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.
Baltimore Mesivta Publishes Extensive Kovetz
IDF Mivtza Matzah Reaches Defense Minister
In a large-scale Mivtza Matzah campaign throughout the IDF and Israel’s security forces, Rabbi Menachem Ofen, the Rebbe’s shliach to the IDF and security forces, brought matzos to Israel’s Minister of Defense, Yisrael Katz.
Behind Bars, Jewish Inmates Celebrate Freedom
Cincinnati Yeshiva Gedola Announces New Hanhala
Today: Chol Hamoed Children’s Rally in 770
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Eating Matza Throughout Pesach?
Ask the Rov: To what extent am I obligated to eat matza during Pesach other than at the seder? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Daily Father and Son Learning for Chol Hamoed
Make Chol Hamoed meaningful: Avos Ubanim has arranged a special Chol Hamoed Program for our boys with their fathers during Chol Hamoed on Sunday and Monday.
Iconic Birkas Kohanim Held in Restricted Format
Due to the ongoing war, the traditional Birkas Kohanim at the Kosel was held this year in a dramatically scaled-down format, with a limited group of just 50 kohanim in a smaller, secured setting within the tunnels.
Sunday: Kinus Torah on the Rebbe’s Haggadah
A special Kinus Torah marking 80 years since the publication of the Rebbe’s Haggadah will take place this Chol Hamoed Pesach in Crown Heights, followed by a farbrengen for Chai Nissan.
Where to Go? Check Out the Chol Hamoed Trip Map
Want to try something new this Chol Hamoed? Anash.org reader Yosef Yeroshalmi created a website with over 100 fun and family-oriented things to do and places to go that your family will love.
How Chabad’s Public Sedorim Became a Global Phenomenon
From major American cities to remote outposts in the Far East, thousands of Chabad emissaries, reinforced each year by hundreds of volunteer yeshivah students, set up seders wherever Jews might find themselves on the first nights of Passover.
‘There’s No Stopping It’ – But the Rebbe Disagreed
When a media insider told the Rebbe that television’s spread was unstoppable, the Rebbe offered a brief but striking response that challenged the entire assumption.
Refugees Celebrate Like Royalty on the Shores of Hungary
On the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary, with scenic views, hundreds of Jewish refugees from Ukraine are celebrating Pesach in luxurious style.
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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.
‘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.
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.
He Didn’t Care About Gashmiyus, But the Rebbe Did
Originally a Kopuster chossid, R. Mendel Leib Abramson became a devout chossid of the Rebbe Rashab and Frierdiker Rebbe. When he presented a pann only about ruchniyus, the Frierdiker Rebbe made sure to give him gashmiyus too.
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.