Baby Girl!
Avrohom and Rachelli Jacks (Melbourne, Australia)

Hirsch Extradited to Los Angeles
A transient allegedly responsible for a potentially deadly explosion outside a Santa Monica synagogue was ordered today to be returned to Los Angeles from Ohio to face charges stemming from the blast.

Replica of the Kotel on Its Way to the Jewish Children’s Museum
KAWKAWLIN — In a shop just off M-13, a team of six artists has worked for the past month to recreate an ancient and significant piece of history now on its way to New York City.

Bibi to Be Invited to Address US Congress
WASHINGTON [JTA] — Rep. John Boehner, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint meeting of Congress.

Photos: 61 Mitzvah Tanks Parade Through NYC
Marking sixty one years to the Rebebs Nessius, Mitzvah Tanks descended on Manhatten spreading the message of Pesach, doing Mivtzoim and distributed holiday guides and Matzos.
Berel Pewzner and Mendy Tzfasman boarded a plane to Iceland early this week, checking five bags full of Passover necessities, from the Haggadahs that retell the story of the Exodus to the handmade matzah and grape juice they’ll need for Seders Monday night and Tuesday night.
Rabbinical Students Arrive in Iceland as Passover Approaches
Berel Pewzner and Mendy Tzfasman boarded a plane to Iceland early this week, checking five bags full of Passover necessities, from the Haggadahs that retell the story of the Exodus to the handmade matzah and grape juice they’ll need for Seders Monday night and Tuesday night.
New Engagement!
Menachem Mendel Levitansky ( Simcha Monica, CA) and Brochie Kagan ( Miami, FL)
L’Chaim Tonight Thursday at Ahavas Chesed
271 Kingston Ave (Between Lincoln and St.Johns)

Governor Cuomo Promises to Undo 12% Electricity Rate Hike
Gov. Cuomo is racing to the rescue of heavily burdened New York City electricity customers who face a massive and unexpected 12 percent rate hike next month, The Post has learned.
Guma Aguiar takes his blessings seriously. The biggest of them all, insists the 33 year-old energy magnate, was learning about the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Construction of Chabad Visitor Center to Begin at Western Wall
Guma Aguiar takes his blessings seriously. The biggest of them all, insists the 33 year-old energy magnate, was learning about the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Residents Raise Concerns About Potential Brooklyn Walmart
A public hearing was held about the transfer of city land in East New York, Brooklyn to the developer Related Companies. Many residents are worried that Related will use the land to build the city’s first Walmart at the Gateway Mall.

Rubashkin’s Former Manager Arrested in Israel
U.S. Federal prosecutors say a former manager at a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa has been arrested in Israel and may be extradited to the U.S. to face charges that he harbored illegal immigrants for profit.

Chabad Rabbis to Conduct Seders in 58 Countries
[JTA] — Some 650 rabbis from the Chabad-Lubavitch movement will conduct communal Passover seders in 58 countries. The “Roving Rabbis,” as the young rabbis and rabbinical students are known, will conduct some of the world’s largest seders in Katmandu, Nepal and Cusco, Peru.
Released Time Distributes 800 Pounds of Matzah
Yesterday, Wednesday, Jewish public school students were given a taste of the upcoming Passover holiday. Learning hands-on the ins and outs of the upcoming holiday, Jewish children from public schools across the New York City area participated in model Matza bakeries arranged by the local Shluchim.
Rabbi Yosef Heller, head of the Rebbe’s Kollel in Crown Heights, recently took over thirty young Rabbis to Park Slope for a stimulating tour, and a hands-on visit to a Mikvah in Park Slope that is currently being constructed.
Kollel Tours Park Slope Mikvah
Rabbi Yosef Heller, head of the Rebbe’s Kollel in Crown Heights, recently took over thirty young Rabbis to Park Slope for a stimulating tour, and a hands-on visit to a Mikvah in Park Slope that is currently being constructed.
[Examiner] — I like to think of Passover as the Jewish version of Thanksgiving. Families and friends gather together to tell stories and eat a traditional meal, called the “Seder”. But there are a couple of eensy-weensy differences.
Passover Wines for Seder Meals
[Examiner] — I like to think of Passover as the Jewish version of Thanksgiving. Families and friends gather together to tell stories and eat a traditional meal, called the “Seder”. But there are a couple of eensy-weensy differences.

Sixty One “Mitzvah Mobiles” to Parade up Fifth Avenue
New Yorkers and tourists heading out for lunch this Thursday, April 14, could be greeted by an unexpected surprise. A parade, consisting of Sixty One motor homes, known as “Mitzvah Mobiles”, will roll through the streets of Manhattan, to raise awareness of the upcoming Passover holiday.

Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe!
In honor of Yud-alef Nissan CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a series of pictures of an artist presenting a panting that he made of the Rebbe, with special thanks to the Schildkraut and Levin families.