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Kol Nidrei with the Rebbe in Liadi: An Eyewitness Account
The latest installment of From the Margins of Chabad History takes us back 150 years to the holy and uplifting atmosphere of Yom Kippur with the Chabad Rebbe of Liadi, Harav Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneerson. A picture of the zal of the Rebbe of Liadi is also uncovered for the first time.
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.”
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From Rennet to Whey: OK Kashrus Expert Talks Kosher Cheese
Photos: Breathtaking Views of Chamonix and Mont-Blanc
New Shluchim Head to Historic Chassidishe Town of Homel
Thai Authorities Raid Chabad on Erev Yom Kippur
New Song Released for Simchas Beis Hashoeva 5787
MAZAL TOV
Ten Yad Launches Its 2026 Auction and Tenathon 7
Ten Yad has launched its 2026 Auction, culminating in TENATHON 7 at the Union-Bedford Armory with Avraham Fried, Motty Steinmetz, Eitan Katz, Shmuel, and Sruly Green, all joining for an evening dedicated to helping kallahs prepare for their wedding day.
600 English-Speaking Bochurim Gathered in 770 for Seder Sichos
In preparation for Erev Yom Kippur, over 600 English-speaking Bochurim from around the world convened tonight, Tuesday, at 770 Eastern Parkway, Beis Chayenu, for a grand Seder Sichos.
Yaakov Meir Eisenbach, 24, AH
Yaakov Meir Eisenbach, a young Lubavitcher bochur from Yerushalayim, passed away on Shabbos, 8 Tishrei.
Kittel on Yom Kippur After a Second Marriage?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including Hatoras Nedorim at night, tzitzis without an undershirt, and kittel on Yom Kippur after a second marriage.
Brunoy Performs Kaporos on Erev Yom Kippur
Ahead of Yom Kippur, hundreds came to the courtyard of the Brunoy Yeshiva in the pre-dawn hours, b’ashmores haboker, to perform kaparos. Beginning at 6:45 a.m., bochurim, Anash and local families filled the yeshiva grounds for the annual Erev Yom Kippur minhag.
Nigunim Channel Releases Yomim Nora’im Album
Listen now to a medley of soulful and energetic Chabad nigunim for the High Holy Days, released by the “Yedidi Roy” channel, which specializes in reviving Chabad nigunim.
6,000 Kids Joined CKids’ All-Star Opening Day
More than 6,000 Jewish children at over 200 Chabad centers around the world took part in Rosh Hashanah Opening Day, a sports-themed pre-Rosh Hashanah experience developed and supplied by CKids International.
Give Tzedaka to Needy Families in Eretz Yisroel
Under the auspices of Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin, Keren Anash Petach Tikvah provides essential Yom Tov assistance to families in need throughout Central Israel, with a special focus on our fellow Anash and Shluchim
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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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Before Yom Kippur: A Few Things Worth Remembering
There is so much to think about on Erev Yom Kippur that it can be surprisingly easy to forget the simplest things. Here is a list of small reminders.
Torah
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.
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.
Inspiration
The Tzemach Tzedek’s Trusted Rov Who Fought the Czar’s Chappers
A renowned rov and senior chossid whom the Tzemach Tzedek entrusted with guiding young Chassidim, R. Aharon Belinitcher was sent to influence communities to excommunicate the Czar’s notorious chappers.
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
