Federal Judge Blocks Mask Mandate for Public Transportation

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A federal judge on Monday voided the Biden administration’s mask mandate for travelers using public transportation such as trains and airplanes. The mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention applies to people as young as 2 years old, and had been set to expire a number of times but was recently extended to May 3 before Monday’s ruling • Full Story

U.S. Congressman Honors the Rebbe for 120th Birthday

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In honor of the Rebbe’s 120th birthday, Rabbi Mendy Turen, the Rebbe’s Shliach to Springfield, IL, met with United States Congressman Rodney Davis a few days before Pesach. The Congressman is one of the members of Congress who recognized the Rebbe MH”M’s birthday as Education and Sharing Day in their respective districts • Photos

Will You Have to Make a Chol Hamoed ‘Plan B’?

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The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for New York City from 8 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. on Tuesday. 20-30 mph winds are expected with gusts of up to 50 mph • Full Story

Arab Thugs Attack Jews Wrapped in Taleisim on Their Way to the Kosel

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A video released on the Arab social networks around noontime on Sunday shows four Jews wrapped in their prayer shawls being attacked by Arabs who kick and punch them. The four Jews were attacked on Hagai Street in the Old City of Jerusalem, on their way to the Kosel • Full Story

Ukraine Under Fire: Mechiras Chometz Conducted in Dnipro’s Central Synagogue

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Despite thousands of local residents fleeing the war-torn country of Ukraine, many families have remained behind, spending Pesach under constant threat of danger. Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetzky, Senior Shliach to Dnipro, Ukraine, conducted the sale of chometz in the city’s Golden Rose synagogue, the city’s thriving Jewish hub, on behalf of Jews both local, as well as refugees who left the city in the wake of Russia’s invasion • Photos

Moscow Burns Chametz Friday Morning

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Hundreds of Jews gathered in the courtyard of Moscow’s grand Marina Roscha synagogue to cap off their Pesach preparations with the burning of chametz. Chief Rabbi and Senior Shliach Rabbi Berel Lazar also conducted the sale of chametz on behalf of tens of thousands of Jews across the vast territory of the Russian Federation. Images captured by photographer Levi Nazarov • Photos

Chabad Holds Largest Seder in the World in Dubai

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Another wonder of the post- Abraham Accords world: thousands of Jews gather in a banquet hall in the largest metropolis of an Arab country! Under the auspices of Rabbi Levi Duchman, Shliach to the United Arab Emirates, as well as with the help of 11 dedicated talmidei hashluchim, the largest Pesach sedarim in the world was held in Dubai. Both nights saw hordes of people packing into the hall to enjoy not only a tasty meal, but an uplifting Pesach experience • Photos

This Year Learn Maseches Sotah the Right Way!

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During the days of Sefiras HaOmer, there is a minhag by Chasidim to learn maseches Sotah, one Blatt each day, corresponding to that day’s Sefiras HaOmer. Just in time for the start of learning daily Mesechas Sotah, a clear and concise daily podcast with Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz makes the study of Masechas Sotah more accessible than ever • Full Details

Ukraine Shluchim Making Seders for New Arrivals to Israel

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Thanks to Chabad Rabbi Menachem Traxler and Chabad emissaries of the Ukraine now living in Israel, nearly 1,000 newly arrived olim, representing 180 Ukrainian families, will consume over 20,000 kosher Passover meals, among members of their former communities and their rabbis. Former citizens of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, Donetsk, Mariupol, Herson, and Zhitomir will share the entire Pessah festival with one another in places like Ma’aleh Adumim, Netanya, Beit Hannah, Beit Rivka and Vered Jericho • Full Story

Israel Successfully Tests Groundbreaking Laser Defense System

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Israel has conducted the first successful tests of a state-of-the-art laser interception system, dubbed ‘Iron Beam,’ the Defense Ministry announced Thursday afternoon. The tests involved a series of experiments of a laser ground interception system against fast-moving threats in a variety of scenarios and targets • Full Story

Westchester Honors The Rebbe

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In the afternoon of Yud Alef Nissan, Westchester County Executive Mr. George Latimer issued a special Proclamation bestowing Westchester’s highest honor upon the Rebbe. In his Proclamation, County Executive Latimer salutes the Rebbe’s global leadership, and the Rebbe’s 4000 Chabad Houses in more then one hundred countries around the world. Together with the Rebbe’s emissaries they serve as “Centers of Light and Illumination” • Full Story, Photos

Tzach: A Grand Gift

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Coming from Yud Alef Nissan, marking 120 years from the Rebbe’s birth, the Central Lubavitch Youth Organization are very pleased, and pleasantly surprised, at the grand proportions reached in the joint gift presented to the Rebbe from Anash and Temimim worldwide • Full Story

From the News: Worldwide Celebrations Mark Rebbe’s Birthday

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A massive rally and concert drew 15,000 people to the streets of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Sunday night. On Monday, a different late-night party spilled into the streets of Queens. And, on Tuesday, 120 “Mitzvah Tanks” fanned out across New York City to distribute matzah for Passover and give passersby a chance to complete Jewish rituals, while back in Crown Heights, children were feted for their success in memorizing millions of lines of Jewish texts • Full Story

Major Terror Attack in Jlem on Seder Night Thwarted, Terrorists Arrested

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As the IDF continues to carry out Operation Break the Wave, seven terrorists from the village of Silwad near Ramallah who planned to carry out a major shooting attack in Jerusalem on Seder night were captured on Wednesday evening by Israeli security forces • Full Story, Video

NY Gov Proclaims ‘Education Day’

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The Governor of the state of New York, Kathy Hochul proclaimed “120 Days of Education” in the State of New York in honor of the One Hundred and Twentieth Birthday of the Rebbe. The New York State Governor stressed the Rebbe’s global reach and that for the last 82 years the Lubavitch movement has its World Headquarters in the State of New York • Full Story, Proclamation

What Happened When a Shliach Came to Deliver Matzah to Zuckerberg?

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After making about 40 successful deliveries to Jewish households in Palo Alto, Mochkin realized he was on the same block as Mark Zuckerberg’s estate (one of many). The rabbi was with a teenager who often helps him with mitzvah and community service efforts. Relating the tale to J., Mochkin said he asked his companion whether it “would be cool” to drop off matzah to the billionaire Facebook founder • Full Story

HISTORIC: AZ Gov Signs Moment of Silence into Law

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Yesterday, Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation ensuring Arizona kids have time at the beginning of each school day to take a moment of silence. The bill signing fell out on the 120th birthday of the Rebbe, an influential figure of the Jewish community who called for a moment of silence in schools at the beginning of every day shortly after the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan • Full Story, Photos

Gallery #2: Historic Mitzvah Tank Parade Shakes Up New York City

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After a grand sendoff from Beis Chayenu, the maor, the source of light to the whole world, the massive parade of tanks clogged up some of New York’s main arteries. The column drove through Downtown Brooklyn, subsequently splitting off into smaller groups to cross multiple bridges into Manhattan, conquering the island with good from multiple fronts. The parade broke off and tanks parked themselves on street corners, where their crews disembarked to bring light to the streets around them. Images captured by ChabadInfo.com photographer Dov Ber Hechtman • Photos

TERROR ON THE SUBWAY: Suspect Identified

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Investigators found a U-Haul truck rented by the shooter prior to the attack and are confident he will soon be taken into custody. He has been identified as Frank R. James, who had posted “concerning” videos online about homelessness and NYC Mayor Adams. James has not yet been taken into custody • Full Story

See the Parade in Bird’s Eye View

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Today’s historic mitzvah tank parade broke many records and precedents. See today’s parade from up above thanks to Y.S. Photography • Watch

Surfside, FL Proclaims Education Day

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The newly elected Jewish mayor of Surfside, Florida, a Miami suburb that experienced the tragic collapse of a condo building last summer, signed into law an official proclamation of Education Day. Shlomo Danzinger signed the order in honor of the Rebbe MH”M’s 120th birthday, effectively giving great honor to the Rebbe and to Lubavitch as a whole • Proclamation

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Velvel Reikhtman (Ben Reb Moshe) – Montreal to Channah Kagan (Bas Reb Zev Moishe) – Crown Heights

L’chayim will be Tuesday night in Ulam Chana – 556 Crown St.

Mendel Shloima Litzman – Monsey NY, to Rivka Polter – Orangburg NY

L’Chaim: tonight (Tuesday) in ULY crown st.

Mendy Holtzberg – Monterey, California to Leah Schmerling – Crown Heights

L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14 in the JCM