Historical Find Sheds New Light on the ‘King in the Field’
A remarkable historical find has emerged surrounding the famous mashal of “the King in the Field,” first said by the Alter Rebbe in Elul 5557 (1797), showing that the maamar was said just three months after the newly crowned Russian emperor took a tour through the region to meet people from across his kingdom.
Busy and Exciting Week at Camp Tzeirei Hatmimim
Camp Tzeirei Hatmimim in Allentown, PA, concluded its third week, during which talmidim traveled to the Rebbe for Chof Av, printed a Tanya at the new Lehigh Valley Chabad House, and enjoyed a competitive “Milchemes Beis Dovid.”
LA Rosh Yeshiva Leads Elul Farbrengen in Kingston
The Rebbe’s Answer to My Doubt Before the Wedding
Got Immigration Issues? Think Twice Before Flying Anywhere
Rabbi Yusewitz’s Smicha Program Celebrates Completion
The Unique Challenge of Our Generation
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800-Page Sefer Opens the World of Chassidus on the Calendar
A new 800-page sefer by Rabbi Avremel Raskin of London presents a comprehensive overview of the Chassidic understanding of each Yom Tov and special date throughout the year, including many of the individual details and minhagim associated with them.
What 20 Years of Healing Taught Me About Vitamins
“Throughout my two decades of clinical observation and hands-on experience with thousands of clients, I have watched how people use and misuse supplements. What I have discovered runs completely counter to mainstream assumptions.”
Heritage Quest Ends, But Teens’ Global Impact Has Just Begun
At the conclusion of CTeen’s Heritage Quest, a three-week summer program that takes teens from the sites of Jewish destruction in Poland to the vibrant Jewish life in Israel, participants felt inspired to return to their hometown and create a Jewish revolution.
Watch: Highlight Reel Captures Historic Siyum at Kosel
A powerful recap video captures the historic moments of the ninth Siyum Sefer Torah written for Jewish children, from its completion to its being led to the Kosel amid singing and dancing by tens of thousands.
R’ Moshe Schlass, 86, AH
R’ Moshe Schlass, a longtime member of Anash in Yerushalayim’s Old City, known for his open home and decades of hachnosas orchim, passed away on Wednesday, 29 Av.
The Work That Brought Chassidus Into Every Frum Community
In an interview, Rabbi Leibel Altein shares memories spanning generations, from his grandfather Reb Yisroel Jacobson’s years in Lubavitch and pioneering askanus in America to his own personal memories and interactions with the Rebbe, including preparing Likkutei Sichos and his work in Hafatzas Hamayanos.
New Chinuch Marketplace Built by Teachers for Teachers
A new online marketplace gives Lubavitcher teachers one central place to share, sell and discover Yiddishe, chassidishe classroom resources created by fellow educators.
Fair Lawn Welcomed New Torah With Grand Parade
Dozens of families, members of Anash, campers, and the shluchim of Anshei Lubavitch of Fair Lawn came out this past Thursday for a siyum Sefer Torah celebration welcoming a brand-new Sefer Torah into the community.
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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.
A New Lubavitch Community Takes Shape in the Poconos
Just one year after its groundbreaking, a new Lubavitch community in the Pocono Mountains is rapidly taking shape. More than 40 homes are already under construction, with nearly half sold, as families from Anshei Lubavitch of Crown Heights toured the growing community during a Sunday open house.
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.
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.
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.
Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens This Week
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.
53 Kashrus Insights Rabbi Hanoka Learned at the OK
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.