Growing Kashrus Controversy Shakes Pesach Food Market
Investigative report: A long-standing kashrus issue has come to the forefront this Pesach, with ads, denials, and widespread questions about a common ingredient used in many processed foods. Many rabbonim warn that numerous products on Pesach shelves may carry a serious chametz concern.
Texas Governor Signs Education Day with Bondi Survivor
After meeting privately with Bondi survivor Leibel Lazaroff, Texas Governor Greg Abbott met with a delegation of shluchim and shluchos from across Texas as he proclaimed Yud Alef Nissan as Education and Sharing Day in the State of Texas.
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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.
Reminder: Make an Eruv Tavshilin
With Shabbos following Yom Tov, there is a need to make an Eruv Tavshilin, so that we may cook on Friday for Shabbos. Here are the relevant halachos for the Eruv, compiled by Rabbi Yosef Braun.
Download and Print: The Rebbe’s Pre-Pesach Message
‘Tatte, Ich Vil By Dir Freggen!’
Running a Seder? 18 Pesach Gems, Insights and Story
Seniors’ Shluchim Make Sure They Won’t Spend Pesach Alone
Bochurim Check the Rebbe’s Shul for Chometz
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Tzfas Rabbi Produces Guide to Seder Under Sirens
The unsettling reality that many in Eretz Yisroel are living through – the sudden sounding of emergency sirens that require immediate entry into a bomb shelter – led Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein to compile a halachic guide on how to continue afterwards.
Rebbes Visit Chabad Philanthropists Ahead of Pesach
In the days before Pesach, leading chassidishe rebbes visited esteemed philanthropists Reb Eliyahu Schlossberg and Reb Chaim Yaakov Lebovitch, engaging in uplifting conversations and warm exchanges.
770 Shul Sparkles in Time for Pesach
The Rebbe’s shul in 770 was entirely emptied and cleaned for Pesach, with davening taking place upstairs in 770 or in the chotzer.
The Rebbe’s Concern for a Young Couple’s Midnight Tea
During yechidus before their departure on shlichus, the Rebbe pressed Rabbi Asher and Sema Zeilingold about a seemingly minor detail – how they would manage a cup of tea in the middle of the night – expressing his concern for the young couple.
New Kimcha D’Pischa Model Gives Choice and Dignity
Drawing on years of experience and a desire to improve, this year’s Pesach campaign improved accessibility and personalization. Recipients could choose a tailored package based on their specific needs and packages were delivered directly to families’ homes.
Commack Chabad Member Dubbed ‘Chief Matzah Officer’
As Jews around the country are rushing to clean their homes, prepare Yom Tov meals, and run last-minute errands, Teri Karpe of Commack, N.Y., has a different item on her to-do list: overseeing the delivery of hand-made shmurah matzah to more than 1,200 homes in her community.
13 Nissan: Yahrtzeit of the Tzemach Tzedek
Yud Gimmel Nissan is the day of the histalkus of the Tzemach Tzedek in the year 5626 (1866). In honor of this day, we bring you the story of his final years and histalkus.
LEC Teacher Saves Drowning Child Thanks to School Training
Lubavitch Educational Center teacher Talya Ben David was hailed as a hero after she saved the life of a two-year-old child who was found unconscious in a South Florida swimming pool.
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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.
Nyack Bochurim Release Torah Publication for the Rebbe’s Birthday
In honor of Yud-Alef Nissan, the temimim of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Nyack produced an extensive Kovetz Ha’aros with Torah insights by the yeshiva's talmidim.
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
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.
The ‘Arrogant Beggar’ Who Raided the Kitchen Cabinets
A wealthy chossid, R. Zalman Chaikin, the Rebbe’s great-grandfather, would blend with visiting beggars and lead them to a local "hospitable home," where he would open all the cabinets and take out food, to the shock of his companions.
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.