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A Holy Jew Lived In Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi
A learned rov, a tireless activist, a fearless leader, and a devoted chasid. From Cherikov to Vladivostok, Shanghai, and New York. In honor of his 72nd yartzeit, From the Margins of Chabad History tells the remarkable and colorful story of Harav Meir Ashkenazi. Part 1 of a series.
Chabad Joins Leadership at Historic Park East Synagogue
Chabad of the Upper East Side and the historic Park East Synagogue announced Friday a broad new partnership that will bring Chabad’s rabbinic leadership and a number of its growing programs into the 136-year-old congregation.
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Jewish and Arab MKs Receive Special Tanyas
The Cantonist Chossid who Became the Rebbe’s Gabbai
Kidnapped at age seven and freed by 'Chevras Techiyas Hameisim,' R. Yisrael Nachman Mariasin became a devout chossid, a talmid of R. Hillel Paritcher, and ultimately, the Rebbe Rashab's gabbai for yechidus.
The Unassuming Giant: Reb Avrum Hersh Cohen
24 Av is the yahrzeit of the gaon and chassid Reb Avrum Hersh Cohen, who was known for his dedication to the study of Torah and his hiskashrus to the Rebbe.
Cholov Yisroel Baby Formula Approved for WIC
Mrs. Miriam Meijers, 82, AH
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Chabad Chossid Set to Enter Knesset as Likud Member
R’ Shabtai Katash, chairman of the religious council in Lod and a Lubavitcher chossid, is set to enter the Knesset as a Likud representative, replacing MK Dan Iluz. “The Rebbe guided us toward achdus. The shlichus of Chabad chassidim is to reach every Yid, without checking which sector he comes from. In the Knesset too, I see shlichus, to connect between parts of the nation and not to deepen the disagreements,” he said.
‘What Are Bochurim Doing in Such a Place?’
While strongly encouraging mivtzoim, the Rebbe also cautioned that not every setting was appropriate for every person. When bochurim found an opportunity near a resort, the Rebbe reprimanded them.
Uplifting Event Marks Year’s End at Moscow Yeshiva
The graduating Shiur Gimmel at Moscow’s central Yeshiva Ketana celebrated the completion of three years of learning at an uplifting ceremony on the Istra campus outside Moscow, with each talmid receiving a personalized Chitas and certificate of recognition.
Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens This Week
The Rebbe held 38 farbrengens on Shabbos Parshas Re’eh. The sichos from these farbrengens span almost 1,000 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos, and around 120 pages in 12 English Hanochos. Bonus: Taste of Elul.
Children’s Rally That Almost Didn’t Happen Shows Up
After a mix-up left the Rebbe’s children’s rally uncertain, sixty campers gathered in 770 expecting only Minchah, but the Rebbe delivered a surprise Sicha and distributed coins. Nearly 40 years, the footage by Avraham Berns on an old tape.
How a Small Problem Turned Into Half a Million Yarmulkas Worldwide
Laizer Mangel never set out to build a business. He just wanted yarmulkes with a logo for his parents’ Chabad dinner gala. Today, he ships custom yarmulkes and Judaica textiles to customers in every U.S. state and dozens of countries around the world.
Age Rejection May Be Costing Us Good Shidduchim
“When I was younger and just starting shidduchim, I had a very clear picture of what I was looking for. One of those things was age. As the years went by and I gained more life experience, my perspective changed.”
Dovi’s CGI Florida Takes Bunk and Group Photos
After a successful session at Dovi’s Camp Gan Yisroel in Fruitland Park, Central Florida, campers and counselors of all divisions posed for bunk photos, as well as one big photo together.
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Living With the Chasidim in Samarkand and Tashkent
During World War II, around 1500 Lubavitcher chasidim from across the Soviet Union found refuge in Samarkand and Tashkent. From the Margins of Chabad History presents accounts by fellow refugees who were deeply impressed with the chasidim’s devotion and vibrant chasidishe life.
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CTeen Xtreme Hits the Road on Sold-Out Summer Trip
Between white-water rapids, jet skis and national parks, forty Jewish teens headed out on CTeen Xtreme’s sold-out journey across the American West and returned home ready to live their Yiddishkeit with new pride and commitment.
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Crocs or Slippers in the Street on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including holding the eitz chayim during kriah, Crocs and open-backed slippers outside on Shabbos, and saying "Good Shabbos" on Friday.
53 Kashrus Insights Rabbi Hanoka Learned at the OK
Ending Life for a Patient?
Ask the Rov: May a doctor end the life of a patient who is suffering and wishes to die? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
The Sefer That Cracked the Code of Rashi
Who Pays When a Child Crashes an Electric Scooter?
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.
End of the ‘Nine Days’ This Year?
Ask the Rov: When do the Nine Days mourning practices end when Yud Av falls on Friday? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Inspiration
The Rebbe Banged on the Bimah with a Message From Above
As a talmid in 770, R' Yisroel Gordon was sitting in the Zal when the Rebbe walked in and banged on the bimah. He had a message from the Frierdiker Rebbe who received a heavenly message from the Rebbe Rashab.
OBITUARIES
R’ Daniel Berghoff, 71, AH
R' Daniel Berghoff, a longtime member of the Anash community in S. Monica and Los Angeles, and more recently S. Diego, California, passed away on Thursday, 16 Menachem Av.
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BCM Students Live and Breathe the Yud Beis Pesukim
Ateres Chaya Mushka Holds Mother-Daughter Challa Bake
