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New Federal Proposal to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parenting
A proposed federal rule could allow married families with a stay-at-home parent to receive child care subsidies, potentially providing financial relief to many frum and Anash families who choose to have a parent home with young children. For decades, the Rebbe emphasized the vital role of Jewish women in raising, nurturing, and educating their children.
Rare Recordings of Legendary Chabad Chazan Emerge
An early tomim and legendary chazan in America, Reb Shmuel Kantarof was a member of Agudas Chassidei Chabad and one of the founders of Nichoach. Two recordings of his chazanus were recently made available.
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Exiting the Ohel, Chicagoans Handed Dollars from the Rebbe
Students in Nebraska, South Korea and Beyond Begin School Together
Moscow’s Marina Roscha Awakens for First Selichos
‘Tomim’ Event Sets Hundreds Up for Yeshiva Success
200 Spend Shabbos Selichos in Lubavitch Village
MAZAL TOV
Mrs. Hadassa Carlebach, 99, AH
Mrs. Haddasa Miriam Carlebach, the matriarch to a large Chabad family who was a second cousin of the Rebbe and had a close relationship with the Rebbetzin, passed away on Sunday, 24 Elul.She was 99.
Miami’s LEC Welcomes 2,500 Students With 2 New Buildings
Miami’s Lubavitch Educational Center launched the new school year welcoming 2,500 students into six buildings across five campuses, including two newly acquired facilities, marking a major milestone in the institution’s rapid growth.
First Selichos Recited in the Rebbe’s House
A large crowd of Anash and guests gathered in the Rebbe’s house for the first selichos on Motzaei Shabbos, including a notable group from Russia led by Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Boca Raton Shliach’s Album Inspired by the Rebbe’s Tekiyos
Songs we know and love, prayers passed down through generations, and a piece of the Rebbe’s own tekiyos, all captured to help families prepare for the High Holidays.
Animated Film Brings Shofar’s Wake-Up Call to Life
A new animated short film by Sydney-based educator Rabbi Chaim Y. Munitz, takes a simple mashal about a village fire and turns it into a visual lesson about the message of the shofar.
Melbourne Cheder Celebrates Mastery of 12 Perokim Tanya
Students, staff, and family came together at Cheder Levi Yitzchok in Melbourne to celebrate young Chaim Meir Kamentzky completing all of Yud Beis Perakim Tanya baal peh.
Find That Video You Watched at the Ohel
One of the most common questions asked by visitors after leaving the Ohel is: “Where can I find the video I saw while I was there?”
Before Selichos, Stand Behind 1,500 Bochurim
As Anash prepare to gather for Selichos on Motzoei Shabbos, the Vaad Hatmimim is asking the community to begin these days with an act of tzedakah for the 1,500 Bochurim now spending Tishrei by the Rebbe.
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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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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.
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.
Inspiration
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.
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
