Rare Documents Shed Light on Rebbetzin Chana’s Life
In honor of Vov Tishrei, the 62nd yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chana, a collection of rare documents, some being presented publicly for the first time, offers new glimpses into different chapters of the life of the Rebbe’s mother, from her marriage to Harav Levi Yitzchak through the difficult years of the war, her journey out of Soviet Russia, and her arrival in America.
New Chapter in the Dramatic Rescue of Reb Levik’s Seforim
An unpublished memoir by a clandestine Israeli activist describes how they managed to smuggle out seforim filled with the handwriting of the Rebbe’s father, which had been preserved with mesirus nefesh by Rebbetzin Chana.
How Much to Pay for a Mehudar Esrog?
Ask the Rov: How much extra am I obligated to pay for a more mehudar esrog? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Yishai Rittri, 30, AH
Thousands of English Shiurim Added to the ‘Chassidus App’
They Planned an Addition, and Ended Up With a $10M Chabad House
School Bus Crashes Into Building on Eastern Parkway
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NYS Ends Regents Tests for High School Diplomas
New York’s Board of Regents has approved a major change to the state’s high school graduation system, moving to eliminate the requirement that students pass Regents examinations beginning in 2028, potentially impacting dozens of New York’s frum and Chabad high schools, which will have greater flexibility in preparing their curricula.
Bochurim Spending Tishrei at the Rebbe’s Ohel Welcomed
A Bruchim Haboim gathering welcomed the hundreds of bochurim spending Tishrei near the Rebbe’s Ohel, during which mashpiim encouraged them to utilize their time in the Rebbe’s daled amos.
Having Never Known Quiet, 127 Children Return to School
The new school year opened this week at the Ohr Avner Chabad school in Odessa, with 127 children from the Mishpacha children’s home attending the school. Some of the children were born just before the war began and have never known a single day without air raid sirens, shelters, or the fear that has become part of daily life in the city
If Your Name is Chana, a Free Ticket Awaits
Named Chana after Rebbetzin Chana? You can enter a raffle for a flight to visit the tziyun of Harav Levi Yitzchok in Almaty, at no cost!
Milan Shliach Violently Attacked, Three Suspects Arrested
Milan shliach Rabbi Tzemach Mizrachi was knocked into the street after three Muslim men harassed and attacked him. Police have detained all three suspects.
Rebbe’s House and Room to Open for Vov Tishrei
The Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s home on President Street, as well as the Rebbe’s room in 770, will be open to the public in honor of Vov Tishrei for visits and tefilos.
New Shluchim to Kirkwood, Missouri
Rabbi Levi and Devora Leah Kesselman and their family have recently moved on shlichus to Kirkwood, Missouri, an inner suburb in the western St. Louis area with a Jewish population of nearly 1,000 residents.
Maryland Shliach Turns Everyday Life Into 500-Word Lessons
After nearly 50 years of speaking to people, both in person and on the air, Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan, longtime shliach to the state of Maryland, has released the second volume of Eclectic Thoughts of Meaning, a collection of short essays drawn from weekly emails he has been sending to a wide readership for years.
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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.
Lubavitch Helped Start This Milwaukee Shul, Now It’s Coming Back
Lake Park Synagogue has gifted its Shul building to Lubavitch of Wisconsin, ensuring that the building on Milwaukee’s East Side will continue to serve as a center of Jewish life. The gift closes a circle that began more than four decades ago.
Carrying in a Fenced Park on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including carrying in a fenced park, is a Tehillim with a Rebbe's dime muktza, and flushing a toilet with electric sewage pump on Shabbos.
What Will Tishrei Look Like When Moshiach Comes?
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.
The Mashpia From Whom Everyone Was in Awe
Childless for many years, they asked for brachos of the Mezritcher Maggid, R. Avrohom Kalisker, and R. Mendel Vitebsker, without success. At last, the Alter Rebbe connected them with R. Mordechai "Hatzadik," and R. Mordechai "Mashpia" was born.
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.