Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Chodesh Av with an English transcript.
The Rebbe’s Library Might Have a Photo of Your Grandfather
One especially unique collection in the Rebbe’s library is an archive of over 50,000 photos. It contains photos of chassidim, their families, and Chabad activities from across the globe.
Playing with PlayDough on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including the area of the peyos, PlayDough on Shabbos, mechutenestes with the same name, and the bracha on crackers.
Watch: Reb Yoel On Parshas Masei
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Masei with an English transcript.
The Mission to Russia to Rescue the Hostage Seforim
Special Episode: Rabbi Berel Levine retells the entire sequence of events of the Chabad battle with Russia for the seforim of our Rebbeim, beginning with the secretive mission to the USSR in the 1980s.
Placing a Mezuzah on an RV Caravan?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including mezuzah on an RV, who owns interest on maaser money, davening in an airport, and non-Jewish work on Tisha B’Av.
Watch: Reb Yoel On Parshas Pinchas
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Pinchas with an English transcript.
The Chofetz Chaim’s Manuscripts and the Baal Shem Tov’s Siddur
Alongside its collections of over 250,000 printed books, the Rebbe’s library is also home to several thousand manuscripts, including parts of the original draft of Mishna Berurah and the priceless personal Siddur of the Baal Shem Tov.
Women Reciting Hagomel After Giving Birth?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including reciting hagomel after giving birth, laying tefillin on a paralyzed arm, playing music at a wine party, and the right way to make the kesher shel rosh.
Watch: Reb Yoel On Parshas Balak
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Balak with an English transcript.
Buying from Yidden When Prices are Higher?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including the obligation to buy from Yidden, sleeping with feet towards the door, music and business for an avel, and tachanun on Gimmel Tammuz
Pamphlets, Placards and Pashkevillin
One of the more recent collections uploaded to the website of the Rebbe’s library is a selection of over 1,000 leaflets, fliers, and pamphlets, spanning the years 1650 to 1960.
Wedding Celebration on Gimmel Tammuz?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including shachris near the North Pole, white gold for a wedding ring, selling shul furniture, and a wedding on Gimmel Tammuz.
Here’s How You Can Access the Seforim Still in Russia
Who doesn’t know about the ongoing battle between Chabad and Russia over the seforim of the Rebbeim? But did you know that even as the seforim remain captive in Moscow, you can still browse them?
Opening a Foldable Shtender on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including single women lighting two Shabbos candles, opening a foldable shtender, water filter on Shabbos, and using a numbered list of people.
How the Rebbe’s Library Responded to the Spread of the Internet
About two decades ago, with the spread of the internet, libraries across the world, started seeing a drastic decrease in the number of visitors. In response, the Rebbe’s library launched an ambitious project.
Lighting Oil Shabbos Candles on Water?
Photo: Moriah Gold
Photo: Moriah Gold
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including Shabbos candles with oil on water, attending a wedding on the eve of a yahrzeit, traveling from home during shana rishona, and bishul yisroel for potatoes chips.
Watch: Reb Yoel On Parshas Naso
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Naso with an English transcript.
Paying Up Pledges Made Under Pressure?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including if one crossed the dateline during sefira, keeping a pledge made under pressure, and a kohen entering a museum with human remains.
Watch: Reb Yoel On Shavuos
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Shavuos with English subtitles and transcript.