cRc Beth Din

Hatzlacha to Rabbi Yochanan Nathan

The cRc held a get together thanking  Rabbi Yochanan Nathan for 4 decades of serving as our sofer. We wish him continued hatzlacha as he makes aliyah.


Chadashot – The Year in Review – 5786/2025

Chadashot 5786



Congratulations to the Winners of The Rebbetzin Shoshana Schwartz, ע״ה, cRc Torah Research Project – 5785

Mazal Tov to this year’s winners of the cRc Rebbetzin Shoshana Schwartz, a”h, Torah Research Project: First Place Winner: Mussi Hecht (Lubavitch Girls High School) for her essay “Halakhic Directives as Regards to Jewish Soldiers Fighting in War,” and Leah Gitty Rand (Bais Yaakov High School of Chicago) for “Redeeming Captives.” Second Place Winners: Nava Dreytser…


Rabbi Reiss’ visits to New York and Israel

At the recent RIETS Dinner     Click HERE to watch and listen to the recording of Rav Reiss’ shiur on International Law in Halacha האם יש מושג בהלכה של משפט בינלאומית בנוגע למלחמה בעזה? The following article was published this year from his talk at the conference last year on the topic of היתר עגונות בעקבות…


Divrei Torah for Pesach 5785

cRc Pesach Divrei Torah 5785 Articles include: The Minhag of “Not Mishing”  Not Eating Out on Pesach – By Rav Yona Reiss Karpas as the Conduit for Connection – Rabbi Yechiel Bresler The Symbolism of the Egg – By Rabbi Daniel Fox The Hardest Words to Say:  “I Was Wrong” – By Rabbi Akiva Males…


cRc Membership Meeting Pre-Purim 2025

To listen to Members Meeting Shiur by Rav Yona Reiss on Purim Meshulash click here To view Marei Mekomos download the PDF here


Chicago Rabbinical Currents Volume 2

For Chicago Rabbinical Currents Volume 1, click->Here<-  Volume 2 | Issue 7  Kislev 5786 Equity, Fairness, and Mishpat – By Rabbi Aaron Kraft  Civet Cat Coffee – Kosher or Not? – By Rabbi Elozor Willner    Volume 2 | Issue 6  Tishrei 5786 Honey and Other Animal Products – By Rabbi Dovid Cohen * Note: Issue 6…


cRc Divrei Torah – Chanukah 5785

cRc Divrei Torah – Chanukah 5785 Contents: Light and Darkness – Rav Yona Reiss Should the Branches of the Menorah Be Round or Straight? – Rabbi Yochanan Posner Hashem Loves the Righteous – Rabbi Yehuda Tzvi Garsek Shalom Bayit: Chanukah’s Rival or Chanukah’s Goal? – Rabbi Noach Goldstein


cRc Divorce Mediation CLE – Zoom Webinar Nov 24, 2024

Sunday, Nov 24, 2024, 10:00am – 11:30am Register by noon, Friday, Nov 22 at www.decaloguesociety.org/cle