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.
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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.
Members of the PTA posing for a picture at one of their annual auction benefits. Photo: Rivka Lifshitz.
Oholei Torah Teachers Receive Pesach Bonus
Oholei Torah melmadim, morahs and staff received a most generous show of appreciation just before Yom Tov. The vibrant leaders of the Oholei Torah PTA understand the hard word and dedication put in by the teachers and choose to show that appreciation.
New Engagement!
Dovi (ben Hershi) Vogel (London, England) and Katie Sasoon (Hendon, England)
Baby Boy!
Levi and Chayale (nee Kesselman) Tzukernik (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Yosef Chaim and Mushky (nee Rapp) Moskowitz (Crown Heights)
Video: What Is Yizkor?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on the Yomtov of Pesach. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What Is Yizkor?
Hoodlums Cause Explosion on Subway Tracks
A new video posted to YouTube has sparked the interest of the MTA and the NYPD. The video shows an explosion of sparks after a subway train hits something on the tracks at the Nostrand Avenue stop in Crown Heights.
Baby Boy!
Levi and Devorah Leah (nee Schneerson) Jacobson (Crown Heights)
New ‘Omer’ App Gives Daily Reminder and More
Perhaps one of the most difficult mitzvahs to fulfill properly is the counting of the Omer, which requires that each sequential day be counted (after nightfall) without missing a day – from the second night of Passover all the way until the eve of Shavuot. In addition to remembering to count on each of 49 consecutive nights, the counter needs to verbalize that night’s count and the corresponding Kabbalistic formula—all that before daybreak, or at least before sunset the following evening.
The Jordan Valley
Chabad Sends Seder to IDF Soldiers in ‘Middle of Nowhere’
A Chabad Shliach managed to provide a last-minute Passover seder to IDF soldiers in ‘the middle of nowhere,’ guarding the Jordanian border, reports The Jewish Press.
Photos: Chabad Holds 500 Seders Across Russia
From Moscow to eastern Siberia, and almost everywhere in between, Chabad Shluchim and Bochurim on Merkos Shlichus organized nearly 500 Pesach Sedorim in cities and towns across Russia, which were attended by tens of thousands of Jews hungry for a taste of authentic Judaism.
Ulyanovsk Children Learn and Play at Pre-Pesach Camp
For the first time ever, the Chabad Jewish Center of Ulyanovsk, Russia, under the leadership of Rabbi Yossi Marozov, organized a Pre-Pesach camp. During the annual spring break, the Chabad Center gave Jewish parents the opportunity to take advantage of the week off school to give their Children a Jewish education.
1 Dead, Dozens Injured at Levaya of R’ Wosner
At the funeral of Rav Shmuel Halevy Wosner, OBM, which took place Sunday in Bnei Brak, 113 people were injured due to a stampede – including a young man who died of the injuries he sustained after being crushed by the crowd.
Following Speech, Halachic Advisory Board Releases Statement
A scathing indictment of the ‘Halachic Advisory Board’ during a speech by Mrs. Sima Yarmush, a survivor of sexual abuse at the hands of a Rabbi in her family’s Chabad House, has lead the board to release a statement explaining their policy regarding abuse.
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