In a Response to the op-eds by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon and Rabbi Yaacov Berman, Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz asks if we can talk about our Gimmel Tammuz reality and honesty is required in our Gimmel Tammuz conversation • Full Article

Op-Ed by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon: “The two words “Gimmel Tammuz” bring out strong, and very diverse, emotions and sensitivities by people and I feel that it is time for an open and honest Chinuch discussion about how we educate children, and ourselves, in our (temporary but) current situation.” • Full Article

Rabbi Dov Wagner shares a story and a lesson from his brother, the beloved Toronto Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Akiva Wagner • Full Article

“Dear Rabbi: I am not allowing myself to get depressed, as you would not be happy. What Can I do for you?” These are the exact words that I wrote in an email to my beloved Rosh Yeshiva and personal mashpia, Rabbi Akiva Wagner, A”H, on 16 Teves 5780 – soon after I heard about his being diagnosed with the dreaded illness • By Rabbi Gershon Avtzon • Full Article

On Monday night, Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, recounted some memories of Rabbi Akiva Wagner, A”H at a small farbrengen • Watch

I woke up this morning and turned on my phone, looking for something to take my mind off the pain. I did something I never like doing: I started scrolling through Facebook. Post after post was of my father’s former students, some much older than me and some younger, writing about how my father treated them like a son • By Rabbi Yitzchok Wagner • Full Article

Here is a glimpse at a sicha of the Rebbe from 5735. In the sicha, the Rebbe cries about the neglect of community development in Crown Heights. Which arises from no one caring to take the initiative and bring about a change. We are bringing this to the attention of the public, hoping to inspire every individual to care and do whatever they can to bring about the immediate expansion of 770 • Full Article

Ben Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor, passed away recently at age 103. One of Mr. Ferencz’s final public appearances was an interview he gave at the JLI National Jewish Retreat in August. Watch this excerpt from the event from the indomitable Ben Ferencz  • Watch

From the desk of Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Director of the Meaningful Life Center: Dear Rabbi, Beyond the addictive, destructive and unhealthy effects of substance abuse, is there any thing wrong with achieving a high through foreign substances? In other words: if drugs and alcohol would not have any adverse effects would the Torah have a problem with their use to reach a spiritual high? • Full Article

I am a bochur in Yeshiva. I try to follow the seder and to use my time to learn and grow. I find that my learning is getting dry and I am missing real “cheshek” (passion) in my learning. I’m beginning to feel that perhaps full-day learning in Yeshiva is not for me. Before I act on these thoughts, I would like to hear if the Rebbe ever addressed this issue. Rabbi Gershon Avtzon writes in this week’s Chinuch & Moshiach column • Full Article