War Summary, Day 556: Serious negotiations for hostage deal, Hamas launched rockets as far as Ashdod, IDF completes encirclement of Rafah, top terrorists eliminated in targeted attacks, stone thrown at baby in car seat, drones and ballistic missiles from Houthis in Yemen, and U.S. and Iran have first direct talks.
Originally from Warsaw, R’ Shilem Reich married Rivkah, daughter of R’ Boruch Sholom, the Tzemach Tzedek‘s son. He had a close relationship with the Chidushei Harim of Ger, who helped the couple get a bracha from the Tzemach Tzedek for children.
Amid the hurried April pace of budget negotiations and the daily motion of government, the Capitol of New York State paused to honor the 123rd Birthday of the Rebbe, as the New York State Governor, Senate, and Assembly, officially proclaimed 123 Days of Education.
The ‘Pilpul Nigun’ is a soul-stirring Chabad classic based on the traditional Jewish style of question and answer as it climbs and ascends, dismantles and builds, challenges and responds, like a pilpul in Gemara. Watch it sung by the Shira Choir.
Just in time for the start of learning daily Masechas Sotah, a clear and concise daily podcast with Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz makes the study of Masechas Sotah more accessible than ever.
On Friday morning, at the Beis Din of Crown Heights, Rabbi Yosef Braun sold the chometz on behalf of many members of the community.
Crown Heights Anash and bochurim hurried on Friday morning to fulfill the mitzva of biur chometz in a large trash container set up in front of 770 Eastern Parkway.
As hundreds of Jews across Russia ready themselves for Pesach, President Vladimir Putin sent his pre-Pesach congratulatory letter to Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, in which he praised the Jewish community for their efforts in preserving religious traditions and instilling ancestral values in the younger generation.
In honor of Yud Alef Nissan, the Maamar Kimei Tzeischa 5742 (1982), edited by the Rebbe in 5747, has been published in a side-by-side Hebrew-English format.
Street photographer Sara Heiney captured the sights and scenes in Yerushalayim as the residents of the holy city rush about to burn their chometz and prepare themselves for the Yom Tov of Pesach.
Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky, joined by Rabbis Shimon Hecht, Mordechai Zev Hecht, Sholom Ber Shuchat, and Yosef Yitzchok Holtzman, sells chometz at NCFJE in Crown Heights.
Earlier this week, 800 bochurim heading out on Merkos Shlichus around the globe gathered for an in-depth Seminar, receiving guidance from veteran Shluchim and Rabbanim. The workshops covered common shailos and Seder tips to bring Pesach to every Jew everywhere.
Photographer Dovber Hechtman shares a special glimpse into the Pesach mood in the Rebbe’s shechunah, Crown Heights. The photos capture mechiras chometz at the Beis Din, bedikas chometz in the bochurim’s dormitory, and extensive preparations to clean and shine 770 for Yom Tov.
After spending some time in the Rebbe’s court following the acceptance of the nesius, Reb Bentche Shemtov took leave of the Rebbe to return to his shlichus in England. Before he left, the Rebbe guided him on how to hold a farbrengen.
In the days leading up to Pesach, over 300 communities hosted the Great Matzah Bake-Off, a global event powered by CKids International at Merkos 302, uniting more than 9,000 children around the world in a hands-on, meaningful pre-Pesach experience.
Yisroel Katzover, a senior Israeli defense correspondent who had a close connection with the Rebbe and often reported on his security insights, even prompting a surprising question from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, has passed away.
Seventy-five Mitzvah Tanks rolled out from 770 on Yud Alef Nissan in celebration of the Rebbe’s 123rd birthday. Filled with bochurim and yungeleit, the tanksitin interacted with tens of thousands of Jews, helped many put on tefillin, and distributed large amounts of matzah.
In honor of the Rebbe’s birthday, Netherlands shluchim Rabbi Shneur Shusterman and Rabbi Moshe Stiefel, met with Mr. Arjen Gerritsen, the King of the Netherlands’ Commissioner to the Province of Flevoland. They discussed the Rebbe’s outlook on education and establishing Education Day in the Netherlands.
In honor of Pesach, the Tzfunot Institute, headed by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, presents an essay adapted from the teachings of the Rogatchover on the timing of burning the chametz when erev Pesach falls on a Shabbos, with a novel reading of a Mishna.
For the first time ever, Anash Design is offering customizable Pesach video templates — totally free! Perfect for promoting your communal Seder, engaging your community, and making a real impact.
