Baby Girl!
Yudi and Bluma (nee Raskin) Blotner (Monsey, NY)
Baby Girl!
Shmulik and Blumie (nee Raskin) Abend (Los Angeles, CA)
Picture of the Day: First ‘After-Pesach’ Pizzas!
Just as neighborhood families were finishing up the Pesach cleanup they began lining up for delicious pizza from Pomodori‘s brick ovens. Their staff was hard at work pumping out pie after pie as fast as customers were able to order them.
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.
Letter & Spirit: Yomtov Sheini Shel Goluyos
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he deals with the question of whether one should keep two days of Yomtov while in Eretz Yisroel if one resides in Chutz L’Aretz and owns a home or property in Eretz Yisroel. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present two unique photos of the Rebbe – during a children’s rally in the early 1970’s.
Reminder: Don’t Forget to Make an Eruv Tavshilin
It is forbidden on a holiday to do any act in preparation for the following day, even if the following day is Shabbat. However, the sages created a halachic device, called an eruv tavshilin, which allows one to cook food on a holiday day for use on a Shabbat that immediately follows it.
Laws and Customs: Sefiras Ha’omer
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Sefiras Ha’omer for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community. Plus: Laws and customs of Eruv Tavshilin.
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.
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.
