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Camp Tzeirei Hatmimim Concludes Second Week
Camp Tzeirei Hatmimim in Allentown, PA, concluded its second week, where talmidim were immersed in learning while enjoying activities in a chassidishe atmosphere.
Historic 9th Children’s Torah Welcomed at the Kosel
Tens of thousands of chassidim packed the Kosel Plaza on Monday, Chof Av, for the historic siyum of the ninth Sefer Torah for Yaldei Yisroel, written at the request of the Rebbe. Camps, bochurim, Anash, families, shluchim, and thousands of non-Lubavitchers alike came from across Eretz Yisroel to take part, in keeping with the Rebbe’s heartfelt request that everyone join in the siyum.
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Shliach Confronts Destruction Left by Washington Wildfires
Michalashvili Mikvah Dedicated at YKP Summer Grounds
Residents Frustrated as Construction Begins on Bike Lane
Can I Add Water to the Crockpot on Shabbos?
Lubavitcher Soldier Wounded in Accidental Shooting at IDF Base
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770 Marked the 82nd Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s Father
Anash and bochurim gathered in 770 to mark the yahrtzeit of Harav Levi Yitzchok with a chassidishe farbrengen, including words from Rabbi Itche Prus on behalf of the Children’s Sefer Torah committee.
Melbourne Boys Follow Clues to Discover Birthday Minhagim
Danny thinks his birthday is already over, until something unexpected arrives at his door and sends him on a mysterious adventure filled with clues, surprise visitors, challenges and laughs, leading him to discover that there may be much more to a Yiddishe birthday than he ever imagined.
Tannersville Yarchei Kallah Honors the Rebbe’s Father
Hundreds of Jewish vacationers representing a wide range of communities gathered in Tannersville, New York, for the community’s annual Yarchei Kallah and Melaveh Malkah in honor of the 82nd Yahrtzeit of Harav Levi Yitzchok.
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.
Every Bochur Should Have Been Taught This Before Mesivta
“After I gave the shiur on Gemara, many of the bachurim were able to go back and read it inside. That made me think that maybe the problem is not that Gemara is too hard. Maybe many bachurim were simply never taught how to approach it.”
Mitzvah Cybertruck Sets Out to Find Jews Across America
A brightly wrapped Mitzvah Cybertruck has recently been making its way across the country, turning heads and drawing Jews out of the woodwork wherever it goes. Since its launch, the truck has sparked chance encounters with Yidden who had no connection to a Jewish community.
Russia Recreates Lost Wooden Shul Near World’s Deepest Lake
A century-old wooden shul from the Siberian town of Zima has been painstakingly reconstructed beside Lake Baikal, restoring a vanished piece of Jewish life in one of the world’s most remote regions.
‘Shluchei Kodesh’ Gather for 47th Reunion Shabbaton
For the 47th consecutive year, dozens of veteran shluchim who were personally sent by the Rebbe to Eretz Yisroel between 5736 and 5738 (1976-1978) gathered this past Shabbos for their annual reunion in Kfar Chabad.
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Living With the Chasidim in Samarkand and Tashkent
During World War II, around 1500 Lubavitcher chasidim from across the Soviet Union found refuge in Samarkand and Tashkent. From the Margins of Chabad History presents accounts by fellow refugees who were deeply impressed with the chasidim’s devotion and vibrant chasidishe life.
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Bais Levi Yitzchok Building Nears Completion Ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Less than a year ago, the site was little more than excavated earth and concrete footings. Today, Bais Levi Yitzchok's new shul stands enclosed, insulated, and rapidly moving toward completion, with the community hoping to open its doors in time for Rosh Hashanah.
Torah
53 Kashrus Insights Rabbi Hanoka Learned at the OK
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
Who Pays When a Child Crashes an Electric Scooter?
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.
End of the ‘Nine Days’ This Year?
Ask the Rov: When do the Nine Days mourning practices end when Yud Av falls on Friday? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Bishul Yisroel for Canned Chickpeas?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including having someone else drink the kiddush wine, Bishul Yisroel for canned chickpeas, and reciting birchos haTorah on mivtzoim.
Inspiration
‘Nu, What Was I Supposed to Do?!’
As a tomim in Lubavitch and later as a shochet, R. Shamai Vigan was a devout oved Hashem who spent hours each night at krias shema she’al hamita. Crying to the Rebbe Rashab that his sister was in danger, the Rebbe felt compelled to make a miracle for him.
OBITUARIES
R’ Daniel Berghoff, 71, AH
R' Daniel Berghoff, a longtime member of the Anash community in S. Monica and Los Angeles, and more recently S. Diego, California, passed away on Thursday, 16 Menachem Av.
Nshei
BCM Students Live and Breathe the Yud Beis Pesukim
Ateres Chaya Mushka Holds Mother-Daughter Challa Bake
