Photos: Burning the ‘Chometz’ Around Crown Heights!
More pictures in the Extended Article! (Photos by: Shmuli Evers)
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Yud Aleph Nissan in Toronto!
TORONTO, Canada [CHI] — On Sunday morning 11 Nissan, in honor of the Rebbe’s 107th Birthday, 5 Mitzvah Tanks went out into the streets of Toronto to spread Torah and Mitzvos and the Spirit of the Yom Tov of Pesach to the Jewish Community at large.
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Birkas Hachama at Sunrise on the Space Coast!
SATELLITE BEACH, FL [CHI] — Approximately 40 people gathered im Satellite Beach’s Pelican Park at sunrise to recite the Bircat Hachama. The blessing was led by Rabbi Zvi Konikov of Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coasts (FL) who explained the significance of this momentous occasion as well as leading in the blessing and accompanying Song/Niggun. Excitement was in the air at 7:05 am when the sun’s orb was clearly seen rising above the stunning ocean and shining it’s rays upon it.
More pictures and a video in the Extended Article!
Birchas Hachama in Crown Heights!
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Birchas Hachama in the Five Towns!
Birchas Hachama with Chabad of the Five Towns!
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Birchas Hachama in North Miami Beach, Florida!
The Kahal of Beis Menachem of North Miami Beach gathered this morning to bless the sun. there was a very nice event with live music, kids saying pesukim, and of course the Florida sun!
More pictures in the Extended Article! (photos by: Sruly Meyer – DesignsBySruly.com)
LA Times
The children settle down on the floor of the palace, or what passes for a palace in the Chabad center in Westwood in the frenzied weeks leading up to the Jewish holiday of Passover. Rabbinical student Zalmy Folgerman, playing Pharaoh, dismisses Moses with a borscht belt flourish.
“Noses?” he asked. “I don't know a Noses. Bring him a tissue and let him go.”
Funny guy, this Pharaoh.
At Model Matzah Bakeries, kids have matzo down pat
LA Times
The children settle down on the floor of the palace, or what passes for a palace in the Chabad center in Westwood in the frenzied weeks leading up to the Jewish holiday of Passover. Rabbinical student Zalmy Folgerman, playing Pharaoh, dismisses Moses with a borscht belt flourish.
“Noses?” he asked. “I don’t know a Noses. Bring him a tissue and let him go.”
Funny guy, this Pharaoh.
Hundreds of Sydneysiders Participate in Birkat Hachamah
SYDNEY, Australia [CHI] — In glorious sunshine, hundreds of members of Sydney’s Jewish community gathered in Waverley Park in Bondi for Birkat Hachamah, the Blessing of the Sun. They joined in with millions of other Jews around the world.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – 8 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Chilik and Chani (nee Sirota) Weinfeld.
IYH at Bais Eliezer Yitzchok, 394 Kingston Ave [between Crown and Montgomery].
Avrohom and Ruthy Benarroch.
IYH at 577 Montgomery St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Shmuley and Rochel Goldberg.
IYH at 349 Crown St, Apt 1D [corner New York Ave].
Mendy and Dassi (nee Katz) Dalfin (Crown Heights) .
IYH at 1220 Frisco Ave, Queens, NY 11691.
Eli and Sarah Langsam (Shluchim to Peoria, IL) .
Peretz and Shaina (nee Kahn) Schmukler (Montreal, Canada) .
Shimi and Chanie Yeshayahu (Richmond, Canada) .
Ephraim and Rochel Levine (Watford, UK) .
Please stay tuned as we update this list as information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at mazaltov@crownheights.info! Thank You.
Rabbi Yossi Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
A skillful fiddler caused a large crowd of pedestrians to clap their hands and tap their feet as he played lively tunes in the center of the town’s square. Unable to hear the music, a deaf passerby stopped to observe the strange spectacle. As he watched the people bounce and swirl in the middle of the plaza, he wondered to himself: “What has gotten into these people, why in the world are they acting so bizarre?”On the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Nissan over 3,000 years ago the Children of Israel were liberated from their protracted bondage by the mighty hand of G-d. A relentless series of shock and awe style occurrences had finally weakened the iron resolve of the wicked Pharaoh and the cruel Egyptian tormentors, causing them to let the people go. The event serves as the cornerstone and birth of the Jewish nation and religion.
Soul Freedom – To Want What You Do, Or To Do What You Want
Rabbi Yossi Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
A skillful fiddler caused a large crowd of pedestrians to clap their hands and tap their feet as he played lively tunes in the center of the town’s square. Unable to hear the music, a deaf passerby stopped to observe the strange spectacle. As he watched the people bounce and swirl in the middle of the plaza, he wondered to himself: “What has gotten into these people, why in the world are they acting so bizarre?”
On the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Nissan over 3,000 years ago the Children of Israel were liberated from their protracted bondage by the mighty hand of G-d. A relentless series of shock and awe style occurrences had finally weakened the iron resolve of the wicked Pharaoh and the cruel Egyptian tormentors, causing them to let the people go. The event serves as the cornerstone and birth of the Jewish nation and religion.
Video of Bais Rivka's first grade working in their very own Model Matzah Bakery that they created with their Morah, Mushky Avtzon.
Video – Beis Rivkah Model Matzah Bakery!
Video of Bais Rivka’s first grade working in their very own Model Matzah Bakery that they created with their Morah, Mushky Avtzon.
You can make a beracha shehakol bajillions of times a day. You have a chance to say “Baruch… Mechadesh Chadashim” only once a month. We say “Al Biur Chametz” just once a year. But Birchas Hachama comes only once every twenty-eight years. Nobody—not even your old grandfather—has done this mitzvah more than three times. When Birchas Hachama comes around again, you might be as old as your parents are now!
Hey kids! Less Then 24 Hours Left, DID YOU JOIN YET?!
You can make a beracha shehakol bajillions of times a day. You have a chance to say “Baruch… Mechadesh Chadashim” only once a month. We say “Al Biur Chametz” just once a year. But Birchas Hachama comes only once every twenty-eight years. Nobody—not even your old grandfather—has done this mitzvah more than three times. When Birchas Hachama comes around again, you might be as old as your parents are now!
More pictures in the Extended Article! (By Shmuli Evers)
Photo Gallery: Children Enjoying Pre Pesach Puppet Show
More pictures in the Extended Article! (By Shmuli Evers)
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Dassi (nee Katz) Dalfin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
By Joyce Cohen for the New York Times
Rabbi Joshua Metzger, top right, his father, Rabbi Alter Metzger, and his children Mendel and Sarah Perel at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in Manhattan, where a group will gather.
NEW YORK, NY — Every day, the sun rises. But only once every 28 years does the sun return to the position it occupied at the same time during the week of its creation, according to Talmudic tradition.
This auspicious occasion is cause for celebration among many observant Jews, who will greet Wednesday morning with the Birkat Hachamah, or Blessing of the Sun. In the Hebrew calendar, it is the 14th day of Nisan in the year 5769.
For Jews, Another 28 Years, Another Blessing of the Sun
By Joyce Cohen for the New York Times
Rabbi Joshua Metzger, top right, his father, Rabbi Alter Metzger, and his children Mendel and Sarah Perel at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in Manhattan, where a group will gather.
NEW YORK, NY — Every day, the sun rises. But only once every 28 years does the sun return to the position it occupied at the same time during the week of its creation, according to Talmudic tradition.
This auspicious occasion is cause for celebration among many observant Jews, who will greet Wednesday morning with the Birkat Hachamah, or Blessing of the Sun. In the Hebrew calendar, it is the 14th day of Nisan in the year 5769.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, April 7 and 8, watch live broadcasts of “Birkat Hachamah” ceremonies being held around the world.
Once in Twenty Eight Year Mitzvah to be Broadcast Live!
On Tuesday and Wednesday, April 7 and 8, watch live broadcasts of “Birkat Hachamah” ceremonies being held around the world.
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