Darchai Menachem’s Most Creative Menora Competition
Today students in Darchai Menachem participated in their annual Menorah competition. Menorahs were made out of toys, cake and candy.
Today students in Darchai Menachem participated in their annual Menorah competition. Menorahs were made out of toys, cake and candy.
From the Inbox: This morning I came to my desk to find an envelope under my keyboard with my name on it. I opened it up to find $50 with a note that read, “Happy Chanukah,” signed by “A Parent.”
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A speed demon caused a very serious accident Thursday evening, after plowing into a parked car, a house and a fire hydrant, while airborne.
BROOKLYN [CHI] — Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz took part in Chabad of Brooklyn Heights’s Menorah lighting last night, followed by a borough sponsored Chanukah Party!
Before Shabbos began in Melbourne, Yosef Gutnick sent CrownHeights.info a mobile photo of him “playing with Chanuka gelt.” Lipa is in Aussieland for a concert of Chabad of Caulfield, run by Rabbi Yosef Gutnick.
This Motzai Shabbos, the 4th night of Chanukah, a parade of 25 Mitzvah Tanks and 150 Menorah cars will leave to Manhattan from Crown Heights for the annual Menorah Parade.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A Jewish girl was attacked by a mob of four black men on Tuesday evening. The incident took place near the intersection of Union Street and Brooklyn Avenue, where the girl was accosted by the group and punched by one of them.
The elegant reception hall at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel was filled with buoyant good cheer as Shluchim, community leaders, family and friends arrived for Chabad of Nashville’s Gala celebration, led by the Shluchim Rabbi Yitzchok and Esther Tiechtel.
Baruch Hashem – A Chanukkah miracle in our times! True Ahavas Yisroel prevailed last week when one Lubavitcher chosid gave his kidney to save the life of another.
Help put a smile on a child’s face. Bring new, unwrapped toys and games for an infant or child under 12 to Ahavas Chesed.
Chabad Lubavitch has always been out in front when it comes to using the Internet for publicity. Back in the 90’s, Chabad took full advantage of the virtual communities on America Online (AOL) and then launched some of the most impressive websites once everyone migrated to the Web. For years, Chabad has been a strong force in Cyberspace with “Ask the Rabbi” websites, online distance learning, and viral videos.
WEST HAVEN — Children can read about Hanukkah in the history books or in Sunday school, but Rabbi Adam Haston has found a way for kids to live the story.
Chabad of the Valley had another smashing success at its annual Chanuka extravaganza at Universal Studios Citywalk. Hundreds of Jewish men, woman and children joined in the celebration in included amazing entertainment.
A group of bochurim from Yeshivas Lubavitch of Detroit, Meir Shemtov, Shmulik Levin, Sruli Baron and Yehuda Glaser came to help Southside’s Shliach, Rabbi Shmuly Novak for Chanukah. One of the members of the community, made it his “Chanukah Project” to go “dumpster-diving” looking for some old mufflers and make the world’s first muffler menorah!
Nothing you have acquired is real unless you worked for it. If you were born a nice guy, the niceness isn’t yours. If you started off not so nice, and now you do a little, that’s Divine. (Tzvi Freeman, Be Within Stay Above)
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In this weeks Parasha – Miketz we discuss the power of speech.
Gov. Perry met with a delegation of Texas Jewish leaders Thursday to mark the first full day of Hanukkah, lighting the menorah in the governor’s public reception room, then singing and dancing along to traditional songs. The menorah holds one candle for each night of Hanukkah, with the ninth candle, the shamash, used to light the other candles.