When it came time to observe my mother’s first yahrzeit last week, I was in Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev. A fitting place since my mother, Sondra, was an avid traveler and particularly enjoyed her many visits to Israel.
Mendy and Devorah Leah Angyalfi (Crown Heights)
Menachem Mendel (ben Yechezkel) Neparstek (Paris, France) and Mushky (bas Ytzchak) Wilhem (Crown Heights)
While parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth area remain under a tornado watch until 8 PM CDT, the Jewish community of Dallas seems to have fared well despite two confirmed tornadoes which caused massive damage with winds in excess of sixty five miles per hour and sightings of hailstones the size of baseballs.
Many Shluchim traveling to New York stopped by for a visit at the Ohel; several sat down for a farbrengen in honor of the Rebbe’s 110th birthday.
Inspired by some words said at a Farbrengan this past Shabbos in Melbourne, Australia, it was decided that a Grand Mitzvah Tank Parade be organized to celebrate the Rebbe’s 110th birthday. spontaneous
Zevi Wachtel (Toronto, Canada) and Sara Ohana (Kfar Chabad, Israel)
Mrs. Laureen Harper, wife of Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper, visited Chabad’s Westboro Jewish Montessori Preschool to participate in a Matzah Bakery Factory, organized by Co-directors Dr. Yosef and Devora Caytak.
Rabbi Shimon and Michal Pelman, directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of the Dominican Republic, have held community Passover Seders for years. Jewish residents, business travelers and tourists alike have participated in the festive meals and their surrounding traditions, but this year, they’re trying something new. In addition to the community celebrations, the couple is helping people take it into their own homes.
Only four months after settling in Columbia, Missouri, Shluchim to MU Rabbi Avremi and Chana Lapine‘s Chabad House is the preferred campus destination for Jewish students looking for a meaningful experience.
Is a Mosser’s Matzos Kosher? Well, technically they probably are, but would you want to use Matzos at your Sader that were made by a person who attempted to have six Jews imprisoned through an elaborate and vicious Messira?
Without help, many Jewish families in New York could not afford to properly observe Passover. With that in mind, about 15,000 homes will be issued pre-paid debit cards — worth $50 to $300 depending on family size — to defray the cost of special holiday preparations that center around avoiding leavened foods.
Today, 11 Nisaan 5772, marks the 110th birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. As every year, Chassidim gave the Rebbe a birthday present: 62 Mitzvah tank rolling through New York City, in honor of his 62 years at the helm of the Chabad movement.
After traveling home from the Yeshiva in Brunoy (near Paris) for Pesach ‘vacation,’ Bochurim from the city of Lyon in central France gathered in the local Shul to continue learning in their spare time.
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano marked the upcoming beginning of Passover by hosting the first model Seder at the County’s Headquarters. The Seder was led by Mineola Shliach Rabbi Anchelle Perl.
On Sunday, April 1, Chabad of Orange County, New York hosted a Gala Torah Celebration – completing, dedicating and welcoming their first and very own Torah Scroll. The historic event was held at the Chabad Center in Chester.
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