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.

Amid heightened tensions in the north, fear is mounting that Hezbollah may attempt to fire rockets toward the Meron area during Lag BaOmer. In addition, forecasts predict powerful winds on Monday evening, raising safety concerns about the open flames.

Monday, 17 Iyar 5786, marks the third Yahrtzeit of my rosh yeshiva and personal mashpia – Harav Michoel Akiva Gershon a”h Wagner. I would like to share a deep understanding that I had a few years ago, which really changed the way I view myself as an educator.

Assemblyman Brian Cunningham with CH Resident and NYS Assembly candidate Ahron Gluck at the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC) Legislative Brunch today in Crown Heights.

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including reciting a MiShebeirach for a non-Jew, the brocho on potato kugel and matza crackers, and keeping an inaccurate scale in the kitchen.

For years, the couple did not have a child. But after donating towards the Lag BaOmer parade for proud expression of Yiddishkeit by public school children in a neighborhood with tens of thousands of Jews, the couple saw a miracle.

Israel approved a deal for advanced fighter jet squadrons from the U.S., while pledging $118 Billion to develop and manufacture its own aircraft and weapons systems, to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers. Decades earlier, the Rebbe urged Israel to reduce reliance on foreign military support.

Timed during the weeks when many classrooms are learning about the importance of Ahavas Yisroel, the fourth class of the Foundations of Chinuch training series gave educators practical tools to shape not only what students learn, but the way they see themselves and relate to one another.