Weekly Letter: The Fifth Son
As we approach the seders that take up the first two nights of Pesach, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the fifth son, a now famous concept that is taught across the Jewish world.
Three More Arrested in Antisemitic Arson Attack Targeting Hatzola Ambulances in London
London authorities have announced the arrest of three additional suspects in connection with the shocking antisemitic arson attack that destroyed multiple Hatzola ambulances in North London last week.
Missing IDF Soldier’s Grave Found After 78 Years
Private Dov Premat, who was only 17 years old when he was killed in the War of Independence, had been classified for 78 years as an IDF fallen soldier whose burial place was unknown-until today.
Gallery: Crown Heights Burns Chometz In Front of 770
Thousands of Crown Heights residents have flocked to 770 Wednesday morning for Biur Chometz, completing their preparations for Pesach.
Web App Helps You Get Your Home Appliance Into Shabbos Mode
A newly launched web app is offering a practical solution to a familiar Erev Shabbos challenge: properly setting household appliances to “Shabbos mode.”
How Chabad’s Public Passover Seders Became a Global Phenomenon
Come March each year, two reminders arrive like clockwork: your accountant tells you it’s time to file your taxes, and your local Chabad center lets you know that there’s a seat waiting for you at their communal Passover seder.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Don’t Pass Over the Fifth Son on Passover
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman speaks about the fifth son, not a mythical person, but rather one that desperately needs our help.
Is This the Largest Passover Seder in the United States?
On Wednesday evening, April 1, Chabad UF will host what organizers say is the largest single-seated Passover seder in the country, drawing an expected 1,500 Jewish students, faculty, alumni, and community members to the O’Connell Center, the campus’s 12,000-seat arena.
Eruv Tavshilin, Halachos and Reminders
It is forbidden on a holiday to do any act in preparation for the following day, even if the following day is Shabbat. However, the sages created a halachic device, called an eruv tavshilin, which allows one to cook food on a holiday day for use on a Shabbat that immediately follows it.
Russian President in Passover Greeting: “The Holiday Symbolizes the Triumph of Unity and Justice”
As in previous years, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a special Passover greeting letter to the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Harav Berel Lazar. The letter will be read tonight at the opening of the central public Seder at the Marina Roscha Synagogue in Moscow.
A inmate in a federal corrections facility spends time with his family at a Chanukah carnival in the prison yard, organized by the Aleph Instituite.
8,000 lbs of Matzah, Hundreds of Prisons, and No Jew Left Behind
Every year before Passover, the Aleph Institute ensures that Jews behind bars are able to celebrate the holiday. This year, they will send out over 400 Seder Plates, 2,000 Hagaddahs and more than 8,000 lbs of matzah, as well as 2,750 packages of macaroons, gefilte fish, and other holiday foods.
Kitchen of Kindness Communities Prepare Hundreds of Pesach Meals for Homebound Jews
Across 20 communities in the United States and Canada, the Kitchen of Kindness network is gearing up for Pesach to ensure no Jew sits alone on Seder night without a meal, a Haggadah, and the basics to make Yom Tov.
Old Westbury to Pay Lubavitch $19 Million, Approve Chabad Center After Decades-Long Legal Battle
The Incorporated Village of Old Westbury has agreed to pay approximately $19 million in damages and permit the long-delayed construction of a Chabad center, bringing an end to one of the longest-running religious land-use disputes in recent memory.
Throughout the years, the Rebbe would regularly visit several public seders throughout Crown Heights, giving attention to each detail and to each individual present. Photo: Shlomo Vishinsky | Courtesy Zev Markowitz / Chai Art Gallery
What Was the Rebbe’s Pesach Seder Like?
It was mostly deeply private: Until 1970, his seder would take place in the home of his father-in-law and predecessor the Sixth Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of righteous memory, joined by a small group of elder Chassidim.
Here’s My Story: Tea For Two
Rabbi Asher Zeilingold has led the Adath Israel Congregation of S. Paul, Minnesota, since 1966. He recently published a two-volume book, Clear Vision, about his interactions with the Rebbe. He was interviewed in February 2011.
HY’D: Four IDF Soldiers Killed In Anti-Tank Attack
The slain soldiers are named as: Cpt. Noam Madmoni, 22, from Sderot, Staff Sgt. Ben Cohen, 21, from Lehavim, Staff Sgt. Maxsim Entis, 21, from Bat Yam, and
Staff Sgt. Gilad Harel, 21.
The Small Wonder Puppet Theater To Present Pre-Pesach Show In Crown Heights
Join the Small Wonder Puppet Theater for a Pre-Pesach lunch and show at ULY Crown Street today, Tuesday, March 31st.
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