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What Would Come Out if Your Finger Was Cut?
41+ min ago (1018+ words) " " " | November 30, 2025 "If they would cut the finger of my father-in-law, blood would not pour out but Chassidus.Not because blood wouldn't come out, but because his very blood was Chassidus.We can live a life infused with Elokus " not only in shul or in front of a sefer, but at work, in casual conversations, and with our spouse and children. By Rabbi Shmuel I. Silverstein "If they would cut the finger of my father-in-law, blood would not pour out but Chassidus. This famous line of the Tzemach Tzedek is possibly the best way to capture the essence of the Mitteler Rebbe " and maybe also the most important lesson for us in our day-to-day lives. The quote is first recorded by the Frierdiker Rebbe (Sefer HaSichos 5704, p. 79) and explained according to Kabbalah by the Rebbe's father, Harav Levi Yitzchak (Likkutei Levi Yitzchak, Igros…...
STaM Styles: What’s the Difference?
44+ min ago (173+ words) [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. The post STaM Styles: What's the Difference? first appeared on Anash.org. " " " | November 30, 2025 Ask the Rov: What is the difference between the various ksovim used for STaM? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds. Halacha requires that Stam be written in the Ashuri script whose letter shapes follow the tradition of the Gemara and Rishonim, tracing back to Har Sinai. Ideally, this is to be transmitted in an unbroken chain or oral tradition. Yet, deviations from the accepted script don't invalidate the letters b'dieved, provided they retain their correct basic forms.1 Conversely, the Ashkenazic Rishonim discussed and delved more into the nuances of the traditional script as transmitted by the sofrim of each generation.5 A thorough compilation, Baruch…...
Europe’s Cteens Celebrate in the Heart of Budapest
45+ min ago (109+ words) [Europe's Cteens Celebrate in the Heart of Budapest]On Friday morning, more than 500 Jewish teenagers from 28 countries across Europe gathered for a moving display of Jewish pride and resilience in the heart of the city's former Jewish Ghetto. The post Europe's Cteens Celebrate in the Heart of Budapest first appeared on Anash.org. Eliyohu ben Moshe Mordechai a'h " " " | November 30, 2025 Europe's Cteens Celebrate in the Heart of Budapest On Friday morning, more than 500 Jewish teenagers from 28 countries across Europe gathered for a moving display of Jewish pride and resilience in the heart of the city's former Jewish Ghetto....
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (177+ words) " " " | November 29, 2025 Reb Aaron Leib HaKohen Duchan, originally from Oak Park, Michigan, who served as a shliach in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in recent years lived in Eretz Yisroel, passed away on Shabbos, Tes Kislev. He was 77 years old. Originally from Oak Park, Michigan, Rabbi Duchan served as a shliach in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a decade until the sudden passing of his wife, Rachel a'h. He later moved to Eretz Yisroel, where he lived in recent years. He is survived by his children: Michael " Midwood, NY; Chani Ozeri " Cedarhurst, NY; Chaya Sara Smadja " Herzliya, Eretz Yisroel; Shani Jungreiz " Kensington, NY; Naomi Elbaz " St. Brice, France; Maryasha Djian " Crown Heights, NY; Yaakov " Crown Heights, NY; Mendy " Tel Aviv; Rachel Djian " Groslay, France; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his siblings, Barbara Stoffer " Oak Park, MI, and Bruce Duchan " Oak Park,…...
Yud Kislev: Chag Hageulah of the Mitteler Rebbe
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (676+ words) " " " | November 29, 2025 Yud Kislev marks the day when the Mitteler Rebbe was released from prison in 5586. Read the story of his arrest and release, and watch it celebrated at the Rebbe's farbrengens. Rabbi'Pinchas'Reizes was a'chassid'of the second'Rebbe'of'Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi DovBer (known as the "Mitteler Rebbe). When Rabbi Pinchas passed away, his only heir was a nephew, who opposed the chassidic ways. Among the items that came into the nephew's possession was a letter written by the rebbe to his uncle, asking Rabbi Pinchas to serve on a special committee to disburse funds for charity. The sum cited in the letter was 4,000 rubles. The nephew showed the letter to a cousin of the Mitteler Rebbe, whose last name was Lipman. Lipman, who unfortunately was a complete scoundrel, saw this as a golden opportunity to blackmail the rebbe. If the Rebbe did not give…...
From Latvia to London: Farbrenging with the Legendary R. Itche Masmid
16+ hour, 21+ min ago (1787+ words) " " " | November 29, 2025 10 Kislev marks the 84th yartzeit of the legendary chasid R. Itche Masmid. "From the Margins of Chabad History" presents a series of contemporary newspaper articles that give us a glimpse into his remarkable personality and dedicated work. R. Yitzchak Halevi Hurvitz was born in approximately 5650 in the Jewish farming village of Bereznehuvate (Nahar-Tov), Ukraine. At a young age, he earned the nickname "Itche Masmid," due to his remarkable diligence in learning. After joining the new Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Lubavitch, he devoted himself to learning Chasidus and avodas hatefilah with the same intense hasmadah. After his marriage, R. Itche served as a mashpia and Rosh Yeshivah in various Russian cities. In 5693, he left Russia and settled in Riga, Latvia. For the rest of his life, he served as a traveling shadar for the Frierdiker Rebbe, collecting money and teaching Chasidus, "reaping gashmiyus and…...
New CTeen Lounge Opens in London’s West Hampstead
16+ hour, 23+ min ago (475+ words) " " " | November 29, 2025 Chabad of West Hampstead,led by shluchim Rabbi Dovid and Chana Katz and Rabbi Menachem and Tobale Vogel, unveiled its brand-new CTeen Lounge, dedicated in memory of Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky a'h. The West Hampstead Jewish community gathered in celebration this week as Chabad of West Hampstead unveiled its brand-new CTeen Lounge, marking a significant milestone for local Jewish youth programming. The project was led by Shluchim Rabbi Dovid and Chana Katz, together with Rabbi Menachem and Tobale Vogel, with the support from Rabbi Dov and Aidel Katzel, who collectively helped shape the vision and development of the new teen space. The opening featured a ribbon-cutting and a Mezuzah dedication ceremony. Located on the top floor of the Gan Yeladim preschool building, which has seen tremendous growth in recent years, the new lounge represents the next stage in the building's…...
Reb Yisroel Noach’s Rule: Ask the Baalei Batim, Then…
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (400+ words) " " " | November 29, 2025 When Reb Yisroel Noach, the Tzemach Tzedek's son, set out to build his home in Niezhin, he gathered the local baalei batim for advice. After hearing them out, he calmly explained that his father had taught him to do the opposite of whatever baalei batim suggest. Reb Yisroel Noach, the fourth son of the Rebbe, the Tzemach Tzeddek, was born in the year 5575 (1815). In his first marriage, he was the son-in-law of Reb Yekusiel Zalman Valles, son-in-law of the Mitteler Rebbe. After his first wife passed away, he married the daughter of Reb Nochum, son of the Mitteler Rebbe. He lived in Lubavitch, where he served as the rosh yeshiva in his father's yeshiva (founded in 5602/1842). The Tzemach Tzeddek also appointed him to respond to many of the halachic queries sent to him, leaving only the more difficult ones…...
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (87+ words) " " " | November 28, 2025 Mrs. Shoshana Rabkin, a longtime Crown Heights resident and the matriarch of a large Lubavitch family, passed away on Friday, 8 Kislev. She was 82 years old. She is survived by her children, Mrs. Chana Kaminetzky (Melbourne, Australia), R" Yossi Rabkin (Crown Heights), R" Shalom Ber Rabkin (Crown Heights), R" Mendy Rabkin (Crown Heights), Mrs. Toby Rubinstein (Crown Heights), grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband R" Meir Rabkin a'h. Shiva will be held at 503 Crown St....
Tes Kislev: Mitteler Rebbe’s Birthday and Yahrtzeit
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1841+ words) " " " | November 28, 2025 As pressure mounted from the government and a devastating decree loomed, the Mitteler Rebbe's last journey led him to Haditch and then to Niezhin, where he recited his final maamorim and ascended on high. By Rabbi Sholom DovBer Avtzon Governor-General Chavonsky had his personal reasons for wanting the Mitteler Rebbe to be arrested. So even though both local courts decided in the Rebbe's favor, he refused to sign the documents confirming their decision to close the investigation and absolve the Mitteler Rebbe from any wrongdoing." On Rosh Chodesh Sivan, 5687 (1827), the Governor-General sent the court's findings and decisions, together with his objections, to the Russian Senate. When the Mitteler Rebbe heard that his case was going to be reviewed and decided by the Senate, he feared that he might have to go to Petersburg to defend himself." In addition to…...