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April 2019

Israeli Spacecraft Fails to Land on the Moon
Israel
Organizers say they will try again within two years
Will Thailand Top Nepal as Site of World’s Biggest Passover Seder?
Holiday Watch
Koh Samui giving Kathmandu a friendly run for biggest crowd of matzah-eaters
How a New World of Consumers Discovered Handmade Matzo
Holiday Watch
Traditional shmurah matzo was still a rarity in post-World War II New York
30 Years in Kathmandu: How World’s Largest Seder Transformed Jewish Life in Asia
Holiday Watch
2,000 backpackers in Nepal and thousands more worldwide to attend Chabad seders
Tiny Flinders Island, Tasmania, Hosts a Rabbi for the First Time
Australia & New Zealand
Rabbi Yochanan Gordon resolves to visit every Jew on Tasmania’s 334 islands
Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, 95, the Last American Rebbe Born in Pre-War Europe
Obituary
He was charged with treason in Romania
First Mikvah on Korean Peninsula Opens in Seoul
North America
Ritual bath to accommodate a thriving Jewish community
1 Million Pounds of Shmurah Matzah: How Passover Production Continues to Rise
Holiday Watch
A rarity in the 1950s has become a national food trend
Out of Prison, One Woman’s Deeper Freedom On Passover
Feature
Helped by rabbinic chaplains and looking forward to a more spiritual life
Murder Victim Samantha Josephson Remembered by Jewish Students, Faculty
Campus Life
Chabad at University of South Carolina to hold memorial service
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