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Four-Hour Interview Takes Listeners Behind the Scenes of Hei Teves
In a special episode marking forty years since Hei Teves, Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov of West Bloomfield, Michigan, takes listeners through the entire story in a four-and-a-half-hour conversation, from when the sefarim began going missing in 5745 through the court case, the appeals, and the ultimate Didan Notzach.
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.”
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With ‘Farshtey’ You Can Understand the Rebbe’s Yiddish
Is This the Whole Purpose of Yiddishkeit?
Living Torah Clip Inspires a Bochur to Start a Podcast
Speculation Runs Wild Over 770 Expansion Zal
New Sefer Explores the Alter Rebbe on Hilchos Ribis
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18 Communities Join Fastest-Growing Shlichus Frontier
As thousands of Shluchim prepare to gather in Crown Heights for the International Kinus Hashluchim, Chabad Young Professionals (CYP) is marking another milestone in its rapid global expansion, with 18 new communities joining its international network in recent months.
Saying Hagomel After My Daughter’s Surgery?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including reading the haftorah with the maftir, mezuzah dilemmas, and saying Hagomel for a daughter.
Live: 12th Sefer Torah Hakloli Celebration in Argentina
Join live at 4:30 PM ET: The historic siyum of the 12th Sefer Torah Hakloli, written in accordance with the Rebbe’s directive to unite the Jewish people, will take place today in Buenos Aires, Argentina and will be streamed live on Anash.org.
Republican Committee Endorses Candidates for State Elections
The Crown Heights Republican Committee (CHRC) and community members endorses Bruce Blakeman for Governor, Saritha Komatireddy for Attorney General, and Joseph Hernandez for State Comptroller.
770 Expansion Zal Being Completed in Record Speed
Construction on the new beis medrash behind 770 has moved at an extraordinary pace in recent weeks, as crews work to have the space ready in time for the Kinus Hashluchim. On Thursday night, intensive work began in the middle of the night to lower the ground level and bring it into alignment with the floor of the big zal, marking a major development in the effort to expand 770.
New Likutei Torah Online Unpacks Every Maamar
A new free website opens the Chassidishe Parsha to every learner: all 412 maamarim of the Alter Rebbe’s Torah Ohr and Likkutei Torah, in the original Hebrew with an English translation and an explanation of every section.
Atlanta’s Sunday Secret to Raising Chassidishe Children
While thousands of Atlanta children are enjoying their day off, 120 Lubavitch boys and girls make their way to the Chaya Mushka Chabad Academy building every Sunday morning for a special Cheder program built around Chabad heritage and Chassidishe themes.
2,000 Students Join Outdoor Havdalah by the Rebbe’s Home
A huge outdoor Havdalah ceremony took place outside the Rebbe’s house at 1304 President Street, at the Chabad on Campus International Pegisha.
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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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New Website Offers 200 Free Chassidishe Videos for Kids
A free new website, created by New York melamed Rabbi Mendel Perlow, offers some 200 animated videos, a daily show, and review sheets for parents and teachers
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
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.
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
