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Start Treating Your Yeshivah Like a Chabad House
In a candid interview, Rabbi Uri Perlman, founder of the Wilkes Yeshiva, discusses why the tone and approach of yeshivos toward bochurim needs to shift, and explains how his yeshiva was built on a diffrent model.
Please Stop with ‘The King is in the Field’
“‘The King is in the field’ has become an overused cliché. Few people stop to consider what it actually means. Instead, we repeat it like a slogan, a reassuring phrase meant to make us feel good, but only on a superficial level.”
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Lubavitch Youth Organization Launches New Website
Two Mesiras Nefesh Yidden Who Grew Into Great Chassidim
8 Elul marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Moshe Katznellenbogen and Reb Yosef Volovik, two generations of mesiras nefesh Yidden who became remarkable talmidei chachomim and Chassidim, keeping Torah and Yiddishkeit alive through decades of Soviet persecution and hardship.
The Rebbe Rejected His Offer to Donate a Year of His Life
‘Queens Mesivta’ Begins New Zman in Crown Heights
New Chabad House Opens on the Island of Corsica
MAZAL TOV
Heavy Downpour Floods Parts of 770
Heavy rain flooded several areas of 770 on Thursday evening, leaving portions of the main zal and downstairs areas soaked.
Last Missing Soldier Comes Home on the Day of Rebbe’s Bracha
Thirty-eight years to the day after his father tearfully asked the Rebbe for a bracha for his son who went missing in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub, Staff Sergeant Yehuda Katz will finally be brought to burial.
Bochur Lightly Injured in Crown Heights Car Accident
A bochur from the kvutza currently learning in 770 sustained light injuries this afternoon in a car accident on Brooklyn Avenue and Eastern Parkway, down the street from 770. Baruch Hashem, it appears he sustained only light injuries, and he is reported to be expected to be fine.
Mother and Son Produce Tribute to Beloved Rebbi
As the new school year approaches, singer Rochel Gurkow releases her first mother-and-son duet, called “Little Moishy,” dedicated to Rabbi Yossi Wilansky a”h, who cared so much for each of his talmidim.
One Chossid’s Vision Continues to Illuminate Hundreds
More than sixty years ago, Rabbi Meir Roness ע”ה answered the Rebbe’s call to spread the wellsprings of Chassidus. Today, through Keren Meir, that mission continues—and the community is once again invited to be a part of it.
A Home-Cooked L’chaim and a Wedding on Paper Plates
Mrs. Mariashi Groner recalls how the Rebbe’s call for simpler l’chaims shaped her own engagement, and how her father carried the same message into her wedding with simple invitations, paper plates, and plenty of joy.
Special Trail at Detroit Camp Retraces Rebbe’s Historic Visit
Camp Gan Yisroel Detroit marked a historic milestone this week, commemorating 70 years since the Rebbe’s visit to Gan Yisroel with a day of special programming, including the ribbon cutting of a model of 770 and the opening of a unique Gan Yisroel Trail throughout the campgrounds.
20 Bricks of Ice for a Mikvah in Lebanon
In a podcast interview, Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky, shliach to North Ranch, California for nearly four decades, shares memories of his parents’ humble devotion to others, the Rebbe’s personal care, and reflects on raising children without panic.
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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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The Chossid Who Had a Heart Attack When His Beard Was Shaved
Reb Berel Levertov, known among Lubavitcher chassidim as Berel Kabilaker, was a devoted chossid who gave his life for Yiddishkeit under Soviet rule. Arrested by the KGB in 1947, he died after guards forcibly shaved his beard in prison, a tragic end to a life of mesirus nefesh.
Torah
Rice: Three Brachos or One?
Ask the Rov: Which bracha do we make on rice? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
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.
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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.
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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
