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My stepson and his wife are making a sholom zachor this Friday night. It is illegal for me to attend because of the NYC curfew. Am I allowed to walk there from my home after my meal and walk home again after the sholom zachor?
If I said krias shema shacharis before the zman because I had to go to work, do I need to say it later after the zman before I eat?
What is the cutoff age that boys can swim with the ladies and girls and vice versa?
What are the questions I must ask to be involved as the clergy in a civil marriage?
My three children living with me have yahrtzeit for their mother next week. Should each one light a separate yahrtzeit candle? Also, does the 11-year-old son light one?

Storming Heaven

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From the desk of Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Director of the Meaningful Life Center: Some argue that all people are fundamentally selfish creatures, driven by self-interest and survival. Even when we see glimpses of nobility, these are but anomalies amidst the predominant narcissism of the human race. Others adamantly disagree and feel that the human soul, created in the Divine Image, is fully capable of selfless behavior • Click to Read

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Start Living the Redemption Miracles Now!

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From the desk of Rabbi Nissim Lagziel, mashpia in Oholei Torah: Rabbi Zushe of Anipoli had a custom that every morning, after davening, he did not ask someone to bring his food. He would say, as though to himself, “Master of the universe, Zushe is very hungry. Please bring him something to eat” • Click to Read

Shabbos Times for Parshas Tazria

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ChabadInfo.com wishes you a good Shabbos! Above are Shabbos times for five major Lubavitch communities. Consider joining one of the “ChabadInfo Updates” Whatsapp group in order to get vital information directly to your message inbox • Join

A 400 Pound Lion Named Chabad

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DollarDaily.org is proud to present IllumiNations, a new weekly PDF for your Shabbos table featuring stories direct from the frontlines of shlichus. Since its inception in October 2021, DollarDaily is now distributing over $250 each day to different Chabad centers worldwide. DollarDaily gives donors a practical opportunity to partner in their holy work, by supporting those who have set their personal religious and physical concerns aside to meet the needs of Jews worldwide • Full Story, Download

L’Chaim: Werner – Wieand

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The Werner (Five Towns) and Wieand (Boynton Beach, FL) families celebrated the l’chaim of their children Dovid and Gittel Wednesday night in Ulam Chana. Images captured by photographer David Katash • Photos

Photos: This Week in 770

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Uplifting and rousing moments, as well as ‘ordinary’ moments; this week 770 has been full of photogenic scenes, some of which have been captured for posterity through the lens of photographer Dov Ber Hechtman. Enjoy this week’s gallery of the week of Parshas Tazria in Beis Chayenu • Photos

Motivation for a Teacher of ‘Weaker’ Students

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From the desk of Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, Director of Yeshivas Lubavitch – Cincinnati: I am a very dedicated and good melamed in the 8th grade of a Chabad Cheder. I work hard to instill Ahavas Hatorah in my talmidim. I usually get the “stronger” (smarter) class and I’m excited to come to Cheder every day. This year, the administration gave me the “weaker” class, and I am finding it very difficult to be motivated and excited to teach • Click to Read

Glance Inside INTENTION Volume 12

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As we prepare to celebrate the Rebbe’s 120th birthday, the various departments and constituents of Oholei Torah have launched numerous special initiatives as a gift to the Rebbe. Some of these, as well as various Pesach preparatory highlights, are depicted in this 12th edition of INTENTION • Full Story, Download

Sneak-peek of this week’s Beis Moshiach

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Beis Moshiach presents its weekly dose of Chassidishkeit and Hiskashrus with 64 color-pages of amazing articles and features! Inside this week’s Beis Moshiach: 10 Facts About The Histalkus Of The Rebbe Rashab; The Life and Times of Harav Dovid Moshe Lieberman z”l; No One Can Take What’s Truly Yours; Can I Give Maos Chitim Towards Cleaning Help? • Sneak Peak

Having a Bochur at Home

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You sent him off to Yeshiva as a kid, and now comes the Pesach bein ha’zmanim and you get a bachur back… How do you adjust your home to only improve your bachur and not to have him become a kid again? Some tips from experienced mothers of bachurim • By Beis Moshiach Magazine • Full Article

WATCH: Recap of Today’s Tank Parade in NJ

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The dedicated students of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim – Morristown, a branch of the Rabbinical College of America, departed from their campus today in an impressive column of mitzvah tanks. The special parade, organized in honor of the Rebbe MH”M’s 120th birthday, conquered the streets of Northern New Jersey with a message of goodness and kindness • Watch

Chabad’s Ukraine Mission

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Since the Russian invasion, this flourishing Jewish community has been upended, but it hasn’t disappeared. The communal structure built to nurture Jewish life in Ukraine pivoted into an effort to save its Jews, together with other innocent civilians, from the destruction wreaked by the war • Full Story

Crown Heights Hatzalah Welcomed Home

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Largely operating behind the scenes, this past Sunday, Hatzalah of Crown Heights was on full display as the community celebrated a historic milestone: the groundbreaking of a brand new, state of the art facility right in the heart of the neighborhood. With the ground freshly dug and the foundation stone in place, Hatzalah is well on its way to providing even greater professionalism and efficiency • Full Story, Photos, Video

Delve Into this Week’s Dvar Malchus with Rabbi Greenberg

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Explore the sicha of Parshas Tazria-Metzorah 5751 with a thorough synopsis from Rabbi Heschel Greenberg, Shliach to Buffalo, NY • Audio

DC’s Jewish Conference Scene Returns With Chabad Gathering

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The Living Legacy conference, which had not been held in several years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrated Chabad’s political muscle in Washington and the movement’s global reach, with high-profile appearances from members of Congress, Biden administration officials and foreign ambassadors • Full Story

War in Ukraine Puts a Crunch on Matzah Prices

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On Feb. 24, two shipping containers laden with 20,000 pounds of shmura matzah were slated to head out of port in Odessa, Ukraine, on their way to Orthodox Jews in the United States. Two hours before they were to be loaded onto a ship, Russia invaded • Full Story

Mazal Tov

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.

Baby boy to Mendi and Devora Leah Labi (née Spielman) — Crown Heights

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No Free Lunch: What’s Really Going On in 1414?

In recent days, WhatsApp groups have been buzzing with rumors, photos, and videos surrounding major changes to the dining hall at 1414 President Street. Amid swirling speculation and concern, Chabad Info went to uncover what’s behind the sudden enforcement measures, new dining policies, and what it all means for Bochurim learning—or not learning—in the Yeshiva • Full Article
YTTL Queens Celebrates Bein Hazmanim Success with Grand Prizes and Rebbe’s Ksav Yad

The atmosphere of electrifying as the Bochurim of Mesivta YTTL Queens gathered in the OM dining room for a grand finale of an intensive and multifaceted Mivtza celebrating ruchniyusdike achievements • Full Story, Photos
A Call to Action: 15 Sivan

The Previous Rebbe, was arrested at midnight on the eve of the 15th of Sivan 5687, due to his incessant activities on behalf of Jews and Judaism throughout Communist Russia. However, as the Rebbe later explained, “during the imprisonment there was a ‘sowing’ which then enabled a tremendous growth in the dissemination of Chassidus” • Read, Download
Masked Intruder Smashes Window in Midnight Break-In Attempt Near 51st & Rutland

Masked perpetrator kicked the door and broke a window around 1:00 AM Monday before escaping; Crown Heights Shmira seeks public assistance • Read More, Watch

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