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Whose Flame Do We Carry?
As we approach Yud Shvat, marking the historic moment when we, Chassidim, were privileged to become the Rebbe’s, it is a fitting time to reflect on an exchange between the Rebbe Rashab and a Chossid, whose messages continue to guide us to this very day.
Accepting the Rebbe Again: Making The Rebbe, My Rebbe
In the latest episode of Conversations in Chassidus, Rabbi Shmuel Wagner speaks to Rabbi Follie Dubov about making the Rebbe’s nesius personal and what bizbuz ho’otzros can mean for each one of us.
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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.
Mrs. Sheindel Zaklikovsky, 76, AH
Amid Kyiv Bombing, Zelensky Attends Babi Yar Memorial
Baltimore Mesivta Inaugurates New Beis Medrash
Live: Hachana Farbrengen for Yud Shevat
Help Your Students Get ‘Unstuck’ the Rebbe’s Way
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Mrs. Luba Schtroks, 57, AH
Mrs. Liba Breina (Luba) Schtroks, AH, wife of Rabbi Mendel Schtroks, and shlucha to Cologne, Germany, passed away on 9 Shevat, after a terrible illness.
Join a Yud Shevat Farbrengen In Crown Heights
Farbrengens will be held in Crown Heights over the next few days to mark Yud and Yud-Alef Shevat, the hilula of the Frierdiker Rebbe, and 75 years of the Rebbe’s accepting the nesius. Choose one from Anash.org’s list.
Every Wednesday. Every Child. Your Lasting Impact.
Often described as the largest Hebrew school in America, Released Time educates close to 1,000 Jewish children each year. On Yud Shevat, they turn to you to become their partner.
Fascinating Chof Beis Shevat Issue of N’Shei Chabad Newsletter
The new Chof Beis Shvat Issue of N’Shei Chabad Newsletter is out and will be in Crown Heights stores before Shabbos. You don’t want to miss this issue!
Five Years Later, Rabbi Yudi Dukes’ Impact Lives On
From Romania to the Pentagon, thousands are strengthening their Yiddishkeit weekly through JNet. These personal stories of one-on-one connection are the most powerful tribute to Rabbi Yudi’s lasting impact five years later.
Connecticut Head Shliach Leads Pre-Yud Shevat Farbrengen
Hundreds of Anash in Yerushalayim gathered for a central farbrengen in preparation for Yud Shevat, marking the 75th anniversary of the Rebbe formally accepting the nesius, with Rabbi Yisrael Deren, Head Shliach to Connecticut.
Photos: Crowds at the Kever of Baba Sali
Large crowds gathered in the Netivot cemetery for the Hilula of Rav Yisrael Abuchatziera, known as the “Baba Sali.” Paris photographer Mordechai Lubecki was there to capture the scenes.
Wednesday: Farbrengen with Rabbi Wolberg for Anash
Sought after farbrenger, Rabbi Moshe Wolberg of Kfar Chabad/Manchester, will farbreng for Anash on Wednesday evening at the Lincoln Place Shul and Beis Hamedrash, with a seuda by Mendy’s Catering.
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Spotlight Photo
Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.
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The Untold Story of Chabad’s First Shluchim Down Under
Who was the first Chabad chasid in Australia? Ask any Australian Lubavitcher this question, and you will be told—R. Moshe Feiglin. But while the Feiglins did certainly lay the foundations for contemporary Chabad in Australia, there is also a fascinating pre-history of Chabad shadarim and residents in Australia, dating all the way back to 1856 (5616). In honor of Australia Day this Monday, From the Margins of Chabad History tells the stories of these colorful pioneers.
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Body of Final Gaza Hostage Brought Home At Last
After 843 days, the IDF recovered and identified the body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili Hy”d, the final Jewish hostage held in Gaza since Oct. 7, marking the first time since the Simchas Torah massacre, and the first time since 2014, that no captives, living or fallen, remain in Gaza.
Torah
Toiveling Clay Pottery I Made in a Studio?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including checking out of a hotel on Shabbos, mezuzah on a deep doorway, toiveling personal pottery, and bishul yisroel of gluten-free bread.
Trimming the Mustache?
Ask the Rov: Is it permissible to trim the mustache or the hair of the neck? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Exact Wording of the Rebbe Scrutinized in New Publication
Rewriting the Siddur: What Stays, What Goes, and What Changes?
Trimming the Beard: What’s the Issue?
Ask the Rov: Why are we particular not to cut the beard at all? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Awkward: Do I Go Back to Admit a Lie?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including toiveling oil bottles for an event, leaving a cake in the oven at the start of Shabbos, and backtracking on a lie.
Inspiration
When Only One Student Showed Up on a Snow Day
When Mrs. Rivkah Chitrik trudged through four feet of snow to bring Ari to Oholei Torah, no other children had arrived. She prepared to take him home, but Reb Elyah Chaim Roitblatt stopped her and said something that changed her mind.
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Eight Years Later, Rubashkin Recounts His Path to Freedom
In this raw conversation, Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin takes us inside the moments that changed his life forever: hearing the sentence, choosing emunah over despair, surviving years behind bars, and holding on when there was no visible way out.
Nshei
Tears, Laughter, and Emuna at Women’s Circle Melava Malka
Girls Connect and Grow at West Coast Winter Camp
