Like many in the small Jewish population of Portugal, Selwyn Berg regularly reads the weekly Torah inspiration—called “Letter From Lisbon”—emailed by Rabbi Eli Rosenfeld.
The Yeshiva Boys Choir, led by Eli Gerstner and Yossi Newman, returns with their latest hit – titled “YI-HA-LI-LU” – just in time for Pesach. The song is accompanied by a captivating music video, filmed in Crown Heights’ very own Jewish Children’s Museum and Grand Army Plaza by CJ Studios.
Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston led a fun, interactive Chocolate Model Seder to teach about the Passover Seder – with chocolaty goodness.
Getzy and Shaina (nee Gopin) Markowitz (Crown Heights)
Following the success of previous learning campaigns, JNet has launched a Mivtza for people all over the world to learn a sicha in honor of Yud Alef Nissan and “give the gift of learning to the Rebbe.”
Eli and Mushka (nee Samuels) Simon (Manchester, England)
Freida Rochel Atkins—all of 7 years old—has been especially busy these past few weeks. She was recently in and out of the hospital due to severe anaphylaxis, a condition that happens sometimes; her body can produce too much histamine. But that didn’t stop her from arranging to send more than 100 cans of macaroons to U.S. military troops in anticipation of Passover, which begins at sundown on Monday, April 14.
Eli and Rivky (nee Rosenfeld) Hurwitz (Crown Heights)
$2,890. No, this is not the average mortgage payment; it is now the median level for rent in Brooklyn, which is up more than 11.6% since just last year.
In what is being billed as the first ever Chasidic wedding in the European country of Sweden, friends and family gathered at the Chabad Center in Gothenberg to celebrate the wedding of Avi Feldmen, of Crown Heights, and Mushky Namdar, daughter of local Shluchim Rabbi Alexander and Leah Namdar.
Dovber and Chana (nee Polter) Blau (Crown Heights)
Mendy Spritzer (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka Spalter (Mequon, WI)
Last week the Chabad Community center of Rockford in Northern Illinois, led by Rabbi Chesky and Miri Rothman, hosted an historic event, the first of its kind in size and spirit in recent memory – intended to bring back to the surface Rockford’s century-long observant Jewish community.
Passover came to life for a group of children in upstate New York who got the chance this week to take part in a hands-on Model Matzah Bakery.
Chabad Shluchim in Israel are scratching their heads in bewilderment trying to figure out what to do after Israeli Education Minister Rabbi Shai Piron announced that public schools will not have a vacation day this year on Lag B’Omer – as was usually the case in the past.
Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, head of the OK Kashrus certification organization, wrote the following article decrying the prevalence of so-called ‘Pesach Lists,’ which purport to identify which medications and other non-food household items are Kosher for Passover.
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