cRc Beth Din

THE REBBETZIN SHOSHANA SCHWARTZ, ע”ה TORAH ESSAY CONTEST – 5783

Dear Seniors, Each year, the Chicago Rabbinical Council proudly sponsors the Rebbetzin Shoshana Schwartz Torah Essay Contest. The contest is open to all seniors studying in Orthodox Jewish high schools in the Chicago metropolitan area who will attend a yeshiva or seminary in Israel for the 5784/2023-2024 academic year. Our objective is to promote serious…


Pesach Divrei Torah 5783

cRc Pesach Divrei Torah 5783                   This cRc publication contains Divrei Torah from: – Harav Yona Reiss: Short Haggadah Insights. – Rabbi Eitan M. Allen: The One Not at the Seder. – Rabbi Menachem Linzer: The Deeper Meaning Behind Heseiba at the Seder – Rabbi Yehuda Meyers:…


Purim 5783

cRc Purim Divrei Torah 5783                   This cRc publication contains Divrei Torah from: Harav Yona Reiss: Don’t Give Up Hope. Rabbi Yosef Posner: Feel Free to Act Free Freely.  


Rabbi Reiss and Rabbi Kraft at the JCC and Or Torah

For Parshat Mishpatim, Rabbi Reiss and Rabbi Kraft spoke at YU Torah MiTzion Parsha and Pizza Groups at the JCC and at Or Torah. The Dayanim shared with the students how the Mitzvot in the Parsha are applied in Beth Din.


Harav Yona Reiss Shiur – Drinking On Purim

Listen to Drinking on Purim Shiur by Rabbi Yona Reiss on YUTorah.org Here.   Marei Mekomos: שכרות בפוריםבפורים – Rabbi Reiss (cRc Membership Shiur) 2.20.23    


2022 Membership Annual Meeting & Melava Malka

We thank the Rabbis who served on the board for the past 3 years and welcome the new board members. Mazal Tov to our new board: Thank you to those who attended the Melava Malka this past Motzaei Shabbos. We thank the Rabbis who served on the board for the past 3 years and welcome…


Divrei Torah Chanukah-5783

Divrei-Torah-Chanukah-5783                 This cRc publication contains Divrei Torah from: Harav Yona Reiss: My Chanukah Rabbi Elisha Prero: The Chanukah Miracle: Is it the Oil, the Victory or Both?


Kavod Chachamim Articles

    Article by Rabbi Reiss in Kavod Chachamim – בענין מצות חינוך     Article by Rabbi Kraft in Kavod Chachamim – בענין זבל”א     Article by Rabbi Aaron Kraft in Kavod Chachamim – הערה בענין הכרזה בבית דין     Article by Rabbi Aaron Kraft in Kavod Chachamim – הערה בענין הכרזה…


HaDorom

The cRc has co-published a special-edition Hadorom Journal Leilui Nishmas Rav Schwartz ZT”L Edited by Rabbi Reiss. The Table of Contents, including an introduction; and bio of Rav Schwartz can be downloaded here. A copy of the flyer is available here. Purchase HaDorom Download Table of Contents Download Hadarom Flyer


National GPS Sponsoring Rabbis Conference

Yesterday, the cRc hosted a National GPS Sponsoring Rabbi Conference at Kehilat Chovevei Tzion, in partnership with the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) and the Beth Din of America (BDA). The cRc Beth Din serves as the regional GPS Beth Din, and our Av Beis Din, Rabbi Reiss, serves as the National Chairman of the GPS Committee,…