Picture of the Day
As hundreds of children gathered in front of 770 on the Eastern Parkway for a rally in honor of Yud Aleph Nissan, drone operator Yisroel Teitelbaum took unique shots of the event.
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Hilichos Olam Chidon Encourages the Study of Hilchos Tefillin
With 50 boys participating in the Hilichos Olom Chidon, the audience of parents, melamdim, community members and fellow students were astounded at the ability of the participants to quote the Halochos asked of them almost verbatim. The winners of the Chidon acn be found in the extended article.
Watch: Friends of Crown Heights Dinner 1995
In honour of Yud Alef Nissan special video footage has been released of the Friends of Crown Heights Dinner that took place March 26, 1995.
Halachos and Customs of Pesach
Rabbi Lesches of Melbourne Australia has sent out reminders of Halachos and customs pertaining to Pesach, which falls out Friday night, April 19th at sundown.
New Zal Opening in Long Island
Responding to the ever-increasing need for a positive, empowering and individualized Yeshiva experience, a new Zal is opening in Long Island,NY to cater to Bochurim looking to develop themselves as Chassidim in a conventional, top-notch Yeshiva, with customized learning plans to suit their individual interests.
117 Days of Education, in Honor of the Rebbe’s 117th Birthday
A special celebration was held in the New York State Capitol in honor of the 117th Birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson.
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Moishy and Rivka Korf (Sunny Isles Beach, FL)
A First for Jamaica: Governor-General Declares Education and Sharing Day
For the first-time ever, the tiny Carribean island Jamaica at just over 4,000 sq. miles, declared April 16, 2019 as Education and Sharing Day. “This is incredibly historic,” says Rabbi Yaakov Raskin, Chabad rabbi and emissary to the island, of this first.
2019 MyLife: Essay Contest Winners
The winners of this year’s MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay Contest were announced live during the special Yud Alef Nissan Edition of the MyLife: Chassidus Applied Webcast. In the extended article is a full list of all the winners, with links to their essays.
Picture of the Day
In 1905, during the times of the Pogroms in Russia, a story is told of the Rebbe as a child. At the time, the Jews would hide in silence in a cellar, fearing for their lives. When one of the children would start to cry, the Rebbe, as a three year old, would approach each one in their own way to calm them down. These photos are allegedly from that cellar in Russia.
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Israeli Researchers Succeed in 3-D Printing an Artificial Heart
In a potentially a paradigm-shifting breakthrough, researchers at Tel Aviv University have succeeded in creating an artificial heart using a 3-D printer. According to Hebrew news site Mako, the experiment was the first of its kind to work.
Minding the Mission: Jewish Education
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky penned an article focusing on the mission the Rebbe stressed so hard, Jewish Education. Not only in education others, but also educating ourselves.
A Combat Officer’s Passover in the Sands of Kuwait
Aleph Institute helps military lay leaders and chaplains at bases around the world. The Aleph Institute sends religious materials throughout the year—Torah scrolls, menorahs, hamantashen, military camouflage siddurim (prayer books) and other Jewish books.
Chernobler Rebbe Visits Schneerson Library in Moscow
The Chernobler Rebbe, who spent two days in Moscow in order to strengthen Russia’s Jewish community, requested to visit the Shneerson Library which is housed today in the Jewish Tolerance Museum located in the Marina Roscha neighborhood.
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Travel Advisory: Get Extra MMR Before Traveling Abroad
As Pesach approaches and many families prepare to fly from one Jewish community to another, Doctors are advising for any person aged six months and older to receive an extra MMR vaccination.
BDE: Mrs. Raya Rivkin, 92, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Raya Rivkin obm, a long time resident of Crown Heights, who passed away on 9 Nissan, 5779. She was 92 years old.
Eli Cohen, Spy for Israel who was Killed in Syria, Might be Returning Home
Syrian opposition websites reported on Sunday evening that a Russian delegation had left Syrian territory with an Israeli coffin containing the body of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
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