Yossi Fajnland The Halichos Olam Chidon was held on Wednesday night, bringing together 23 contestants from Oholei Torah and ...

The yahrzeit of Harav Levi Yitzchak, the Rebbe’s father, is approaching, registration is open for the annual trip to mark the ...

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Soon after his mother, Rebbetzin Chana, passed away in 1964, the Rebbe started explaining in detail at every Shabbos farbrengen one or more comments by Rashi. By 1992, the number of comments he had ...

Yesterday, a historic and rare meeting took place between two of the most prominent spiritual leaders of our time: Rabbi Yeshayahu Pinto and the Vizhnitz Rebbe. During the extended meeting, the two ...

One of the first things we did together as a people was sing. The nation of Israel was born on the 15th of Nissan in the year 2448 from creation (1313 BCE). Seven days later, the Israelites witnessed ...

Masechet Avot originally consisted of five perakim. To continue its study on the sixth Shabbat between Pesach and Shavuot, a sixth perek was added to the masechet. As that Shabbat generally falls out ...

Today, Jews worldwide are commemorating the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of righteous memory, one of Jewish history’s most influential ...

It was a muggy summer morning in Melbourne, Australia. Following the Shachris (morning) service, my fellow rabbinical students and I made our way to the yeshiva dining room. Knowing that we wouldn’t ...

I will not write about Rabbi Yaakov Perlow, the Novominsker Rebbe, who passed away suddenly this morning. I will not write about him because I simply cannot, for several reasons. First of all, my ...

Torah learning benefits the student in both this world and beyond. Mishna Zayin succinctly captures this: “Torah is great, for it grants life in this world and the next.” This dual reward underscores ...