On Thursday, the fourth day of Chanukah, the office of Mr. Mike Dewine, the governor of Ohio, hosted their annual Chanukah party. They invited Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, to address the crowd and to speak about the history of Chanukah and the lessons to be learned from it.
This quote isn’t coming from a local Chabad website, but rather the official New South Wales government website, with the initiative launching with the hashtag #OneMitzvahforBondi.
Last night, hundreds gathered at Sydney Town Hall for Chanukah in the City, a powerful and deeply moving celebration of Jewish resilience, unity, and light during one of the most challenging moments facing Australia and the Sydney Jewish community in recent memory.
In the largest public Menorah celebrations in New York City, nearly 18,000 people gathered at Barclays Center Thursday night as the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Miami Heat in a game transformed into a tribute to the 15 victims murdered in Sunday’s terrorist attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.
