Picture of the Day: Rabbi Osdoba Sells the Chometz
Sitting in the Kolel in 770, Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba, the Moro D’asro of Crown Heights met with Mark, the Gentile to whom he sold the Chometz on behalf of the residents of Crown Heights.
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Photos: Burning the Chometz in Crown Heights
Crown Heights residents set out this morning to fulfill the custom of Biur Chometz – the burning of the leavened bread before Passover. As in previous years, an area in front of 770 was designated as the main location for this purpose.
The derelict home of Chabad at McGill University was recently renovated and reopened.
Historic Montreal Chabad House Reopens After Several Years
After being boarded up for three years and coming close to being declared derelict, the Chabad House on Peel Street at Montreal’s McGill University has reopened following a $2.2-million renovation and expansion.
Picture of the Day: Honorable Chometz Buyer
Rabbi Pinchus Feldman, dean and spiritual leader of the Chabad Yeshiva Centre in Sydney, Australia, sold the community’s Chametz today to the Honorable David Clarke, MLC, member of the NSW Parliament.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe in a Yechidus with the two Israeli Chief Rabbis, Rabbis Mordechai Eliyahu and Avraham Shapira, 1989. Two years earlier, the Rebbe encouraged the chief rabbis to conduct large public seders, “There is a need to make an effort that all four children should sit at the Seder table, including those that the entire year are far from observing anything Jewish.”
Letter & Spirit: Golus and Ge’ulah
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the question of golus and ge’ula. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Baby Boy!
Shlomo and Deena (nee Stark) Kuperman (Crown Heights)
New Band ‘Kavana’ Releases Debut Music Video
Kavana is a Jewish alternative rock band hailing from Chicago, with deep soul-stirring tunes about our lives on this world and our relationship with Hashem.
Crown Heights Family Faces Eviction on Pesach
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for a Crown Heights family whose father was in a vehicle accident which ruined his sole source of livelihood and is now facing the prospect of eviction from their home during the Yomtov of Pesach.
Baby Girl!
Binyomin and Ephrat Zahava (nee Shagalov) Lieblich (New Haven, CT)
Shomrim Volunteers who helped nab the package thief pose for a photo with NYPD Detective Michael Rakebrandt.
With Shomrim’s Help, NYPD Builds Case Against Package Thief
After spotting and identifying a notorious package thief, Shomrim provided NYPD detectives with instrumental assistance, which ultimately lead to the arrest of Derrick Pricher last week.
Former OU Mashgiach Says Manischewitz Matza Not Kosher for Pesach
The chief rabbi of a kosher food giant has filed a lawsuit just days before Pesach charging that the company’s kashrus standards have been slipping over the years and accusing the agency that certifies the products as kosher with ignoring the problem.
Rabbi Yossi Zaklikofsky, co-director of The Shul of Bellaire, was trapped in his car on Monday when more than 10 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours in Houston, flooding waterways, streets and neighborhoods.
In Flooded Houston: ‘Let All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat’
Many Jewish residents in Houston were forced to put Passover preparations on the backburner as they focused on clearing water from their homes this week after record flooding closed schools, shut down the city’s mass-transit system and led to hundreds of emergency rescues throughout the city.
Video: Shliach Reveals Charoses Recipe on TV
Rabbi Avremi Zippel, Youth and Program Director at Chabad Lubavitch in Salt Lake City, Utah, went on local TV station FOX 13 to reveal his unique and savory Charoses recipe.
Man Stabbed After Argument with ‘Friend’
A man was stabbed in the back inside an Eastern Parkway apartment building after getting into an argument with a “friend.” The assailant was apprehended at the scene, and the victim was taken to a nearby hospital.
Over 300 Cities to Host Merkos Shluchim this Pesach
A passerby may have assumed a major farbrengen was going on as Rabbi Menachem Posner demonstrated the power of a niggun. At the Yom Iyun for Bochurim departing on Merkos Shlichus for Pesach, Rabbi Posner encouraged bochurim to use the niggun as a tool to help open bring warmth and camaraderie to a crowd of strangers. “If I could get 200 bochurim to sing along with me now, you could certainly get your guests to join in the singing. Make sure to use this tool!”
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