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Chassidus Misapplied: The Dangerous Reinvention of Chassidus
“A new discussion has emerged around the application of Chassidus and making it more practical and meaningful in our daily lives. On the surface, this would seem like a welcome endeavor: to translate the ideals of Chassidus into actual practice. Unfortunately, this is not what we are seeing.”
The Rebbe Shaped My Life in Yeshivah and Chinuch
In a video interview, Rabbi Nochem Kaplan shares memories of growing up in the small Lubavitch community around 770, the Rebbe’s guidance to decline a teaching offer, the directive to share nigleh at his l’chaim, and his decades of shlichus in chinuch in Virginia, Lakewood, Philadelphia, and New York.
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What Will Tishrei Look Like When Moshiach Comes?
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.
Chabad Rabbonim Warn of Common Mistake in Shofar Blowing
Marina Roscha’s Chazan Produces Yomim Noraim Album
Program Launched for Bochurim Spending Tishrei in Eretz Yisroel
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Expanded Bar Mitzvah Program Unveiled in the Kosel Tunnels
At an elite event in the Kosel Tunnels, Chabad unveiled a major expansion of “Shevet 13,” the national bar and bas mitzvah program, with dozens of new branches, expanded programming and a new bas mitzvah track.
Watch: 9/11 and the Birth of Living Torah
New film release from JEM explores the story and timing behind Living Torah’s beginnings 25 years ago.
NY Governor Candidate Visits the Ohel Ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Nassau County Executive and Republican candidate for New York governor Bruce Blakeman visited the Rebbe’s Ohel on Tuesday, just days before Rosh Hashanah. He was accompanied by his son Avi, Five Towns shliach Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, and a large group of visitors. At the Ohel, Blakeman wrote a pan and davened at the Rebbe’s ohel, preparing for the upcoming new year.
Mrs. Chaya Laine, 80, AH
Mrs. Chaya Laine, who served for many years as a principal at Bais Rivkah High School, passed away on Tuesday night, 27 Elul.
447 Bochurim Complete Mishnayos for R’ Shea Safrin
Oholei Torah’s mechanchim and staff gathered for an inspiring Selichos farbrengen dedicated to the memory of longtime supporter Reb Yehoshua “Shea” Safrin, culminating in a siyum on Mishnayos learned by the yeshiva’s 447 Beis Medrash talmidim.
This Tishrei, No Family Should Be Left Behind
For most of us, Tishrei means a table filled for Yom Tov, new clothing for the children, and a home filled with Simcha. But for some families, Tishrei begins with a very different question: How will we afford Yom Tov? Under the auspices of Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin, Keren Anash Petach Tikvah provides vital Yom Tov assistance to families in need.
Conversations in Chassidus Podcast Sits Down with Australian Mashpia
After a summer hiatus, Conversations in Chassidus is back in conversation with Rabbi Avraham Glick, a teacher of Chassidus in Melbourne, Australia, for over 55 years.
5787: What Roshei Teivos Do You Have for this Year?
Beginning in 5742, the Rebbe would introduce roshei teivos based on the numerals of the year, usually connected with the coming of Moshiach. What are the roshei teivos for this year?
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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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California to Become First State to Recognize Jewish Identity
In a historic development, California is set to become the first state to recognize Jewish identity beyond religious category. For decades, the Rebbe pushed back against the idea that a Jew's identity is defined by level of observance, insisting instead that a Jew is a Jew regardless of his level of practice, label or affiliation, or background.
Torah
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.
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.
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
