Weekly Living Torah Video: End of a Long Journey
Almost a year after the U.S District Court ordered that books taken from the Chabad Library be returned to Agudas Chasidei Chabad, they were finally brought back.
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Jewish Girl Assaulted by Perv on Scooter
A young teenage Jewish girl was the victim of an assault in Crown Heights Thursday evening. The perpetrator, a Black teenager riding a scooter, groped the girl and sped off.
3 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Dov and Chanie Landa
734 Lefferts Ave. [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.]
Shaya and Marissa Rochester
352 Crown St. [corner New York Ave.]
Reuven and Rivka (nee Goldstein) Roth
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The Story of Hey Teves: From a Higher Perspective
What is the Role of a Rebbe? In a handwritten note, publicized in the Teves edition of the “A Chassidisher Derher” magazine, the Rebbe lends a rare glimpse at the role the Rebbe embodies. The note is part of an article that brings deeper perspective into the saga surrounding Hey Teves.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe entering his car holding a bag of panim, on his way to the Ohel.
Baby Girl!
Dovi and Danielle (nee Mitchell) Slater (London, England)
Over 2000 Enjoy Queens Chanukah Experience
Over 2,000 children visited the 5th annual Chanukah Experience run by Chabad of Eastern Queens, enjoying Menorah lightings, doughnuts, game shows, olive oil demos, crafts and more.
Down But Not Out: The Light that Stems from the Dark
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
We all have our share of dirty laundry. No one in the world is born great. Everyone has skeletons in their closets. Do we shove it all under the bed, or do we deal with it, become amazing people, and move on? People who do the former are forgotten. Those who do the latter serve as an example for all us for all time.
Baby Girl!
Zalman and Chaya (nee Lubin) Schurder (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Moishe and Devorah Brennan (Wynnewood, PA)
New Engagement!
Yacov Harkham (Sydney, Australia) and Chana Gurevitch (Surfers Paradise, Australia)
Baby Girl!
Shmully and Rochel (nee Fischel) Wolfson (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Yisroel and Aliza (nee Lowenstein) Silberstein (Chernigov, Ukraine)
Video: A Word on the Parsha with Rabbi Minkowicz
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha - Vayigash. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one be the ultimate optimist?
New Engagement!
Eli Posner (Birmingham, AL) and Mushkie Andrusier (Cooper City, FL)
Op-Ed: What Giant Menorahs Can Teach Judaism
by Daniel Kraus - Times of Israel
Erecting a giant Menorah in the center of Berlin, Germany.
Giant Menorahs, giant latkes and giant donuts – Chabad only goes giant. Many Chabad Houses have secured major city destinations for their giant Menorahs to be displayed. Chabad’s literal interpretation of Pirsumei Nisa, (Hebrew for “publicizing the miracle of Chanukah”), is usually accompanied by a major public kindling of the Menorah with city officials and hundreds of participants. Nothing Chabad does is ever on a small scale — from giant Menorahs to mobile Succahs to free High Holiday Services.
Brazil Chanukah Events Bring Festive Atmosphere
Chanukah lights illuminated 29 de Marco Square in the center of Curitiba, the capital of Brazil’s Parana region, for the 28th consecutive year and with the continued support of the local City Hall.
Video: Shmoozing with Kids About Chanukah (Part 8)
In the last of an eight-part video series by Shmideo, Rabbi Itche Kadoozy and his associates shmooze with kids about Chanukah. A new video was released each day of Chanukah.
Chanukah Celebrated in Essex Like Never Before
A crowd of some 250 people gathered at the Gants Hill roundabout in Northeast London, where a Menorah lighting took place for the 27th year in a row.
‘Chanukah in the City’ Lights Up Sydney
On Thursday, the second night Chanukah, Chabad Youth NSW hosted ‘Chanukah in the City’ – a Giant Menorah lighting in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia.
Students Fight Hunger with World’s Largest ‘Canorah’
As Chanukah was approaching, Rabbi Avraham Varnai, the teacher of the fourth grade class of Cheder Lubavitch in Chicago gave his students a challenge: To make a Menorah out of canned food that would be distributed to those in need. The goal was set; 770 cans of food would go a long way to helping those who were struggling to feed their families.
Audio: Savage Slams Councilwoman’s Remarks
Michael Savage
“A hate crime against a Jew today is a hate crime against someone else tomorrow,” declared nationally syndicated talk show host Michael Savage to millions of listeners on his radio program, as he called out newly elected councilwoman Laurie Cumbo for her insensitive comments regarding the resentment of blacks toward the Jewish community.