Photos: Shluchim of Paris Gather
The annual gathering of Chabad emissaries in Paris took place this past weekend. The dozens of Shluchim from all around France’s capital city came together to be inspired energized and uplifted.
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ULY Ocean Parkway Holds 12th Annual Auction
Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Ocean Parkway’s 12th Annual Chinese Auction took place Sunday in the Beis Rivkah Ballroom in Crown Heights. Hundreds of friends and supporters turned out throughout the day, enjoying a sumptuous hot buffet and Viennese table, all while supporting the Yeshiva. Update: Winners Added!
First Round of Chidon Competition Begins
972 students worldwide took the first qualifying test in the International Chidon HaMitzvos.
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Lego ‘FreedoMan’ Tours the World
Lego superhero FreedoMan traveled the globe to forty different cities, from Ghana, Africa to Anchorage, Alaska, and many other places in between, to encourage children to complete the KIDS Magazine Pesach Mitzvah Missions and meet the Freedom Challenge.
Deadly Earthquake in Nepal, Over 1,000 Dead
A powerful earthquake has devastated Nepal and over 1,400 have already been declared dead. That toll is expected to rise as additional reports are coming in. Chabad of Nepal has been working hard to locate missing backpackers and provide shelter for the displaced.
News Sites Take a Break for Mivtzoim on Israeli Independence Day
For the first time since they were founded, the two flagship Chabad news websites in Israel – Shturem.net and Chabad Online (COL) – have gone offline for the day. The cause of the outage is not any sort of technical difficulty – but Mivtzoim!
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Assembly Hopeful Dedicates Campaign Headquarters
In the storefront which the Kertchme Pizza Shop once occupied, Menachem Raitport, candidate for New York State Assembly, opened his new campaign headquarters Sunday evening with political activists and supports turning out.
Oholei Torah Students Enjoy Spring Bicycle Trip
Oholei Torah students participating in the ‘OTEG’ program enjoyed a spring biking trip to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park as a reward for completing Pesach ‘missions’.
Photos: ‘Matzah Factory’ Travels Throughout Florida
Rabbi Shmuly Gutnick of the Chabad Youth Network traveled around Florida and brought the Pesach experience to life to thousands of Jewish children in the days leading up to the holiday.
Beitar Illit Alumni Gather for Reunion
Yesterday, Sunday, the alumni of the Chabad School ‘Tiferes Menachem’ of Beitar Illit, Israel, gathered for a reunion.
Kiryat Gat Unites in Display of Achdus
In accordance with the instructions of the Rebbe, the Chabad community of Kiryat Gat, Israel, gathered for an evening of Torah and unity, where they listened to Shiurim and Pilpulim from various local Rabbonim of all stripes.
Picture of the Day: First ‘After-Pesach’ Pizzas!
Just as neighborhood families were finishing up the Pesach cleanup they began lining up for delicious pizza from Pomodori‘s brick ovens. Their staff was hard at work pumping out pie after pie as fast as customers were able to order them.
Photos: Buying Back the Chometz
After having sold the Chometz before Pesach, Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky and Rabbi Shimon Hecht got together with Winston, the gentile who purchased the Chometz, and bought back the Chometz.
Photos: Seudas Moshiach in 770
Acharon Shel Pesach is particularly associated with Moshiach and the future redemption. The Baal Shem Tov instituted the custom of partaking of a “Seudas Moshiach” on the afternoon of the last day of Passover; in addition to the Matzah eaten at “Seudas Moshiach”, the Rebbes of Chabad added the custom of drinking four cups of wine, as in the Seder held on Passover’s first days.
Montreal Holds Kinusei Torah on Chol Hamoed
Following the instruction of The Rebbe, members of the Chabad community in Montreal took part in Kinusei Torah which are taking place on every day of Chol Hamoed
Photos: Childrens Rally in Honor of Chai Nissan
Marking Chai Nissan, the birthday of R. Levi Yitzchok the Rebbes father, a children’s rally was held in downstairs 770.
Photo Gallery: Chabad Seders Around the World
Chabad centers hosted more than 40,000 guests at Pesach seders in hundreds of cities around the globe. In North America alone, community seders took place in more than 1,000 locations; across Russia, there were nearly 500 seders in more than 200 communities; and seders were held on dozens campuses worldwide.
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