Senator Lieberman Birchas Hachama with Chabad

Hundreds including Senator Joseph Lieberman joined in the Birchat Hachamah in Stamford this morning. The gathering in a Cove Park on the shore of Long Island Sound began with a Vasikin Minyan – as the gathering waited for the sun to appear from behind the clouds Rabbi Yisrael Deren addressed the assembled with a Sicha from the Rebbe on the significance of the day followed by a siyum delivered by Rabbi Levi Mendelow.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Holiday Requires Many Advance Preparations

By Meredith Moss for the Dayton Daily News

KETTERING, OH — For Rochel Simon, Passover always brings a “sparkling, clean feeling” that comes from both physical and spiritual renewal. It also brings a lot of hard work.

Tonight, April 8, the Kettering mom, her husband and their two children join friends and family at a seder meal to retell the story of their people’s exodus from Egyptian bondage. The 3,000-year-old Jewish holiday celebrates religious freedom.

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.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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!

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.

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.