Discredited Seller Returns with Flood of Fake Chabad Artifacts
Despite clear evidence of forgery and fraud, a new auction has surfaced from the same seller with dozens of brazen claims, including a supposed Sefer Torah of the Frierdiker Rebbe, a hat of Rebbetzin Chanah, carpets and shtenders of the Rebbeim, household items, personal clothing of beis harav, and dozens more fabrications.
Netanyahu Points to Tanyas, ‘Secret Behind Israel’s Success’
In a message to the nation, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu pointed to a set of Tanyas displayed in his office while recounting his latest conversation with US President Donald Trump about Israel’s sweeping campaign against Iran, describing emunah as the secret behind Israel’s military success.
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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.
Flights Reopen as Stranded Travelers Begin Heading Home
Ben Gurion Airport resumed full operations at midnight Wednesday night, following a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran announced Tuesday night, April 8 – bringing relief to the many people who had been stranded abroad or stuck in Eretz Yisroel unable to get out over Pesach.
Where to Buy Chometz After Pesach
With Pesach now over, it's important to know where you can buy chometz. Provided here is a comprehensive list of establishments and their status.
After 40 Days, Kosel Reopens to Visitors on Isru Chag
He Told the Rebbe What They Were Doing
Montreal Rov Produces Daily Sotah Podcast
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Shlissel Challah: Origin and Meaning?
Ask the Rov: What is the origin and meaning of “shlissel challah”? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Rabbis Bought Back the Chometz in Crown Heights
On Motzei Pesach, Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky, joined by Rabbis Yosef Yitzchok Holtzman, Shimon Hecht, Sholom Goldstien, and Tzvi Lipchik, bought back the chometz in Crown Heights.
Terrorist Who Planned Mass Shooting at 770 Gets Life in Prison
An ISIS-inspired terrorist faces life in prison after admitting to planning a deadly massacre at 770, Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, on the October 7 anniversary.
US, Israel, and Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire
A two-week ceasefire between the US, Israel, and Iran took effect Tuesday evening – Shvi’i shel Pesach – brokered by Pakistan in the final hours before Trump’s deadline, with Ben Gurion resuming full flights shortly after.
Ukraine Jews Celebrated Pesach Under Fire
Despite air raids, missile strikes, and wartime curfews, the Rebbe’s shluchim led seders for thousands of Jews across Ukraine, including two communities where missiles landed just nearby, and one where participants stayed singing until 4 am when the curfew lifted.
Kingston Children Gather for Pesach Rally in New Shul
A large crowd of children and their parents in Kingston PA gathered on the last day of Chol Hamoed Pesach in the new Anash shul for a children’s rally in honor of Pesach.
Crown Heights Kinus Torah Devoted to the Rebbe’s Haggadah
A large crowd gathered at Kollel Menachem to hear fascinating lessons on the Rebbe’s Haggadah from Torah scholars specializing in its explanation, as well as teachings from Reb Levik.
Knesset Passes Long-Overdue Death Penalty for Terrorists
Just in time for Pesach, the Knesset passed the long-overdue death penalty for terrorists into law. The move follows what the Rebbe warned decades earlier — that imprisoning terrorists was a mistake and that they would eventually be released in exchange deals, a prediction that proved tragically accurate. That routine may finally be coming to an end.
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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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Newspapers Report the Leadership and Sacrifice of Harav Levi Yitzchak
In honor of 18 Nissan, 148 years from the birth of Harav Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe’s father, From the Margins of Chabad History presents a series of newspaper articles about his appointment as rov of Yekatrinoslav and his mesiras nefesh under Soviet rule.
Sydney Shliach’s Tank Parade Dedicated in His Memory
Every year, Rabbi Eli Schlanger Hy”d was an integral participant of the Mitzvah Tank Parade in Sydney, Australia. This Yud Alef Nissan, Sydney bochurim dedicated the parade in his memory.
Watch: Hidden Depths of the Shiras Hayam
Having a Non-Jew Do Work on Chol Hamoed?
Eating Matza Throughout Pesach?
Ask the Rov: To what extent am I obligated to eat matza during Pesach other than at the seder? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Starting the Seder Early?
Ask the Rov: In our place of shlichus, nightfall is very late. Can I start the seder before night? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Keeping Chometz in the Freezer?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including keeping chometz in the freezer, filtering water on Shabbos, scented candles on Yom Tov, and firstborn ger.
The Rebbe’s Haggadah Through the Eyes of Rabbi Zevin
‘Can I Marry Him?’ The Rebbe Answered 20 Questions
When a nervous kallah brought a list of twenty questions into yechidus, the Rebbe asked the chosson to step out. The Rebbe spoke with her privately, and she emerged with confidence to move forward.
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.