Anash.org https://anash.org/ News, Views, Inspiration Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:27:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Mamdani’s Plan to Block Cars from Grand Army Plaza https://anash.org/mamdani-plan-to-block-cars-from-grand-army-plaza/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mamdani-plan-to-block-cars-from-grand-army-plaza https://anash.org/mamdani-plan-to-block-cars-from-grand-army-plaza/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048402 NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is moving forward with a plan to ban cars from the southern edge of Grand Army Plaza, reconnecting the iconic Memorial Arch directly to Prospect Park - reducing pedestrian-vehicle conflict and restoring the plaza's original vision as a grand gateway to the park.]]> https://anash.org/mamdani-plan-to-block-cars-from-grand-army-plaza/feed/ 0 Over 200 Bochurim Joined Yeshivas ‘Bein Hazmanim’ https://anash.org/over-200-bochurim-joined-yeshivas-bein-hazmanim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=over-200-bochurim-joined-yeshivas-bein-hazmanim https://anash.org/over-200-bochurim-joined-yeshivas-bein-hazmanim/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048258 While Bein Hazmanim is traditionally a break from the regular yeshiva schedule, over 200 bochurim from more than 30 yeshivos made a different choice this year: to continue learning Torah in a structured setting at Yeshivas Bein Hazmanim.]]> https://anash.org/over-200-bochurim-joined-yeshivas-bein-hazmanim/feed/ 0 Hungary’s Orban Falls After 16 Years, Ending Remarkable Era https://anash.org/hungarys-orban-falls-after-16-years-ending-remarkable-era/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hungarys-orban-falls-after-16-years-ending-remarkable-era https://anash.org/hungarys-orban-falls-after-16-years-ending-remarkable-era/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048208 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat on Sunday night, ending 16 years in power. For Hungary's Jewish community, and for shluchim across the country, the defeat marks the close of a notably favorable era. ]]> https://anash.org/hungarys-orban-falls-after-16-years-ending-remarkable-era/feed/ 0 The Ideal Course for Taharas HaMishpacha https://anash.org/new-the-ideal-course-to-taharas-hamishpacha/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-the-ideal-course-to-taharas-hamishpacha https://anash.org/new-the-ideal-course-to-taharas-hamishpacha/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048242 We are pleased to present the new course: “Hilchos Tahara — Halacha L'Ma'aseh." The course is designed to provide an opportunity for organized, in-depth study of the halachos, drawn from the Shulchan Aruch and its major commentaries, with special emphasis on practical application — how to act in various real-life situations and circumstances.]]> https://anash.org/new-the-ideal-course-to-taharas-hamishpacha/feed/ 2 Crown Heights Women’s Circle Has Got You Covered Again https://anash.org/crown-heights-womens-circle-has-got-you-covered-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crown-heights-womens-circle-has-got-you-covered-again https://anash.org/crown-heights-womens-circle-has-got-you-covered-again/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048215 An anonymous Crown Heights resident is prepared to give twenty women $4,000 each to buy a brand new sheitel, to empower young women to wear a full sheitel outside the home with pride, clarity, and confidence.]]> https://anash.org/crown-heights-womens-circle-has-got-you-covered-again/feed/ 0 Mesivta Bochurim Organize Australia’s Largest Tank Parade https://anash.org/mesivta-bochurim-organize-australias-largest-tank-parade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mesivta-bochurim-organize-australias-largest-tank-parade https://anash.org/mesivta-bochurim-organize-australias-largest-tank-parade/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1046887 An impressive fleet of 14 fully outfitted Mitzva Tanks beautifully set up with large, eye-catching signs and lively niggunim moved through Melbourne’s busiest shopping districts and Jewish areas, finishing off at Melbourne's 770.]]> https://anash.org/mesivta-bochurim-organize-australias-largest-tank-parade/feed/ 0 Kentucky Passes Law to Contact Chabad Before Cremations https://anash.org/kentucky-passes-law-to-contact-chabad-before-cremations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kentucky-passes-law-to-contact-chabad-before-cremations https://anash.org/kentucky-passes-law-to-contact-chabad-before-cremations/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1046797 After some back and forth, Kentucky has passed legislation requiring that, before cremating an unclaimed deceased individual, authorities must make a good-faith effort to notify Chabad or another relevant religious organization.]]> https://anash.org/kentucky-passes-law-to-contact-chabad-before-cremations/feed/ 2 Paris Anash Gathered for Torah on Chol Hamoed https://anash.org/paris-anash-gathered-for-torah-on-chol-hamoed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paris-anash-gathered-for-torah-on-chol-hamoed https://anash.org/paris-anash-gathered-for-torah-on-chol-hamoed/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1046807 The Anash community in Paris gathered on Motzaei Shabbos for a Kinus Torah at the Beis Chaya Mushka shul, bringing together rabbonim, bochurim, and community members for an evening of Torah.]]> https://anash.org/paris-anash-gathered-for-torah-on-chol-hamoed/feed/ 0 Half a Million Matzos Distributed as Sedarim Held Underground https://anash.org/half-a-million-matzos-distributed-as-sedarim-held-underground/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=half-a-million-matzos-distributed-as-sedarim-held-underground https://anash.org/half-a-million-matzos-distributed-as-sedarim-held-underground/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048003

Despite the war, 2,000 shluchim distributed half a million shmurah matzah kits across Eretz Yisrael, hosting 50,000 Yidden at public sedarim everywhere from IDF bases to underground hospital shelters.

]]> https://anash.org/half-a-million-matzos-distributed-as-sedarim-held-underground/feed/ 0 Star Lineup at 770’s Traditional Kinus Torah https://anash.org/star-lineup-at-770s-traditional-kinus-torah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=star-lineup-at-770s-traditional-kinus-torah https://anash.org/star-lineup-at-770s-traditional-kinus-torah/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048107 A large crowd of Anash, bochurim, and guests filled the main shul of 770 on Sunday for a Kinus Torah, in keeping with the Rebbe's hora'a to hold such a gathering at the conclusion of each of the shalosh regalim.]]> https://anash.org/star-lineup-at-770s-traditional-kinus-torah/feed/ 0 Breathwork: What the Real Problem Is https://anash.org/breathwork-what-the-real-problem-is/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breathwork-what-the-real-problem-is https://anash.org/breathwork-what-the-real-problem-is/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048077 You start hearing it in conversations, you see it mentioned in articles—breathwork, trauma, emotion code. At first, I didn’t think much of it. But recently, I started looking into it more carefully—and it struck me.]]> https://anash.org/breathwork-what-the-real-problem-is/feed/ 17 Weekly Publication Provides ‘Taste’ of Rebbe’s Farbrengens https://anash.org/weekly-publication-provides-taste-of-rebbes-farbrengens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weekly-publication-provides-taste-of-rebbes-farbrengens https://anash.org/weekly-publication-provides-taste-of-rebbes-farbrengens/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048063 A new initiative features a weekly collection with a paragraph or two from every single farbrengen on the Parsha, providing a small taste of the Rebbe's Shabbos Farbrengens.]]> https://anash.org/weekly-publication-provides-taste-of-rebbes-farbrengens/feed/ 0 Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade After Iran Talks Fail https://anash.org/trump-orders-hormuz-blockade-after-iran-talks-fail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-orders-hormuz-blockade-after-iran-talks-fail https://anash.org/trump-orders-hormuz-blockade-after-iran-talks-fail/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048070 President Donald Trump announced that the United States Navy will begin blockading maritime traffic tied to Iranian ports after Iran rejected U.S. demands in Islamabad and continued threatening one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes.]]> https://anash.org/trump-orders-hormuz-blockade-after-iran-talks-fail/feed/ 0 Back to Learning: Summer Zman Kicks Off at Ohr Menachem https://anash.org/back-to-learning-summer-zman-kicks-off-at-ohr-menachem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-to-learning-summer-zman-kicks-off-at-ohr-menachem https://anash.org/back-to-learning-summer-zman-kicks-off-at-ohr-menachem/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1048036 With a red carpet and balloons, boys were joyfully welcomed back at Cheder Ohr Menachem, ready for a fantastic Zman ahead, to continue through the summer according to the Rebbe's request.]]> https://anash.org/back-to-learning-summer-zman-kicks-off-at-ohr-menachem/feed/ 0 Chossid’s Story Shared at Anne Frank Exhibit in Montana https://anash.org/chossids-story-shared-at-anne-frank-exhibit-in-montana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chossids-story-shared-at-anne-frank-exhibit-in-montana https://anash.org/chossids-story-shared-at-anne-frank-exhibit-in-montana/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1047982 Speaking at the opening of a traveling Anne Frank Exhibit in Whitehall, Montana, Shliach Rabbi Chaim Bruk shared the story of his Zeide, Rabbi Shimon Goldman, and drew a stark connection between the horrors of the past and the dangers of today.]]> https://anash.org/chossids-story-shared-at-anne-frank-exhibit-in-montana/feed/ 0 Double Dedication: Two New Centers Open on Rebbe’s Birthday https://anash.org/double-dedication-two-new-centers-open-on-rebbes-birthday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=double-dedication-two-new-centers-open-on-rebbes-birthday https://anash.org/double-dedication-two-new-centers-open-on-rebbes-birthday/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1047916 In a remarkable display of growth and expansion, two Chabad centers in Moscow inaugurated their new locations on the very same day—just ahead of Pesach.]]> https://anash.org/double-dedication-two-new-centers-open-on-rebbes-birthday/feed/ 0 Parsippany Kinus Torah Explored Themes of Cheirus and Geula https://anash.org/parsippany-kinus-torah-explored-themes-of-cheirus-and-geula/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parsippany-kinus-torah-explored-themes-of-cheirus-and-geula https://anash.org/parsippany-kinus-torah-explored-themes-of-cheirus-and-geula/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1047725 Parsippany's annual Kinus Torah brought together anash and bochurim, with divrei Torah exploring themes of cheirus, Geula, the names of Yom Tov, and Bein Hazmanim through the Rebbe's sichos and maamarim.]]> https://anash.org/parsippany-kinus-torah-explored-themes-of-cheirus-and-geula/feed/ 0 Live: Fascinating Topics at Online Kinus Torah https://anash.org/live-fascinating-topics-at-online-kinus-torah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=live-fascinating-topics-at-online-kinus-torah https://anash.org/live-fascinating-topics-at-online-kinus-torah/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1047904 Join Live at 12 PM: Members of Merkos Torah kollelim will discuss fascinating Torah topics, following the Rebbe's directive to hold Torah gatherings around Yom Tov.]]> https://anash.org/live-fascinating-topics-at-online-kinus-torah/feed/ 0 Boy Completes Seder Nashim from Frierdiker Rebbe’s Mishnayos https://anash.org/boy-completes-seder-nashim-from-frierdiker-rebbes-mishnayos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boy-completes-seder-nashim-from-frierdiker-rebbes-mishnayos https://anash.org/boy-completes-seder-nashim-from-frierdiker-rebbes-mishnayos/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1045375 Schneur Zalman Gahj, a young boy in Moscow, completed Seder Nashim of Mishnayos by heart for the Rebbe’s birthday. He made the siyum from a volume of Mishnayos Seder Nashim that belonged to the Frierdiker Rebbe.]]> https://anash.org/boy-completes-seder-nashim-from-frierdiker-rebbes-mishnayos/feed/ 0 Dayan Raskin Headlines Chicago’s 60-Year Torah Tradition https://anash.org/dayan-raskin-headlines-chicagos-60-year-torah-tradition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dayan-raskin-headlines-chicagos-60-year-torah-tradition https://anash.org/dayan-raskin-headlines-chicagos-60-year-torah-tradition/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1047788 A proud tradition spanning over 60 years, Chicago’s annual Kinus Torah drew a large crowd for an evening of engaging Torah and lively discussion. A special highlight of this year’s Kinus was the presence of the guest speaker, Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin of London.]]> https://anash.org/dayan-raskin-headlines-chicagos-60-year-torah-tradition/feed/ 0 Manchester Tanks Drove Matzos and Mitzvos Across City Center https://anash.org/manchester-tanks-drove-matzos-and-mitzvos-across-city-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manchester-tanks-drove-matzos-and-mitzvos-across-city-center https://anash.org/manchester-tanks-drove-matzos-and-mitzvos-across-city-center/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1046793

Arranging a massive drive for Mivtzoim as a present for the Rebbe’s Birthday, the Bochurim in Manchester rented eight Mitzvah Tanks for key locations around town, where they put on tefillin with many Yidden and distributed hundreds of boxes of matzah to raise Pesach awareness across the city.

]]> https://anash.org/manchester-tanks-drove-matzos-and-mitzvos-across-city-center/feed/ 0 Toronto Kinus Torah Concludes with Call for Community Rov https://anash.org/toronto-kinus-torah-concludes-with-call-for-community-rov/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toronto-kinus-torah-concludes-with-call-for-community-rov https://anash.org/toronto-kinus-torah-concludes-with-call-for-community-rov/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1046970

Dozens of anash and bochurim in Toronto, joined by prominent rabbonim and mashpiim visiting for Pesach, gathered for a grand Kinnus Torah at 770 Chabad Gate, in keeping with the Rebbe's directive to organize Kinnusei Torah throughout the days of Chol HaMoed Pesach.

]]> https://anash.org/toronto-kinus-torah-concludes-with-call-for-community-rov/feed/ 3 He Walked Into the KGB Office and Asked for the Rebbe’s Picture https://anash.org/he-walked-into-the-kgb-office-and-asked-for-the-rebbes-picture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=he-walked-into-the-kgb-office-and-asked-for-the-rebbes-picture https://anash.org/he-walked-into-the-kgb-office-and-asked-for-the-rebbes-picture/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=617096

A respected tomim and chozer, R. Avraham Baruch Pevzner was sent by the Frierdiker Rebbe to serve as a rov and mashpia in Minsk. When the KGB confiscated the Rebbe's picture during a search of his home, he went after them to get it back.

]]> https://anash.org/he-walked-into-the-kgb-office-and-asked-for-the-rebbes-picture/feed/ 0 Steinsaltz Rambam Now Open to English Readers https://anash.org/steinsaltz-rambam-now-open-to-english-readers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steinsaltz-rambam-now-open-to-english-readers https://anash.org/steinsaltz-rambam-now-open-to-english-readers/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1046297 Building on the widely acclaimed Hebrew edition, the new Steinsaltz Rambam now opens the Mishneh Torah to English readers with clarity, depth, and visual guides.]]> https://anash.org/steinsaltz-rambam-now-open-to-english-readers/feed/ 0 Flights Reopen as Stranded Travelers Begin Heading Home https://anash.org/flights-reopen-as-stranded-travelers-begin-heading-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flights-reopen-as-stranded-travelers-begin-heading-home https://anash.org/flights-reopen-as-stranded-travelers-begin-heading-home/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1047769

Ben Gurion Airport resumed full operations at midnight Wednesday night, following a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran announced Tuesday night, April 8 – bringing relief to the many people who had been stranded abroad or stuck in Eretz Yisroel unable to get out over Pesach.

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With Pesach now over, it's important to know where you can buy chometz. Provided here is a comprehensive list of establishments and their status.

]]> https://anash.org/where-to-buy-chometz-after-pesach/feed/ 0 After 40 Days, Kosel Reopens to Visitors on Isru Chag https://anash.org/after-40-days-kosel-reopens-to-visitors-on-isru-chag/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-40-days-kosel-reopens-to-visitors-on-isru-chag https://anash.org/after-40-days-kosel-reopens-to-visitors-on-isru-chag/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1047645 Following the temporary ceasefire with Iran, the Kosel plaza, which was limited to visitors for the last 40 days, was reopened, as thousands of mispalelim have been streaming to daven at the Kosel.]]> https://anash.org/after-40-days-kosel-reopens-to-visitors-on-isru-chag/feed/ 0 He Told the Rebbe What They Were Doing https://anash.org/he-told-the-rebbe-what-they-were-doing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=he-told-the-rebbe-what-they-were-doing https://anash.org/he-told-the-rebbe-what-they-were-doing/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1047660 When seven-year-old Psachya Korf marched up to the Rebbe to report boys tormenting birds in 770's courtyard, the Rebbe looked for the positive and taught him a lesson on seeing the good in others.]]> https://anash.org/he-told-the-rebbe-what-they-were-doing/feed/ 0 Montreal Rov Produces Daily Sotah Podcast https://anash.org/montreal-rov-produces-daily-sotah-podcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=montreal-rov-produces-daily-sotah-podcast https://anash.org/montreal-rov-produces-daily-sotah-podcast/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 https://anash.org/?p=1047646 Rabbi Berel Bell, rov of Anash in Montreal, started a podcast with a shiur on the daily Gemara Sotah, in line with the custom of chassidim to learn one daf each day of sefirah.]]> https://anash.org/montreal-rov-produces-daily-sotah-podcast/feed/ 0 Shlissel Challah: Origin and Meaning? 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.

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