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STaM Styles: What’s the Difference?

Ask the Rov: What is the difference between the various ksovim used for STaM? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

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‘Mivtzoim Tefillin’: Is That Actually a Thing?

Ask the Rov: What are acceptable tefillin to give someone on mivtzoim? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

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Why Wear Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin?

Ask the Rov: Why do we wear Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin if the halacha follows Rashi? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

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Letting Go of Utensils in the Mikveh?

Ask the Rov: What is the best way to hold a utensil while toiveling it? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Distributing Treats to Non-Jews on Shabbos

Ask the Rov: Can one give candy to non-Jewish kids when their holiday falls on Friday night? Rabbi Chaim Hillel..

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Telling the Kohen to Go Out of Shul?

Ask the Rov: Can a congregation sell the first aliya to a non-kohen and have the kohen leave? Rabbi Chaim..

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Auctioning Kibudim on Shabbos and Yom Tov?

Ask the Rov: Why is selling aliyos allowed on Shabbos and yom tov? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Lighting Yahrtzeit Candles on Yom Tov?

Ask the Rov: May I light decorative or yahrtzeit candles on yom tov? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Igniting and Extinguishing on Yom Tov

Ask the Rov: Can I adjust a timer on yom tov to cause a light to turn on or off..

Can Tefillin and Mezuzos Ever be Repaired?

Ask the Rov: If a mistake is found in a mezuzah, can it be fixed? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

‘Yehi Ratzon’ on the Rosh Hashanah Apple

Ask the Rov: Why is Minhag Chabad to recite the Yehi Ratzon on the apple between the bracha and eating?..

Alternative Selichos Times: Before Midnight or in the Morning?

Ask the Rov: I have difficulty going to selichos at midnight. Can I say it at a different time? Rabbi..

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Mezuzah Position: Is It Really a ‘Compromise’?

Ask the Rov: Do doorways without doors require a mezuzah with a bracha? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Mezuzah on a Doorless Doorway?

Ask the Rov: Do doorways without doors require a mezuzah with a bracha? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Checking My Own Mezuzos?

Ask the Rov: How often do I need to check my mezuzos, and who can check them? Rabbi Chaim Hillel..

Scary Dreams: Should I be Afraid?

Ask the Rov: Is my dream a message to me? Should I be doing something? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Friday Afternoon ‘Toameha’?

Ask the Rov: Is the practice of eating on Friday afternoon (“toameha”) appropriate? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Mezuzah on a Store or Office?

Ask the Rov: Does a store or office require a mezuzah? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Mezuzah on an Elevator?

Ask the Rov: Does an elevator require a mezuzah? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Mezuzah on a Walk-In Closet?

Ask the Rov: Does a walk-in closet need a mezuzah? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

Mezuzah on an Airbnb?

Ask the Rov: I am renting an Airbnb for an extended period of time. Do I need to put up..

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Mazal tov!
Israel’s incoming ambassador to Georgia, Mr. Walid Abu-Haya, paid his first official visit to the Chabad House in Batumi, directed by Rabbi Zevi Mandelzon, where they focused on Chanukah preparations and strengthening ties with the local Jewish community.
Three months after Krayot shliach Rabbi Pinchas Pizem miraculously returned to life following cardiac arrest, open-heart surgery, and three resuscitations, his family, local rabbonim and senior doctors gathered on his birthday to thank Hashem for the great miracle.
A car from Russia was spotted sporting a license plate that quotes the famous nigun: “Nyet, nyet nikavo” — there is none but Hashem.
Mazal tov!
Anash of New Haven gathered for a farbrengen marking the birthday and yahrtzeit of the Mitteler Rebbe, as well as the 200th year of the Chag HaGeulah, with guest speaker Rabbi Yehoshua Hecht from Norwalk, Connecticut
The Buffalo Anash community gathered at the Knesset Center for a farbrengen marking the 200th year since the Mitteler Rebbe’s geulah on Yud Kislev
Acting head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Moscow, J. Douglas Dykhouse, who serves as the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, met with Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar at the Marina Roscha shul.
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Dozens of shluchim and shluchos from Orange County, California gathered at the new Shul by the Shore in Long Beach to farbreng and connect with one another.
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Shluchim and Anash who serve in leading Kashrus positions in North America, Europe and the Far East, joined the conference of The Association of Kashrus Organizations (AKO) in Yerushalayim.
Around 50 Monsey Anash participated in a farbrengen on Motzei Shabbos in honor of Tes-Yud Kislev with Rabbi Yechiel Krisch.
Hundreds of Jewish teens from across Europe gather in Budapest, Hungary, for Cteen's annual Europe Shabbaton.
The mufti of Kislovodsk in southwestern Russia asks Rabbi Berel Lazar for a blessing during his visit for the reopening of the city's historic shul.
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