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Rosh Yeshiva, Rov and Shliach Opens Up on His Journey of Shlichus
In a video interview, Rabbi Zushe Winner of Brighton Beach, NY shares fascinating stories spanning his mother’s close relationship with the Rebbe following his father’s sudden passing, his formative years by the Rebbe, and his own shlichus, in Caracas, Venezuela, and in Brighton Beach, NY.
Chassidus Was Never Meant to Leave the Person Behind
“The nimshal of all of Chassidus was never the sefiros. The Rebbe said this in the first maamar he ever delivered and repeated it for forty years. The purpose of everything, of the entire Seder Hishtalshelus, is a dirah for Hashem in the lowest world, the world of which there is none lower.”
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Thailand Forces Removal of Jewish Graves Amid Protests
Four Jewish graves were forced to be immediately evacuated this week from a Lubavitch-owned cemetery outside Bangkok after Thai authorities refused to renew its operating license. The move comes amid escalating tensions surrounding Chabad institutions in Thailand, as they face baseless accusations of orchestrating a “Zionist land takeover” of the country.
No Matter the Distance, a Chassidishe Community to Grow With
Summer Adventures Turn Into Year-Round Jewish Growth
700 Students Began Exciting New Year at Kingston, PA Cheder
New U.S. Ambassador Joined Rosh Hashanah at Chabad of Cyprus
Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus John Breslow joined hundreds at a Chabad Rosh Hashanah event in Larnaca, hosted by Rabbi Aryeh Zev Raskin. The visit came days after he presented his credentials to Cyprus’s president.
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Young Jews Turn Out in Force for Rosh Hashanah in Moscow
Shuls and Chabad Houses across Moscow were filled with large crowds over Rosh Hashanah, with particularly strong participation among young Jews and in newly established communities across the city.
Mrs. Yocheved Goldberg, 96, AH
Mrs. Yocheved Goldberg, matriarch of a large family and sister of Rabbi Yudel Krinsky, the Rebbe’s mazkir for many years, passed away on Friday, Erev Rosh Hashanah, 5786. She was 96 years old.
Carrying in a Fenced Park on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including carrying in a fenced park, is a Tehillim with a Rebbe’s dime muktza, and flushing a toilet with electric sewage pump on Shabbos.
Violent Protests Force Thailand Chabad to Cancel 1,000-Person Meal
Violent protests and antisemitic rhetoric in Phuket, Thailand, forced Chabad to cancel a Rosh Hashanah meal planned for more than 1,000 people. Israeli security officials warned the situation was dangerous, as some 500 protesters gathered outside Chabad, with calls for Jews to leave Thailand and accusations targeting Chabad and Israel.
Chana Was Always There for Everyone. Now She Needs Us.
Chana is 33 years old. A mother of seven. A wife. A shlucha. And for more than ten years, she has been there for everyone. But now, Chana is the one who needs us.
R’ Mordechai Yissachar Rosenfeld, 80, AH
R’ Mordechai Yissachar Rosenfeld, a longtime resident of Crown Heights, passed away on Sunday, the second day of Rosh Hashanah.
Lubavitch Photographer Captures ‘Venice of the Alps’
Photographer Mordechai Lubecki took a bicycle tour through Annecy, France, from its spectacular lake and mountain scenery to the local Jewish community and the dramatic Fier Gorges.
Emotional Dedication of Playroom in Memory of Bibas Brothers
At a moving dedication ceremony, the great-uncle of Ariel and Kfir Bibas thanked Chabad of Ulster County for the new Ariel & Kfir Playroom in their memory.
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Riga, Brownsville, Crown Heights: Rosh Hashanah with the Frierdiker Rebbe
As we approach Rosh Hashanah, From the Margins of Chabad History presents contemporary accounts of Rosh Hashanah with the Frierdiker Rebbe in Riga, Brownsville, and Crown Heights. A letter of Rosh Hashanah berachos from the Frierdiker Rebbe to American Jews is also published here, for the first time.
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Melbourne Unites to Celebrate ‘Magical Mendy’s’ Bar Mitzvah
Hundreds from across Melbourne came together to celebrate “Magical Mendy” Cooper’s bar mitzvah with the dedication of a new Sefer Torah in his honor.
Torah
What Will Tishrei Look Like When Moshiach Comes?
Skipping to Catch the Minyan?
Ask the Rov: If I came late to shul, should I skip korbanos to daven Shemoneh Esrei with the minyan? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Shechting Kaporos Only to Throw Them Away?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including shechting kaporos without kashering them, when to take three steps before shemone esrei, and taking a tefilas haderech keychain into the bathroom.
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.
Inspiration
The Mashpia From Whom Everyone Was in Awe
Childless for many years, they asked for brachos of the Mezritcher Maggid, R. Avrohom Kalisker, and R. Mendel Vitebsker, without success. At last, the Alter Rebbe connected them with R. Mordechai "Hatzadik," and R. Mordechai "Mashpia" was born.
OBITUARIES
Rabbi Avraham Lipskier, 86, AH
Rabbi Avraham Lipskier, who devoted more than six decades to teaching and guiding baalei teshuva, passed away on Thursday, 28 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
