Jews in Nigeria Celebrate a Special Passover
A unique partnership between Chabad in Nigeria and an Israeli-owned security company enabled six large public Seders to take place in Africa’s largest country for the first time in history.
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Tens of Thousands at the Kotel for Birchas Kohanim
Tens of thousands of Jews visited the Western Wall Monday morning for the traditional Bircahs Kohanim ceremony on Chol HaMoed Pesach.
New Engagement!
Zach Frisch (Coral Springs, FL) and Tovah Berman (NJ/Isrsel)
Baby Girl!
Moshe and Doba (nee Lieberman) Raskin (Crown Heights)
Citing religious prohibitions, a Chabad rabbi in eastern Russia vetoed a local Jew’s plan to erect a statue of Moses in Birobidzhan — an area which Soviet governments designated as a Jewish autonomous region.
Rabbi Nixes Moses Statue in Russia’s ‘Jewish Republic’
Citing religious prohibitions, a Chabad rabbi in eastern Russia vetoed a local Jew’s plan to erect a statue of Moses in Birobidzhan — an area which Soviet governments designated as a Jewish autonomous region.
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.
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.
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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.
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