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Rabbi Yehudah Leib Groner spent decades serving as an aide to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. Over that span of time, Rabbi Groner was a firsthand witness to many of the events that sent ripples of transformation from the Rebbe’s office in New York in ever expanding circles across the […]
Warmest well-wishes to the #Jewish community in #Bahrain, and those throughout the world, at this holy time of Passover. Pic: The inside of the Synagogue in Bahrain. pic.twitter.com/JE7AfLFl1f — Abdulla R Al-Khalifa (@AbdullaRAK) April 8, 2020
As the United States and the world combats the global COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. states and cities will follow the lead of the President in taking a moment to mark the 118th anniversary of the birth of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—on 11 Nissan, corresponding this year to Sunday, April 5—as “Education […]
Helping people celebrate in the As Jews across the United Kingdom prepare for the upcoming festival of Passover, which starts on the evening of April 8, Chabad-Lubavitch of the UK has partnered with popular food-delivery app Deliveroo to ensure that every Jew across the United Kingdom and Ireland can conduct a Seder. The “Seder-to-Go” kits […]
Kindness abounds from behind closed doors, even though its streets are silent The streets of the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., during the weeks before Passover are usually busy and boisterous—those of a modern-day shtetl preparing for one of the biggest events of the year. Children ride their scooters and bikes after school, meeting […]
Some 3,000 patients are being treated at cavernous convention center When the State of Illinois and the city of Chicago decided to transform the largest convention center in North America into a field hospital to stem the flow of patients suffering from the coronavirus (COVID-19), Passover plans for the Jewish personnel was not the first […]
A quick, one-page overview of the Passover Meal’s steps The Seder is a feast that includes reading, drinking wine, telling stories, eating special foods, singing, and other Passover traditions. As per Biblical command, it is held after nightfall on the first night of Passover (and the second night if you live outside of Israel), the […]
Rabbi Leibel Groner, long-time aide to the Lubavitcher Rebbe and member of his secretariat, passed away Tuesday evening from the covid-19 virus. He was 88. Over a period of nearly 40 years, Rabbi Groner was usually seen standing at the Rebbe’s side–during prayers, managing the Rebbe’s private audiences, and later during the Rebbe’s practice of […]
The matzah we eat on Passover reminds us that the Jews left Egypt in a hurry and had no time to let their dough puff up. That’s how they ended up with flatbread, or “matzah.” Passover matzah must not become leavened (chametz). And yet, it must be made only of grains that could become leavened! […]