Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Pesach with English subtitles and a transcript.
Watch: Reb Yoel on Shabbos Hagadol
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Shabbos Hagadol and Yud Alef Nissan with English subtitles and transcript.
The Most Unique Haggados in the Rebbe’s Library
In a special Pesach edition of ‘Treasures from the Rebbe’s Library’, Chief Librarian Rabbi Berel Levin displays and discusses the most unique and rare Haggados that are owned by the Rebbe’s library.
Do We Eat Mushrooms on Pesach?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including eating mushrooms on Pesach, renting an Airbnb in the middle of Pesach, covering sold chometz with a sheet, and checking the rooms that will be sold.
Watch: Reb Yoel on Parshas Vayikra
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Vayikra with English subtitles and transcript.
Vilna, Slavita and the Rebbe’s Sefer Torah
In the mid 1830, a fierce dispute broke out in the world of Jewish printing, one that had tragic results. How is this saga connected to the small Sefer Torah known as ‘The Rebbe’s Sefer Torah’?
Can I Avoid Peeling Vegetables by Cooking Before Pesach?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including drinking the four kosos while pregnant, cooking unpeeled vegetables ahead of Pesach, buying an item with the intent to return it, and blocking off a chimney.
Slavita Vs. Kopust: The Mitteler Rebbe’s Mediation
Following the passing of the Alter Rebbe, the Slavita printers began printing a new edition of the “Alter Rebbe’s Shas.” But then, the printers in Kopust began printing an edition of their own. To solve their dispute, they went to the Mitteler Rebbe…
Watch: Reb Yoel on Parshas Vayakhel
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Vayakhel with English subtitles and transcript.
When Should I Sit Shiva for a Cremated Relative?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including rolling a megillah inside out, shiva for a cremated relative, and what would have happened if Moshe didn’t break the luchos.
Watch: Reb Yoel on Parshas Ki Tisa
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Ki Tisa with an English transcript.
Can I Open a Porta-Crib or Folding Bed on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including opening a porta-crib on Shabbos, sitting on a table, and ב”ה or בס”ד at the beginning of a letter.
Let’s Be Honest About Secular Studies in Our Yeshivos
In the newest episode of ‘Making Chassidus Real,’ Rabbi Michoel Gourarie discusses the need for honesty in our discussion of secular studies in our schools and the hope for improvement.
Watch: Reb Yoel on Parshas Tetzaveh
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Tetzaveh with English subtitles and transcript.
If the Alter Rebbe Printed a Shas, Why Isn’t it Well Known?
In this week’s episode of ‘Treasures from the Rebbe’s Library’, Chief Librarian Rabbi Berel Levin explores the Talmud and Tur published by the Alter Rebbe, and the reason that episode is not well known.
Can I Wear a Coat on Shabbos with a Sewn-In Tracker?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including wearing a coat on Shabbos with a sewn-in tracker, reading cookbooks on Shabbos, using zip-ties or mayonnaise on Shabbos, and using a silver Mayim Acharonim dish.
Watch: Reb Yoel on Parshas Teruma
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Teruma with English subtitles and transcript.
Amsterdam: A New Era of Jewish Printing
The resumption of printing of the Talmud after it was burnt and banned, a new print house in Amsterdam, and how the Chief Rabbi of Vilna ended up in the Netherlands. ‘Treasures from the Rebbe’s Library’ Episode 7.
How Much Drinking Prohibits a Person from Davening?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including davening under the influence, spitting in hodu, trying on a shatnez garment, and non-Jews davening.
Is Parenting Just About Unconditional Love?
In the newest episode of ‘Making Chassidus Real,’ Rabbi Michoel Gourarie discusses how secular thinking limits a person to single attitudes, while Torah and Chassidus allow us to apply two attitudes at once.