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You Really Want to Change; So Why Haven’t You?
We tend to assume that if we truly wanted to change, we would have changed already. A powerful insight in the Rebbe’s maamar Ani L’Dodi 5726 suggests that the truth may be very different. From an Elul shiur by Los Angeles Mashpia Rabbi Mendel Schapiro.
What Do You Want Lubavitch to Be?
“Everything we place before the public tells people something about what Lubavitch is. The deeper question is: What do we want our children to understand when they hear the word ‘Lubavitch,’ and will the next generation see that derech clearly in us?”
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A New Year of Halacha Starts Now!
Sydney Tanya Shiur Expands for Rabbi Yaakov Levitan’s 40th
Today, 12 Elul marks what would have been the 40th birthday of Rabbi Yaakov Levitan HY”D. To honor his memory, a Sydney-based weekly Tanya shiur dedicated in Yaakov’s name is encouraging people to join.
225 Talmidim Begin New Zman at Oholei Torah Mesivta
New Doors, Sparkling Floors: 770 Readies for Tishrei
Teacher Creates Full-Year Jewish Calendar for Classrooms
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Pull-Out Pens Bring 12 Pesukim Into Children’s Daily Lives
Marking 50 years since the Rebbe launched the 12 Pesukim campaign, a new pull-out pen is helping thousands of children in camps and schools connect with the Pesukim in a personal and practical way.
There Was Only One ‘Reb Shmuel’
11 Elul is the yahrzeit of Harav Shmuel Halevi Levitin, a devoted chossid, rov, and mashpia who served as the Rebbe Rashab and Frierdiker Rebbe’s shliach. He oversaw Tomchei Tmimim across Russia until his arrest and exile to Siberia. The Rebbe showed him great kiruvim and dedicated a sicha to him after his passing.
Tickling Someone in the Ear with Tzitzis?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including bringing tefillin into the mikvah, missed kapitlach before Boruch She’omar on Shabbos, and tickling someone in the ear with tzitzis.
New Press Publishes Translations of Chassidus for Women
A new book press called Inner World Press, founded by Chava Green, has published its first book this year called “The Feminine Paradox: Ezer Kenegdo, Opposition that Births a Luminous World.”
Oholei Torah Zal Begins With 540 Bochurim, Expanded Faculty
With 540 talmidim beginning the new Shnas Halimudim, Oholei Torah Beis Medrash has expanded its faculty and support staff and added two new dormitory locations to accommodate the growing number of bochurim.
Ohel Bus Runs Expanded Schedule for Elul
Bus to Ohel is expanding its Crown Heights service, with hourly buses throughout the day and additional evening trips during the special days of Elul and the opening of the new zman.
How Do I Toivel a Keurig?
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.
Shliach and Tech Executive Chavrusa Turned Into a Book
After years of learning together, Vancouver shliach Rabbi Shmuel Yeshayahu and tech executive Daniel Friedmann, published Your Calling, exploring how Torah can help readers discover their purpose.
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A Holy Jew Lived in Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi – II
Part two of the series about the fascinating and colorful story of Harav Meir Ashkenazi of Shanghai traces his response to the Holocaust, post-war communal activism, visit to Eretz Yisrael and America, and his final years in New York as the rov and father figure of the international Shanghai diaspora.
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A New Year of Halacha Starts Now!
Start off your year strong with a commitment to learning Halacha. Lemaan Yilmedu, the premiere English-language Halacha program, is kicking off their courses this week! Each year-long course can help you master an area of Halacha in a practical, in-depth way.
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Tickling Someone in the Ear with Tzitzis?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including bringing tefillin into the mikvah, missed kapitlach before Boruch She'omar on Shabbos, and tickling someone in the ear with tzitzis.
How Do I Toivel a Keurig?
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.
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.
Inspiration
He Saw What the Tzemach Tzedek Did Behind Closed Doors
Called into the Tzemach Tzedek’s room to copy a maamar, R. Shmuel der Shreiber was left spellbound by what he witnessed, spending all night watching the Rebbe learn until he was ultimately sent on his way.
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Kasriel Nachman Keinan, 24, AH
After more than a week of intensive searches, the body of missing Lubavitcher bochur Kasriel Nachman Keinan was found Thursday afternoon in difficult terrain near the Swiss Forest outside Tiveria.
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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
