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Click HERE to see a proof of the upcoming Pesach Guide. The final version may have some changes.

Issue #7 includes: Three Leniencies of Chazon Ish by Rabbi Dovid Cohen Mishloach Manos with Kedushas Shevi’is Products by Rabbi Aaron Kraft cRc Shemittah Newsletter vol 7 for web

Issue #6 includes: Sefichin, a Shemittah Leap Year, and Support by Rabbi Dovid Cohen Flowers in Shemittah by Rabbi Yisroel Langer cRc Shemitta Newsletter vol 6  

  cRc Beth Din Shabbos In Skokie Parashat Mishpatim January 28-29th, 2022. For more information, please email [email protected]. A community-wide Oneg at 8:00 pm Personal Reflections from Life in the Beth Din At the home of Dr. Yigal and Mrs. Donna Yahav (8630 Keeler Avenue) Congregation Or Torah Prohibition to Litigate in Secular Court: When and Why Drasha…

The cRc sent the attached letter to The Illinois Investment Policy Board thanking them for their action against Unilever, due to its recent boycott of Israel.   IIPB Letter

We are proud to announce a new monthly Shemittah Newsletter Each issue will feature a column from Rabbi Dovid Cohen, cRc Administrative Rabbinic Coordinator, and author of Shemittah, as part of his Kashrus Halacha series, as well as a column from one of the cRc Dayanim. Here are the links to the cRc Shemittah newsletters included…

cRc Chanukah Divrei Torah 5782 Divrei Torah on Chanukah from: Harav Yona Reiss Rabi Dovid Flinkenstein Rabbi Micah Greenland Rabbi Wes Kalmar Rabbi Yisroel Langer Rabbi Dr. Joseph S. Ozarowksi Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel

Dear Students, These past months of the pandemic have presented many challenges to everyone. You, as students, have made many difficult, yet necessary adjustments. Your desire to continue intense Torah learning despite the obstacles that we have all endured is worthy of particular praise. We at the Chicago Rabbinical Council join in acknowledging your achievements….

CHICAGO RABBINICAL COUNCIL  THE REBBETZIN SHOSHANA SCHWARTZ, ע”ה TORAH ESSAY CONTEST: Section A: Introduction and Rules  OBJECTIVE:          TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE HALACHIC ISSUES AND SELECTIONS OF TANACH THROUGH THE RESEARCH AND WRITING SKILLS PROMOTED IN OUR YESHIVOT AND HIGH SCHOOLS The essay contest is open to all seniors in Orthodox Jewish high school programs…