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Shabbos at the Besht: Cleaning for Pesach

This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yosef Barber, Rosh Machon Smicha – Beis Medrash Chovevei Torah, will lead a discussion on the topic of Cleaning for Pesach – Where, How & What; 5 basic rules developed from the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch to help navigate the delicate balance between halachik requirements and customary chumros when cleaning for Pesach, including a discussion on medicines and cosmetics.

Following a Rabbi’s Legendary Matzah Trail Through Western Massachusetts

The modest Colonial’s garage doors roll up to reveal hundreds of pounds of handmade shmurah matzah stacked up in cardboard boxes. Rabbi Noach Kosofsky and his son, Rabbi Lavy Kosofsky, haul down a few of the bigger ones and transfer their contents into the trunk of their silver Hyundei Sonata.