Kingston Community Opens New Shul, Supermarket
Just in time for Pesach, the booming Anash community of Kingston, PA, has opened a large new shul and Kosher supermarket to serve the growing community.
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.
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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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‘Kitchen of Kindness’ Cooked Pesach Meals for Homebound Jews
Across 20 communities in the United States and Canada, the Kitchen of Kindness network geared up for Pesach to ensure no Jew sits alone on Seder night without a meal, a Haggadah, and the basics to make Yom Tov.
There Are 4 Sons, But Only One Father
When it comes to the Seder, every child is taught about asking their father the 4 questions. Occasionally, there is a fifth question, one which comes first: Where is my father?
Download and Print: The Rebbe’s Pre-Pesach Message
Every year, the Rebbe would issue a michtav kloli before Pesach, addressing the theme of the Yom Tov. This year, we bring you the Rebbe’s letter from 5719.
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.
Running a Seder? 18 Pesach Gems, Insights and Story
Kolel Torah Panama published its first edition of Seder Pesach Illuminated, containing 18 Gems to share during the Seder, based on shiurim by Rabbi Menachem M. Shuchat.
Seniors’ Shluchim Make Sure They Won’t Spend Pesach Alone
Heeding the Rebbe’s call to open Kollels for seniors, shluchim around the world head programs such Smile on Seniors and the Chabad Longevity Club, ensuring that the elderly Jews can celebrate Yiddishekit and Yomim Tovim.
Bochurim Check the Rebbe’s Shul for Chometz
As Yidden around the world performed bedikas chometz, a group of bochurim searched the main shul at 770 for any morsel of chometz that might have been overlooked.
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.
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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.
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.
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 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.
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.