Video: The Making of a Matzah
From harvest to packaging, this video takes us through all the steps involved in the making of Shmurah Matzah for the Yomtov of Pesach.
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Video: Brooklyn Band’s Logo Stirs Controversy
The logo of a local hip-hop group has been showing up as graffiti around Midwood, a largely Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. Many residents are up in arms, as they say the logo resembles a swastika.
Baby Boy!
Mendy and Devora (nee Breindel) Wolff (London, UK)
Hanoi, Vietnam.
Radical Relocation: Chabad Couple Moves to Hanoi
They both grew up blending in easily—he in Brooklyn, she in New Haven. Jewish schools, kosher stores, family and like-minded friends aplenty. Now, with a grant from the Rohr Family Foundation, Levi and Mushky Laine, with their 11-month old baby girl Rivkah, have left it all behind for Hanoi, Vietnam.
Darchei Menachem Launches Fundraising Campaign
Yeshivas Darchei Menachem of Crown Heights has launched an ambitious campaign to raise $50,000 to support the education of their students today, April 1st.
Did you say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Alef Nissan)
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
Reb Leibel Scheiner’s Shopping List
Today marks the Shloshim since the passing of Rabbi Leibel Scheiner, Shliach of the Rebbe to Brighton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. In honor of the occasion, we present the following article on Reb Leibel’s unwavering dedication to his Shlichus, written by his nephew Dovi Scheiner.
Video: Edible Flowers to Make Your Meals Bloom
Appearing recently on Fox 10 News, Sara Chana Silverstein, a Lubavitcher herbalist and alternative medicine specialist, gave some tips on the health benefits of edible flowers – just in time for spring.
Lessons I Learned from Behind Bars
It felt (smelled) like the entire kitchen came out to hug me! But it turned out to be the Mashgiach of the place who after many hours of working in the kitchen carried a blend of aromas on his person. Grilled meat, onions, spices, you get the point. What really made the moment so enjoyable was the fact that one of the last times I’ve seen this guy was him in an orange jumpsuit, in a county jail.
by Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky
Photos by Meir Alfasi
PM Netanyahu Visits Kfar Chabad Matzah Bakery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the guest of honor at the Kfar Chabad Matzah Bakery this morning, where he visited for a pre-Pesach tour.
New Engagement!
Simmy Rubin (Albany, NY) and Chaya Tilson (Randolph, NJ)
L’chaim will be Thursday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.] at 8:00pm
New Engagement!
Daniel Wasserman (Crown Heights) and Sara Mahpour (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Thursday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Florida Town’s Passover Gift: 600 Boxes of Matzah
“For us, it’s definitely a first, and it’s definitely a big deal,” said Rabbi Yossi Eber, co-director of Chabad of West Pasco in Trinity, Fla., about mailing out 600 boxes of handmade, authentic shmurah matzah.
Record Breaking JLI Israel Trip, Over 500 Participate
Over 500 participants from all over the world accompanied by 60 Shluchim and Shluchos visited Eretz Yisroel for a once in a lifetime Jewish learning experience.
Picture of the Day: A Life-Saving Gift
Rabbi Mendel Stein, development director of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Oak Park, Michigan, smiles with Randy Gillary as they display the newly installed heart defibrillator he donated to the institution.
Friendship Circle Gets $318,000 Check from Skechers
Last October, the fifth annual Pier-to-Pier Friendship Walk in southern California broke its personal record by raising $1 million for the sake of special needs children. A few weeks ago, Skechers followed up on their pledge with a check for $318,000, delivered to Rabbi Yossi Mintz, director of Chabad of Redondo Beach, CA and the local chapter of the Friendship Circle.
Thousands of Israelis attend the Chabad public seder in Kathmandu, Napal.
$40,000 Worth of Supplies for Nepal Seder Stuck in India
As a shipping container full of quantities of matzah, wine, grape juice, kosher-for-Passover food stuffs, hagaddahs and other Passover necessities sits in the cargo hold at port in Calcutta, India, with no word of imminent release, thousands of Israelis and other Jewish visitors traveling in Nepal are concerned. A full-blown strike by Israel’s Foreign Ministry that began Sunday, only weeks away from Passover, now leaves many are wondering if the famous Seders in the Himalayas coordinated by Chabad of Nepal, will be cancelled.
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