Smiles, last minute shopping and other sights on Kingston Avenue as Crown Heights prepares to welcome the Yomtov of Pesach 5784. Photos
Rocket Rainfall: Chabad in Sderot Part II
Illuminations #118, a weekly publication by COLlive.com and DollarDaily.org: Rabbi Moshe Zeev and Sima Pizem, Rabbi Mendel and Malki Rizel, and Rabbi Asher and Mushka Pizem of Chabad of Sderot, Israel tell of Shlichus under fire in during the war. Full Story
Printable Guide Set To Transform Pesach for Kids
Press Print and Join SIE in Leaving Mitzrayim Behind. Want to make the Seder meaningful for your children? Please print this! Full Story
Crown Heights Rabbis Sell Community’s Chometz
Rabbis Moshe Bogomilsky, Shimon Hecht and Sholom Ber Shuchat met Monday at the office of NCFJE in Crown Heights and sold the community's Chometz. Photos, Video
Picture of the Day
Rabbi Levi Garelik, Rov of Bais Shmuel Chabad of Crown Heights reads from a Haggadah shel Pesach the Rebbe gave him in 1974, during biur chometz outside 770 Eastern Parkway on Monday - Erev Pesach. Photos
Crown Heights Burns the Chometz
Crown Heights residents hurried Monday morning, Erev Pesach, to burn their chometz in front of 770 Eastern Parkway. Photos
Chabad Pomona Relocates to Temporary Location
Following a fire last week that destroyed their synagogue, Chabad Pomona has temporarily moved into the basement of a neighboring synagogue at 60 Halley. Photos
Wedding: Horvitz – Notik
Photos: Muli Berger/COLlive
The wedding of Mendel Horvitz of North Miami, Florida and Zelda Notik of Montreal, Canada took place at Razag Hall in Crown Heights. Photos
4th Yartzeit of Rabbi Leibel Groner
14 Nissan marks the 4th Yartzeit of Rabbi Leibel Groner obm, one of the most prominent figures in Lubavitch of the last generation who served as a secretary and was one of the closest people to the Rebbe. COLlive presents a gallery of photos of his lifetime of dedicated service to the Rebbe. Full Story, Photos
Clean and Search: 770 Main Shul is Ready for Pesach
Photos: Levi Kolton/COLlive
A cleaning crew made sure the main Shul of 770 Eastern Parkway was spotless for Pesach, while bochurim held bedikas chometz on the premises on Sunday night. Photos
Join and Learn the Entire Gemorah Sotah
Over 150 have already signed up! Join the raffle for a chance to win amazing prizes by participating in Rabbi Shloimy Greenwald's Meseches Sota 49-day learning program, such as a grand prize of $5,000, 2 tickets to Israel, Artscroll Gemorah and more. Registration deadline second day chol hamoed. Full Story
Learning From Pesach About the War With Iran and Hamas?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: How Do the Miracles and Redemption of Pesach Empower Us in Dealing With Our Current Challenges? What Can We Learn From Pesach About the War With Iran and Hamas? What Is the Best Way to Run a Seder? Full Story
The Intense Bedikas Chometz of the Rebbe’s Parents
Bonus episode of "In the Footsteps of Rebbetzin Chana's Diaries" on COLlive.com, a documentary series by Rabbis Eliezer Zaklikovsky and Mendel Feller, revisiting the exile of the Rebbe's parents in Kazakhstan. Episode 7: The heartbreaking story of the Rebbe’s parents spending their first Pesach 5700 (1940) alone in their “mud hut”. Video
A Brand New Omer Counter App
Chabad.org's Omer Counter app has been fully revamped, upgraded and redesigned—an effort that took months of programming, testing, and refining. Full Story
CHK Releases List of Pesach Products
The Badatz of Crown Heights released a list of food products that are approved for Pesach 5784 by its CHK supervision. Full Story
EL AL Airlines Launches Direct Ft. Lauderdale Flight
El Al Airlines inaugurated a new, non-stop flight between Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport and Tel Aviv. Rabbi Yossi Rapp of Chabad on Air was there to affix a Mezuzah. Full Story
Helpline Hours During Pesach
From Sunday, April 21st, 13 Nissan to Wednesday, May 1s, 23 Nissan, Pure Helpline will be accessible via callback only. Full Story
Parsha Studio: Chag Ha’aviv Painting
COLlive.com presents a weekly series from the creative minds at the Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights. Parsha Studio will explore the Parsha through crafting, painting, science experiments, and culinary art. This week: Special Edition: Pesach - Chag Ha'aviv Painting. Video
Help A Family Caring for a Child With Severe Illness
For a local Crown Heights family, life has revolved around caring for one of their children, who was born with a severe illness. Keeping up with the medical bills and grueling treatment schedule was difficult enough, but now, their son was just diagnosed with a rare heart condition at just 9 years old. Full Story
Reminder: Say the Daily ‘Nasi’
Every day through Nissan 13, we recite the verses describing the offerings made by the nesi'im ('princes') of the 12 tribes of Israel. It follows with a short prayer. Nasi
Los Angeles Kids Unite for 11 Nissan Rally and Parade
Photos: Muli Berger/COLlive
Last Friday, the yard at Cheder Menachem in Los Angeles was filled with excitement and joy as the community children gathered to celebrate the birthday of the Rebbe. Full Story, Photos
Watch: Non-Jewish Photographer’s Description Of A Farbrengen
The story behind ninety newly published pictures of a Yud Alef Nissan Farbrengen. Full Story, Photos, Video
