Here’s My Story: My Audience 43 Years Ago
Mr. Lukas Van Der Walde currently lives in Spokane Washington, where he was interviewed for JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in June of 2014.
9 People Hurt in Massive Crown Heights Fire
Nine people were injured in a 3-alarm fire that engulfed three buildings on St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights yesterday, Wednesday. One 14-year-old boy jumped from a window 3 stories high to escape the flames.
Video: My Birthday Gift to the Rebbe
Crown Heights videographer Avraham Edery participated in the annual Mitzvah Tank Parade this past Yud Aleph Nissan. He brought along his video camera, and produced this short film of the event, titled “My birthday gift to the Rebbe.”
Israeli Girl Dies in Thailand Boat Fire
A 12-year-old Israeli girl on a Pesach trip with her family was killed Wednesday when their tour boat caught fire in the Andaman Sea off Thailand’s southwestern coast. More than 100 people, including many foreign tourists, were rescued from the boat.
Young Jewish Mother Goes Missing in Sydney
Police are scouring hotels, parks and reserves throughout Sydney as the search intensifies for a young Jewish mother, Jessica Bialek, who vanished from her home over 24 hours ago. Please take a moment and say a Kapital Tehillim for the sake of Chana Bas Sarah.
Chabad of Berlin
22-Year-Old Beaten to Death on Way to Chabad Seder in Berlin
A 22-year-old Israeli man was beaten to death on the streets of Berlin, Germany, shortly before the onset of Pesach. The man was beaten so badly he was rendered unidentifiable by local police, save for the Israeli passport in his pocket.
Alternate Side Rules Suspended Thursday-Saturday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday through Saturday, April 9-11 for holiday observances. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Chabad Marks Pesach at Baseball Opening Day
Over 4,000 participated in the first ever Chabad’s Passover at Marlins Park at the Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves game in Miami. In an unprecedented Kiddush Hashem visitors enjoyed Kosher L’Pesach food and drink, a concert by The Maccabeats and on field ceremonies including the first pitch thrown by Shliach Rabbi Yakov Fellig of Chabad of the Grove.
Montreal Holds Kinusei Torah on Chol Hamoed
Following the instruction of The Rebbe, members of the Chabad community in Montreal took part in Kinusei Torah which are taking place on every day of Chol Hamoed
The funeral of Rav Wosner OBM. Inset: Yitzhak Sama’at, 18, OBM.
Second Victim Passes Away After Levaya Stampede
A second victim has passed away as result of injuries he sustained at the Levaya of Rav Shmuel Halevy Wosner, OBM on Motzai Shabbos in Bnei Brak. The victim was identified as 18-year-old Yitzhak Sama’at OBM.
Photos: Childrens Rally in Honor of Chai Nissan
Marking Chai Nissan, the birthday of R. Levi Yitzchok the Rebbes father, a children’s rally was held in downstairs 770.
Photo Gallery: Chabad Seders Around the World
Chabad centers hosted more than 40,000 guests at Pesach seders in hundreds of cities around the globe. In North America alone, community seders took place in more than 1,000 locations; across Russia, there were nearly 500 seders in more than 200 communities; and seders were held on dozens campuses worldwide.
Seder Reflects Downtown L.A. Chabad Center’s Growth
Six years ago, Rabbi Moshe Greenwald decided to open a synagogue and Jewish community center at 7th and Broadway, in the heart of a rapidly changing downtown Los Angeles. The feedback wasn’t entirely uplifting.
Picture of the Day: The Mashpia and the General
In this vintage photograph, legendary Chosid Reb Mendel Futerfas engages in animated conversation with an IDF general in Kfar Chabad. Also seen in the photo are Rabbis Shlomo Maidanchik and Berke Wolff.
Portable Model Matzah Bakery Brings ‘Living Legacy’ to Thousands
This week is all about the matzah. But for Rabbi Yisroel Rosenblum, so was last week, and the week before that, and the week before that.
Humans of Amsterdam: Matzah for the Mayor
Humans of Amsterdam, a Facebook Page featuring photos of random city-dwellers and their stories inspired by Humans of New York, last Thursday featured a photo of local Campus Shliach Rabbi Yanki Jacobs, who had just delivered a box of Matzah to the Mayor.
Shluchim Harness HONY Facebook Post to Inspire
After Leibel Ferris, son of Shluchim in Berkeley, California, was featured on ‘Humans of New York’ along with his parents ‘interesting’ background, 157,358 people ‘liked’ the post and created an interest in the word ‘Hassid’ and as result exposed thousands to Chabad.
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