An ongoing project to replicate the Rebbe’s room in a newly built Chabad House had Anash.org photographer David Katash capture images of every detail in the holy room, known among chassidim as ‘gan eden haelyon‘. Here are the results.
Wedding: Sherman – Goodman
The Wedding of Yossi Sherman of Beitar Illit, Israel, and Sarah Goodman of Crown Heights, took place at Razag Hall
Chabad Mohalim Given Tefillin for Unique Mivtzoim Opportunities
After Chabad mohalim pledged to utilize the spiritually charged moments of the bris milah for mivtza tefillin, tens of pairs of tefillin were sent to them to assist them in their mission.
Mrs. Alte Etye Seelfreund, 96, AH
Mrs. Alte Etye Seelfreund, who was born with the bracha of Reb Yeshayale of Kerestir and after surviving the Holocaust built a large Yiddishe family, passed away on Sunday, 11 Nissan.
This Yud Alef Nissan, Give The Everlasting Gift Of Torah
Every year, on the Rebbe’s birthday we take time to reflect on the incredible impact the Rebbe has on our lives and on the world at large. It’s a time to recommit ourselves to the ideals and values that the Rebbe held dear and give the Rebbe a present, something that will bring a great nachas ruach.
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ULY Ocean Parkway Creates an Everlasting Gift to the Rebbe
More than 96% of the students at ULY Ocean Parkway joined a school-wide mivtza that makes Mishnayos and Tanya Baal Peh something everyone can do — and something everyone wants to do.
English Shiur: Explaining the Seder Plate and the Three Matzos
Watch: Rabbi Berel Levine, Chief Librarian of the Rebbe’s library and author of numerous seforim, delivers an English shiur explaining the significance of the three matzos and the six simanim on the Seder plate.
Singer Remasters ‘Kapital Niggun’ of Yud Alef Nissan 5753
30 years after it was composed in honor of Yud Alef Nissan 5753, Lubavitch singer Davidi Bem Mas remastered the niggun ‘Mizmor Shir L’yom Hashabbos,’ which was composed in the spirit of the time, anxiously awaiting Moshiach.
Netanyahu Honors Rebbe’s Birthday With Special Declaration
Education Day comes to Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a special education declaration on Thursday, Yud Alef Nissan, in honor of the 121st birthday of the Rebbe.
Yeshivas Kayitz Postville to Open 8th Grade Program This Summer
Yeshivas Kayitz of Postville, Iowa, which has been running successfully for over ten years, will be expanding to include an eighth-grade program for the upcoming summer.
Record Number of Tank Parades Conquer North America
The new ‘Kulo Orah’ magazine highlights the Mivtzoim efforts in Yeshivos in honor of Yud-Aleph Nissan, including the record-breaking eight tank parades organized across North America. Plus: an exclusive interview Farbrengen with Rabbi Moshe Herson, head Shliach to New Jersey.
Children Gift 2 Million Lines of Torah to the Rebbe
Hundreds of children gathered in front of 770 on Sunday for a Yud Alef Nissan rally where they presented a monumental gift to the Rebbe: 2,018,798 lines of Mishnayos and Tanya ba’al peh.
New Shluchim to Utah Announced on Yud Alef Nissan
As global Jewry celebrates 121 years since the birth of the Rebbe, Chabad Lubavitch of Utah is celebrating another huge milestone of growth with the hiring of Rabbi Moshe and Sarahle Nigri as Directors of Youth and Family Programming.
FBI Files on the Rebbe Note Yud Alef Nissan Celebrations
In 1972, the FBI compiled a report on the Rebbe, following the visit of many chassidim who had recently immigrated from the USSR. The report, recently uncovered, notes the large group of guests for “the Rabbi’s birthday.”
L’Chaim: Zaltzman – Lazar
The L’Chaim of Shmuly Zaltzman of Toronto, Canada, and Brachi Lazar of Moscow, Russia, took place Motzei Shabbos at Lubavitch Yeshiva.
Watch: Presentations Clearly Explain Seder Steps and Haggadah
The 15 steps of the Seder and the text of the Haggadah are explained in a clear and concise fashion in two new video presentations by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger of Gemara Academy.
Melbourne Youth Unite for 11 Nissan Prep
Shluchim to the Yeshivah College in Melbourne hosted a Hakhel learning evening as a Hachana for Yud Alef Nissan, with students from the Yeshivah College, Mesivta Melbourne as well as Cheder Levi Yitzchok in attendance.
Buffalo Anash Offer Meaningful Yud Alef Nissan Gift
As a gift to the Rebbe in honor of Yud Alef Nissan, the Chabad community of Buffalo, New York, published a booklet of chiddushei Torah written by locals, with more than 100 pages!
Rebbe’s Birthday Celebrated at the Ohel with Joyous Farbrengen
Hundreds of Chassidim gathered at the Ohel Motzei Shabbos for a farbrengen celebrating the Rebbe’s 121st birthday on Yud Alef Nissan, addressed by prominent Shluchim and Mashpi’im.
Over 1 Million in Gratitude for 300 Crown Heights Rebbis
In an annual display of admiration, dozens of enthusiastic community members and students showed up last Sunday to thank over 300 Crown Heights rebbis with over $1M of gifts.
Live: Yud Alef Nissan Rally at 770
Live at 10:45 AM: 2,000 children will gather in front of 770, for a grand rally in honor of the Rebbe’s 121st birthday, featuring live music, reciting the 12 Pesukim, and much more.
Double Celebration at 770 Yud Alef Nissan Farbrengen
A large crowd of locals, guests and bochurim gathered in 770 on Motzei Shabbos for a farbrengen marking Yud Alef Nissan, the Rebbe’s 121st birthday. During the farbrengen, a Sheva Brachos was held for the son of Crown Heights rov Rabbi Yosef Braun.
L’Chaim: Shur – Markovitz
The L’Chaim of Mendel Shur of Toronto, Ontario and Chana Markovitz of Sydney, Australia took place Tuesday night at Ulam Chana.
Live: Yud Alef Nissan Farbrengen at the Rebbe’s Ohel
Join Live at 10:00 PM: A farbrengen celebrating the Rebbe’s 121st birthday will be broadcast live from the Rebbe’s Ohel, addressed by Rabbis Shlomo Zarchi, Sholom Duchman, Avrohom Sternberg, and Mendel Scharf.
Mrs. Devorah Butman, AH
Mrs. Devorah Butman, longtime shlucha of the Rebbe in Tel Aviv, and mother of Mrs. Michla Segal of Crown Heights, passed away on Shabbos.
Yud Alef Nissan: The Rebbe’s 121st Birthday
Gut Yom Tov, Chassidim! On Yud Alef Nissan, chassidim will mark the Rebbe’s 121st birthday with joyous farbrengens, mivtzoim and giving gifts of Torah to the Rebbe. Read an overview of Yud Alef Nissan by the Rebbe, and watch a curated collection of Yud Alef Nissan content.