On the first day of Chanukah Chevra Ahavas Yisroel held a benefit dinner marking two years to the founding of the Shul and their new permanent location. The dinner was preceded by a Siyum and Hachnosas Sefer Torah to the Shul.
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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Marking his own personal victory, Chaplain 1st Lt. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Stern joined in officiating the lighting of the US Army’s Menorah at the Fort Hamilton army base in Bay Ridge. The menorah which is made out of a tanks shell casings – a special story on its own – was lit by a group of Rabbis and Chaplains.
Chabad of Naples has successfully piqued the interest of the entire Jewish community by creating a unique menorah every year for the past nine years, from one made of Legos to a 30-foot aluminum structure, to a menorah filled with jellybeans. This year’s mighty menorah rose at the Village on Venetian Bay, on the second night of Chanukah.
In the darkest of times, members of the Jewish faith in Green Bay lit candles Saturday night to commemorate Hanukkah and point the way to a brighter future.
The Miami Heat hosted a Jewish heritage night at the basketball team’s Dec. 12 game at American Airlines Arena, with tens of thousands in attendance. How odd, I thought, to celebrate Hanukkah in a sports arena, given that the concept of sports is emblematic of Greek culture.
TEL AVIV — The Connecticut school massacre has raised the issue of gun control not only in the United States but also in Israel, where self-defense is not so much a point of law as a way of life. In Israel, schools are protected by armed guards, and everyone is on some sort of an alert for suspicious objects or people.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A Bochur was hit by a speeding minivan in front of Chovevei Torah, he was thrown over thirty feet and sustained serious injuries. U/D 4:50pm: Yeshiva administration notified us that B”H the Bochur is stable and doing ok.
Britain’s United Synagogue has announced that Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis will replace Lord Jonathan Sacks in the role of Commonwealth Chief Rabbi upon the latter’s upcoming retirement according to the Jewish Chronicle.
CLINTON, NJ — A bowling party, hosted by Chabad of Hunterdon, under the directorship of by Rabbi Eli Kornfeld was held on the final 8th day of Chanukah, at West Hunterdon Lanes in Kingwood Township.
LONDON, England [CHI] — This Sunday, Zos Chanukah, people throughout London were greeted by the sight of a giant nine foot menorah as it proudly paraded through the city, followed by dozens of cars bearing menorahs.
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Chabad of the Valley’s annual Chanukah @ CityWALK had one of its largest crowds yet with many thousands in attendance. “It has become an annual fixture on the L.A. calendar”, according to Rabbi Yossi Baitelman, Director of Chabad of Studio City, the host city of the event.
SYRACUSE, NY — A minor league hockey game got a whole lot brighter when eight candles of a Menorah were lit on the ice during a Syracuse Crunch hockey game this past Motzoai Shabbos. Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport along with Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Itzinger lit the menorah with the teams general manager Vance Lederman.
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