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Business Leader Tells Mechanchim: ‘You’re Making the Greatest Investment’
In a powerful address to mechanchim, Questrade founder and CEO Mr. Eliyahu Kholodenko praised the daily dedication of teachers, investing in each child and raising “frume, ehrliche, vareme, Chassidishe Yidden” – the greatest investment of all.
The Rebbe’s Behind-the-Scenes Liaison to the Gedolim
In a rare interview, Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Levine discusses his decades as a behind the scenes contact between the Rebbe and some of the leading Torah figures of the previous generation, including Harav Moshe Feinstein, Harav Yosef Eliyahu Henkin, and Harav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, leading to Harav Gedalia Schorr dubbing him ‘the CIA of Lubavitch’.
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Bay Families Are Going the Extra Mile for Chassidishe Chinuch
Derher’s Tishrei Mini Site Back by Popular Demand
Federal Prison Rabbis Unite at Historic New York Kinus
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From the Himalayas to Tokyo, 75 Shluchim Gather in Taiwan
From the Himalayan towns of India to Seoul, Tokyo and Bangkok, shluchim gathered in Taipei, Taiwan, for a kinus, marking forty years after the Rebbe sent the first shliach to Southeast Asia.
Littlest Talmidim Begin a Lifetime of Chinuch Al Taharas Hakodesh
One new class opened at each of Oholei Torah’s Preschool sites, welcoming the Yeshiva’s littlest talmidim as they took their first steps in a lifetime of Torah and Chassidishe chinuch.
What Is Going On at 451 Kingston Avenue?
“There are some addresses that become more than just buildings. They become symbols of the problems a neighborhood can no longer afford to ignore.”
Askonim Issue Travel Warning After Harrowing Immigration Incidents
With the Yom Tov travel season approaching and thousands of families preparing to fly, askanim are issuing an urgent warning: if there are any issues with your immigration status or documents, do not go to the airport before having your situation reviewed by an attorney.
Five Years of Saving, and We’re Still Nowhere Near a House
“My husband and I have been renting since we got married, saving up to buy a house the way everyone tells you to. Five years in, we sat down and counted what we have. $50,000. It’s not even a real down payment.”
Williamsburg Hosts First-Ever Dinner for a Chabad House
A historic evening took place last night in Williamsburg, with the first-ever dinner in the neighborhood supporting Chabad of Cozumel, Mexico.
From Rav Baruch Ber in Kamenitz to the Frierdiker Rebbe
20 Elul marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Moshe Chaim Sapochkinski, who as a young boy met Rav Baruch Ber Leibovitch, Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzenski, and Rav Shimon Shkop, before joining the Lubavitcher yeshiva in Vilna and becoming a devoted Chabad Chossid.
Montreal Dayan Tests Students on Shechita and Safrus
After a year of intensive learning, a final was given to the talmidim of Machon Lemaan Yilmedu on Shechita and Sofer STa’M with Rabbi Dovid Refoel Banon, Rav and Dayan in the Chabad community in Montreal.
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A Holy Jew Lived in Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi – II
Part two of the series about the fascinating and colorful story of Harav Meir Ashkenazi of Shanghai traces his response to the Holocaust, post-war communal activism, visit to Eretz Yisrael and America, and his final years in New York as the rov and father figure of the international Shanghai diaspora.
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1,000 Children Head Back to School Without Leaving Their Homes
Over one thousand children of Shluchim from across the globe were warmly welcomed back to their virtual classrooms as they began a brand new school year.
Torah
Drinking Water Before Running?
Ask the Rov: Does one make a bracha on water drunk before running? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Oven Turned Off and On: Bishul Yisroel?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including behind during selichos, oven relit by a non-Jew, and guidelines for repurposing a church to be a Shul.
Unmarried Man as a Teacher?
Ask the Rov: How may an unmarried man serve as a teacher or tutor? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Tickling Someone in the Ear with Tzitzis?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including bringing tefillin into the mikvah, missed kapitlach before Boruch She'omar on Shabbos, and tickling someone in the ear with tzitzis.
How Do I Toivel a Keurig?
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.
Rice: Three Brachos or One?
Ask the Rov: Which bracha do we make on rice? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
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He Gave His Life for His Children’s Chinuch, and Succeeded
Dedicated to his children's chinuch, R. Benche Raskin fought the Haskala in his hometown, moved to another city, and early each morning he recited Tehillim and brachos with tears, pleading for ehrliche children. The result: The large Lubavitcher Raskin family.
OBITUARIES
Alexander Ruvinov, 85, AH
Alexander Ruvinov, a longtime resident of Kensington, New York, passed away on Monday, 18 Elul.
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Heritage Quest Ends, But Teens’ Global Impact Has Just Begun
Campus Shluchos Gather in DC for First-Ever JewishU Growth Summit
