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Authentic Chassidus or Relatable Chassidus: Why Not Both?
“There has lately been a long string of passionate articles warning about the ways Chassidus and psychology are being merged, and about the danger of psychological ideas being dressed up and presented as Chassidus. I would like to make one observation. Maybe the challenge is not to choose between authentic Chassidus and relatable Chassidus. Maybe the challenge is to become much better at doing both.”
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.
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Albany Anash Break Ground for Mikvah at Upstate Crossroads
‘The Ignorance Is Truly Shocking’
Settlement Clears Way for New Chabad Shul in Millburn
After decades of efforts to establish a permanent shul, Millburn shluchim Rabbi Mendel and Rivkah Bogomilsky are moving ahead with plans for a new 21,027-square-foot Chabad center.
The Rebbe Asked What Nobody Thought To Ask
Live: Farbrengen to Mark Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chana
MAZAL TOV
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
Yishai Rittri, the son of Chaim and Devora Rittri of Basel, Switzerland, passed away suddenly at the young age of 30.
Thousands of English Shiurim Added to the ‘Chassidus App’
As the year 5787 begins, the Chassidus App has announced a major expansion, adding thousands of English shiurim together with a growing collection of Chabad niggunim.
They Planned an Addition, and Ended Up With a $10M Chabad House
After 26 years of growth, Chabad at USC celebrated the grand opening of its newly transformed $10 million, 12,000-square-foot center, complete with the campus’s first kosher dinner option and space to serve thousands of Jewish students.
School Bus Crashes Into Building on Eastern Parkway
An empty school bus careened off Eastern Parkway during the busy Thursday morning commute, mounted the sidewalk and slammed into the entrance of a residential building in Crown Heights.
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
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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.
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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!
Torah
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.
Inspiration
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.
OBITUARIES
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.
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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
