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My Memories of Living in the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s Building
In a video interview, Rabbi Chaim Levi Goldstein of Crown Heights, a veteran mechanech, shares fascinating stories and memories spanning his family’s roots in Lubavitch, his childhood living in the same apartment building as the Rebbe and Rebbetzin, and decades of guidance and personal encounters with the Rebbe.
Does Every Community Issue Belong on the Front Page?
“There seems to be a growing assumption that whenever we identify a weakness in our community, the natural place to discuss it is in a public article, accessible not only to Anash but to the entire Jewish world and beyond. I’m not convinced that assumption is correct.”
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New Yiddish Initiative Opens Elul Zman at Antwerp Yeshiva
Kids’ Art Festival Returns for 3rd Year at JCM
Rice: Three Brachos or One?
Ask the Rov: Which bracha do we make on rice? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
‘Parking Stickers of Shame’ Return to NYC
Boy Rescued From Tanzania Celebrates Emotional Bar Mitzvah
A Jewish boy who was rescued from an abusive Muslim household in Tanzania six years ago celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in Eretz Yisroel this week, marking the latest stage in a complex rescue and rehabilitation operation led by Yad L’Achim with the assistance of the Rebbe's shliach in Tanzania.
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In One Year, You Could Be a Certified Sofer
This year-long offering will provide you with the tools, training and certification to be a Sofer Stam. Taught in Ksav Alter Rebbe by Rabbi Chaim Pape, a skilled Sofer who excels in teaching the holy craft to new sofrim, students will study the theory of Safrus in Keses Hasofer alongside intensive practical training.
Florida Campers Fill Their Summer with Baal Peh Learning
Campers and staff of Dovi’s CGI Florida gathered on the final Friday of the summer to present the Rebbe with a gift of Torah by heart and to celebrate their collective and individual achievements at the 20th Annual MBP Award Ceremony.
‘Davenen Mit a Niggun’ Returns With New Elul Release
Following the enthusiastic response to the first installment, Machon Gaaguim Nigunei Chabad has released the second part of its “Davenen Mit a Niggun” project, featuring familiar sections of davening sung to niggunim taught by the Rebbe.
The Rebbe Wanted Bochurim to Marry at Age 20
“I recently discovered a remarkable recording of the Rebbe that seems to have gone unnoticed until now. The Rebbe describes the thoughts of a young bochur about marriage at 20 years old, the age mentioned by Chazal as the appropriate time for marriage.”
Police Fear Terror Motive in Chabad Bochur’s Disappearance
The father of missing Chabad bochur Nachman Keinan says police told him they are now concerned that his son’s disappearance may involve a nationalist incident, as the extensive search in northern Israel continues a week after he vanished.
For Fiftieth Summer, French Chassidim Enjoy Retreat in the Alps
The annual European Seminar of Beth Loubavitch is underway in the French Alps, bringing together around 2,000 Jewish families for several weeks of Torah learning, farbrengens, summer activities and programs for every age.
New Shluchim to Canton, Massachusetts
Rabbi Yanki and Soshi Horowitz are moving on shlichus to Canton, Massachusetts, where they will bring more connection, more Mitzvos, and vibrant holiday programming.
Rebbetzin Shifra Stone, 80, AH
Rebbetzin Shifra Stone, a longtime educator and lecturer from Brooklyn and wife of Rabbi Avraham Stone, passed away on Sunday, 3 Elul.
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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.
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Vaad Hatmimim Seeks Housing for 1,000+ Bochurim This Tishrei
With a growing number of guests expected from Eretz Yisroel, the Vaad Hatmimim is asking the public for leads on houses, buildings, and other suitable spaces for Tishrei accommodations.
Torah
Splitting Davening Between Two Chazzonim?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including saying “Elokim Acheirim,” missed parsha when traveling to Eretz Yisroel, and splitting shachris between two chazzonim.
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.
Inspiration
Boys Banned from Ball Playing, But the Rebbe Intervened
When boys at 770 were told to stop playing ball, one boy was ready to leave yeshiva altogether. The Rebbe heard about it, and the next day, balls came rolling out the windows of 770.
OBITUARIES
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.
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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
