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450 talmidim began the new semester at Lemaan Yilmedu

450 talmidim began the new semester at Lemaan Yilmedu

This week, all programs began, with many new participants alongside veteran students who after learning for one year and seeing how good it was, decided to continue learning for another year. Most of the talmidim participate in the programs via Zoom shiurim. There are also live shiurim given in Lemaan Yilmedu's beis medrash in Crown Heights for local residents.

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Rabbi Banon Tests the Talmidim of Lemaan Yilmedu on Shechita and Safrus

Rabbi Banon Tests the Talmidim of Lemaan Yilmedu on Shechita and Safrus

After a year of intensive learning, a final was given to the talmidim of Machon Lemaan Yilmedu on Shechita and Sofer STa'M with Rabbi Dovid Refoel Banon, Rav and Dayan in the Chabad community in Montreal.

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Shluchim Tested in Laws of Taharas Hamishpacha

Shluchim Tested in Laws of Taharas Hamishpacha

For a year and a half, about thirty shluchim have participated in a thorough and comprehensive course learning Hilchos Nidda. This week, they reached the siyum in a test given by the posek, the Debrecener Dayan, Rabbi Yechezkel Schwartz of Boro Park.

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Got Questions on Business Halacha? This Expert Has Answers

Got Questions on Business Halacha? This Expert Has Answers

Interview with Rabbi Mordechai Zev Hecht, Dayan Beth Din of East Flatbush and expert in Business Halacha, instructor for the upcoming Lemaan Yilmedu course in Business Halacha.

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Posek, Dayan Test Lemaan Yilmedu Students

Posek, Dayan Test Lemaan Yilmedu Students

About fifty talmidim from Machon Lemaan Yilmedu were tested this week by the posek, Rabbi Gavriel Zinner, author of Nitei Gavriel, in his beis medrash in Boro Park.

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Seder Nashim’s second course in Hilchos Kashrus

Seder Nashim’s second course in Hilchos Kashrus

This is your opportunity to join like-minded women embarking on a journey of immersing in Torah and becoming an expert on relevant Halachos in day-to-day life. Master Hilchos Kashrus and enhance your day of rest in Seder Nashim’s course beginning October 15.

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Chassanim Academy is Thrilled to Embark on Its Second Year!

Chassanim Academy is Thrilled to Embark on Its Second Year!

Machon Lemaan Yilmedu and is thrilled to enter the second year of their highly successful Chassanim Academy. This program covers a diverse range of subjects, including the intricacies of Taharas Hamishpacha, lifelong lessons in Shalom Bayis and a variety of lectures on many practical life skills.

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Machon Limud Halacha Tested by Rabbi Braun

Machon Limud Halacha Tested by Rabbi Braun

After three months of intensive study, the talmidim of Machon Limud Halacha - Lemaan Yilmedu passed the first test in the semicha program. 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.

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270 Graduate Lemaan Yilmedu’s Halacha Courses

270 Graduate Lemaan Yilmedu’s Halacha Courses

500 people participated in the impressive “Chag Ha’Semicha” event which took place last week in Oholei Torah’s hall in Crown Heights. Certificates were given out to 270 students who successfully completed the curriculum on 8 tracks.

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Halachic Business Questions? You Can Have The Solutions

Halachic Business Questions? You Can Have The Solutions

This year-long course, will cover the areas of Halacha essential for every business person to live by. With a two-hour weekly class, the course is able to fit into your business schedule and still give you the tools you need to master many aspects of the Halochos related to business.

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Become a certified Sofer in a year

Become a certified Sofer in a year

This year-long offering from Lemaan Yilmedu will provide you with the tools, training and certification to be a Sofer Stam. Taught by Rabbi Chaim Pape, a skilled Sofer, students will study the theory of Safrus in Keses Hasofer and the Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch alongside intensive practical training.

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The Chief Rabbi on a Halachic Tour of a Mikva

The Chief Rabbi on a Halachic Tour of a Mikva

During the visit of Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau in the United States, he attended a halachic tour at the Mei Menachem mikva in Crown Heights, which was part of a course on mikvaos for shluchim.

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Chief Rabbi at Yom Iyun on Chuppa v'Kiddushin

Chief Rabbi at Yom Iyun on Chuppa v'Kiddushin

During Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau's visit to the United States, he participated in a Yom Iyun for shluchim on the subject of Siddur Chuppa v'Kiddushin. It was hosted by Machon Lemaan Yilmedu in their Crown Heights learning center.

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Israeli Chief Rabbi meets with the Maggidei Shiurim

Israeli Chief Rabbi meets with the Maggidei Shiurim

A special meeting took place yesterday (Tuesday) in the offices of the Badatz of Crown Heights, with Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Dovid Lau, who came on a trip to strengthen the learning of halacha, and to attend an array of events at Machon Lemaan Yilmedu in the US.

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Yom Iyun for Shluchim with Israeli Chief Rabbi

Yom Iyun for Shluchim with Israeli Chief Rabbi

Machon Lemaan Yilmedu invites shluchim and rabbanim to a special Yom Iyun on the subjects of chuppa v'kiddushin and mikvaos, with the guest of honor, Chief Rabbi and Nasi of the Beis Din Ha'Gadol, Rabbi Dovid Lau.

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Registration is Open for the New Cohort at Lemaan Yilmedu

Registration is Open for the New Cohort at Lemaan Yilmedu

Registration has opened for the new school year which will begin in Elul. This is your opportunity to join one of the programs and bring the light of Torah into your home with organized, in-depth study of halacha with an emphasis on halacha l'maaseh.

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Shochtim Learn Shechita Techniques Hands-On

Shochtim Learn Shechita Techniques Hands-On

Our shechita program is coming to an end. For more than half a year, students studied the laws of shechita from Simlah Chadasha, as well as how to prepare the knife so it's smooth with no flaws, and starting from last week, the hands-on practice portion of the program for actual shechita technique.

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New In-Depth Course in Hilchos Shabbos

New In-Depth Course in Hilchos Shabbos

Lemaan Yilmedu brings a two-year course to enable you to rule proficiently on the complexities of Hilchos Shabbos. Taught by Los Angeles Rov Rabbi Yisrael Noach Raichik, an acclaimed expert in the topic, the course covers every aspect of Hilchos Shabbos with a focus on understanding the Tur and Beis Yosef and underlying rationale to render a Psak.

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Over 40 Women Kick Off ‘Seder Nashim’ Program

Over 40 Women Kick Off ‘Seder Nashim’ Program

This week, Machon Lemaan Yilmedu's first cohort of "Seder Nashim," an in-depth halacha learning program for women, began with over forty women.

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At Machon Lemaan Yilmedu, we are preparing for wedding season

At Machon Lemaan Yilmedu, we are preparing for wedding season

At Machon Lemaan Yilmedu the days of sefira were used by dozens of chassanim who participated in the special program for chassanim that prepares them for the wedding and beyond, establishing a Jewish home.

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Rabbi Oberlander Tests Semicha Students

Rabbi Oberlander Tests Semicha Students

Over sixty men participated in another exam given by the Lemaan Yilmedu semicha program. Rabbi Gedalia Oberlander, rav of the Chabad shul and community "Heichal Menachem" in Monsey conducted the test.

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"These Chosson Classes Are the Full Package Deal"

"These Chosson Classes Are the Full Package Deal"

Two chassanim joinedtheir chosson teacher Rabbi Avrohom Levin for an interview to discuss theirexperience in the recently-launched ‘Chassanim Academy’.

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Lemaan Yilmedu Semicha Students Show Remarkable Proficiency

Lemaan Yilmedu Semicha Students Show Remarkable Proficiency

Around fifty talmidim of the Machon Lemaan Yilmedu took a test last Thursday given by the posek, Rabbi Gavriel Zinner, author of Nitai Gavriel. This took place in his beis medrash in Boro Park.

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Halacha Symposium Honors Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm

Halacha Symposium Honors Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm

Machon Lemaan Yilmedu held a series of shiurim in practical halacha, li'uli nishmas the director of the Machon in the US, Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm a'h, who passed away one year ago. The Yom Iyun was open to the public and was broadcast live on Zoom for many participants who don't live in Crown Heights.

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‘Posek in Hilchos Tahara’ Course Gets Underway

‘Posek in Hilchos Tahara’ Course Gets Underway

Dozens of shluchim participated this week in the first meeting of the “Posek in Hilchos Tahara” course, given by Machon Limud Halacha Lemaan Yilmedu. Over a year and a half, they will learn Hilchos Nidda and do shimush in practical questions of hilchos taharas ha’mishpacha.

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Rabbi Braun Tests Semicha Students

Rabbi Braun Tests Semicha Students

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.

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The Chassanim Academy: Preparing Bachurim for the Next Stage in Life

The Chassanim Academy: Preparing Bachurim for the Next Stage in Life

Machon Lemaan Yilmedu, in collaboration with Machon Taharas HaBayis, recently opened an “academy” for chassanim that is designed to provide a thorough preparation for the wedding and beyond.

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Kfar Chabad: An Impressive Event To Mark Seven Years Of Machon Lemaan Yilmedu

Kfar Chabad: An Impressive Event To Mark Seven Years Of Machon Lemaan Yilmedu

Hundreds attended an impressive, festive event that was held in Kfar Chabad to mark seven years since the founding of Machon Lemaan Yilmedu operating in Eretz Yisrael, America, France, Russia and other countries.

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135 Graduate Lemaan Yilmedu's Semicha Course

135 Graduate Lemaan Yilmedu's Semicha Course

An impressive Chag Ha’Semicha was celebrated Sunday night in Oholei Torah, along with the completion of the second cohort of Machon Limud Halacha Lemaan Yilmedu. Certificates were awarded to 135 men who passed tests in three tracks.

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Russia and Ukraine United in Honor of the Torah

Russia and Ukraine United in Honor of the Torah

Every week, forty Russian-speaking talmidim joined together, coming from seven different countries including Germany, Ukraine and Russia as well as other nations and Eretz Yisrael. Lemaan Yilmedu crosses continents for the purpose of serious study and mastery of halacha.

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Famed Rov Impressed by Semicha Students

Famed Rov Impressed by Semicha Students

More than 40 students at Machon Limud Halacha "Lemaan Yilmedu" took a test with the posek, Rabbi Gavriel Zinner, author of Nitai Gavriel, at his beis medrash in Boro Park.

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Learning the Halachos of Siddur Kiddushin is a Must for Every Shliach 

Learning the Halachos of Siddur Kiddushin is a Must for Every Shliach 

‍Lemaan Yilmedu’s Chuppa VeKiddushin course has trained many Shluchim in the intricacies of officiating a wedding kehalacha. The course, which runs over a 11-month period, is led by Rabbi Mordechai Farkash, a Rov and Shliach in Bellevue, Wash., and an expert in this area of Halacha.

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Rabbi Gedalia Oberlander: ‘In the Eyes of Your Mekurovim, You Are a Rov’

Rabbi Gedalia Oberlander: ‘In the Eyes of Your Mekurovim, You Are a Rov’

‍Together with Chicago’s Rabbi Baruch Hertz, Monsey’s Rabbi Gedalia Oberlander teaches Lemaan Yilmedu’s upcoming Community Rabbonus course which is geared to Shluchim. The year-long course covers subjects that aren’t taught in Semicha and are encountered daily by anyone in a rabbinic position.

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Chosson Teacher Training Course Underway

Chosson Teacher Training Course Underway

After months of preparations, the first course of its kind in Chabad, the Chosson Teacher Training course, a collaborative effort of Machon Lemaan Yilmedu and Machon Taharas Ha'Bayis of the Badatz of Crown Heights, got underway.

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Closing Yom Iyun for the Chuppa-Kiddushin Course

Closing Yom Iyun for the Chuppa-Kiddushin Course

Siddur Chuppa v'Kiddushin is one of the most important subjects in the work of every shliach. It is also a complicated and sensitive subject. It includes numerous halachos on various topics such as kesuba, eidus, yuchsin, and of course conducting the chuppa and more. Enormous care is needed since errors due to ignorance can cause extremely serious problems and pitfalls.

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Lemaan Yilmedu Opens Registration for New Cycle

Lemaan Yilmedu Opens Registration for New Cycle

The learning revolution at Machon Limud Halacha Lemaan Yilmedu continues with registration now open for the new cycle that will begin, G-d willing, in Elul.

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Taharas Habayis, Lemaan Yilmedu Team Up for New Course

Taharas Habayis, Lemaan Yilmedu Team Up for New Course

Following many months of joint efforts and planning, Lemaan Yilmedu-USA and the Taharas Habayis organization have joined forces to create a new course for Chosson teachers.

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More than 40 talmidim from the Crown Heights area were tested in their semicha studies

More than 40 talmidim from the Crown Heights area were tested in their semicha studies

Rabbi Gedalia Oberlander, rav of the Chabad shul and community, Heichal Menachem, in Monsey, tested the talmidim in Lemaan Yilmedu's new beis medrash on Empire Blvd. Another test will be given next week for talmidim who don't live in Crown Heights and who learn on Zoom.

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Lemaan Yilmedu Center Dedicated to Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm

Lemaan Yilmedu Center Dedicated to Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm

The revolution in learning at Machon Lemaan Yilmedu is continuing to the next phase with the dedication of a new beis medrash in the heart of Crown Heights. It is dedicated l'ilui nishmas the founder of the Machon, Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm a'h, who passed away five months ago.

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