Rabbi Uri Lipsh, a shliach in Bnei Brak who passed away on Purim, was identified as the anonymous Chassid who once wrote a heartfelt letter, offering the Rebbe’s bracha for long life in exchange for the Rebbe’s health and arichus yomim.
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including where to bentch on Shabbos erev Pesach, poreis mapoh during the 7th hour, seuda shlishis after shkiah, and dressing a child in an extra diaper before going out on Shabbos.
In a full-length interview, Rabbi Nosson Gurary recalls stories from decades of shlichus at Buffalo University, hostility to campus work during the Vietnam War, creative “POT for sale” signs to draw students in, the launch of accredited Jewish courses, and the bridge he built from the campus to his Chabad House.
This Yud Alef Nissan, in honor of the Rebbe’s 123rd birthday, Miami is set to witness the largest Mitzvah Tank Parade ever. Over 30 Mitzvah Tanks will take to the streets, bringing the Rebbe’s message of the coming of Moshiach and the light of Pesach with thousands throughout the Greater Miami area.
As he prepares for his confirmation next week as the next United States ambassador to Israel, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee visited the Ohel today and remarked, ‘After visiting the Ohel, I’m even more confident that it will all work out.’
On Shabbos afternoon, Rabbi Aryeh Engelberg, shliach and rabbi of a small, close-knit community in Orléans, France, was attacked while walking home from Shul with his 9-year-old son, sustaining light injuries. The suspect has been apprehended, and French authorities have condemned the attack.
With over 1,500 hashgachos worldwide, it’s nearly impossible for the average kosher consumer to know who stands behind each symbol. cRc Kosher has responded with a groundbreaking app that lets users scan unfamiliar kashrus logos while shopping and instantly receive detailed information about the certifying agency.
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the Rebbe vs. the Yaavatz if the “who” hid the Aron depends on “where” the Aron was placed — under the Kodesh Hakodashim, the Lishkat Haeitzim, or in Bavel.
As Yud Aleph Nissan fast approaches, a new initiative has been launched to help Chassidim prepare for this special day. Experience and Connect, a project by Vaad Hatmimim in partnership with JEM, aims to make preparing for Yud Aleph Nissan more accessible and meaningful.
A newly published letter of the Rebbe sheds light on the current discussion about participating in the World Zionist Congress elections taking place these days. “Adding members to the WZC in the USA will not impact the leadership of the movement at all,” the Rebbe writes.
Join live at 10:00 AM: Women of Iron Unite invites you to a morning of inspiration, shining a spotlight on women who prioritized modesty and inspired others through their actions, including a CEO, shlucha, color analyst, musical artist, and pianist.
Ask the Rov: Can I rely on Chitas for shnayim mikra v’echad targum? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
The time-honored demand for mehudar’dike Tomchei Tmimim Matzos chabura has again brought together a group of bochurim from YTTL Queens and Poconos Yeshivos to bake matzos together with the highest Chabad minhagim and chumros.
War Summary, Day 533: Rockets fire from all three fronts: Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen, Hamas refuses to disarm, Katz threatens to permanently take increasingly more Gazan territory if hostages aren’t returned, Israel to begin Gaza relocation plan, notorious Hamas intelligence leader eliminated, IDF soldier seriously injured in Shechem, IDF retaliates with heavy bombing of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, strikes in Syria, Saudi Arabia takes on Houthi missiles, and notes from Steve Witkoff’s interview.
The latest installment of “From the Margins of Chabad History” presents a new letter and picture of the Frierdiker Rebbe, along with newspaper articles about his time in Riga and the short-lived Chabad yeshivah there.
“Nuch a sreifa vert men reich”: After a serious fire a year-and-a-half ago, the mikvah at Bais Eliyahu Nochum – Lefferts Shul – was completely remodeled and will reopen to the public this week.
Friends and family gathered at the home of mashpia Rabbi Fitche Ofen in Yerushalayim to mark 25 years since the miraculous survival of his two sons, Rabbis Mendy and Shmuel, who were shot while doing Purim mivtzoim with IDF soldiers near Tarqumiyah.
The Chabad on Campus International Pegisha Europe is making history as the largest ever, with over 400 participants from 46 schools and 9 European countries gathering in Budapest. Jewish students, along with their Shluchim and Shluchos, are gearing up for an unforgettable Shabbos of unity and inspiration
Seen at the Ohel: Crown Heights icon and ohev Yisroel, R’ Yisroel Shemtov, was seen assisting Oholei Torah mashpia, Rabbi Nachman Schapiro, put on his shoes after exiting the Ohel.
At a meeting with President Putin, Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar requested that the old synagogue in Simferopol, Crimea, where his son, Rabbi Yechezkel Lazar, serves as rabbi, be returned to the Jewish community. At Putin’s order, the shul was returned and is being renovated for the Jewish community.
With its lush greenery, fragrant Midwest breeze, and a skyline dotted with parks and schools, Olathe has blossomed into a thriving, family-friendly city just thirty minutes outside of Kansas City. Now, for the first time in its 168-year history, the city welcomes its first resident Rabbi: Rabbi Mendel and Sheina Wenger, who, along with their two young daughters, are breathing a new chapter into Jewish life in Olathe.
Exactly one year after his brother davened at the Ohel for a miracle, Hostage Eli Sharabi was freed from captivity in Gaza. Now, after testifying before the UN Security Council, Sharabi visited the Rebbe’s Ohel to give thanks, daven for the remaining hostages, and recite kaddish for his family.
As part of the “Lamternshtik” program organized by Chabad of Sheepshead Bay, Anash families from Crown Heights took on a staggering fifty routes, handing out over 2,000 Mishloach Manos and Matonos Laevyonim and setting up shop at 10 stands in the city’s bustling streets.
‘Shabbos Shua’ is an innovative program in Crown Heights allowing fathers to connect with their sons and enjoy the sweetness of Torah together. Now with the long Shabbos afternoons, you can spend quality time in a beautiful kol Torah with prizes for the children.
