8,000 lbs of Matzah, Hundreds of Prisons, and No Jew Left Behind

Every year before Passover, the Aleph Institute ensures that Jews behind bars are able to celebrate the holiday. This year, they will send out over 400 Seder Plates, 2,000 Hagaddahs and more than 8,000 lbs of matzah, as well as 2,750 packages of macaroons, gefilte fish, and other holiday foods.

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What Was the Rebbe’s Pesach Seder Like?

It was mostly deeply private: Until 1970, his seder would take place in the home of his father-in-law and predecessor the Sixth Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of righteous memory, joined by a small group of elder Chassidim.

Here’s My Story: Tea For Two

Rabbi Asher Zeilingold has led the Adath Israel Congregation of S. Paul, Minnesota, since 1966. He recently published a two-volume book, Clear Vision, about his interactions with the Rebbe. He was interviewed in February 2011.