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Making Matzoh - Berkshire Eagle - MAWhen Jews fled Egypt and Pharaoh a few thousand years ago, they carried their unrisen bread into the desert with them. These hand-formed breads -- variously called matzoh, matzah or matzot -- were not the big, flat, uniform squares extruded by factory machines worldwide nowadays. They were simple peasant rounds.
"They didn’t carry little machines with them when they fled into the desert," joked Levi Volovik, rabbi of Chabad of the Berkshires, a Hassidic Orthodox Jewish movement, which opened in Pittsfield in 2004. |
5th grader heading to national spelling bee - News 15 - SCA 5th grader from Chabad Academy in Myrtle Beach won the regional spelling bee Tuesday night and has earned a spot in the national competition this summer.
David Habibi beat out nearly 50 of his peers from Horry and Georgetown schools.
Habibi knocked out his competitors during 12 rounds of competition. His winning word was ephemeral, which he spelled with no problem.
In addition to a trophy, dictionary, gift cards and other prizes, Habibi won an all expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., where he will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee from May 31- June 5. |
Egypt to Pay for Restoration of All Synagogues - The New York Times - NYCAIRO (AP) -- Egypt will shoulder the costs of restoring the country's Jewish houses of worship said the culture minister Tuesday, two days after a historic synagogue in Cairo's ancient Jewish quarter was rededicated in a private ceremony.
...A group of about 11 Hassidic Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis also came to Cairo from the United States and Israel and sang at the event. |
Needham Chabad Jewish Center hosts Purim party - Needham Times - MAThere was more going on than met the eye at the Village Club in Needham. Folks dressed in costumes, the court jester and the music held deeper meaning as the Chabad Jewish Center hosted its annual Purim celebration.
“It’s really fun, but all the fun has deeper significance,” said Rabbi Mendy Krinsky at the Chabad Jewish Center. |
Purim celebration - Needham Times - MAThe Chabad Jewish Center held a Purim celebration at the Village Club Sunday, Feb. 28. The celebration, dubbed “Purim in the Palace,” featured a royal feast, DJ entertainment and a royal jester. |
The Rebbe’s Rosé - The Jewish Week - NYA Crown Heights thoroughfare known for baby carriages, yeshiva bochers and the occasional Mitzvah Tank is about to be home to a trendy pizzeria and wine bar, the first exclusively kosher wine bar in the city.
Basil Pizza & Wine Bar, located at the corner of Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place, is scheduled to open at the end of next week and will serve a variety of kosher wines, gourmet pizzas and Mediterranean-inspired dishes under the supervision of OK Kosher Certification. |
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