Cousins unknown to each other for decades following the Holocaust have been reunited this week with a stunning discovery that shook them to their very core.
There are four sons at the Seder. Traditional wisdom has it that the wicked one is the worst off of them all. But traditional wisdom seems not to be the Rebbe’s approach.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on the Yomtov of Pesach.
Following the major success and popularity of the first broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode 13 tonight, Sunday, April 6th (6 Nissan) here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week’s class is titled “Dealing with Suicidal Thoughts, Gender Identity Challenges and Pesach Chumras.”
Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Garelik, renowned author, lecturer and Rov, compiled a list of ‘reminders’ in connection with the laws and customs of the month of Nissan and the Yom Tov of Pesach, which he published on his website TheOnlineRabbi.com.
The candles are lit; wine is being poured; the smell of fresh matzah wafts; freshly grated horseradish tickles the nose. It’s so easy to feel inspired at the Passover Seder. We experience the transcendent energy of G-d’s miracles as we tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt. Among family and friends, we get that taste of freedom and faith that we wait for all year.
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.
Most everyone is familiar with the term “Scapegoat.” Still, not everyone is aware of its legendary Biblical origins.
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.
Due to the overwhelming response and demand from the community, Reb Yoel Kahn agreed to present a weekly webcast on topics that are timely and relevant. This week’s topic is titled ‘Restraining the Love‘. Update: Video fixed
Mrs. Chana Sharfstein of Crown Heights wrote the following poem, which she titled ‘My Pure Daughter,’ as a eulogy for her dear daughter Zlata Esther (“Zlati”), OBM, who passed away this past Friday at the age of 53.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Acharei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the appropriate reaction to an overwhelming world?
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.
Following the major success and popularity of the first broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode 12 tonight, Sunday, April 6th (6 Nissan) here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week’s class is titled “Maintaining Shalom Bayis During Pesach and Shliach Rivalry.”
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.
The following story was transcribed in the diary of Rabbi Nissan Mindel, OBM, a secretary of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe. His son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro, was kind enough to share it with our readers.
Rabbi Levi Cunin, Shliach to Malibu, California, relates the following story of Hashgacha Protis as told to him by his son, who had just arrived home for Pesach from Yeshiva in Brunoy, France.
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