Tomchei Tmimim Doesn’t Need to Be Reinvented
“We all recognize the amazing contribution of Tomchei Temimim to our own lives and to world Jewry. But sometimes we still think that there are those who have a thing or two to teach the Yeshiva as well. After all, the Yeshiva is, in many ways, old-fashioned and outdated.”
The Job Everyone Thinks They Know How to Do
“My friend who is a plumber doesn’t have others telling him how to his job. Even my friends who are Chabad House Rabbis will not allow their congregants to dictate how they run their Chabad House. But the good Mechanech will need to take abuse and face derision for doing what they are most qualified to do.”
Rabbi Bluming: Save a Family Facing Eviction
Pape Family to Complete Zevi’s Torah for Bar Mitzvah
94 Beis Moshe Secures Property for Future Shul Building
Not Everywhere is Kfar Chabad on Simchas Torah
U.S. Senator Visits Thriving Dnipro Jewish Community
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Help Build the First Mikvah in Zhejiang, China
With the closest mikvah over four hours away, a new campaign aims to build the first mikvah in Zhejiang, China, and transform Jewish family life across the region.
Live: Erev Shabbos Seder Nigunim
Live at 1 PM ET: Go into Shabbos on the right note with a live weekly seder nigunim with renowned baal menagen Reb Mendel Markel.
Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens This Week
The Rebbe held 25 farbrengens on Shabbos Parshas Ki Savo. The sichos from these farbrengens span around 700 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos in Sichos Kodesh, and around 70 pages in the 9 English Hanochos published by Sichos in English.
Mrs. Chasya Mordokh, 89, AH
Mrs. Chasya Mordokh, a longtime resident of Miami Beach, Florida, and a beloved Morah, passed away on Thursday, 14 Elul.
Tes Vov Elul: Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva Was Founded
On the 15th of Elul, 5657/1897, during one of the sheva brochos meals of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s chasunah, the Rebbe Rashab announced that he had taken to create a yeshiva that will combine the learning of nigleh and Chassidus.
Veteran Editor Inspires American Chassidus Chabura
Veteran Lubavitch English editor, R’ Uri Kaploun of Yerushalayim, led an Elul farbrengen for members of the Mayan Menachem chabura for American chassidishe bochurim learning in Eretz Yisroel.
Tzeirei Hatemimim Concluded Uplifting Summer on a High Note
After a month of being immersed in learning while enjoying activities in a chassidishe atmosphere, talmidim of Camp Tzeirei Hatmimim in Allentown, PA, returned home inspired for another year.
Exciting New Beginning for Oholei Torah Preschool and Pre1A
Oholei Torah Preschool and Pre1A opened its doors this week with an atmosphere of joy and excitement as talmidim began a new year filled with discovery, growth, and Chassidishe chinuch.
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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.
The Papers Were Signed for Cremation, Then the Shliach Arrived
After 15 years in an assisted living facility in New Hampshire, an elderly Jew who was set to be cremated will instead receive a full Kevuras Yisroel beside his parents and brother on Long Island.
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.
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.
When the Rebbe Wouldn’t Accept Two Medical Opinions
When two doctors recommended removing his lung for cancer, the Rebbe insisted on yet a third opinion. That advice saved his lung, and saved his life years later.
Mrs. Henna Markel, 45, AH
Mrs. Henna Markel (nee Margolis), a Crown Heights resident and mother of three, passed away on Tuesday, 12 Elul, following a lengthy illness.