The chabad residents of Paris came to the courtyard of the Beis Chaya Mushka building Friday morning to burn their chometz. Photos courtesy of chabad photographer Morde’hai Lubecki.
With Peach quickly approaching, a bonfire was set up in the courtyard of the Marina Roshcha Central Synagogue in central Moscow to burn the chometz, with the rest sold by the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
MyShliach’s “An Hour with the Rebbe” virtual gathering exceeded all expectations with an attendance of over 600 families and 2000 children from all over the world. The event featured popular singer Benny Friedman.
The Chabad institutions of Paris spent the day of Yud Aleph Nissan well, with a magnificent Mitzvah Tank parade and Mivzoim lasting into the evening.
Former Miami Heat Center, Meyers Leonard and Rabbi Pinny Andrusier, director of Chabad of Southwest Broward and organizer of the annual Jewish Heritage Night for the Miami Heat are teaming up for a very worthy cause.
When Azerbaijan’s Askenazi chief rabbi invited a young Moscow rabbi to run Baku’s Jewish youth programs, he jumped at the chance to work with one of the largest and most active youth communities in Azerbaijan, despite offers from other European countries.
Each year before Pesach, the Rebbe would write a public letter to the Jewish people which would be disseminated throughout the Jewish world. Read the Rebbe’s response to the typesetter in Israel after he requested a bracha.
Boxes of Matzahs have been sent to eight families in Arab-speaking countries behind enemy lines who are secretly living as Jews.
New and expanded Hebrew edition of Early Years, Shamin Rishonot, Features dozens of new documents and data, including a special look at the view the Rogatchover Gaon took on the Golem of Prague.
A year after the passing of legendary Rosh Yeshiva Reb Yisroel Friedman a”h, a new yeshiva is pledging to carry his name and continue the legacy which he transmitted to thousands of bochurim.
The managers of the newly repaired Keilim Mikvah in Crown Heights have published a notice to the community, reminding them of the Mikvah’s new process, and extended hours for erev pesach.
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
In an exceptional logistical maneuver, Seder packages were sent out to tens of thousands of families throughout Russia headed by Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Congregation Beth Israel, a modern Orthodox congregation based in Schenectady, NY, has answered a call from a rabbi stationed at the U.S. Army base in Fort Drum, NY, for a Torah to help Jewish servicemen and women continue their prayers to the fullest extent possible. The donation was made through the Aleph Instutute.
Shortly after the Rebbetzin’s passing in 1988, the Rebbe launched a new initiative: The birthday campaign, a call for every Jew to celebrate and observe their birthdays by hosting Jewish gatherings and adding in Jewish observance.
CrownHeights.info presents a gallery of photos with the streets and views of Crown Heights Erev Shabbos. This gallery is courtesy of MendelsPhotogrophy.
Hundreds of cars rolled down Kingston Avenue last Sunday, as Chabad educators from across the Crown Heights area and its environs were showered with thanks and appreciation accompanied by lively music, for their tireless devotion towards their students.