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What Rabbi Chodakov Told the Father Who Demanded English in Cheder
When a successful and prominent man wanted his son’s melamed to change the language of instruction from Yiddish to English, the young Oholei Torah teacher stood his ground. Reb Sholom Horowitz, a former melamed in Oholei Torah, tells over a story from 50 years ago highlighting the importance placed on Yiddish as the language of chinuch.
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Pegisha Students Get Taste of Gemara at Hadar Hatorah
The Unsung Heroes of Crown Heights Bikur Cholim
Thailand Revokes Citizenship of Country’s Head Shliach
‘Disco Rabbi’ Dons Baba Sali’s Yarmulka in Ohel Encounter
2,000 Participants Conclude Packed Pegisha Weekend
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Montreal Melamed’s Tent Welcomes New Generation in Baltimore
In Rabbi Dovid Leib Wilansky’s Pre-1A classroom at Cheder Chabad Baltimore, the children are learning about Avraham Avinu’s tent in honor of Parshas Vayeira. But the tent they are using carries a special history.
In the Twilight: Melacha During Bein Hashmashos
Ask the Rov: I realized right after shkiah that the dining room lights are off. May I ask a non-Jew to turn them on? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Boca Raton Synagogue Appoints Chabad Mashpia
At a special visit to the Ohel, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, senior rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue, announced the appointment of Rabbi Moshe Wolvovsky as mashpia of the Chabad shtiebel minyan at the shul.
Shulamis Lavrinoff, 90, AH
Shulamis Lavrinoff, a resident of Los Angeles, California and the mother of Naftoli Lavrinoff of Borough Park, passed away on Wednesday, 17 Cheshvan.
Two Packed Zals Resound With Torah at Oholei Torah Mesivta
Walk into Seder at Oholei Torah Mesivta, and you will find standing room only. In the largest year in the Mesivta’s history, two packed zals and an ambitious new learning initiative reflect the chayus the bochurim are carrying from Tishrei into the months ahead.
Photos: Lyon’s Streets, Mosdos, and Jewish Life
Photographer Mordechai Lubecki visited Lyon, France, where he toured the city’s extensive network of Lubavitch mosdos, documenting the vibrant Jewish life and community infrastructure established by the Rebbe’s shluchim.
Shloshim Event to be Held for Rabbi Yisroel Rubin
A special Shloshim event will mark 30 days since the passing of Rabbi Yisroel Rubin, shliach to Albany, NY, and the Capital Region. The event will be broadcast live on Anash.org.
Racheli Dinari, 12, AH
Menucha Rochel (Racheli) Dinari, a 12-year-old girl from Be’er Ganim in Eretz Yisroel, passed away on Tuesday evening following a terrible illness.
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The Orphan Who Found a Lubavitcher Father in Shanghai
From the Margins of Chabad History: The final installment of the series about the life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi of Shanghai tells the remarkable and dramatic story of the young orphan boy he took into his home and raised to live a life of devotion to Torah and the Jewish people.
News
Record Turnout in Israel Election, Exit Polls Show No Clear Winner
Polls closed Tuesday night in Israel's national election, with the first exit polls showing no clear winner. It appears that the opposition camp led by Gadi Eisenkot is slighty ahead of Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's bloc, although Netanyahu's Likud looks to be the largest single party.
Torah
Too Tired to Daven Maariv – Can You Make It Up?
Is This the Whole Purpose of Yiddishkeit?
Saying Hagomel After My Daughter’s Surgery?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including reading the haftorah with the maftir, mezuzah dilemmas, and saying Hagomel for a daughter.
Candle-Lighting Time: 18, 25, or 40 Minutes?
Ask the Rov: If Shabbos begins at shkiah, why do we light the candles earlier? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
What Bracha Is Your ‘Mezonos Wrap’?
Blending Raspberries in a Smoothie?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including making Kiddush before musaf, purreying raspberries, and the correct brocho for Rice Krispies.
Inspiration
The Kopuster Rebbe’s Response Sent Him Back to Lubavitch
After the passing of the Rebbe Maharash, R. Heschel Nota Gnessin and a friend traveled to Kopust in search of a Rebbe, but a surprising story told by the Kopuster Rebbe led him to turn back to Lubavitch.
OBITUARIES
R’ Yehuda ‘Flumie’ Harris, 65, AH
R' Yehuda “Flumie” Harris, a beloved member of the Anash community in New Haven, CT, passed away Wednesday morning, 10 Cheshvan, after battling an illness over the past few months.
Nshei
Heritage Quest Ends, But Teens’ Global Impact Has Just Begun
Campus Shluchos Gather in DC for First-Ever JewishU Growth Summit
