We had just completed an inspired community Passover Seder. Most of the 135 guests who enjoyed the meaningful Seder had left, and the last few people were lingering and schmoozing. It was past midnight but we couldn’t just go to bed. After reading about the fifteen steps of freedom, we were awake and energized. Something […]
Passover during coronavirus pandemic means celebrating in unprecedented ways
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Israel Govt. Selects Colel Chabad to Provide Food to Israel’s Poor During Lock-Down
(JERUSALEM, ISRAEL) In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Israel is currently in the midst of an indefinite lock-down. Only stores that sell food and pharmaceuticals are open. But what about those who can’t afford food? For them, the government has issued food stamps. There’s just one problem: The government doesn’t have the infrastructure to distribute […]
Despite Challenging Times, World Matzah Supply on Track
As the holiday of Passover rapidly approaches, rabbis and Jewish community members across the globe are navigating the process of procuring holiday essentials, especially matzah, concerned both about its availability and how to safely distribute the matzahs to the millions who are homebound as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Most matzah bakeries have […]
Why I Decided to Immerse in the Mikvah During the Coronavirus Epidemic
Life isn’t normal. New disruptions to all aspects of our lives have become the only normal that we can expect. A few weeks ago, as more and more of the coronavirus craziness began to hit home, I was thinking that at least I didn’t have to worry about one thing: going to the mikvah. For […]
Will You Be Alone on Seder Night?
On the Seder nights, those of us who are alone will be facing a unique challenge, many for the very first time. We will be eating matzah and marror, drinking wine and reading the Haggadah, as usual, but the prospect of doing so all alone is uniquely challenging. If this is what you will be […]
HEARTBREAKING – TUESDAY NIFTARIM: Partial List of COVID-19 Victims
The following is a partial list of victims Niftar from the COVID-19 pandemic just from Tuesday morning until 9:00PM. Unfortunately, there are many more, but YWN does not have all the information. YWN has only published the names we were given. If you have any info to add, please contact YWN with the info. While many […]
Pennsylvania man charged with making threats to Jews, other minorities
Federal charges have been levied against a Pennsylvania man for posting online threats against Jews and other minorities. Corbin Kauffman, 31, posted a threatening image on a social media website on March 13, 2019, that featured a digitally created image of his arm and hand aiming an AR-15 rifle at praying Jewish men gathered in […]
Chaplain becomes certified Holocaust educator
Rabbi Mendy Fellig and his wife, Henchi, from the Chabad Jewish Student Center, were among an unprecedented cohort created to make sure the next generation is educated about the past. Rabbi Menachem “Mendy” Fellig, who runs the Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Miami, is from a generation where he and his peers […]
Mrs. Dusia Rivkin, 93, Chassidic Matriarch, Leaves Hundreds of Descendents
Mrs. Dusia (Dvosha) Rivkin, matriarch of a large Chabad-Lubavitch family with hundreds of descendants around the world, passed away on March 29. She was 93 years old. Born in Kharkov , Soviet Ukraine, in 1927 to Mendel and Hinda Deitsch, Dusia absorbed the values of generosity and hospitality from a young age. Especially formative were […]