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Rain did not dampen the smiles of last minute shoppers on Kingston Avenue as Crown Heights prepares to welcome the Yomtov of Pesach 5785. Photos

Rabbis Moshe Bogomilsky, Shimon Hecht and Sholom Ber Shuchat met Friday at the office of NCFJE in Crown Heights and sold the community’s Chometz. Photos, Video

Crown Heights residents hurried Friday morning to burn their chometz in front of 770 Eastern Parkway. Photos

COLlive presents a guest Erev Pesach gallery by photographer Binyamin Zilberstrom: the sights and scenes of preparations for the Pesach holiday in the holy city of Jerusalem. Photos

Dvoira (Irina) Fedorovskiy, a beloved mother and grandmother from Crown Heights, passed away on Thursday, 12 Nissan 5785. Full Story

President Donald Trump has nominated Yehuda Kaploun, an Orthodox Jewish businessman, Chabad rabbi and Trump campaign surrogate as his special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism. Full Story

Seen in Orlando – Chabad ensuring no one is left behind: a video of a creative billboard truck was spotted driving around Orlando, helping visitors select their Chol Hamoed plans. More

Chassidim and bochurim joined a joyous Farbrengen at 770 Eastern Parkway to celebrate Yud Aleph Nissan, the birthday of the Rebbe. Photos

Shluchim Rabbi Shimi  and Chani Aziza are spearheading the building of the first ever Mikvah in Tanzania in the central hub of Jewish life in this East African nation. Full Story

Announced on Yud Alef Nissan: Rabbi Mendy and Esti Lipsker are setting off on shlichus to Latchi, Cyprus, a coastal town known for its influx of Jewish and Israeli tourists — and now, its first permanent Chabad presence. Full Story