As Chassidim of the Rebbe, we are always on the lookout for ways to fulfill our shlichus. This Yud Alef Nissian, JNet is giving you the opportunity to give the Rebbe a beautiful birthday present by volunteering to learn with someone with JNet and get five tickets into a raffle for a Nexus7.
This past Sunday the Bukharian Jewish Community Foundation celebrated 50 years to its founding in the USA. The Gala Dinner event took place at the Center, and the guest of honor was President of the World Congress of Bukharian Jews, Levi Leviev, a prominent businessman and philanthropist whose parents Reb Avner and Chana Leviev’s names are proudly displayed on the premises of the Center’s building.
There’s handmade — and then there’s Pinny. Faster than a Magic Bullet Blender and stronger than KitchenAid, the muscular Israeli baker spends his months between November and March mixing thousands of pounds of matzo that will grace Passover tables from Melbourne to Mombasa with nothing but his hands.
Tsav: Imagine what life would be like if we couldn’t depend on the sun to rise in the morning? A prevalent cultural misnomer is that the “New” and “Different” is intrinsically better than the old and routine. This mindset affects all aspects of human life, from relationships to religious observance and even where we choose to live.
Once again Lubavitcher Yeshiva will have a special afternoon with a puppet show for kids on Sunday, a day before Pesach. The show begins at 1:00pm with lunch being offered starting at 12:00pm.
Yud Alef Nissan Special: Today marks the 111 anniversary of birth of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. For over three decades this day was marked by the United States as Education Day U.S.A. The Rebbe hoped that this would place education on a pedestal, stress its importance and the need to invest more into education – because it is not just to learn how to make a better living – it is much more than that.
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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.
CrownHeights.info and the Lubavitch Archives presents a photo of The Rebbe saying Kidush Levana outside 770.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yossi Jacobson will lead a discussion on the topic of Pesach, where Halacha, Psychology and Kabbalah converge.
How do hundreds of Yeshiva Bocuhrim prepare to leave their homes and set up the largest network of Passover sedorim in 82 countries around the world? That was the discussion for the 500 rabbinical students who gathered in Crown Heights on Tuesday. The day, a Yom Iyun, was dedicated to helping them prepare for the unique challenges and experiences of running a Passover Seder in far-flung cities around the world.
From both sides of the aisle, members of the US Congress send their Pesach greetings. Both house majority leader Eric Cantor and the Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz recorded messages.
Bochurim of Yeshiva Gedolah of Melbourne, Australia, posed for their annual group photo with their rabbis and staff members.
On the 19th of Kislev, a campaign was launched in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim – Chovevei Torah to study Tanya Baal Peh in Memory of Hachosid HaShliach Reb Mendel Labkowsky OBM.
A rally for children was held in front of 770 in honor of Yud Alef Nissan, the Rebbes 111th birthday. After reciting the Twelve Pesukim the children heard a story followed by the Mitzvah Tanks passing by on their way to Manhattan. Photos by Itzik Roytman – ChabadPictures.com.
Halichos Olam is a program for seventh grade to encourage and guide them in the study of Hilichos Tefillin based on the Sefer Shvach Yokor authored by Rabbi Shmuel Hurwitz.
There is a buzz in the air as last minute preparations are being done, Niggunim and announcements blare over the loudspeakers attached to every tank wishing everyone a Happy Passover. All just moments before Parade 63 sets off. Photos by Itzik Roytman – ChabadPictures.com.
