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Kids Bring Matzah and Pesach Spirit to the ‘Young At Heart’

Kicking off Chabad of Great Neck’s ‘smile on seniors’ youth initiative, this past Friday a group of kids and young adults came to distribute matzah and Passover spirit with the young at heart citizens at the Atria home for seniors. The group sang Passover songs, accompanied by an ensemble of piano, violin and harmonica. Later the kids distributed matzah to their hosts.

Home Prices Rising Fastest in Crown Heights

New York Post

Home prices are popping in Brooklyn, with average prices up 7 percent over the last year, new market data show. The average home price in the borough jumped to $569,799 in the first three months of 2011, up from $532,061 during the same period of 2010.

It’s About Time…

AP

Albany, NY – Just as the weather’s finally warming up, the state has received more money from the federal government to help low-income residents pay their heat bills.

Female-Only Movie Screens in 11 Cities During Passover Holiday

Director Robin Garbose and the cast of “The Heart That Sings” answer audience questions at the movie’s March premiere in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Robin Garbose, the Jewish director who earned headlines for her female-only screenings, is at it again, scheduling showings of her latest film in 11 American cities over the upcoming Passover holiday.

The Key to Marital Harmony: One Vote Per Couple?

NY Times

Eliyahu and Shainy Federman, who would each like a say in electing the leadership of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council.

In the Hasidic enclave of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, there are many things that women can’t or just don’t do: Be counted as one of the 10 people needed to make up a minyan, or prayer quorum. Walk around in pants. But vote?

Soul Freedom – “Eudaimonic” Vs. “Hedonic” Well-being

by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL

“We become aware of the void as we fill it” (Antonio Porchia).

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A skillful fiddler caused a large crowd of pedestrians to clap their hands and lift their feet as he played lively tunes in the center of the town’s square. Unable to hear the music, a deaf passerby stopped to observe the strange spectacle. As he watched the people bounce and swirl, he wondered to himself: “What has gotten into these people, why in the world do they act this strange?”

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The Rebbe’s Feelings For a Physically Challenged Jew

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, was born Friday, April 18, 1902 (11 Nissan 5662) in the Ukrainian town of Nikolayev. In honor of this special day the Avner Institute would like to present a highly influential encounter from April 1981 with Aharon Levy, who worked in the Consulate General of Israel in New York City.