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When Chassidishe Things Replace Chassidishkeit
“The point is not merely that we need to care about the ‘important things’ too. The Alter Rebbe is saying something much sharper: If we turn the secondary into the primary, the actual primary will eventually become secondary. That principle has enormous relevance to how we understand the Rebbe’s expectations of a Chossid.”
As Israel Heads to Elections, Parties Court Chabad Voters
As millions prepare to head to the polls in one of Israel’s most consequential and divisive elections, parties are aggressively targeting Chabad voters through videos, flyers, promises, songs and jingles, all claiming to be most faithful to the standards the Rebbe demanded: Shleimus haTorah, shleimus ha’am, and shleimus ha’aretz.
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Atlanta’s Sunday Secret to Raising Chassidishe Children
New Website Offers 200 Free Chassidishe Videos for Kids
Beautiful Kinus Uplifts Shluchos From Across Russia
Live: Kollel L’Rabbonei Chabad Launches New Zman
Frierdiker Rebbe’s Tribute Letter on R’ Meir Shapiro Discovered
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250 Bochurim Celebrate Tanya Mastery at Crown Heights Siyum
A revolutionary Tanya mastery program is gaining momentum, with 250 bochurim celebrating the completion of its second cycle at a Crown Heights siyum, as plans move forward to expand the initiative to additional yeshivos.
The Kopuster Rebbe’s Response Sent Him Back to Lubavitch
After the passing of the Rebbe Maharash, R. Heschel Nota Gnessin and a friend traveled to Kopust in search of a Rebbe, but a surprising story told by the Kopuster Rebbe led him to turn back to Lubavitch.
770 Expansion Beis Medrash to Open Before the Kinus
The new beis medrash on Union Street, behind 770, is planned to open soon ahead of the Kinus Hashluchim, enabling shluchim a dedicated place to learn during the Kinus alongside the bochurim.
Stabbed Lubavitcher Returns to Mivtzoim the Next Day
Less than 24 hours after being stabbed in the back in a suspected antisemitic attack in Manhattan’s Diamond District, Lubavitcher bochur Yosef was back on the same streets, helping Jewish businessmen put on tefillin.
Pegisha Weekend Kicks Off in Crown Heights
Pegisha is underway, as almost 2,000 participants from more than 160 universities across six countries are in Crown Heights this weekend for Pegisha, hosted by Chabad on Campus International.
Montana Shliach Accompanies US Senator to Auschwitz
US Senator Steve Daines and Montana Shliach Rabbi Chaim Bruk traveled to Poland together to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, a first for both of them.
Menucha Borenstein, 13, AH
Chaya Menucha Borenstein, the 13-year-old daughter of R’ Yanky and Ahuva Borenstein, passed away on Thursday, 11 Cheshvan.
Don’t Be Fazed by Past Mistakes
When Italy’s shliach Reb Gershon Mendel Garelik felt discouraged over past mistakes, the Rebbe encouraged him not to dwell on them, explaining that mistakes serve an important purpose.
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The Orphan Who Found a Lubavitcher Father in Shanghai
From the Margins of Chabad History: The final installment of the series about the life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi of Shanghai tells the remarkable and dramatic story of the young orphan boy he took into his home and raised to live a life of devotion to Torah and the Jewish people.
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Chinuch Office Launches Workshop for Preschool Morahs
The Merkos Chinuch Office is launching a new four-part pre-Yom Tov workshop series for Preschool Morahs, beginning with a free Chanukah webinar offering practical teaching ideas, classroom resources, and insights from Chassidus.
Torah
Candle-Lighting Time: 18, 25, or 40 Minutes?
Ask the Rov: If Shabbos begins at shkiah, why do we light the candles earlier? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
What Bracha Is Your ‘Mezonos Wrap’?
Blending Raspberries in a Smoothie?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including making Kiddush before musaf, purreying raspberries, and the correct brocho for Rice Krispies.
Girls Lighting Shabbos Candles
Ask the Rov: What is the halachic basis for a girl to light her own candle with a bracha? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Why We Must Demand Moshiach Right Now!
Live: Introduction to Masechta Pesachim with Rabbi Wolberg
A new Gemara B’Iyun program, Kollel Iyun HaTalmud, is offering a special week of introductory shiurim on Mesechtas Pesachim, featuring renowned Roshei Yeshiva and Maggidei Shiur Rabbi Dov Popack, Rabbi Moshe Wolberg, and Rabbi Mendel Krasnjanski.
Inspiration
How One Girl’s Mesibos Shabbos Changed Entire Families
At just 10 years old, Mrs. Sarah Mindel Shemtov began leading Mesibos Shabbos in Montreal. With the Rebbe’s personal encouragement and seeing how these gatherings inspired families embrace Yiddishkeit, she was motivated to continue her work through her teenage years, and into marriage.
OBITUARIES
R’ Yehuda ‘Flumie’ Harris, 65, AH
R' Yehuda “Flumie” Harris, a beloved member of the Anash community in New Haven, CT, passed away Wednesday morning, 10 Cheshvan, after battling an illness over the past few months.
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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
