Photos: Kids Rally in 770 for Rebbe’s Father’s Birthday
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Mazal Tov! – It’s Twins! – A Boy! and a Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yakov and Elisheva (nee Raymon) Kirschenbaum (Shluchim to Manhattan) on the birth of their firstborns, a boy and a girl.
May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Beautiful Photo Gallery in the Extnded Article! (By Shmuli Evers)
Video & Second Gallery of Crown Heights Birchas Hachma
Beautiful Photo Gallery in the Extnded Article! (By Shmuli Evers)
Shliach Rabbi Levi Backman from the Chabad Jewish Center in Bellingham, WA, made it to the front page of the Bellingham Herald in their coverage of Birchas HaChama.
Full Scan of Paper in the Extended Article!
Shliach Makes it to Front Page of Local Newpaper
Shliach Rabbi Levi Backman from the Chabad Jewish Center in Bellingham, WA, made it to the front page of the Bellingham Herald in their coverage of Birchas HaChama.
Full Scan of Paper in the Extended Article!
Residents of Atlantic county NJ and members of chabad at the Shore observe a rare Jewish Practice of Birchat Hachama, Blessing of the Sun. Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport leads the Ceremony.
TV News Video – Atlantic City Birchas Hachama Ceremony
Residents of Atlantic county NJ and members of chabad at the Shore observe a rare Jewish Practice of Birchat Hachama, Blessing of the Sun. Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport leads the Ceremony.
In Jerusalem, New York and other major Jewish population centers, thousands thronged to participate in the once-in-28-year Jewish ritual of blessing the sun. In the Democratic Republic of The Congo, there weren't thousands, not even hundreds. But they rose at the crack of dawn Wednesday morning to conduct their own blessing-of-the-sun ritual on the Congo River.
Blessing the Sun On the Congo River
In Jerusalem, New York and other major Jewish population centers, thousands thronged to participate in the once-in-28-year Jewish ritual of blessing the sun. In the Democratic Republic of The Congo, there weren’t thousands, not even hundreds. But they rose at the crack of dawn Wednesday morning to conduct their own blessing-of-the-sun ritual on the Congo River.
From left, Shliach to West Bloomfield Rabbi Yisrael Pinson and Shliach to Boca Raton Rabbi Meir Kessler both hosted sober Sederim
MIAMI [AP] — Around the Passover table, people drink red wine, swallowing a symbol of freedom, deliverance, redemption and release. But not Joe Nevenansky. Not this time.
On Wednesday he and his family celebrated the ancient Israelites' liberation from Egyptian slavery, but he drank grape juice instead. Years ago he would have doubled or tripled the four glasses of wine traditionally imbibed during the ritual meal on the first day of the Jewish festival.
Rabbis, Addicts Skip Wine for a Sober Seder
From left, Shliach to West Bloomfield Rabbi Yisrael Pinson and Shliach to Boca Raton Rabbi Meir Kessler both hosted sober Sederim
MIAMI [AP] — Around the Passover table, people drink red wine, swallowing a symbol of freedom, deliverance, redemption and release. But not Joe Nevenansky. Not this time.
On Wednesday he and his family celebrated the ancient Israelites’ liberation from Egyptian slavery, but he drank grape juice instead. Years ago he would have doubled or tripled the four glasses of wine traditionally imbibed during the ritual meal on the first day of the Jewish festival.
CNN's Barbara Starr talks to the U.S. Navy's top admiral in the region about the piracy crisis.
UPDATE: Sunday, the hostage has been rescued and 3 of the 4 pirates killed.
Video – Navy Negotiating for US Hostage with Pirates
CNN’s Barbara Starr talks to the U.S. Navy’s top admiral in the region about the piracy crisis.
UPDATE: Sunday, the hostage has been rescued and 3 of the 4 pirates killed.
TORONTO [JTA] — Palestinian officials have called on Canada to cancel a planned exhibit of the famed Dead Sea Scrolls, saying it would violate international law.
In a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and directors of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Hamdan Taha, director general of the archaeological department in the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, alleges the scrolls were acquired illegally by Israel when the Jewish state annexed East Jerusalem in 1967.
Palestinians Decry Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit
TORONTO [JTA] — Palestinian officials have called on Canada to cancel a planned exhibit of the famed Dead Sea Scrolls, saying it would violate international law.
In a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and directors of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Hamdan Taha, director general of the archaeological department in the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, alleges the scrolls were acquired illegally by Israel when the Jewish state annexed East Jerusalem in 1967.
Video of Shliach to Honolulu Rabbi Rabbi Itchel Krasnjansky during Brichas Hachama
HONOLULU [KGMB9] — Scores of Hawaii residents from all walks of life gather this morning at Ala Moana Beach Park, to perform the rarest event on the Jewish calendar: They will gather together, peer upward toward the sun, and recite a blessing known as “the Blessing of the Sun.”
Local participants join millions of others across the globe who perform the outdoor blessing ritual at synagogues, schools, beaches, public parks and private homes.
Video – Hawaii TV Broadcasted Birchas HaChama Live
Video of Shliach to Honolulu Rabbi Rabbi Itchel Krasnjansky during Brichas Hachama
HONOLULU [KGMB9] — Scores of Hawaii residents from all walks of life gather this morning at Ala Moana Beach Park, to perform the rarest event on the Jewish calendar: They will gather together, peer upward toward the sun, and recite a blessing known as “the Blessing of the Sun.”
Local participants join millions of others across the globe who perform the outdoor blessing ritual at synagogues, schools, beaches, public parks and private homes.
Trying to do Birchas Hachamma in a Hot Air Balloon
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Birchas HaChama with Chabad of Monsey
Hundreds of men, women and children turned out at K’hal Tzemach Tzedek Lubavitch of Monsey today, Wednesday, Erev Pesach 5769, April 8, for the once-in-28-year Birchas HaChama.
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Birchas Hachamah in Vineland New Jersey
Shliach, Rabbi Yisroel Rapoport officiated at Shacharis services, followed by a Birchas Hachamah ceremony with over 60 participants of all ages. To everyone’s delight the sun came out and shined brightly. Afterwards everyone was invited to a full course breakfast. Matzahs were distributed and chametz was burnt.
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By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com
Shliach Rabbi Yisroel Silberstein in front of his vandalized Shul in Vladivostok.
BROOKLYN, NY — Following their recent expulsion from Russia, several rabbis have been working across phone lines and emails guiding their communities in Passover preparations.
Chabad representatives Rabbi Yisroel and Aliza Silberstein were living in Vladivostok, a port city on the Pacific Ocean, until they were forced to leave in February. Now, from their temporary residence in Brooklyn, the dedicated couple is still taking care of their community’s needs.
Expelled From Russia, Chabad Rabbis Lead By Remote
By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com
Shliach Rabbi Yisroel Silberstein in front of his vandalized Shul in Vladivostok.
BROOKLYN, NY — Following their recent expulsion from Russia, several rabbis have been working across phone lines and emails guiding their communities in Passover preparations.
Chabad representatives Rabbi Yisroel and Aliza Silberstein were living in Vladivostok, a port city on the Pacific Ocean, until they were forced to leave in February. Now, from their temporary residence in Brooklyn, the dedicated couple is still taking care of their community’s needs.
Chabad Students and Parents Enjoy Creative Model Seder
Rabbi Pesach Burston, who co-directs Chabad Hebrew School with his wife, Chana, leads the Chabad Hebrew School model Seder. With student Ben Horowitz, 9, he recites the special blessing recited on matza at the Passover Seder.
GOSHEN, NY [CHI] — The students at the Chabad Hebrew School, directed by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston held an interactive “Model Seder” for both students and parents in Chabad’s Goshen location. “The Seder is full of traditions, stories and observances and it’s important for parents to learn how to conduct a Seder in their own home” says Chana Burston. Her husband, Rabbi Pesach, led the model Seder wearing a “matzo pattered tie!”
WASHINGTON [AP] — President Barack Obama hosted close friends and staff at a private White House meal Thursday evening to mark Passover. It's part of the new president's effort to reach out to Jewish voters.
The White House said the Seder meal was traditional, including matzo, bitter herbs, a roasted egg and greens in the family dining room in the executive mansion. The evening also featured the reading of the Haggadah, the religious text of the holiday.
Obama Makes History with First Seder at White House
WASHINGTON [AP] — President Barack Obama hosted close friends and staff at a private White House meal Thursday evening to mark Passover. It’s part of the new president’s effort to reach out to Jewish voters.
The White House said the Seder meal was traditional, including matzo, bitter herbs, a roasted egg and greens in the family dining room in the executive mansion. The evening also featured the reading of the Haggadah, the religious text of the holiday.
Borough President Celebrates Birchas Hachama with Chabad
Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin and BP Markowitz lead Birkat Hachamah observance outside Borough Hall
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — On Wednesday Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined community leaders and children in song and celebration for a Birkat Hachamah ceremony led by Shliach Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin. The Talmud teaches that every 28 years the Sun returns to the same position, at the same time of day as that of the beginning of creation. A special blessing—Birkat Hachamah (“the sun blessing”)—is recited to mark this moment in time. Wednesday’s gathering was a project of Congregation Bnai Avraham and Chabad of Brooklyn Heights.
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