Laws & Customs: Sefiras Haomer
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide of the laws of Sefiras Haomer for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Two U.S. Aircraft Downed Over Iran, Massive Rescue Effort Underway for Missing Airman
A U.S. Air Force fighter jet was shot down over Iranian territory today, prompting an intense and dangerous search-and-rescue mission for a missing American crew member. A U.S. second aircraft was also lost during the rescue operation.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Mazkeret Batya, First Frum Kibbutz in Eretz Yisroel, Circa 1880s
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Weekly Letter: We Do Have The Power to Control Time
ow that we have started to count sefirah – the days between Pesach and Shavuos – we are sharing a brief yet very significant letter of the Rebbe about TIME. While it makes sense to say that we have no control nor influence over time – the Rebbe explains how we do have the power to control time… it is certainly possible for us to “stretch time” and turn it into infinity!
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.
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