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Shmuly and Itta (nee Denburg) Wolvovsky (Crown Heights)
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Photos: Buying Back the Chometz
After having sold the Chometz before Pesach, Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky and Rabbi Shimon Hecht got together with Winston, the gentile who purchased the Chometz, and bought back the Chometz.
Photos: Seudas Moshiach in 770
Acharon Shel Pesach is particularly associated with Moshiach and the future redemption. The Baal Shem Tov instituted the custom of partaking of a “Seudas Moshiach” on the afternoon of the last day of Passover; in addition to the Matzah eaten at “Seudas Moshiach”, the Rebbes of Chabad added the custom of drinking four cups of wine, as in the Seder held on Passover’s first days.
Community on Edge over Planned Protests following Fatal Police Shooting
Planned protests following the death of an emotionally disturbed man has the Jewish community in Crown Heights on edge, and police beefing up their presence in an effort to head off any unrest. Video of the man menacing a number of people, with what appears to be a firearm, moments before he was shot was released by police.
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Moshe Dovid and Chaya Rochel (nee Zilberstrom) Cohen (Manchester, UK)
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Refoel and Chaya Mushka (nee Sufrin) Harkham (Melbourne, Australia)
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Sholom Ber and Malkie (nee Faigenson) Scheinfeld (Baltimore, MD)
New Engagement!
Mendel Cohen (Manchester, England) to Chaya Lachs (Manchester, England)
Weekly Story: All The Way
It was the summer of 5741 (1981) and the director of a few institutions in Eretz Yisroel received a certified letter from the bank that if he does not clear up the debt of one hundred thousand dollars in a months time, the bank will begin proceedings of foreclosure and other legal actions against the institutions.
Montreal Holds Kinus Torah on Chol Hamoed
Following the instruction of The Rebbe, members of the Chabad community in Montreal took part in a Kinus Torah which took place on Chol Hamoed.
Here’s My Story: The Ambidextrous Audiologist
As a student in the University of Rochester, Dr. Levi Reiter once confronted Shliach Rabbi Nosson Gurary following a speech. After the encounter he found himself growing closer to Chabad and started putting on Tefillin, a few days later he felt paralized in his left arm and the Rebbes advice left him in a unique position.
This is How 3000 Guests Enjoyed the Seder in Central Moscow
Just before Shabbos and the Yom Tov of Pesach came in, photographer Levi Nazarov went out for a quick round of shots that capture the preparations for about 3000 guests in the central Marina Roscha Jewish Community Center.
Man Shot After Wielding ‘Object’ at Cops
A man was shot dead by police officers who were responding to a call of a person aiming a “silver handgun at people” on Utica Avenue.
Weekly Letter: A Story from an Achron Shel Pesach Farbrengen
In this weeks letter, presented in honor of final days of Pesach, where the Rebbe refers to the haftoro of Acharon shel Pesach and relates a story which the Frierdiker told at a farbrengen on Arachon shel Pesach. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended Thu-Sat
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Thursday, April 5, 2018 through Saturday, April 7, 2018 for holiday observances and passover. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Newly Engaged Couple Killed in Horrific Crash
Two drivers were arrested following an early morning crash on the Nassau Expressway, which involved five vehicles and tragically claimed the lives of a recently engaged couple – Yisroel Levin OBM of Flatbush and Elisheva Kaplan OBM of Far Rockaway, New York.
