag-baomer-celebration-in-queens/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055301 1,000 people filled the streets of Rego Park and Forest Hills for a massive Lag Baomer celebration featuring Jewish pride displays, carnival attractions, live music, mitzvah activities, and a spirited children’s parade marking 50 years of the Twelve Pesukim. ]]> https://anash.org/1000-gather-at-grand-lag-baomer-celebration-in-queens/feed/ 0 Dvar Malchus the Rebbe Distributed Is Now Accessible to All https://anash.org/dvar-malchus-the-rebbe-distributed-is-now-accessible-to-all/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dvar-malchus-the-rebbe-distributed-is-now-accessible-to-all https://anash.org/dvar-malchus-the-rebbe-distributed-is-now-accessible-to-all/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055760 35 years after the Dvar Malchus was distributed, learn the sicha connected to this week’s Parsha, now available in English for free through the Moshiach Office at Merkos 302 and Sichos in English.]]> https://anash.org/dvar-malchus-the-rebbe-distributed-is-now-accessible-to-all/feed/ 0 Live: Erev Shabbos Seder Nigunim https://anash.org/live-erev-shabbos-seder-nigunim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=live-erev-shabbos-seder-nigunim https://anash.org/live-erev-shabbos-seder-nigunim/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1053374 Live at 1 PM ET: Go into Shabbos on the right note with a live weekly seder nigunim with renowned baal menagen Reb Mendel Markel. ]]> https://anash.org/live-erev-shabbos-seder-nigunim/feed/ 0 Postville Community Marched in Colorful Parade https://anash.org/postville-community-marched-in-colorful-parade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=postville-community-marched-in-colorful-parade https://anash.org/postville-community-marched-in-colorful-parade/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1054819

The Postville community was filled with excitement as the entire community - both the Lubavitcher community and other Jewish community members - together with children, families, and bochurim gathered for the annual Lag BaOmer parade.

]]> https://anash.org/postville-community-marched-in-colorful-parade/feed/ 0 Ping Pong on Shabbos Kodesh?! https://anash.org/ping-pong-on-shabbos-kodesh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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 ‘Hanachos’ Empowers a New Generation to Connect to the Rebbe https://anash.org/mivtza-hanachos-empowers-a-new-generation-to-connect-to-the-rebbe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mivtza-hanachos-empowers-a-new-generation-to-connect-to-the-rebbe https://anash.org/mivtza-hanachos-empowers-a-new-generation-to-connect-to-the-rebbe/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055759 Now in its eighth year, Mivtza Hanachos 5786, run by Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim, will officially launch next week, continuing its rapid growth as a cornerstone Mesivta program across the globe.]]> https://anash.org/mivtza-hanachos-empowers-a-new-generation-to-connect-to-the-rebbe/feed/ 0 Taharas Habayis Launches New Chosson Teacher Training Cohort https://anash.org/taharas-habayis-launches-new-chosson-teacher-training-cohort/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taharas-habayis-launches-new-chosson-teacher-training-cohort https://anash.org/taharas-habayis-launches-new-chosson-teacher-training-cohort/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055124 At a time when so many chassanim rely on guidance during one of the most critical transitions of their lives, Machon Taharas Habayis is calling on Mashpiim, Rabbonim, and devoted Mechanchim who are already guiding Talmidim and alumni.]]> https://anash.org/taharas-habayis-launches-new-chosson-teacher-training-cohort/feed/ 0 New Preschool Curriculum Brings Matan Torah to Life https://anash.org/new-preschool-curriculum-brings-matan-torah-to-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-preschool-curriculum-brings-matan-torah-to-life https://anash.org/new-preschool-curriculum-brings-matan-torah-to-life/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055761 The Merkos Chinuch Office has released a new easy-to-use preschool curriculum on the Posuk of Torah, designed to bring Matan Torah to life as a meaningful support for the Shavuos unit.]]> https://anash.org/new-preschool-curriculum-brings-matan-torah-to-life/feed/ 0 Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens This Week https://anash.org/get-a-taste-of-the-rebbes-farbrengens-this-week-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-a-taste-of-the-rebbes-farbrengens-this-week-2 https://anash.org/get-a-taste-of-the-rebbes-farbrengens-this-week-2/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055746 The Rebbe held 35 farbrengens on Shabbos Parshas Behar-Bechukosai. The sichos from these farbrengens span close to 1,000 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos in Sichos Kodesh, and 125 pages in the English Hanochos published by Sichos in English.]]> https://anash.org/get-a-taste-of-the-rebbes-farbrengens-this-week-2/feed/ 0 What Goes Down in Crown Heights at Night https://anash.org/what-goes-down-in-crown-heights-at-night-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-goes-down-in-crown-heights-at-night-2 https://anash.org/what-goes-down-in-crown-heights-at-night-2/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055123 We’ve all been there. The sun sets, the world slows down, and everything comes to a silent standstill. The neighborhood is fast asleep, and barely a soul can be found outside. And then it happens. ]]> https://anash.org/what-goes-down-in-crown-heights-at-night-2/feed/ 0 Texas Mayor, Teacher, and Crown Heights Rov United for the Rebbe https://anash.org/texas-mayor-teacher-and-crown-heights-rov-unite-for-the-rebbe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-mayor-teacher-and-crown-heights-rov-unite-for-the-rebbe https://anash.org/texas-mayor-teacher-and-crown-heights-rov-unite-for-the-rebbe/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1053738 It’s not every day that the mayor of a Texas city, a public school teacher, and the rov of Crown Heights, headline an event in tribute to the Rebbe. The event, organized by Chabad of Lubbock, Texas, focused on the Rebbe’s enduring impact on the world today.]]> https://anash.org/texas-mayor-teacher-and-crown-heights-rov-unite-for-the-rebbe/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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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 Second of the 12 Pesukim Comes Alive in KabbalaToons https://anash.org/second-of-the-12-pesukim-comes-alive-in-kabbalatoons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=second-of-the-12-pesukim-comes-alive-in-kabbalatoons https://anash.org/second-of-the-12-pesukim-comes-alive-in-kabbalatoons/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055265 Miri and Meni embark on an after-bedtime journey through the universe to discover that there is only G-d. Based on the posuk of Shema, which is the second of the Twelve Pesukim.]]> https://anash.org/second-of-the-12-pesukim-comes-alive-in-kabbalatoons/feed/ 0 Cincinnati’s Young Anash Community Opens Its Own Cheder https://anash.org/cincinnatis-young-anash-community-opens-its-own-cheder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cincinnatis-young-anash-community-opens-its-own-cheder https://anash.org/cincinnatis-young-anash-community-opens-its-own-cheder/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055280 Following five years of rapid growth in the local Anash community, Mr. Mendel and Esther Rosenberg are spearheading the launch of a new cheder, set to open IY"H next school year. A recent open house drew over thirty potential parents.]]> https://anash.org/cincinnatis-young-anash-community-opens-its-own-cheder/feed/ 0 Roaring Beis Medrash as Fathers Learn with Sons at Mechina https://anash.org/roaring-beis-medrash-as-fathers-learn-with-sons-at-mechina/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roaring-beis-medrash-as-fathers-learn-with-sons-at-mechina https://anash.org/roaring-beis-medrash-as-fathers-learn-with-sons-at-mechina/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055202 Oholei Torah's Mechina Beis Medrash was vibrant and full of energy on Sunday, as over 120 fathers joined their sons in Yeshiva, creating a powerful and beautiful atmosphere of limud haTorah.]]> https://anash.org/roaring-beis-medrash-as-fathers-learn-with-sons-at-mechina/feed/ 0 Monsey Cheder Dedicates New 5 Acre Campus https://anash.org/monsey-cheder-dedicates-new-5-acre-campus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monsey-cheder-dedicates-new-5-acre-campus https://anash.org/monsey-cheder-dedicates-new-5-acre-campus/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055122 An impressive and diverse crowd, including Rabbonim, dignitaries, public officials, and international philanthropists, from across the community, gathered as Cheder Chabad of Monsey celebrated the dedication and naming of its new five-acre campus.]]> https://anash.org/monsey-cheder-dedicates-new-5-acre-campus/feed/ 0 Illustrated Initiative Brings Hayom Yom to Life https://anash.org/new-illustrated-initiative-brings-hayom-yom-to-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-illustrated-initiative-brings-hayom-yom-to-life https://anash.org/new-illustrated-initiative-brings-hayom-yom-to-life/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1053887 A new project is bringing the timeless daily teachings of Hayom Yom to life through carefully crafted visual illustrations, making the Rebbe's concise messages more accessible, engaging, and impactful.]]> https://anash.org/new-illustrated-initiative-brings-hayom-yom-to-life/feed/ 0 Brazil Hosts Massive Trip of 900 Young Adults from Russia https://anash.org/brazil-hosts-massive-trip-of-900-young-adults-from-russia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brazil-hosts-massive-trip-of-900-young-adults-from-russia https://anash.org/brazil-hosts-massive-trip-of-900-young-adults-from-russia/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1053598 A powerful opening event took place on the outskirts of Paulo, as 900 young participants from across Russia from the “YAHAD” study program joined the organization’s first-ever journey to South America.]]> https://anash.org/brazil-hosts-massive-trip-of-900-young-adults-from-russia/feed/ 0 Trump Promotes ‘Shabbos Achdus’ for America’s 250th https://anash.org/trump-promotes-shabbos-achdus-for-americas-250th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-promotes-shabbos-achdus-for-americas-250th https://anash.org/trump-promotes-shabbos-achdus-for-americas-250th/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1054582 In an unprecedented move, President Donald Trump called on Jewish Americans to observe Shabbos as part of the national commemoration of 250 years of American independence. The Shabbos chosen is the same one that the Rebbe designated forty years ago to gather together in unity, and has since been known in Lubavitch as “Shabbos Achdus.”]]> https://anash.org/trump-promotes-shabbos-achdus-for-americas-250th/feed/ 0 Yerushalayim Streets Overflow as Children March to 770 https://anash.org/yerushalayim-streets-overflow-as-children-march-to-770/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yerushalayim-streets-overflow-as-children-march-to-770 https://anash.org/yerushalayim-streets-overflow-as-children-march-to-770/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1054791 The streets of Yerushalayim's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood came alive as hundreds of children participated in the grand Lag BaOmer parade led by a marching band of Tzivos Hashem children. ]]> https://anash.org/yerushalayim-streets-overflow-as-children-march-to-770/feed/ 0 A Bikur Cholim Breakfast You Don’t Want to Miss https://anash.org/a-bikur-cholim-breakfast-you-dont-want-to-miss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-bikur-cholim-breakfast-you-dont-want-to-miss https://anash.org/a-bikur-cholim-breakfast-you-dont-want-to-miss/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1054919 In a community that runs on non-stop energy and a whirlwind of chesed, there is one morning a year where the women of Crown Heights pause to recognize the profound, behind-the-scenes work of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Bikur Cholim. ]]> https://anash.org/a-bikur-cholim-breakfast-you-dont-want-to-miss/feed/ 0 Young Shluchim Hold Remote Rally and Talent Show https://anash.org/young-shluchim-hold-remote-rally-and-talent-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=young-shluchim-hold-remote-rally-and-talent-show https://anash.org/young-shluchim-hold-remote-rally-and-talent-show/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1054930 Over 500 young Shluchim and Shluchos from around the world joined live on Sunday for an incredible Lag Baomer Rally and Talent Show organized by Young Shluchim Year-Round Programming of the Shluchim Office.]]> https://anash.org/young-shluchim-hold-remote-rally-and-talent-show/feed/ 0 New Photos of Begin’s Visit to the Rebbe Discovered https://anash.org/new-photos-of-begins-visit-to-the-rebbe-discovered/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-photos-of-begins-visit-to-the-rebbe-discovered https://anash.org/new-photos-of-begins-visit-to-the-rebbe-discovered/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1055036 At a Lag BaOmer event at Chabad of Sutton Place in Midtown Manhattan, a participant shared new photos of the historic visit by newly elected Prime Minister Menachem Begin to the Rebbe.]]> https://anash.org/new-photos-of-begins-visit-to-the-rebbe-discovered/feed/ 0 2,000 Dance at Chabad Lakewood’s Lag Baomer Park Event https://anash.org/2000-dance-at-chabad-lakewoods-lag-bomer-park-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2000-dance-at-chabad-lakewoods-lag-bomer-park-event https://anash.org/2000-dance-at-chabad-lakewoods-lag-bomer-park-event/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1054812 Close to 2,000 children gathered at Vine Park for Lakewood’s 6th annual Lag B’Omer Kinus, organized by Chabad centers across the area. Children from all backgrounds joined together for the uplifting program with the the 12 pesukim, lively entertainment, prizes, dancing, and singing.]]> https://anash.org/2000-dance-at-chabad-lakewoods-lag-bomer-park-event/feed/ 0 Pro-Palestinians Protest in Manhattan, Deface Rebbe Poster https://anash.org/pro-palestinians-protest-in-manhattan-deface-rebbe-poster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pro-palestinians-protest-in-manhattan-deface-rebbe-poster https://anash.org/pro-palestinians-protest-in-manhattan-deface-rebbe-poster/#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1054964 Two masked pro-Palestinian protesters outside Park East Synagogue in Manhattan were photographed ripping down a picture of the Rebbe from a traffic light and throwing it away during an anti-Israel protest outside the shul.]]> https://anash.org/pro-palestinians-protest-in-manhattan-deface-rebbe-poster/feed/ 10 German Chancellor Boards Mitzvah Tank in Berlin https://anash.org/german-chancellor-boards-mitzvah-tank-in-berlin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=german-chancellor-boards-mitzvah-tank-in-berlin https://anash.org/german-chancellor-boards-mitzvah-tank-in-berlin/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1054024

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, and a top government delegation visited Berlin's Jewish community this week, hosted by Head Shliach Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal. The highlight came when Chancellor Merz stepped aboard the Chabad Mitzvah Tank operated by Rabbi Mendel Brandwine.

]]> https://anash.org/german-chancellor-boards-mitzvah-tank-in-berlin/feed/ 0 $10K Match Brings Hope to 21 Shluchim Couples https://anash.org/10k-match-brings-hope-to-21-shluchim-couples/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10k-match-brings-hope-to-21-shluchim-couples https://anash.org/10k-match-brings-hope-to-21-shluchim-couples/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1054916 A grassroots campaign born from personal pain is now a lifeline for Shluchim couples facing infertility, and a new match from Keren Hashluchim will help say yes to five couples this Lag BaOmer.]]> https://anash.org/10k-match-brings-hope-to-21-shluchim-couples/feed/ 0