The strict discipline often imposed in yeshivos can have negative effects on the mental and emotional well-being of the bochurim, hindering their spiritual growth and connection with hashem. In this op-ed, Moshe Hertz explores the importance of finding a balance between discipline and autonomy in order to create a supportive and nurturing environment for spiritual development • Full Article

Question: I am a principal of a Chabad-affiliated day school in a city where there are many families of Sephardic background that follow the Sephardic customs and these students make up a large portion of our student body. I was wondering if we should make a goal of having these students adopt Minhagei Chabad — vis-a-vis the nusach of davening etc. — or not? Rabbi Gershon Avtzon answers in this week’s Chinuch and Moshiach column • Full Article

You know that “Letter to Self” that your teacher made you write in fourth grade, to be opened only after twelfth grade, which you opened in sixth grade, regretted that in eighth grade, and still found the letter funny after twelfth grade? • Read More

In the court case of Hey Teves, one of the charges made by the defendant was that Chabad was “inactive.” The charge was that Lubavitch finished with the Previous Rebbe. It seems that in the upper worlds, the charge was the same as stated in the Federal Court. Chabad was not doing enough. Chabad was “inactive.” • Full Story

While the opportunity to study in a yeshiva in Israel is a dream come true for many Chabad bochurim, it is important to consider the potential drawbacks as well. Distractions and excitement can be a major obstacle to spiritual growth and development. For some Chabad bochurim, studying in a yeshiva close to home may be a better option • Full Article

From the desk of Rabbi Gershon Avtzon: A frelichen Chanuka and good Chodesh! I know that it is still in the middle of the winter, but this is the time that parents begin thinking about, and quickly registering, into various overnight camps • Full Article

Rabbi Levi Jacobson explains why a group of Aansh began an initiative to have 770 expanded after many years • Full Article

Rabbi Avrohom Bluming, Director of Igud Hamelamdim, Shares 3 Reasons You Should Give Chanukah Gelt To Your Children’s Teachers This Chanukah • Full Article

Can G-d change your brain? What is enlightenment? What is reality? Dr. Andrew Newberg, neuroscientist, professor, and researcher, is joined by Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet, renowned lecturer and community leader, to explore the fundamental questions about how human beings might experience religion and spirituality • Watch