Want Smicha but can’t commit to a full-time program? Want to learn extremely life relevant Halochos pertaining to conducting a truly kosher home? Bais Toras Menachem of Los Angeles is excited to announce the online launch of its famous Smicha shiur with renowned Magid Shiur Rabbi Levi Chazan • Full Story

After three months of intensive study, the talmidim of Machon Limud Halacha Lemaan Yilmedu passed the first test in semicha l’rabbanus. It was held by a member of the Machon’s vaad ha’semicha, Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun, mara d’asra and member of the Crown Heights Badatz • Full Story, Photos

Find Semichas Chaver – Chabad in your community! Starting a brand new topic! Over 800 participants in 40 Chabad communities and Chabad Houses have joined the next six month curriculum of the Chabad branch of the Semichas Chaver program • Full Story

A “Chag Ha’Semicha” was celebrated in an impressive ceremony that took place Sunday night in Oholei Torah, in Crown Heights, along with the completion of the second cohort of Machon Limud Halacha Lemaan Yilmedu. Certificates were awarded 135 men who passed tests in three tracks: Semicha Issur v’Heter, Hilchos Shabbos – Halacha L’Maaseh, and Siddur Chuppa v’Kiddushin • Full Story, Photos

This week, the third year of Machon Limud Halacha Lemaan Yilmedu begins with hundreds of students in eight courses with an array of halachic topics: Semicha, Hilchos Shabbos, Siddur Chuppa v’Kiddushin, Mikvaos, Rav Kehilla, etc. As in previous years, this year too, Lemaan Yilmedu invites interested residents of Crown Heights to attend the first shiur and meet the Maggid Shiur and form their impression of the program. There is no need to register • Full Story