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Philanthropist Inaugurates Beis Medrash with Notable Sheva Brachos
Prominent Rebbes, rabbonim and mashpi’im gathered for the Chanukas Habayis of a magnificent Beis Medrash for the Maayanei Yisrael community in Beit Shemesh and a Sheva Brachos for the son of Lubavitcher philanthropist R’ Eliyahu Schlossberg.
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 After all, the Yeshiva is, in many ways, old-fashioned and outdated.”
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Rabbi Yitzchak Alfasi, Prolific Chassidic Historian, Passes Away
He Gave His Life for His Children’s Chinuch, and Succeeded
Motzaei Shabbos story: Dedicated to his children's chinuch, R. Benche Raskin fought the Haskala in his hometown, moved to another city, and early each morning he recited Tehillim and brachos with tears, pleading for ehrliche children. The result: The large Lubavitcher Raskin family.
Sheepshead Bay Chabad Races Against Deadline to Secure Property
Chabad Sheepshead Bay: We must raise the final $600,000 by Chai Elul to secure our community's future home—or risk losing the property, deposit and much needed building for our community!
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
MAZAL TOV
Not Everywhere is Kfar Chabad on Simchas Torah
A grand ‘Erev Chabad’ in Caesarea featured Chassidim singing nigunim and dancing, with some amusing by dancing on their heads. But in a yechidus that followed, the Rebbe explained that not everything that works on Simchas Torah in Kfar Chabad is suitable for the wider public.
U.S. Senator Visits Thriving Dnipro Jewish Community
During celebrations of the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal visited Dnipro’s Jewish community, touring its institutions and learning about its remarkable growth and the city’s historic connection to the Rebbe.
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.
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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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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.
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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.
Inspiration
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.
OBITUARIES
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.
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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
