A group of bochurim from the Nyack Yeshiva, who are spending their summer break learning in the Toras Emes Yeshiva in Yerushalayim, embarked on a mission to support and uplift the spirits of soldiers stationed at key locations near Gaza.
Yes, You Can Earn Your Semicha in Just One Year!
Under the expert instruction of Rabbi Yossi Barber, known for his clear and engaging teaching style, Lemaan Yilmedu’s Semicha course explores the halachos of kashrus with a focus on practical application.
Is It Straight? Tefillin on the Head
Ask the Rov: Where is the tefillin shel rosh to be placed? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
New Law to Ban Airlines from Charging to Sit with Children
A new law proposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation would require U.S. and foreign airlines to seat children 13 or younger next to their parent or guardian for free or offer them a refund.
War Day 302: Five Terrorists Eliminated on Way to Attack, War Threat for Tisha B’av
War Summary Day 302: Large terror attack prevented in Judea and Samaria with a drone eliminating a car with five terrorists, Iran may attack anytime between now and Tisha B’av, and U.S. coalition forces prepare to assist in defense against Iran attack.
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Teachers Should Be Paid on Level with Businesspeople
From the Anash.org Inbox: I’ve been following the discussion about teachers in our mosdos, and I feel like I must add in my input – which is actually just the Rebbe’s words: teachers’ salaries must be equal to their businessmen peers for the success of our children’s chinuch.
1,500 Ukrainian Children Enjoy Summer Getaway in Hungary
Chabad of Ukraine organized summer camps for over a thousand war-weary children to get a break and escape the stress and dangers of their current situation with some healthy fun and Torah learning in a beautiful campground.
The Devoted Chossid Who Wasn’t ‘Mekushar’
A devoted gabbai of the Rebbe Rashab and the Frierdiker Rebbe, Reb Chonye Morozov was accused by some as not being ‘mekushar‘ enough. But when he explained his definition of hiskashrus, the tables were turned.
We Need Not Have a False Sense of Protection or Dread
Article by Rabbi Mordechai Lipskier: Being armed from without shouldn’t give us a false sense of protection, and being threatened from without shouldn’t give us a false sense of dread. We have it within ourselves to connect with Hashem and overcome any and all obstacles.
Your Erev Shabbos Tzedaka Can Save a Life
While you prepare for Shabbos, at home or upstate, one family will be preparing for Shabbos in the hospital, another day in the battle to keep their son alive.
Day-to-Day Guide Released for the Nine Days
Read and Download: A new booklet of the Day-to-Day Halachic Guide by Rabbi Yosef Braun has been released, containing detailed instructions on the halachos and minhagim for the Nine Days and Shabbos Nachamu.
Queens and Westchester Yeshivos Hold Unity Seder in the Poconos
A special seder achdus took place in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania joined by bochurim of the yeshivos of Queens and Westchester who are refreshing themselves there during the summer months.
El Al Airline Starting Daily Flight to Accommodate Kohanim
El Al airline will now be offering a daily flight that will be certified coffin-free to accommodate Kohanim who may not be under the same roof as a Jewish corpse.
Har Habayis Location Examined in New Booklet
Explore the history and relevance of the location of the Beis Hamikdash with the new Hebrew and English booklet by Rabbi Mendel Raskin, Shliach in Cote St. Luc, Montreal.
Only a Yiddishe Meidel…
When a 16-year-old girl from Melbourne begged the Rebbe to help her convert, the Rebbe guided R’ Chaim Gutnick to reveal that she was already Jewish. When asked later how he knew, the Rebbe said that it was obvious…
The Rebbe’s English Letters on Davening Better
This week’s selection of English letters from the Rebbe is on the topic of davening, such as: women’s davening, the impact on personal life, how to better concentrate, how to prepare for davening, and whether children can skip certain tefilos.
War Day 300: Iran Attack Expected, Israel on Standby
War Summary, Day 300: Iran & proxies are expected to attack over the weekend, Nasrallah says the war entered a “new phase,” IDF is on standby, hospitals, factories, and civilians prepare, U.S. made new defensive military deployments to the Mideast, eliminated Al Jazeera reporter was a Hamas Nukhba fighter, and Defense Ministry moving to more local production.
NYPD to Add Patrols Following Middle East Assassinations
Residents in Crown Heights and the greater New York area will be surveilled by roaming police cars all week as an extra precaution in response to the recent assassinations of high profile terrorist leaders.
‘Oy! I Haven’t Finished Shas Yet!’ Remembering Rabbi Dovid Wichnin
When Rabbi Chaim Dovid Wichnin, Rosh Yeshivah of Tiferes Bachurim in Morristown and Rov of Anash in Monsey, was notified that he had a deadly illness, his first concern was “Oy! But I haven’t finished Shas yet!”
Picture of the Day
Nearly 100 Shluchim converged at Chabad of Princeton University for the annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Kinus to discuss current issues facing their communities.
Shopify CEO Fulfils 18-Year-Old Promise to His Campus Rabbi
In 2008, a young law student at the University of Ottawa told Rabbi Chaim Boyarsky that he’d like to help buy a building for Chabad. Today, Harley Finkelstein is the CEO of Shopify and he honored his promise.
All It Took Was One Cruel Moment…
In the blink of an eye, 15-year-old Mendel Bluming, a lively, cheerful bochur, was suddenly fighting for his life on the side of a road. It is up to us to write the end of the story.
Surprise Celebration in Morristown for Rabbi Herson’s 90th Birthday
A surprise celebration and Tanya printing was held in Morristown, NJ celebrating the 90th birthday of Rabbi Moshe Herson, Head Shliach of New Jersey and dean of the Rabbinical College of America.
Watch: Daily Video About the Beis Hamikdash
Watch today’s daily video about the Beis Hamikdash by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger and take a quiz to enter a raffle on two gift cards at Judaica World of Crown Heights.
One Song in Fifteen Languages
Rabbi Yosef Minkowitz recalls attending the Rebbe’s intimate farbrengens as a young boy in the 1950s, and the time the Rebbe reminded him not to carry on Shabbos.