On the 18th of Adar, Harav Yitzchok Zirkind passed away at 57.
Many knew him far better and far longer than I. However, over the past three years, through my wife’s friendship with the family, I came to know this special man and frequent his Shabbos table.
From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day’s passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]
What are your ideal virtues; helping those in need? Learning Torah wisdom? Raising charity for a good cause? Laying Tefilin for Prayer? Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle and good exercise? The Cape Argus Chabad Team might just be what you’re looking for if you answered “all of the above.”
The boys of Rabbi Raskin‘s class in Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown St. prepared for Pesach by making their very own colorful Seder plate and Matza cover.
Pawel Bromson grew up in Poland where he habitually engaged in anti-Semitic activities and, like many of his countrymen, blamed the Jews for the country’s woes.
For the first time in history, more than 1,500 people attended the Shabbat 1500 event on Friday night at Binghampton University.
Mendy Edelman (Florida) and Chayale Schapiro (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be tonight, Wednesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Members of the park slope co-op are currently debating whether to vote on a measure that, if approved, will ban all Israeli products from the progressive – ‘consumer owned’ – outlet. More than 2,000 members showed up at Brooklyn Tech High School in Fort Greene for a memorable meeting that could last hours. You can follow a live Twitter feed of the meeting here.
Update: Boycott proposal rejected, to the tune of 1,000 against to 600 in favor.
A suspicious looking stranger was seen outside Beis Rivkah today, taking pictures and behaving erratically. The school’s security guard approached the man after waiting in vain for him to move along, but he refused to leave and kept insisting that he wanted to go inside and pray.
The still-grieving mother of a 16-year old Orthodox Jewish boy, who was killed when his student van was shot up on the Brooklyn Bridge in March 1994, reacted Monday to the public revelation that a Lebanese-born cab driver targeted the students solely because they were Jewish.
The hungry and needy of Crown Heights were once again welcomed to partake in nutritious warms meals at the Ahavas Chessed soup kitchen today after a long hiatus. The Chessed center has been closed for a couple of months by the city, after a series of anonymous complaints that renovations were being carried out without a permit.
On Monday, the 3rd of Nissan, Rabbi Yitzchok Raitport, a major patron of Oholei Torah, was hosted by the Hanholas Hayeshiva.
Yossi Melamed, who from the early 1970s spent hundreds of hours photographing the Rebbe at 770, has fallen in his home, and is now in a coma.
Rabbi Chaim Miller, author of the Award-winning Kol Menachem Haggadah, shares some unique insights into the Haggadah in a fascinating class. To order your copy visit kolmenachem.com
The sky was bright and sunny at 6:00 PM as the more than 350 guests arrived at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on the tip of lower Manhattan for Congregation B’nai Avraham’s 23rd Anniversary dinner.
Although the tips in the video can be used with any recipe, we provide the following matzah ball recipe for your convenience:
From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day’s passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]
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