Photos: Kids Rally in 770 for Rebbe’s Father’s Birthday
More pictures in the Extended Article!
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
Beautiful Photo Gallery in the Extnded Article! (By Shmuli Evers)
Video & Second Gallery of Crown Heights Birchas Hachma
Beautiful Photo Gallery in the Extnded Article! (By Shmuli Evers)
Shliach Rabbi Levi Backman from the Chabad Jewish Center in Bellingham, WA, made it to the front page of the Bellingham Herald in their coverage of Birchas HaChama.
Full Scan of Paper in the Extended Article!
Shliach Makes it to Front Page of Local Newpaper
Shliach Rabbi Levi Backman from the Chabad Jewish Center in Bellingham, WA, made it to the front page of the Bellingham Herald in their coverage of Birchas HaChama.
Full Scan of Paper in the Extended Article!
Residents of Atlantic county NJ and members of chabad at the Shore observe a rare Jewish Practice of Birchat Hachama, Blessing of the Sun. Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport leads the Ceremony.
TV News Video – Atlantic City Birchas Hachama Ceremony
Residents of Atlantic county NJ and members of chabad at the Shore observe a rare Jewish Practice of Birchat Hachama, Blessing of the Sun. Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport leads the Ceremony.
In Jerusalem, New York and other major Jewish population centers, thousands thronged to participate in the once-in-28-year Jewish ritual of blessing the sun. In the Democratic Republic of The Congo, there weren't thousands, not even hundreds. But they rose at the crack of dawn Wednesday morning to conduct their own blessing-of-the-sun ritual on the Congo River.
Blessing the Sun On the Congo River
In Jerusalem, New York and other major Jewish population centers, thousands thronged to participate in the once-in-28-year Jewish ritual of blessing the sun. In the Democratic Republic of The Congo, there weren’t thousands, not even hundreds. But they rose at the crack of dawn Wednesday morning to conduct their own blessing-of-the-sun ritual on the Congo River.
From left, Shliach to West Bloomfield Rabbi Yisrael Pinson and Shliach to Boca Raton Rabbi Meir Kessler both hosted sober Sederim
MIAMI [AP] — Around the Passover table, people drink red wine, swallowing a symbol of freedom, deliverance, redemption and release. But not Joe Nevenansky. Not this time.
On Wednesday he and his family celebrated the ancient Israelites' liberation from Egyptian slavery, but he drank grape juice instead. Years ago he would have doubled or tripled the four glasses of wine traditionally imbibed during the ritual meal on the first day of the Jewish festival.
Rabbis, Addicts Skip Wine for a Sober Seder
From left, Shliach to West Bloomfield Rabbi Yisrael Pinson and Shliach to Boca Raton Rabbi Meir Kessler both hosted sober Sederim
MIAMI [AP] — Around the Passover table, people drink red wine, swallowing a symbol of freedom, deliverance, redemption and release. But not Joe Nevenansky. Not this time.
On Wednesday he and his family celebrated the ancient Israelites’ liberation from Egyptian slavery, but he drank grape juice instead. Years ago he would have doubled or tripled the four glasses of wine traditionally imbibed during the ritual meal on the first day of the Jewish festival.
CNN's Barbara Starr talks to the U.S. Navy's top admiral in the region about the piracy crisis.
UPDATE: Sunday, the hostage has been rescued and 3 of the 4 pirates killed.
Video – Navy Negotiating for US Hostage with Pirates
CNN’s Barbara Starr talks to the U.S. Navy’s top admiral in the region about the piracy crisis.
UPDATE: Sunday, the hostage has been rescued and 3 of the 4 pirates killed.
TORONTO [JTA] — Palestinian officials have called on Canada to cancel a planned exhibit of the famed Dead Sea Scrolls, saying it would violate international law.
In a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and directors of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Hamdan Taha, director general of the archaeological department in the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, alleges the scrolls were acquired illegally by Israel when the Jewish state annexed East Jerusalem in 1967.
Palestinians Decry Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit
TORONTO [JTA] — Palestinian officials have called on Canada to cancel a planned exhibit of the famed Dead Sea Scrolls, saying it would violate international law.
In a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and directors of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Hamdan Taha, director general of the archaeological department in the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, alleges the scrolls were acquired illegally by Israel when the Jewish state annexed East Jerusalem in 1967.
Video of Shliach to Honolulu Rabbi Rabbi Itchel Krasnjansky during Brichas Hachama
HONOLULU [KGMB9] — Scores of Hawaii residents from all walks of life gather this morning at Ala Moana Beach Park, to perform the rarest event on the Jewish calendar: They will gather together, peer upward toward the sun, and recite a blessing known as “the Blessing of the Sun.”
Local participants join millions of others across the globe who perform the outdoor blessing ritual at synagogues, schools, beaches, public parks and private homes.
Video – Hawaii TV Broadcasted Birchas HaChama Live
Video of Shliach to Honolulu Rabbi Rabbi Itchel Krasnjansky during Brichas Hachama
HONOLULU [KGMB9] — Scores of Hawaii residents from all walks of life gather this morning at Ala Moana Beach Park, to perform the rarest event on the Jewish calendar: They will gather together, peer upward toward the sun, and recite a blessing known as “the Blessing of the Sun.”
Local participants join millions of others across the globe who perform the outdoor blessing ritual at synagogues, schools, beaches, public parks and private homes.
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