‘Shluchei Kodesh’ Mark 50 Years of Historic Shlichus
Fifty years after the Rebbe sent two distinct groups of shluchim to establish roots in Yerushalayim and Tzfas, the group reunited for a moving farbrengen to share memories, draw inspiration, and celebrate a half-century of impact.
Mesivta Bochurim Enjoy Full Program, Live Podcast
After visiting the Ohel, nearly 500 Mesivta Bochurim from across the country gathered for a meaningful afternoon program highlighted by a live Among Chassidim podcast hosted by Rabbi Yossi Kamman with Rabbi Levi Garelik, focusing on shlichus, stories of the Rebbe, and hiskashrus.
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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.
Thrilling Lineup of Trips at This Year’s CKids Shabbaton
Kyiv Jews Mobilize Emergency Relief as City Freezes Below Zero
Do Dried Fruits Need a Hechsher?
Whether eating fruits on Tu B'Shvat or year-round, learn which fruits require a hechsher and how to check for insects.
Mrs. Esther Mindel Borenstein, 72, AH
Mrs. Esther Mindel Borenstein, longtime shlucha to Bologna, Italy, and matriarch of a large Lubavitch family, passed away on Sunday evening, 15 Shevat.
Seeing Beyond What the Eyes Can See
From the Anash.org Inbox: A poem by a Lubavitcher girl reflects the inner struggle between the Nefesh Elokis and the Nefesh HaBehamis, seeing people beyond appearances and behavior, recognizing the soul within every person, and learning to look at others with the soul.
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Live: ‘Bo Bayom’ Siyum Horambam in 770
Following the Rebbe’s instruction to make a siyum on the very day the Rambam is completed, a Siyum Horambam will take place tonight at 9:30 PM in 770, celebrating the completion of the 45th cycle of Shlosha Perakim and Sefer Hamitzvos, and the 15th cycle of Perek Echad.
Toiveling Keilim in Snow?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including benefiting from church bells, toiveling keilim in snow, and giving credits for classes on Shabbos.
Live: Women’s Virtual Siyum HaRambam
Join live at 8:00 PM ET: As the Women’s Siyum HaRambam takes place this evening, organizers are sharing a preview of what participants can expect at this meaningful, fully virtual gathering for women and girls of all ages.
New Platform Makes Camp Staffing a Breeze
Whether you’re a camp director flooded with nonstop calls from candidates who often aren’t the right fit, or a potential staff member bouncing between chats and cold calls, preparing for camp season can quickly become a mess. CGIConnect is a new platform aiming to change that, giving camp directors a place to list their camps for free while helping staff find positions that actually match.
66 Years Later, Lubavitch Schools of Brazil Bloom
Lubavitch Schools in Brazil start their school year on the exact day as its grand opening in 5720. Decades have passed, and the school only grew, years of dedication and care, times of difficulty and ease, smiles and familiar faces.
New Weekly Halacha Podcast with Rabbi Braun
The Lemaan Yilmedu Institute is pleased to announce the launch of Lemaan Yishmeu, a new weekly halacha podcast with Rabbi Yosef Y. Braun, Mara D’asra and member of the Crown Heights Beis Din.
Just Two Weeks Left: Register for Shabbos Anash Today
Shabbos Anash is a powerful hiskashrus experience, bringing Anash from around the world together for hiskashrus, davening, learning and farbrenging with well-known Mashpiim, while every practical need is taken care of.
Panama Bochurim Ace Farher with Oholei Torah Rosh Yeshiva
The Talmidim Hashluchim of Yeshiva Gedola – Kolel Torah Panama, headed by Rabbi Menachem M Shuchat, got farhered on the first half of Baba Kama by Oholei Torah Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Shlomo Kaplan, who was amazed at their level of learning in both Iyun and Girsa.
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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.
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The Untold Story of Chabad’s First Shluchim Down Under
Who was the first Chabad chasid in Australia? Ask any Australian Lubavitcher this question, and you will be told—R. Moshe Feiglin. But while the Feiglins did certainly lay the foundations for contemporary Chabad in Australia, there is also a fascinating pre-history of Chabad shadarim and residents in Australia, dating all the way back to 1856 (5616). In honor of Australia Day this Monday, From the Margins of Chabad History tells the stories of these colorful pioneers.
Paris Photographer Documents Magnificent 770 Building
Lubavitch photographer Mordechai Lubecki took a trip to the new 770 shul in Rishon Letzion, under the leadership of shliach Rabbi Eli Segal.
Chamisha Asar BiShevat: What For?
Ask the Rov: What is the significance of the fifteenth day of Shevat? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Toiveling Clay Pottery I Made in a Studio?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including checking out of a hotel on Shabbos, mezuzah on a deep doorway, toiveling personal pottery, and bishul yisroel of gluten-free bread.
Trimming the Mustache?
Ask the Rov: Is it permissible to trim the mustache or the hair of the neck? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Exact Wording of the Rebbe Scrutinized in New Publication
Rewriting the Siddur: What Stays, What Goes, and What Changes?
Trimming the Beard: What’s the Issue?
Ask the Rov: Why are we particular not to cut the beard at all? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
The Tzemach Tzedek Tested Him with a Cup of Water
When rumors reached the Tzemach Tzedek about Reb Tzvi Hirsh, the shochet in Lubavitch, the Rebbe called him in. A cup of water was brought, and 70-year-old shochet held it perfectly steady, like a young man.
Eight Years Later, Rubashkin Recounts His Path to Freedom
In this raw conversation, Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin takes us inside the moments that changed his life forever: hearing the sentence, choosing emunah over despair, surviving years behind bars, and holding on when there was no visible way out.
