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He Thought He Had Rosh Hashanah All Figured Out
Having resolved to spend Rosh Hashanah immersed in avodas hatefillah, his plans were suddenly interrupted. “They need you,” he was told, as he faced with a real struggle between his own avodah and what Hashem had planned for him.
Chassidus Misapplied: The Dangerous Reinvention of Chassidus
“A new discussion has emerged around the application of Chassidus and making it more practical and meaningful in our daily lives. On the surface, this would seem like a welcome endeavor: to translate the ideals of Chassidus into actual practice. Unfortunately, this is not what we are seeing.”
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Accusing the Satmar Rov of Politics?!
Tishrei Near the Ohel Begins With Sedorim and Farbrengens
This Tishrei, No Family Should Be Left Behind
Living With the Rebbe, Living With the Times
It’s Midnight. Do You Know Where the Bochurim Are?
Rabbi Bluming: Save a Family Facing Eviction
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Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Rosh Hashana Farbrengens
The Rebbe held 40 farbrengens on Rosh Hashana. The sichos from these farbrengens span around 300 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos in Sichos Kodesh, and around 50 pages in the 10 English Hanochos. Bonus: A kvius calendar.
Crowds Farewell Longtime Baalei Teshuva Rosh Yeshiva
Past students, Anash, and bochurim joined the levaya of Rabbi Avraham Lipskier, who devoted more than six decades to teaching and guiding baalei teshuva.
I Thought the Rebbe Would Tell Me That Children Are a Blessing
Overwhelmed while expecting her fifth child, Mrs. Chana Gurary of Montreal reluctantly went to the Rebbe expecting words about the blessing of children, but what the Rebbe told her was far more practical.
Levaya Held for Mrs. Chaya Laine
A large crowd of Anash and former students came out for the levaya of Mrs. Chaya Laine, who served for many years as a principal at Bais Rivkah High School.
Are You Meant to Succeed in 5787?
“In recent years, I’ve found that my Rosh Hashanah davening comes alive much more when I stop and ask myself: what would a truly good and sweet year actually look like for me?”
Only in Alaska: Chabad Pavilion at Alaska’s State Fair
As a quarter-million people enjoyed the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska, Shluchim to Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley, Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Greenberg, and a group of Lubavitcher bochurim were manning a Chabad pavilion to bring Yiddishkeit to the fairgoers.
What Will Tishrei Look Like When Moshiach Comes?
A new episode of Hilchesa Limeshicha explores how Tishrei may look when Moshiach comes, including whether technology changes how many days of Yom Tov we keep, whether Yom Kippur will remain a fast day, and how Sukkos will be observed.
Rabbi Avraham Lipskier, 86, AH
Rabbi Avraham Lipskier, who devoted more than six decades to teaching and guiding baalei teshuva, passed away on Thursday, 28 Elul.
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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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Chabad Rabbonim Warn of Common Mistake in Shofar Blowing
As Anash brush up on their shofar-blowing skills, Beis Din Rabbanei Chabad are pointing out a common mistake in blowing shevarim. The issue was first raised by Wisconsin shliach Rabbi Yisroel Shmotkin.
Torah
Skipping to Catch the Minyan?
Ask the Rov: If I came late to shul, should I skip korbanos to daven Shemoneh Esrei with the minyan? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Shechting Kaporos Only to Throw Them Away?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including shechting kaporos without kashering them, when to take three steps before shemone esrei, and taking a tefilas haderech keychain into the bathroom.
Drinking Water Before Running?
Ask the Rov: Does one make a bracha on water drunk before running? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Oven Turned Off and On: Bishul Yisroel?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including behind during selichos, oven relit by a non-Jew, and guidelines for repurposing a church to be a Shul.
Unmarried Man as a Teacher?
Ask the Rov: How may an unmarried man serve as a teacher or tutor? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
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.
Inspiration
Riga, Brownsville, Crown Heights: Rosh Hashanah with the Frierdiker Rebbe
As we approach Rosh Hashanah, From the Margins of Chabad History presents contemporary accounts of Rosh Hashanah with the Frierdiker Rebbe in Riga, Brownsville, and Crown Heights. A letter of Rosh Hashanah berachos from the Frierdiker Rebbe to American Jews is also published here, for the first time.
OBITUARIES
Alexander Ruvinov, 85, AH
Alexander Ruvinov, a longtime resident of Kensington, New York, passed away on Monday, 18 Elul.
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Campus Shluchos Gather in DC for First-Ever JewishU Growth Summit
