Riga, Brownsville, Crown Heights: Rosh Hashana 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.
Really?! We should stop telling you?
You have seen the ads. Every Elul they arrive, and they all say the same thing. Give, and you will be blessed. Give, and you will prosper. Give, and it comes back to you multiplied.
Before Selichos, Stand Behind 1,500 Bochurim
Live: Pre-Selichos Farbrengen With Reb Sholom Charitonov
Join Live Motzei Shabbos at 10:00 PM ET: The famous annual pre-selichos farbrengen with Rabbi Sholom Charitonov will be streamed live to allow anash and shluchim from around the world to participate.
Chabad of South Broward Celebrates 46 Years of Growth
‘If Rabbi Schneersohn Would Behave like All Rabbonim…’
Day-To-Day Guide for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur 5787
Read and Download: A new booklet of the Day-to-Day Halachic Guide by Rabbi Yosef Braun has been released, containing detailed instructions on the halachos and minhagim for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
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Yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s Grandfather, Harav Meir Shlomo Yanovsky
This Shabbos commemorates the 93rd yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s maternal grandfather, Harav Meir Shlomo Yanovsky, who passed away on 23 Elul 5693. A distinguished and learned Rav in Nikolayev, he also merited to be a “yoshev” by the Rebbe Maharash.
Stand Behind Our Bochurim: Vaad Hatmimim Launches Annual Campaign
Ahead of Tishrei, the Vaad Hatmimim has launched its annual campaign, calling upon Anash around the world to stand behind the Rebbe’s bochurim.
Avraham Fried Releases Energetic Yomim Noraim Song
Using words from the Rosh Hashana davening, Avraham Fried released a song “Veyeda Kol Peul,” on how when Moshiach comes the entire world will recognize that it is being constantly created by Hashem.
I Wasn’t Excited to Meet the Rebbe, Then Everything Changed
After losing her father in a shocking, unsolved murder, young Chana Sharfstein reluctantly accompanied her grieving mother to a yechidus with the Rebbe, expecting little from the visit, until the Rebbe suddenly turned to her.
In Mobile, Alabama, Original Singer Finds Long-Lost ‘Minyan Man’
A shliach in Mobile, Alabama helped reunite a family after a woman discovered her long-lost uncle was living in a local nursing home. The reunion brought a beloved Jewish singer back to Mobile for a new rendition of the classic song set in that very city, 40 years after it was written.
Chinuch Begins at Home
When Rebbetzin Sima Ashkenazi began telling the Rebbe about a tense meeting between parents and the seminary hanhala, she got only as far as the word “parents” before the Rebbe interrupted her.
Amid Draft Pressure, Chabad Beis Din Issues Guidance
Amid growing draft pressure facing yeshivah bochurim in Eretz Yisroel, Beis Din Rabonei Chabad has issued guidance reaffirming the central role of Torah learning. The Rabbonim also address Tishrei travel to the Rebbe, urging bochurim to consult their yeshivos and askonim so as not to jeopardize their learning.
Rabbi Bluming: Save a Family Facing Eviction
A family in our community with children who have special needs has been struggling with significant financial hardship and ongoing challenges. Now, there is a real risk of the family losing their home. Endorsed by Harav Shmuel Chaim Bluming of Crown Heights.
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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.
100 Years After Communist Persecution, Jewish Life Flourishes in Moscow
A century after the Frierdiker Rebbe delivered the maamar of Vekiblu Hayehudim in Moscow amid Soviet persecution, the city is preparing for Tishrei with major renovations at Marina Roscha, expanded Torah and chinuch programs, and preparations to accommodate thousands throughout the Yomim Tovim.
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.
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.
Alexander Ruvinov, 85, AH
Alexander Ruvinov, a longtime resident of Kensington, New York, passed away on Monday, 18 Elul.