War Day 202: Egypt Proposes Cease-Fire, Hamas Fire at Aid Workers

Seder tables set up and ready ahead of Pesach at a base along the Netzarim corridor.
Seder tables set up and ready ahead of Pesach at a base along the Netzarim corridor.

War Summary, Day Two Hundred and Two: Egypt has put together a new ceasefire proposal to release all hostages in return for a Palestinian state, the IDF’s COGAT division reported that terrorists fired mortars at a humanitarian work site in northern Gaza during a visit of UN personnel yesterday, and the IDF struck a number of Hezbollah sites in Southern Lebanon, and shelled Hezbollah positions along the border.

Panoramic Scenery at Kever of Shimshon

Atop a hill within the land of Yehuda near the Dan border are the kevorim of Shimshon and his father Manoach. The hill offers panoramic views of the surrounding landscapes including Beit Shemesh and Gush Etzion.

Mitzvah Tank Parade in Melbourne was a Miracle

Mesivta bochurim in Melbourne Yehuda Ruschinek, Schneur Reicher, Berel Wolf, and Yoav Cooper set out to arrange a grand Mitzva Tank parade. But with no vehicles available, they were ready to give up, until they asked the Rebbe for a bracha.

Today: Kinus Torah in Crown Heights

A Kinus Torah will take place today in the Crown Heights Kolel featuring Rabbi Kuti Feldman, Rabbi Dovid Dubov, and Rabbi Meir Eliyahu Teitelbaum, followed by a farbrengen in honor of the birthday of Harav Levi Yitzchok, the Rebbe’s father.

Picture of the Day

Rabbi Avrohom Stone, senior rabbinic field representative at the OU, enjoyed Pesach at Chabad of Ft. Myers after his flight was diverted from Miami where his family awaited him.

War Day 201: Hamas Release Hostage Video, Prepare Rafah Evacuation

War Summary, Day Two Hundred and One: Today Hamas published a cruel propaganda video of Israeli-American hostage 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the IDF has conducted all necessary preparations for an offensive in Rafah, and Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, has decided to resign over his role in the failures that led to Hamas’s October 7th onslaught.

Live: Birkas Kohanim at the Kosel

Live from the Kosel: The traditional Birkas Kohanim ceremony will take place on Thursday morning, including a prayer for the return of the hostages, the well-being of the soldiers and security forces, the healing of the wounded, and peace for Yidden everywhere.

Watch: The Seder with the Rebbe

At a shiur at the Beinoni Shtiebel in Crown Heights, Rabbi Nochum Kaplan shared his firsthand account of what the Seder by the Rebbe was like, including many interesting details on the Rebbe’s minhagim and practices.

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