Social Media Erupts Over Misleading Matzah Lookalike
With Pesach around the corner, Jewish social media is buzzing over a mix-up involving year-round Manischewitz crackers that look nearly identical to kosher-for-Pesach matza and are often shelved right alongside it. After several Chabad personalities raised the alarm, Manischewitz says it’s reviewing its packaging.
After 40 Years, Long-Lost Pairs of Tefillin Seek Their Owner
After sitting untouched for four decades, a lost pair of tefillin bearing the name “Chaim Tzvi Hirsch Rosenberg” has resurfaced, launching a pre-Pesach effort to finally return them to their rightful owner.
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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.
Mitzvah Tank Parade Crosses the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan
Mitzvah Tank Parade Heads Out from 770
Viral Boro Park Initiative Aims Matza for Unaffiliated Yidden
Freed Hostage Bar Kupershtein to Embark on U.S. Speaking Tour
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Kids Shabbaton Celebrated a Renaissance in Jewish Education
Nearly a thousand children and parents spent this past weekend in Crown Heights for the CKids International Shabbaton and JewQ International Championship. For many, it was their first time being around so many other Jewish children their age, for others, it was another year celebrating their growth in Torah and Judaism.
Thursday: Mitzvah Tank Parade to Hit the Streets of NYC
76 Mitzvah Tanks, marking 76 years of the Rebbe’s Nesiyus, will parade from 770 on Thursday, 8 Nissan (March 26th), in honor of the Rebbe’s 124th birthday.
Meat and Milk Restaurant Uses ‘Chabad’ to Market Seder
A bizarre scene unfolded in Cusco, Peru, where an Israeli restaurant serving both meat and dairy was caught falsely marketing itself as a Chabad-supervised kosher venue to draw crowds to a public Pesach Seder – complete with microphones and a camera crew. An official statement clarified that the restaurant has no connection to Chabad whatsoever.
NYC Approves Bike Lane for Avenues in Crown Heights
After a request by Brooklyn Community Board 8 for a bike lane on Albany and Troy Avenues, the New York City Department of Transportation approved it. The battle over the protected bike lane proposal for Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues continues.
‘The Rebbe’s Kich’ to Offer Sedorim and Pesach Meals to All
Kol Dichfin: Full Pesach meals, available for both dine-in and pickup, will be offered to all at ‘The Rebbe’s Kich’ in Rubashkin House. Sedorim will also be held, led by Mendy Pellin.
‘Mivtza Matzah Across America’ Sees Massive Response, Final Day to Order
Just over a week after its launch, “Mivtza Matzah Across America” has already seen an overwhelming response, with over 500 orders placed from across the United States. Today is the last day to order.
Crown Heights Hatzalah Building is Moving Full Speed Ahead
With major site-clearance work now underway, Hatzalah of Crown Heights is moving closer to demolition and the construction of its future headquarters, a secure new home for ambulances, equipment, and lifesaving operations.
Yeshiva Bein HaZmanim is Back at New Location
Yeshiva Bein Hazmanim is back, bringing the warmth, structure, and energy of the Yeshiva environment to Tmimim during Bein Hazmanim. This year, it will take place at the new Oholei Torah Zal, offering an ideal setting for focused learning and a vibrant Yeshiva atmosphere.
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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.
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When Chabad Royalty Reached the Edge of the World
The Australia series From the Margins of Chabad History continues, now relating the story of R. Chaim Yaakov Slonim of Chevron, a great-grandson of the Mitteler Rebbe who helped strengthen frum life in Ballarat and Melbourne at the turn of the century.
Chamah to Distribute Food Boxes for Pesach
Ahead of Pesach, there will be a Chamah distribution on Thursday, March 26, of very nice food boxes, with chicken, produce, and lots of other items.
Matza for Kids Before Pesach?
Ask the Rov: Can I feed my children matza on erev Pesach? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Pesach Chumros: Boiling Sugar and Coarse Salt?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including tefillin after kabolas Shabbos, bris after shkiah, mezuzah on a mobile kitchen, and coarse salt and boiling sugar for Pesach.
Day-To-Day Guide Released for Pesach 5786
Read and Download: A new booklet of the Day-to-Day Halachic Guide by Rabbi Yosef Braun has been released, containing detailed instructions on the halachos and minhagim for Pesach 5786.
Cleaners Before Shabbos?
Ask the Rov: Can I give clothing to the cleaners to clean for me on Shabbos? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Robotic Vacuum Cleaner on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including necklace with an image of Pisces, dead mouse on Shabbos, gift for a spouse in aveilus, and vacuum robot on Shabbos.
Is ‘How Are You’ Allowed on a Shidduch Date?
The Wealthy Arrogant Chossid Who Couldn’t Sin
An early chossid of the Alter Rebbe, R. Mordechai Liepler was both wealthy and learned. When his Yetzer HaRa would try to tempt him, he would shout at it, “I?! – the chossid of the Alter Rebbe, the wealthy lamdan and maskil, should do an aveira?!"
Stop Chasing Inspiration, Change How You See the World
In this pre-purim episode of Conversations in Chassidus, R' Getzel Rubashkin discusses how to live in the reality of Torah, and how that leads to proper Emunah, Simcha, and so much more.