War Summary, Day 547: Hamas rocket hits Ashkelon, buffer zone greatly expands in north and south of Gaza, construction of new Morag Corridor has begun, three top Gaza terrorists eliminated, clarifications in the medic incident, senior Hamas commander eliminated in Lebanon, Israel preparing for possibility of Iran firing hundreds of ballistic missiles, and Netanyahu is back in Washington.

Ahead of Yud Alef Nissan, Agudas Chasidei Chabad (Aguch) released a letter on preparing for the Rebbe’s birthday by learning the Rebbe’s Torah, inyanei geulah umoshiach, daily Rambam, and being active in mivtza matza.

Live at 10:00 PM ET: An international Siyum celebrating the completion of the Rambam’s Sefer Ahava will feature Rabbi Eli Silberstein, shliach in Ithaca, New York.

A large-scale Mivtza Matzah campaign is currently underway to distribute thousands of Matzahs to Yidden across Brooklyn, offering Crown Heights families the opportunity to participate in the Rebbe’s Mivtza – an especially meaningful gift for Yud Aleph Nissan.

“Recently, I connected with someone who grew up in a Chabad family and attended Yeshiva but had distanced himself from observance. Despite knowing niggunim and most Chassidic concepts, he is still ‘Son 5.1’ – the fifth son who knows about Pesach but feels too uncomfortable to attend.”

In time for 11 Nissan, JEM is proud to release the fully restored Farbrengen of 11 Nissan 5737—marking the Rebbe’s 75th birthday. This five-hour Farbrengen took place days before Pesach which began on Motzoei Shabbos, an uncommon calendrical occurrence that occurs again this year.

Lubavitcher photographer Mordechai Lubecki spent a three-day visit at the beginning of the month of Nissan in Yerushalayim Ir Hakodesh, capturing the sights and scenes of the Holy City.

After meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban—during which Hungary announced it would withdraw from the ICC in support of Israel—Prime Minister Netanyahu met with local Shluchim to discuss Jewish life in Hungary and to thank them for their role in preserving Jewish life and education.

Pesach is approaching! For those in need, assistance is available. A little extra kindness can go a long way. For those who would like to donate, your generosity will bring joy and relief to many families this Yom Tov.

In honor of the Rebbe’s upcoming birthday, R’ Sholom Bruchshtat, veteran composer of the Rebbe’s nigunim, prepared a new composition. The nigun is sung by bochur Meir Sassonkin, who also composed a nigun of his own.

Reb Zvi Hirsch Gerzhoi, who served as the shamash of the Marina Roshcha shul in central Moscow for over two decades, and whose grandfather served as shamash to the Ribnitzer Tzadik, passed away this Shabbos, 7 Nisan, on his 77th birthday.

Rabbi Shneur Zalman Oirechman, A”H, who was tragically killed in a horrific car accident in Eretz Yisroel, leaves behind four young children—the oldest just eight years old. Please help support this young family in their tragic state.

Pristine beaches, world-class golf courses, and a sun-drenched coastline — Portugal’s Algarve region is a place where millions of people come to escape each year. But few realize that beyond the picturesque streets and Mediterranean climate, a new chapter of Jewish life is unfolding.

A plot to assassinate Rabbi Shneur Segal, shliach to Baku, Azerbaijan, was recently uncovered and thwarted by local authorities, according to a recent report by The Washington Post.

Article by Rabbi Shmuel Wagner: I was marking my students’ tests a few years ago, and I got to the test of a boy with terrible handwriting, whose test needed a navigational guide to decipher what he wrote. What happened next was a tremendous learning experience for me.

For the students at Oholei Torah Preschool, Pesach came to life this week when they enjoyed a hands-on, interactive matzah-making experience, followed by a Makos demonstration, and further with a symbolic Kriyas Yam Suf walk-through.

As Pesach approaches, we would like to share the schedule for selling Chametz through the Crown Heights Beis Din through Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba and Rabbi Yosef Braun.

Following a resolution this week in the New York State Senate, President Street between Brooklyn and New York avenues, where the Rebbe and Rebbetzin lived, has been named as “Lubavitcher Rebbe Way.” A sign has been affixed on the corner of President and Brooklyn.

Many orphaned Bar Mitzvah boys from across Israel gathered yesterday morning for Shacharis at the Kosel, where they put on tefillin for the first time, surrounded by family and friends. From there, they continued to Binyanei Ha’uma for a grand celebration graced by esteemed Rabbanim and prominent dignitaries.

Visiting Petersburg for a Shabbaton, bochurim from the Moscow Mesivta visited the mass grave where eleven chassidim who fought heroically against Communism are buried. The bochurim sang a soulful Ani Maamin and ‘Nye Patonim,’ a song chassidim would sing about total devotion no matter what.