The Powerball jackpot has surged to a monstrous $1.5 billion — the fifth-largest in the game’s history —ahead of the holidays after no ticket matched all six winning numbers drawn on Wednesday night.
The Jewish world continues to grapple with the horror of the antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Australia, but amid the tragedy, another powerful story of courage and self-sacrifice has emerged.
On the 4th night of Chanukah, over 50 Menorah cars took to the streets and highways of South Florida to parade the light of Chanukah departing from Chabad of Inverrary making a 38 mile loop from Inverrary, FL in Broward County, to Boca Raton, FL in Palm Beach County.
Lots of volunteers are bringing light and warmth to lonely seniors in NYC nursing homes, who could use some extra cheer. You can be part of it!
In this powerful interview from Sydney, Australia, Yanky Super recounts his miraculous survival during the Bondi Beach terror attack, where his radio stopped a fatal bullet. Through faith, courage, and community, he reflects on miracles, resilience, and unity amid tragedy.
Rabbi Shmuel Butman was the longtime director of the Lubavitch Youth Organization in New York until his passing in July of 2024. He was interviewed in December 2011 and January 2012.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the horrific massacre in Sydney, Australia, the third candle of Chanukah was lit at a ceremony held at the JCC —Beit Menachem in Kyiv, led by the city’s Chief Rabbi and Chabad emissary, Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch
As part of our Chanukah campaign, Eight Nights. Eight Leaders. One Community., we honor Rabbi Elye Gross obm, whose leadership helped shape the CHJCC in its formative years, guided by care for people, quiet strength, and devotion to Crown Heights.
On Sunday afternoon, families, seniors, children, and community leaders gathered at Castle Golf in Fort Myers for a public Chanukah Menorah lighting organized by Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida. What could have been a moment of fear became an expression of resilience, faith, and hope.
Throughout the days of Chanukah, the notes are being physically stapled onto the outdoor wooden menorah, alongside the names of the Sydney victims הי״ד, and a refuah sheleimah for all those injured.
After three long years of battling a devastating illness with strength, faith, and quiet courage, Chanie Elewitz, a devoted mother of six, was taken far too soon. As a young mother, only 48 years old, she was her children’s entire world.
Seventy-five years ago, the menorah was lit for the first time at the newly inaugurated Chaim Albert Synagogue, illuminating this neighborhood for generations. Though we are currently barred from the shul, we will not let the light go out.
59 charges were filed today (Wednesday) against Naveed Akram, one of the perpetrators of the fatal attack in Sydney, Australia, which occurred in the Bondi Beach area.
In an opinion piece for the Times Union, the governor said she plans to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act, a bill that allows terminally sick adults to “hasten the [their] death” with the help of a physician.
Designed to take 10–15 minutes, the program invites families to explore how Chanukah’s growing lights can point us toward the light of Geulah.
Mendy Minkowitz (North Hollywood, CA) to Nechama Schapiro (Spring Valley, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
In the weeks leading up to Chanukah, thousands of Jewish children took part in the CKids Miracle Makers’ Olive Press, an immersive CKids experience hosted at more than 300 Chabad Houses and engaging over 9,000 children worldwide.
