Yud Alef Nissan Special: Every year, I received a gift of honey cake from the Rebbe, in honor of the New Year. In a “thank you” letter one year, I cited a story in the last chapter of my book, where I quote a remark of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of the Chabad movement, which he posed to a government official. Rabbi Schneur Zalman said that G-d asks all of us, “‘Ayeka?’ Where are you?”
Bochurim, Anash and Shluchim gathered at the Ohel for a special Farbrengen in honor of Yud Alef Nissan, the Rebbes 111th birthday. Among those who farbrgenged was Rabbi Mendel Feller from Minnesota, Rabbi Danny Moscowitz from Illinois and Rabbi Berel Shemtov from Michigan.
As Chassidim of the Rebbe, we are always on the lookout for ways to fulfill our shlichus. This Yud Alef Nissian, JNet is giving you the opportunity to give the Rebbe a beautiful birthday present by volunteering to learn with someone with JNet and get five tickets into a raffle for a Nexus7.
This past Sunday the Bukharian Jewish Community Foundation celebrated 50 years to its founding in the USA. The Gala Dinner event took place at the Center, and the guest of honor was President of the World Congress of Bukharian Jews, Levi Leviev, a prominent businessman and philanthropist whose parents Reb Avner and Chana Leviev’s names are proudly displayed on the premises of the Center’s building.
There’s handmade — and then there’s Pinny. Faster than a Magic Bullet Blender and stronger than KitchenAid, the muscular Israeli baker spends his months between November and March mixing thousands of pounds of matzo that will grace Passover tables from Melbourne to Mombasa with nothing but his hands.
Tsav: Imagine what life would be like if we couldn’t depend on the sun to rise in the morning? A prevalent cultural misnomer is that the “New” and “Different” is intrinsically better than the old and routine. This mindset affects all aspects of human life, from relationships to religious observance and even where we choose to live.
Once again Lubavitcher Yeshiva will have a special afternoon with a puppet show for kids on Sunday, a day before Pesach. The show begins at 1:00pm with lunch being offered starting at 12:00pm.
Yud Alef Nissan Special: Today marks the 111 anniversary of birth of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. For over three decades this day was marked by the United States as Education Day U.S.A. The Rebbe hoped that this would place education on a pedestal, stress its importance and the need to invest more into education – because it is not just to learn how to make a better living – it is much more than that.
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
CrownHeights.info and the Lubavitch Archives presents a photo of The Rebbe saying Kidush Levana outside 770.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yossi Jacobson will lead a discussion on the topic of Pesach, where Halacha, Psychology and Kabbalah converge.
How do hundreds of Yeshiva Bocuhrim prepare to leave their homes and set up the largest network of Passover sedorim in 82 countries around the world? That was the discussion for the 500 rabbinical students who gathered in Crown Heights on Tuesday. The day, a Yom Iyun, was dedicated to helping them prepare for the unique challenges and experiences of running a Passover Seder in far-flung cities around the world.
From both sides of the aisle, members of the US Congress send their Pesach greetings. Both house majority leader Eric Cantor and the Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz recorded messages.
