One Accountant Is Helping Anash Families Keep More of What They Earn
In a community where so many are working hard just to make ends meet, with tuition, simchas, rent, and the everyday costs of frum life, the difference between a good year and a stressful one often comes down to numbers most people never think to question. Few ever stopped to ask if there was a better way. Yitzchak Eilenberg, founder of Eilenberg Tax Accounting CPA PC, built his practice around that exact question.
Tanya Printed in the Heart of Calabria’s Esrog Country
Mashgichim and harvesters of esrogim in Calabria, Italy, came together for the first Tanya printing in the region, followed by a chassidishe farbrengen to mark the occasion.
Late to Minyan: Daven or Wait?
Ask the Rov: I walked into Mincha, and they’re in the middle of Shmoneh Esrei. Should I daven or wait? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Why I Will Never Shame a Child
Despite Community Opposition, Kingston Ave Bike Lane Installed
Campers Make Judaism Part of the Fun at CKids Wisconsin
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Oregon Shliach Composes Emotional Song of Gratitude
A recent medical procedure led Rabbi Moshe Wilhelm, Head Shliach to Oregon, to compose a new song in gratitude to Hashem, which has since been developed and produced for performance at the International Klezmer Festival in Tzfas.
Missionaries Attempt to Stage Show of Support at 770
A group of missionaries wearing Christian missionary symbols entered 770 and asked to put on tefillin while filming and documenting the scene. At the instructions of rabbonim, they were confronted and removed from the shul.
Montreal Talmidim Learned and Lived the Beis Hamikdash
Over 70 boys at Camp Gan Menachem of Montreal learned about the Beis Hamikdash through worksheets, 3D videos, tests and prizes, marking 50 years since the Rebbe launched the initiative to study Hilchos Beis Habechirah.
13-Story Project Raises Questions About Crown Heights Housing
A major new development planned at the corner of Troy Avenue and East New York Avenue is raising concerns among Crown Heights residents about the direction of development in the neighborhood.
Young Men Enjoy Torah and Fun at Almaty Yeshivacation
Forty-two young Jewish men from cities across the FSU gathered in Kazakhstan for a two-week Yeshivacation seminar that combined intensive Torah study, Jewish fellowship and opportunities to experience the region’s natural and cultural surroundings.
Tonight: Taharas Hamishpacha Shiur with Rabbi Chaim Shapiro
As part of its growing schedule of practical halacha programming, the New Beis Medrash will host a special Taharas Hamishpocha shiur tonight, Tuesday, led by renowned maggid shiur Rabbi Chaim Shapiro. Designed as a clear and practical review, the shiur will revisit essential halachos of Taharas Hamishpocha, offering participants the opportunity to strengthen their knowledge and gain greater clarity in areas that arise in everyday life.
New Toronto Mikvah Named After R’ Berel Zaltzman
A new JRCC youth center, library, and mikvah were dedicated in East Thornhill, Toronto. The mikvah was named in memory of Rabbi Berel Zaltzman a”h, who exhibited lifelong mesirus nefesh for mikvaos and strengthening Yiddishkeit.
Making a Phone Call Before Davening?
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.
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A Holy Jew Lived In Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi
A learned rov, a tireless activist, a fearless leader, and a devoted chasid. From Cherikov to Vladivostok, Shanghai, and New York. In honor of his 72nd yartzeit, From the Margins of Chabad History tells the remarkable and colorful story of Harav Meir Ashkenazi. Part 1 of a series.
Mayor Inaugurates Chabad House in Latvian Resort City
Hundreds of residents, Jewish community leaders and visitors gathered on Jomas Street, Jūrmala’s central pedestrian promenade, for the inauguration of the city’s first permanent Chabad House in its central district.
Bracha on Ice Cream with Cookie Crumbs?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including bracha on ice cream with crumbs, man wearing shorts, Shnayim Mikra interruptions, and age of tznius for a girl.
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Crocs or Slippers in the Street on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including holding the eitz chayim during kriah, Crocs and open-backed slippers outside on Shabbos, and saying "Good Shabbos" on Friday.
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Ending Life for a Patient?
Ask the Rov: May a doctor end the life of a patient who is suffering and wishes to die? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
The Sefer That Cracked the Code of Rashi
The Cantonist Chossid Who Became the Rebbe’s Gabbai
Kidnapped at age seven and freed by 'Chevras Techiyas Hameisim,' R. Yisrael Nachman Mariasin became a devout chossid, a talmid of R. Hillel Paritcher, and ultimately, the Rebbe Rashab's gabbai for yechidus.
Mrs. Miriam Meijers, 82, AH
Mrs. Miriam Meijers, who served on Shlichus in Amsterdam for decades alongside her husband, Rabbi Eliezer Daniel Meijers, the first Shliach sent by the Rebbe to settle in the Netherlands, passed away on Friday, Chof Daled Av.