Chicago Community Still Talking About Monumental Siyum Harambam
Hundreds of men, women, and children gathered in West Rogers Park, Chicago, for a grand community-wide Siyum HaRambam, marking the completion of the annual Rambam learning cycle in a powerful display of unity and celebration.
600 European Students at Transformational Pegisha in Rome
The largest ever Pegisha Europe took place this past weekend, drawing over 600 participants from 75 universities hailing from 13 European countries for a transformative Shabbos experience in Rome.
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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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Historia Teachers Gain Practical Tools at Innovative Training
Dozens of educators joined a Historia training session hosted by the Merkos Chinuch Office, featuring veteran educator Mrs. Ella Lerman, Educator for over 40 years, who shared practical strategies to help teachers bring history to life in their classrooms.
‘Education Day’ Proclaimed in Ohio by the Governor
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval signed proclamations designating the Rebbe’s birthday on Yud Alef Nisan as Education Day for the state and city.
Los Angeles Celebrates the Birthday of Beloved ‘Rosh’
A grand farbrengen in Los Angeles celebrated the 83rd birthday of beloved and revered YOEC Rosh Yeshiva Harav Ezra Schochet.
New App Helps Track and Strengthen Daily Torah Learning
You sit down to learn. Thirty minutes of Chassidus before Shacharis, Rambam during lunch, maybe a few more minutes of Chassidus before bed. A week later, it’s already fuzzy.
Robotic Vacuum Cleaner on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including necklace with an image of Pisces, dead mouse on Shabbos, gift for a spouse in aveilus, and vacuum robot on Shabbos.
Argentina’s Non-Jewish President Quotes the Rebbe at YU
Argentinian President Javier Milei, known to love Torah and Yiddishkeit, delivered a wide-ranging address at Yeshiva University in Manhattan. When asked what advice he would offer students preparing to enter public life and leadership, he referred to the Rebbe.
Children’s Room Pierced by Fragment Seconds After Evacuation
An Anash family in Bnei Brak witnessed an extraordinary miracle Sunday afternoon when a deadly fragment from an Iranian missile barrage tore through the children’s bedroom just seconds after the children had fled to safety.
Is ‘How Are You’ Allowed on a Shidduch Date?
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.
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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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From Chevron to the Outback: A Chasid’s Wild Australian Journey
After relating the stories of the first Chabad visitors to Australia, From the Margins of Chabad History now tells the fascinating and colorful story of R. Yosef Chaim Meizlish, the first Chabad chasid to settle in Australia.
New Mikvah Inaugurated at Texas A&M University
The Jewish community of College Station, Texas marked a historic milestone with the grand opening of the Avigdor & Devorah Grinshtein Jewish Family Life Center, a state-of-the-art mikvah and educational facility serving students and families adjacent to Texas A&M University.
You Break – You Pay: Damage Costs in Halacha
Pool for Daily Tevilah?
Ask the Rov: Can I use a pool for daily tevilah or a mikvah with an active filter? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Facing the Attacks on ‘Rabbeinu Tam’ Tefillin
Fifty years ago, on Purim, the Rebbe revolutionized the custom of wearing Rabbeinu Tam tefilin, a practice that has today become common. Rabbi Moshe Wiener shares his personal story with the Rebbe, recounting how the Rebbe’s guidance led him to compile a halachic monograph addressing those who attempted to challenge the minhag at the time.
Children in a Kiddie Pool on Yom Tov?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including children in a kiddie pool on Yom Tov, "zeicher-zecher," and the number of snapped tzitzis that poses a problem.
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When the Bear Gnaws at Its Own Paws
Despite extensive research, no applying maggid shiur met the standards of the bochurim at the yeshiva in Lubavitch. At that point, they recommended taking one of their own, the bochur R. Shmuel Nissenevitch, which the Rebbe Rashab approved with a metaphor.
Stop Chasing Inspiration, Change How You See the World
In this pre-purim episode of Conversations in Chassidus, R' Getzel Rubashkin discusses how to live in the reality of Torah, and how that leads to proper Emunah, Simcha, and so much more.