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		<title>A Holy Jew Lived in Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi &#8211; II</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/a-holy-jew-lived-in-shanghai-the-remarkable-life-of-harav-meir-ashkenazi-ii/" title="A Holy Jew Lived in Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi &#8211; II" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="500" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ahkenazi-768x500.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ahkenazi-768x500.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ahkenazi-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ahkenazi-461x300.jpg 461w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ahkenazi-292x190.jpg 292w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ahkenazi-150x98.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ahkenazi.jpg 1449w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>Part two of the series about the fascinating and colorful story of Harav <strong>Meir Ashkenazi</strong> 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.]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Holy Jew Lived In Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anash]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/a-holy-jew-lived-in-shanghai-the-remarkable-life-of-harav-meir-ashkenazi/" title="A Holy Jew Lived In Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="458" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ashkenazi-768x458.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ashkenazi-768x458.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ashkenazi-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ashkenazi-1536x916.jpg 1536w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ashkenazi-503x300.jpg 503w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ashkenazi-310x185.jpg 310w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ashkenazi-150x89.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/08/Ashkenazi.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>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, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> tells the remarkable and colorful story of Harav <strong>Meir Ashkenazi</strong>. Part 1 of a series. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Living With the Chasidim in Samarkand and Tashkent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/living-with-the-chasidim-in-samarkand-and-tashkent/" title="Living With the Chasidim in Samarkand and Tashkent" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="403" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Georgia-768x403.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Georgia-768x403.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Georgia-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Georgia-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Georgia-572x300.jpg 572w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Georgia-310x163.jpg 310w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Georgia-150x79.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Georgia.jpg 1691w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>During World War II, around 1500 Lubavitcher chasidim from across the Soviet Union found refuge in Samarkand and Tashkent. <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> presents accounts by fellow refugees who were deeply impressed with the chasidim’s devotion and vibrant chasidishe life.]]></description>
		
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		<title>80 Years From Shanghai: The Epic Journey of the Lubavitcher Bochurim</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/80-years-from-shanghai-the-epic-journey-of-the-lubavitcher-bochurim/" title="80 Years From Shanghai: The Epic Journey of the Lubavitcher Bochurim" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="510" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Kobe-2-768x510.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Kobe-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Kobe-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Kobe-2-451x300.jpg 451w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Kobe-2-286x190.jpg 286w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Kobe-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/07/Kobe-2.jpg 1252w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><p>Today, 26 Tammuz marks 80 years since the arrival in New York of the Shanghai bochurim, the surviving talmidim of Tomchei Temimim in Poland. In honor of the occasion, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> tells the remarkable story of their survival, their inspiring activities in Shanghai, and their joyous arrival in America.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>America at 250: When Chabad First Reached Its Shores</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anash]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/america-at-250-when-chabad-first-reached-its-shores/" title="America at 250: When Chabad First Reached Its Shores" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="480" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-19-30-21-Chabad-Arrives-in-America-Anash.org_-768x480.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-19-30-21-Chabad-Arrives-in-America-Anash.org_-768x480.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-19-30-21-Chabad-Arrives-in-America-Anash.org_-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-19-30-21-Chabad-Arrives-in-America-Anash.org_-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-19-30-21-Chabad-Arrives-in-America-Anash.org_-2048x1280.jpg 2048w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-19-30-21-Chabad-Arrives-in-America-Anash.org_-480x300.jpg 480w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-19-30-21-Chabad-Arrives-in-America-Anash.org_-304x190.jpg 304w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-19-30-21-Chabad-Arrives-in-America-Anash.org_-150x94.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>On July 4, the <em>malchus shel chesed</em> of America will be celebrating 250 years of independence. In honor of this occasion, the present installment of <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> is devoted to the early history of Chabad in America. The article features a new interactive map of early Nusach Ari shuls in North America, and two letters of the Frierdiker Rebbe to America, published here for the first time.  ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Historic Times: The Rebbe’s First Message to American Jewry</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anash]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/historic-times-the-rebbes-first-message-to-american-jewry/" title="Historic Times: The Rebbe’s First Message to American Jewry" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="529" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Rebbe-768x529.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Rebbe-768x529.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Rebbe-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Rebbe-435x300.jpg 435w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Rebbe-276x190.jpg 276w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Rebbe-150x103.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/06/Rebbe.jpg 1181w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>As we approach Gimmel Tammuz, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> uncovers reports about the Rebbe’s farbrengens before the nesius and the Rebbe’s first message to the broader American public, just days after accepting the nesius.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Refugees Who Astonished the Jewish World: Part II</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anash]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/the-refugees-who-astonished-the-jewish-world-part-ii/" title="The Refugees Who Astonished the Jewish World: Part II" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="512" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-29-at-3.24.42-PM-768x512.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-29-at-3.24.42-PM-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-29-at-3.24.42-PM-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-29-at-3.24.42-PM-450x300.jpeg 450w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-29-at-3.24.42-PM-285x190.jpeg 285w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-29-at-3.24.42-PM-150x100.jpeg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-29-at-3.24.42-PM.jpeg 1535w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>In Sivan 5706, chasidim began to flee the Soviet Union for the free world. As we mark 80 years since the Great Escape, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> continues a series documenting the vibrant chasidishe life of the escapees in the refugee centers and DP camps. Part 2 of the series is devoted to life in the Austrian DP camps in 5707.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Refugees Who Astonished the Jewish World: 80 Years Since &#8216;The Great Escape&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anash]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/the-refugees-who-astonished-the-jewish-world-80-years-since-the-great-escape/" title="The Refugees Who Astonished the Jewish World: 80 Years Since &#8216;The Great Escape&#8217;" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="555" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/Field-768x555.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/Field-768x555.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/Field-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/Field-415x300.jpg 415w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/Field-263x190.jpg 263w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/Field-145x105.jpg 145w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/Field.jpg 1333w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>In Sivan 5706, chasidim began to flee the Soviet Union for the free world. As we mark 80 years since the Great Escape, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> launches a series documenting the vibrant chasidishe life of the escapees in the refugee centers and DP camps, until they reached their final destinations.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Was the Kopuster Rebbe a Zionist?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anash]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/was-the-kopuster-rebbe-a-zionist/" title="Was the Kopuster Rebbe a Zionist?" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="540" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/image011-1-768x540.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/image011-1-768x540.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/image011-1-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/image011-1-427x300.jpg 427w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/image011-1-270x190.jpg 270w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/image011-1-150x105.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/05/image011-1.jpg 1274w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>In honor of the upcoming 126th yartzeit of Harav <strong>Shlomo Zalman of Kopust</strong>, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History </strong>presents new information about his life and stance towards the Zionist movement.]]></description>
		
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		<title>When Fake News About the Rebbe Maharash Sparked a Public Rebuttal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MM]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/when-fake-news-against-the-rebbe-maharash-sparked-a-public-rebuttal/" title="When Fake News About the Rebbe Maharash Sparked a Public Rebuttal" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="545" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image-3-768x545.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image-3-768x545.jpeg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image-3-1024x727.jpeg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image-3-422x300.jpeg 422w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image-3-268x190.jpeg 268w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image-3-148x105.jpeg 148w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image-3.jpeg 1252w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><p>2 Iyar marks 192 years from the birth of the Rebbe Maharash.<strong> From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> relates an episode of fake news from the contemporary maskilic press that gives us a glimpse of the respect in which he was held, details about his travels, and the loyalty of his devoted chasidim.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Newspapers Report the Leadership and Sacrifice of Harav Levi Yitzchak</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/newspaper-reports-of-the-leadership-and-sacrifice-of-harav-levi-yitzchak/" title="Newspapers Report the Leadership and Sacrifice of Harav Levi Yitzchak" rel="nofollow"><img width="640" height="440" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image010-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image010-1.jpg 640w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image010-1-436x300.jpg 436w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image010-1-276x190.jpg 276w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/04/image010-1-150x103.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a><p>In honor of 18 Nissan, 148 years from the birth of Harav <strong>Levi Yitzchak Schneerson</strong>, the Rebbe’s father, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> presents a series of newspaper articles about his appointment as rov of Yekatrinoslav and his mesiras nefesh under Soviet rule.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>When Chabad Royalty Reached the Edge of the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/when-chabad-royalty-reached-the-edge-of-the-world/" title="When Chabad Royalty Reached the Edge of the World" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="543" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/Balarat-768x543.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/Balarat-768x543.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/Balarat-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/Balarat-424x300.jpg 424w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/Balarat-269x190.jpg 269w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/Balarat-148x105.jpg 148w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/Balarat.jpg 1234w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><p>The Australia series <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> continues, now relating the story of R. <strong>Chaim Yaakov Slonim</strong> of Chevron, a great-grandson of the Mitteler Rebbe who helped strengthen frum life in Ballarat and Melbourne at the turn of the century.</p>
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		<title>From Chevron to the Outback: A Chasid’s Wild Australian Journey</title>
		<link>https://anash.org/from-chevron-to-the-outback-a-chasids-wild-australian-journey/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anash]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/from-chevron-to-the-outback-a-chasids-wild-australian-journey/" title="From Chevron to the Outback: A Chasid’s Wild Australian Journey" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="539" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/image035-768x539.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/image035-768x539.png 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/image035-428x300.png 428w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/image035-271x190.png 271w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/image035-150x105.png 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/03/image035.png 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>After relating the stories of the first Chabad visitors to Australia, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> now tells the fascinating and colorful story of R. <strong>Yosef Chaim Meizlish</strong>, the first Chabad chasid to settle in Australia.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Revelry and Radiance: Purim in Lubavitch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/revelry-and-radiance-purim-in-lubavitch/" title="Revelry and Radiance: Purim in Lubavitch" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="384" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image011-768x384.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image011-768x384.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image011-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image011-600x300.jpg 600w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image011-310x155.jpg 310w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image011-150x75.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image011.jpg 1444w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><p>In honor of the approaching yom tov of Purim, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> presents two unknown accounts of Purim with the Rebbeim—from Lubavitch with the Rebbe Rashab and Riga with the Frierdiker Rebbe.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Genius, Tragedy, and Mystery: The Tshashniker Iluy Revisited</title>
		<link>https://anash.org/genius-tragedy-and-mystery-the-tshashniker-iluy-revisited/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/genius-tragedy-and-mystery-the-tshashniker-iluy-revisited/" title="Genius, Tragedy, and Mystery: The Tshashniker Iluy Revisited" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="537" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image0021-768x537.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image0021-768x537.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image0021-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image0021-429x300.jpg 429w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image0021-272x190.jpg 272w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image0021-150x105.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/02/image0021.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>In one of the first installments of <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong>, we patched together the fascinating and tragic tale of the mysterious Tshashniker iluy. Now, ahead of his 127th yartzeit, we return to his story with new information that answers some questions and raises others. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Untold Story of Chabad’s First Shluchim Down Under</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/the-untold-story-of-chabads-first-shluchim-down-under/" title="The Untold Story of Chabad’s First Shluchim Down Under" rel="nofollow"><img width="710" height="492" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/image003-2.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/image003-2.jpg 710w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/image003-2-433x300.jpg 433w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/image003-2-274x190.jpg 274w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/image003-2-150x105.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px" /></a>Who was the first Chabad chasid in Australia? Ask any Australian Lubavitcher this question, and you will be told—R. <strong>Moshe Feiglin</strong>. But while the Feiglins did certainly lay the foundations for contemporary Chabad in Australia, there is also a fascinating pre-history of Chabad shadarim and residents in Australia, dating all the way back to 1856 (5616). In honor of Australia Day this Monday, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> tells the stories of these colorful pioneers.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Poilishe Chabad Rebbe Almost Lost to History</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/the-poilishe-chabad-rebbe-almost-lost-to-history/" title="The Poilishe Chabad Rebbe Almost Lost to History" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="529" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/Sirotshin-768x529.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/Sirotshin-768x529.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/Sirotshin-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/Sirotshin-435x300.jpg 435w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/Sirotshin-276x190.jpg 276w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/Sirotshin-150x103.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2026/01/Sirotshin.jpg 1384w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>Harav <strong>Levi Yitzchak Guterman</strong> of Sirotshin was born into Poilishe chasidishe royalty, as a grandson of the Radziminer Rebbe. But after becoming the son-in-law of the Tzemach Tzedek’s son, Harav <strong>Chaim Shneur Zalman of Liadi</strong>, he became a staunch Chabad chasid, and eventually—a Rebbe. In honor of his 121st yartzeit on 22 Teves, we present detailed accounts of his remarkable personality.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Solving the Mystery of the Rov of Niezhin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/solving-the-mystery-of-the-rov-of-niezhin/" title="Solving the Mystery of the Rov of Niezhin" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="576" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/12/image007-768x576.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/12/image007-768x576.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/12/image007-400x300.jpg 400w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/12/image007-253x190.jpg 253w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/12/image007-140x105.jpg 140w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/12/image007.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>The name of Harav <strong>Eliyahu Dovid</strong>, the rov of Niezhin, is known to Chabad <em>talmidei chachamim</em> as a close associate of the Tzemach Tzedek’s son, Harav <strong>Yisrael Noach of Niezhin</strong>, and a leading Chabad posek in his time. But his full name and biography have remained a mystery until today—his 133rd yartzeit.]]></description>
		
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		<title>From Latvia to London: Farbrenging with the Legendary R. Itche Masmid</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/from-latvia-to-london-farbrenging-with-the-legendary-r-itche-masmid/" title="From Latvia to London: Farbrenging with the Legendary R. Itche Masmid" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="531" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image034-2-768x531.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image034-2-768x531.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image034-2-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image034-2-434x300.jpg 434w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image034-2-275x190.jpg 275w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image034-2-150x105.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image034-2.jpg 1417w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><p>10 Kislev marks the 84th yartzeit of the legendary chasid R. <strong>Itche Masmid</strong>. '<strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong>' presents a series of contemporary newspaper articles that give us a glimpse into his remarkable personality and dedicated work.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From Dokshitz to Sioux City: The Spirit and Flavor of Yud-Tes Kislev</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/from-dokshitz-to-sioux-city-the-spirit-and-flavor-of-yud-tes-kislev/" title="From Dokshitz to Sioux City: The Spirit and Flavor of Yud-Tes Kislev" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="480" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image009-1-768x480.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image009-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image009-1-480x300.jpg 480w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image009-1-304x190.jpg 304w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image009-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/11/image009-1.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>In honor of Shabbos Mevorchim Kislev, <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong> surveys Yud-Tes Kislev celebrations in Chabad history, exploring the spirit and flavor of farbrengens across the world, from the shtetlach of White Russia to the small towns of the American Midwest. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Chabad Mashpia Who Challenged Lord Balfour</title>
		<link>https://anash.org/the-chabad-mashpia-who-challenged-lord-balfour/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anash]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/the-chabad-mashpia-who-challenged-lord-balfour/" title="The Chabad Mashpia Who Challenged Lord Balfour" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="578" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image005-1-768x578.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image005-1-768x578.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image005-1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image005-1-398x300.jpg 398w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image005-1-252x190.jpg 252w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image005-1-139x105.jpg 139w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image005-1.jpg 1429w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><p>108 years ago, on November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary <strong>Arthur Balfour</strong> issued a declaration of support for the “establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.” Many Jews rejoiced, seeing this as a salvation from antisemitic persecution. But the Chabad Rebbeim and chasidim saw things differently.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Rebbe&#8217;s Messengers: The Untold Story of Shadarim and Chozerim</title>
		<link>https://anash.org/the-rebbes-messengers-the-untold-story-of-shadarim-and-chozerim/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anash]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/the-rebbes-messengers-the-untold-story-of-shadarim-and-chozerim/" title="The Rebbe&#8217;s Messengers: The Untold Story of Shadarim and Chozerim" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="480" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-17-at-16.42.49_ea5c2428-768x480.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-17-at-16.42.49_ea5c2428-768x480.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-17-at-16.42.49_ea5c2428-480x300.jpg 480w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-17-at-16.42.49_ea5c2428-304x190.jpg 304w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-17-at-16.42.49_ea5c2428-150x94.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-17-at-16.42.49_ea5c2428.jpg 975w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a>6 Cheshvan marks the 128th yahrtzeit of the legendary shadar and chozer, Reb Gershon Ber Paharer. The present installment of From the Margins of Chabad History presents accounts of the travels and influence of Reb Gershon Ber and fellow shadarim and chozerim.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Life and Passing of the Rechitser Rebbe</title>
		<link>https://anash.org/the-life-and-passing-of-the-rechitser-rebbe/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anash]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/the-life-and-passing-of-the-rechitser-rebbe/" title="The Life and Passing of the Rechitser Rebbe" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="432" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image016-768x432.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image016-768x432.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image016-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image016-533x300.jpg 533w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image016-310x174.jpg 310w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image016-150x84.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/10/image016.jpg 1431w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><p>The second day of Sukkos is the 117th <em>yahrtzeit</em> of the Chabad Rebbe of Rechitsa, Harav <strong>Sholom Ber Schneersohn</strong>. "From the Margins of Chabad History" presents unpublished intimate first-hand accounts of his youth in the <em>chatzer</em> of the<em> Tzemach Tzedek</em>, his <em>chatzer</em> in Rechitsa, his passing, and his descendants.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marching to the Water: From Lubavitch Rivers to Brooklyn Gardens</title>
		<link>https://anash.org/marching-to-the-water-from-lubavitch-rivers-to-brooklyn-gardens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/marching-to-the-water-from-lubavitch-rivers-to-brooklyn-gardens/" title="Marching to the Water: From Lubavitch Rivers to Brooklyn Gardens" rel="nofollow"><img width="768" height="516" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/image021-2-768x516.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/image021-2-768x516.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/image021-2-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/image021-2-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/image021-2-446x300.jpg 446w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/image021-2-283x190.jpg 283w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/image021-2-150x101.jpg 150w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/image021-2.jpg 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a><p>Tashlich is a unique Rosh Hashanah minhag, practiced outdoors on the riverbank. Drawing on sources <strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong>, this article presents unknown accounts of tashlich with the Rebbeim throughout the generations, from Lubavitch to Riga to Brooklyn.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>First-hand Accounts of the Yeshivah in Lubavitch</title>
		<link>https://anash.org/first-hand-accounts-of-the-yeshivah-in-lubavitch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/first-hand-accounts-of-the-yeshivah-in-lubavitch/" title="First-hand Accounts of the Yeshivah in Lubavitch" rel="nofollow"><img width="525" height="768" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/Lubavitch2-525x768.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/Lubavitch2-525x768.jpg 525w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/Lubavitch2-700x1024.jpg 700w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/Lubavitch2-768x1124.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/Lubavitch2-205x300.jpg 205w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/Lubavitch2-130x190.jpg 130w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/Lubavitch2-72x105.jpg 72w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/09/Lubavitch2.jpg 796w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px" /></a><p>In honor of 15 Elul, the 128th anniversary of the founding of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Lubavitch, 'Beyond the Margins of Chabad History' presents two new first-hand accounts of the yeshivah in Lubavitch.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Elul in Chabad’s Heartland: Firsthand Accounts from Liadi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/elul-in-chabads-heartland-firsthand-accounts-from-liadi/" title="Elul in Chabad’s Heartland: Firsthand Accounts from Liadi" rel="nofollow"><img width="520" height="768" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Liadi-520x768.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Liadi-520x768.jpg 520w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Liadi-694x1024.jpg 694w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Liadi-768x1134.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Liadi-203x300.jpg 203w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Liadi-129x190.jpg 129w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Liadi-71x105.jpg 71w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Liadi.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /></a><p>As the Elul month of teshuvah begins, 'From the Margins of Chabad History' presents two first-person accounts of the solemn and joyful atmosphere of the month in the chasidishe shtetl of Liadi.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Innovative Chasid Who Laid the Foundations for Kehos</title>
		<link>https://anash.org/the-innovative-chasid-who-laid-the-foundations-for-kehos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/the-innovative-chasid-who-laid-the-foundations-for-kehos/" title="The Innovative Chasid Who Laid the Foundations for Kehos" rel="nofollow"><img width="516" height="768" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Bichovsky-516x768.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Bichovsky-516x768.jpg 516w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Bichovsky-689x1024.jpg 689w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Bichovsky-202x300.jpg 202w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Bichovsky-128x190.jpg 128w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Bichovsky-71x105.jpg 71w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/08/Bichovsky.jpg 694w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px" /></a>In honor of the 101st yahrtzeit of the Chabad gaon, original thinker, and publisher R. <strong>Chaim Eliezer Bichovsky</strong>, 'From the Margins of Chabad History' presents newspaper articles about him written by people who knew him, along with a biographical sketch of his life and legacy. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sir Moses Montefiore’s Culture Clash with Chabad Chasidim</title>
		<link>https://anash.org/sir-moses-montefiores-culture-clash-with-chabad-chasidim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/sir-moses-montefiores-culture-clash-with-chabad-chasidim/" title="Sir Moses Montefiore’s Culture Clash with Chabad Chasidim" rel="nofollow"><img width="512" height="768" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/montifore-512x768.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/montifore-512x768.jpg 512w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/montifore-682x1024.jpg 682w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/montifore-200x300.jpg 200w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/montifore-127x190.jpg 127w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/montifore-70x105.jpg 70w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/montifore.jpg 741w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a><strong>From the Margins of Chabad History</strong>: The 16th of Av will mark the 140th yahrtzeit of the legendary philanthropist Sir <strong>Moses Montefiore</strong>. Two anecdotes about his interactions with Chabad Chasidim highlight the culture clash between the British gentleman and the Russian shtetl Jew.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Frierdiker Rebbe in America: New Sicha and Yechidus</title>
		<link>https://anash.org/the-frierdiker-rebbe-in-america-new-sicha-and-yechidus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/the-frierdiker-rebbe-in-america-new-sicha-and-yechidus/" title="The Frierdiker Rebbe in America: New Sicha and Yechidus" rel="nofollow"><img width="559" height="768" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/FR-in-America-559x768.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/FR-in-America-559x768.jpg 559w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/FR-in-America-745x1024.jpg 745w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/FR-in-America-768x1056.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/FR-in-America-218x300.jpg 218w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/FR-in-America-138x190.jpg 138w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/FR-in-America-76x105.jpg 76w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/07/FR-in-America.jpg 873w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px" /></a><p>In honor of 12–13 Tammuz and the 95th anniversary of the <strong>Frierdiker Rebbe</strong>’s visit to America, From the Margins of Chabad History presents an unknown <em>sicha </em>and <em>yechidus </em>with the Frierdiker Rebbe in America. <strong>Bonus</strong>: Pictures of the homes and shuls in New York where the Frierdiker Rebbe stayed and said chasidus.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>News Reports about the Rebbe in Riga and Vienna</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://anash.org/news-reports-about-the-rebbe-in-riga-and-vienna/" title="News Reports about the Rebbe in Riga and Vienna" rel="nofollow"><img width="543" height="768" src="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/06/News-543x768.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="height: auto !important; display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 17px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/06/News-543x768.jpg 543w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/06/News-724x1024.jpg 724w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/06/News-768x1086.jpg 768w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/06/News-212x300.jpg 212w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/06/News-134x190.jpg 134w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/06/News-74x105.jpg 74w, https://files.anash.org/uploads/2025/06/News.jpg 849w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px" /></a><p>In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, the latest installment of "From the Margins of Chabad History" presents two newspaper articles featuring the Rebbe, from the period before the <em>nesius</em>. One article describes the Tishrei with the Rebbe in Riga, 5690, and the second contains interviews with both the Rebbe and Frierdiker Rebbe.</p>]]></description>
		
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