The chassidim who were arrested at the same time of the Alter Rebbe’s first arrest were freed and returned home on the third or fifth day of Chanukah. One of the most prominent among them was Reb Meir Raphaels. The following is a new story about him that is being printed in the expanded edition of Farbreng With Reb Meir Raphaels, which will be released iy”h by Yud Shevat.
On Thursday, the 5th night of Chanukah, the streets of Panama City were shaken by a spectacular Chanukah parade for the third year in a row!
Deputy Inspector Jack Lewis, a former commander of the 71st Precinct, who is retiring from the police force in the coming days, was honored by the Crown Heights Shomrim at a children’s Chanukah event at Congregation Rayim Ahuvim-Tiferes Menachem.
On Wednesday evening, the fourth night of Chanukah, newly elected Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau invited select members of the Canadian Jewish community to participate in a Menorah lighting ceremony on Parliament Hill.
Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, under the leadership of Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, celebrated Chanukah on A elegant Cruise on the Gulf of Mexico.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yisroel Newman will lead a discussion on the topic – Halachic Minutiae.
Thousands of Montrealers braved the freezing weather for a public Menorah lighting in the neighborhood of Cote S. Luc, organized by Shliach Rabbi M. M. Raskin. The lighting was followed by a Car-Menroah parade, with the participation of about 70 vehicles traveling through the city.
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy of Massachusetts’ Early Childhood Director, Lilia Luzhanskiy, and Aleph Bet Hebrew School Director and Babyccino Instructor, Mushkie Kosofsky, appeared on local television to demonstrate how to engage children in the story of Chanukah.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a set of unique photos of the Rebbe during a children’s rally for Chanukah in 1987.
Chanukah, the festival of lights, was made a bit brighter last night at the third annual CTeen Jewish Heritage Night at the Brooklyn Barclays Center. Thousands of people—with many of them being Jewish teens who attended with the 36 CTeen chapters from the tri-state area—packed the seats of the Brooklyn’s premier sports stadium.
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