Just over a year ago a terrorist walked into the courtyard of the Otzar Hatorah school in Toulouse, France and murdered a teacher and three students in cold blood. Today the community got together to remember the victims.
When students use all five senses to learn, they’re more likely to remember a lesson. “There’s nothing better than seeing, feeling, smelling, tasting and hearing matzah bake in the oven,” said Rabbi Shmuly Gutnick, the “Rockin Rabbi” from the Chabad Youth Network.
Oholei Torah Kindergarten under the directorship of Morah Faige Winner-Hertzel held their own Model Matzah Bakery day for all the 17 kindergarten classes.
Henoch (ben Yisroel) Rosenfeld (Pittsburgh, PA) and Sarale (bas Nochum) Mangel (Dayton, OH)
L’Chaim tonight, Tuesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Montreal Anash gathered Sunday for a Farbregen in honor of Yud Alef Nissan, the Rebbes 111th birthday, at the Chabad of the Town Chabad House.
London based Tzivos Hashem’s Model Matzah Bakery visited the students at Eton College where they got a hands on lesson to making Matzah.
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.
On the heels of forming the 33rd Knesset, Lubavitcher askonim visited the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his office and gave him Matzos. They also informed him that the Rebbes birthday is this week, to which he responded “the Rebbe’s directives still guide me”.
At the Shloshim (a month since the passing) of Rabbi Shaya Gansbourg, a new initiative was launched in his memory MitzvahforShaya.com. The family asks that all those who knew him, were inspired by him or were part of his summer program, should commit to doing another Mitzvah in his honor.
An SUV plowed into a tree right outside the Ohel in Queens and the driver had to be cut free from the wreckage. When the driver was finally freed he was rushed to the hospital in ‘traumatic arrest’. UPDATE: Tragically the driver died, police say weather played a factor in the crash.
When international businessman Seth Schreiber heard about the dedication of a new Chabad-Lubavitch center in Koh Samui, Thailand, he rearranged his schedule to make sure he could attend. That’s how he found himself arriving fashionably late for services on a recent Friday night, hearing a thunderous “Amen!” from 700 Jews who had come together for the celebration, which included a festive Shabbat dinner. In fact, the crowd was so large they had to have multiple seatings, and Schreiber didn’t get back to his hotel until midnight.
Dovid Knapp (Montreal, Canada) and Shuli Leeds (Pittsburgh, PA)
Ahead of Yud Alef Nissan, the Rebbes 111th Birthday, many Bochurim and Anash have composed songs based on the words of the incoming Kapitel Tehillim. Reb Sholom Brochshtat, whose compositions have been the most widely adapted, has composed one once again.
Two black teenagers mugged a Jewish girl and made off with her iPhone, and thanks to police ‘beat’ cops one of the suspects was apprehended a block away.
Nechama’s Closet, an organization which helps brides, held their annual auction Sunday night. Tickets for their Grand prize of $100,000 tickets can still be purchased till tonight at nechamascloset.com.
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