ISRAEL [INN] — The Chief Rabbinate warned consumers Tuesday to be careful when purchasing hand-made shmura matzot, as it had discovered a large quantity of “phony” matzot in a warehouse in Be’er Tuvia, near Kiryat Malachi.
There will be a grand pre-Pesach carnival Wednesday, Tes Nisan, March 24th at 12:00pm in the Bnos Menachem Sky Ballroom. Refreshments will be sold. For Girls of all ages and boys under 8 are welcome.
Binyomin Ringler (Pittsburgh, PA) and Ettel Klein (Monsey, NY)
Hillel Guez (Romainville, France) and Sara Hadad (Brusells, Belgium)
For most Jewish families, Passover is a time to get together and share memories around the table, celebrating freedom in leisure.
Taking time off work or traveling the distance to be together is part and parcel of the annual Passover experience for most, but not for Jews in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Over 80 Oholei Torah elementary students packed over 3000 boxes of Matzos which will be distributed on the Mitzvah Tank Parade. The packaging was arranged by teacher Rabbi Marosow.
JERUSALEM, Israel – Since its liberation from Jordanian occupation in 1967, the Western Wall has seen its share of crowds. Aside from the tourists, Jewish and non-Jewish, who flock to the holy site daily, every week, scores of Israeli families celebrate their sons’ Bar Mitzvahs at the kotel, as the wall is known in Hebrew.
Update 8:21pm: All Cablevision services are back up and running.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Optimum Online customers have been without internet since 1:15pm this afternoon, and are still waiting to get back online.
This years Mitzvah Tank Parade, saluting the Rebbes 108th birthday, is set to take place Thursday. Parking on Kingston and President will be reserved for the tanks, and cars are being relocated.
Eli Bloch (Los Angeles, CA) and Ruthie Levine (Valley Village, CA)
L’Chaim Thursday night
401 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA
Levi Rosenfeld (Montreal, Canada) and Chanie Ehrentreu (Toronto, Canada)
L’Chaim tonight, Tuesday at FREE
1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
On Sunday, the 6th of Nissan, while being visited by his family, Rabbi Zalman Liberow, who was badly injured in an accident that took the life of his son Avrohom Dovid, and of Mrs. Pesha Azoulai, was surprised by a visit by Chazan Schneur Zalman Baumgarten and Avraham Fried, along with a band.
SUDBURY, MA — This past Sunday March 21st, well over 150 people joined the Model Matzah Bakery which was held at the Nobscot Reservation in Sudbury to experience a truly exciting and memorable Passover Experience. In the space of three sessions participants from Sudbury and the surrounding towns (including a nice big group from Temple Beth E-lokim in Acton) joined together for a fun hour of Matzah Baking, Passover Fun, and a delightful hour of hands on educational fun.
Last Motzoei Shabbos, Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei there was a Kinus Hisorerus for women and girls of the Jewish community in memory of Rebbetzin Sara rochel schochet. Over 500 hundred people attended.
Police officers traveling on Empire Boulevard were involved in a head on collision last night, Monday. The incident took place at around 11:00pm at the intersection of Empire and Bedford, where a turning SUV collided with the police car.
Over the past couple of days there has been a petition circling the internet requesting that former CEO of Agriprocessors Kosher slaughterhouse, Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin be allowed to spend Pesach with his family in Postville, IA.
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