9:00PM: Yud Aleph Nissan Zoom Farbrengen Tonight With Rabbi Yossi Lew
LIVE at 9:00pm: Join a Yud Aleph Nissan Zoom Farbrengen tonight, April 5th, at 9:00pm with Rabbi Yossi Lew. A virtual evening of Inspiration and Connection.
Live Monday at 4:00PM: Ckids Makes Magical Mah Nishtanah Available for Anash
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Ckids is proud to offer its highly-successful virtual Pesach program to the entire Chabad community.
LIVE AT 5:00PM: Central Yud Aleph Nissan Farbrengen by Agudas Chassidei Chabad
LIVE at 5:00pm: You are invited to join the online Central Yud Aleph Nissan Farbrengen by Agudas Chassidei Chabad at 4:00 P.M. EST.
When Jewish Life Goes Viral: A Quiet Goodbye
In this multimedia mini-series, we look at Chabad’s response to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on Jewish life events. As people die and are buried with no family to see them off, we examine how CDC protocol is causing Judaism’s sacred burial societies, to dramatically alter traditional practice.
Hundreds of Prepared Meals Delivered By Chabad of Southwest Broward, Florida’s “Sunshine Circle”
Run by Rabbi Shimon and Liba Andrusier, Shluchim of Chabad of Century Village in Pembroke Pines, FL, “Sunshine Circle” has been serving Seniors in South Broward for over 6 years. “Project Connect!” started nearly 3 weeks ago, serving hundreds of Holocaust Survivors and Seniors in quarantine with no family nearby.
Torah Treasures Makes “The Rebbe’s Niggunim” Vol 2 Available Free For One Day
In honor of Yud Aleph Nissan TorahTreasure.com is making “The Rebbe’s Niggunim” Vol 2 available on its website for free just for today. Create an account and enjoy!
Photo Credit: Lor Croghan
Old Crown Heights Hospital To be Resurrected, Become COVID-19 Facility
The old St Mary’s Hospital on Buffalo Ave in Crown Heights has been shuttered since 2005, and is now being resurrected as a COVID-19 facility.
Mafteiach Of Maamarim Discovered
A copy of a mafteiach of the maamarim of the first four Rebbeim on the 5 Meggilos, Teffilah, Yomim Tovim, and Gemora, was recently discovered. The discovery appears to have been written by either the Rebbe Maharash, or the Rebbe Rashab, with additions written by the Friederker Rebbe.
Proclaiming Education and Sharing Day 2018. Photo Credit: The White House
Trump Proclaims Education and Sharing Day 2020
Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, President Donald Trump proclaimed Yud Aleph Nissan to be Education and Sharing Day, 2020.
Chabad Rabbi Auctions Off His Tie Collection, With proceeds To Queens Hatzalah
As COVID-19 sweeps through Jewish communities worldwide, each and every person asks themselves, “How can I help?” Rabbi Mordechai Hecht asked himself this question, and found the answer in his tie collection. It was time to pass on the goodness.
The World’s Largest Model Seder
With Hebrew Schools going virtual amid the coronavirus outbreak, Ckids uses the opportunity to produce a cutting-edge Pesach experience unifying kids from around the world.
Kovetz On The Rebbe’s New Kapital Published
A recently published Kovetz, which was produced by the students of the Rabbinical College of America – Morristown, contains a selection of the Rebbe’s sichos, maamorim and letters on kapitel 119 – the kapitel that chassidim will start reciting this year on Yud Aleph Nissan.
New Niggun for Yud Aleph Nissan, by Reb Sholom Brochstat
The Vaad Hanegunim has announced the release of this years Niggun for Yud Aleph Nissan, marking the Rebbe’s 118 years, by composer Reb Sholom Brochstat. Brochstat has already composed a few Nigunim that have became quite popular in Lubavitch.
Family of Rabbi Yisroel Friedman OBM Hopes To Collect Memories
The family of Rabbi Yisroel Friedman OBM would love to compile stories and anecdotes about him. If you have anything to share, please email StoriesRebYisroel@gmail.com. Any format – written, audio or visual – would be welcome.
Rabbi Gedalya Korf, who passed away Monday at age 90 from the coronavirus, was a quiet warrior who was among the founders and leaders of Lishkas Ezras Achim. Born in Kharkov, USSR, he is seen here blessing his grandson at his wedding in Kharkov. Korf's grandson married the daughter of the Chabad emissaries in the city from which the elder Korf had escaped.(Photo: Jewish Community of Kharkov)
Obituary: Soviet Jewry Activist Gedalya Korf, 90, ‘Said Little, Did Much’
He was the bane of journalists and interviewers, a tight-lipped, Soviet-born Lubavitcher Chassid whose poker face belied the horrors he had seen and the secret work he spent decades immersed in. Rabbi Gedalya Korf earned a reputation as a man who “said little [but] did much.” Korf passed away from COVID-19-related complications on March 30 (5 Nissan), at the age of 90, having kept most of his life’s work classified until the very end.
LIVE: Levaya of Rabbi Avraham Aaron Rubashkin OBM
Watch Live: The Levaya of Rabbi Avraham Aaron Rubashkin OBM will be streamed live for each and every person to virtually attend, as the procession makes its way from Boro Park, through Crown Heights and 770, and onto the cemetery.
“Never Alone”, An Hour of Hisorerus and Inspiration
In preparation for Yud Alef Nissan, and in light of the current situation around the world, Vaad Or Vechom Hahiskashrus is inviting Anash and Shluchim to join an hour of Hisorerus and inspiration, addressing the situation and how we can implement the light of Yud Alef Nissan, into these seemingly dark times.
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