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Toronto Kinus Torah Concludes with Call for Community Rov
Dozens of anash and bochurim in Toronto, joined by prominent rabbonim and mashpiim visiting for Pesach, gathered for a grand Kinnus Torah at 770 Chabad Gate, in keeping with the Rebbe’s directive to organize Kinnusei Torah throughout the days of Chol HaMoed Pesach.
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.
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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.
Parsippany Kinus Torah Explored Themes of Cheirus and Geula
Live: Fascinating Topics at Online Kinus Torah
Boy Completes Seder Nashim from Frierdiker Rebbe’s Mishnayos
Dayan Raskin Headlines Chicago’s 60-Year Torah Tradition
Manchester Tanks Drove Matzos and Mitzvos Across City Center
Arranging a massive drive for Mivtzoim as a present for the Rebbe’s Birthday, the Bochurim in Manchester rented eight Mitzvah Tanks for key locations around town, where they put on tefillin with many Yidden and distributed hundreds of boxes of matzah to raise Pesach awareness across the city.
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He Walked Into the KGB Office and Asked for the Rebbe’s Picture
A respected tomim and chozer, R. Avraham Baruch Pevzner was sent by the Frierdiker Rebbe to serve as a rov and mashpia in Minsk. When the KGB confiscated the Rebbe’s picture during a search of his home, he went after them to get it back.
Steinsaltz Rambam Now Open to English Readers
Building on the widely acclaimed Hebrew edition, the new Steinsaltz Rambam now opens the Mishneh Torah to English readers with clarity, depth, and visual guides.
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
Following the temporary ceasefire with Iran, the Kosel plaza, which was limited to visitors for the last 40 days, was reopened, as thousands of mispalelim have been streaming to daven at the Kosel.
He Told the Rebbe What They Were Doing
When seven-year-old Psachya Korf marched up to the Rebbe to report boys tormenting birds in 770’s courtyard, the Rebbe looked for the positive and taught him a lesson on seeing the good in others.
Montreal Rov Produces Daily Sotah Podcast
Rabbi Berel Bell, rov of Anash in Montreal, started a podcast with a shiur on the daily Gemara Sotah, in line with the custom of chassidim to learn one daf each day of sefirah.
Shlissel Challah: Origin and Meaning?
Ask the Rov: What is the origin and meaning of “shlissel challah”? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
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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.
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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.
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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
Inspiration
‘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.
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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.
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Young Shluchos Enjoy Two-Day Chidon Retreat
