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The Rebbe Asked: Why is There No Hotel For My Guests?

Chai Elul marks a turning point, preparations for Tishrei go into high gear, and Chassidim make the final arrangements for the trip to the Rebbe. In honor of the day, Lahak Hanochos has released a never-before-printed Sicha from Shabbos Nitzavim-Vayelech 5733, where the Rebbe expressed his concern about the situation of the orchim in Crown Heights, and outlined his vision of how it should be.

Obituary: Chaim Osher Kahanov, 96, Quiet Chassid Who Escaped Soviet Union Twice

Deeply embedded within the biography of Lubavitcher Chassidim in the 20th century is the story of the Great Escape from the Soviet Union. Just after World War II, from early mid-1946 until New Year’s Day 1947, more than 1,000 Lubavitcher men, women and children illegally fled the Soviet Union using purchased or doctored Polish citizenship documents. The story of Chaim Osher Kahanov.

8:00pm: Announcing the Winners of the 2020 MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest

The topics in this week’s 325th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Announcing the Winners of the 2020 MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay and Creative Contest; Chassidus Applied to Chai Elul; Was the Baal Shem Tov a Gaon? What Does It Mean That the Alter Rebbe Had a Neshama Chadasha? Are Some Souls Greater Than Others? Please Share the Three Most Practical Lessons From the Tanya for People Today; When Praying, Is It Better to Read From the Siddur or Can Someone Just Make up Their Own Prayers?