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.
The event brought together mechanchim from across the moissed for an evening of connection, appreciation, and joy.
Simcha Minsky (Crown Heights) to Surry Gurkov (Oceanside, NY) L’Chaim: Monday, Dec. 22nd, 8:00pm at Bison and Bourbon 191 7th Street, Brooklyn
The Levaya for Rabbi Yaakov Halevi Levitan HY”D, the Shliach and Chief Operating Officer of Chabad of Bondi, took place today in Australia. Watch a video replay of the Levaya.
Public menorah lightings according to halachah, and practical questions on Chanukah.
A Jewish man on Kingston Ave was stabbed in the chest Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to Kings County Hospital and is not in life threatening condition.
Rabbi Yaakov Levitan was killed Sunday evening at Bondi Beach while helping organize the “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration. He was doing what he always did: making sure everything ran smoothly for Sydney’s Jewish community. He was 39 years old.
Rabbi Eli Schlanger HY’D, a Chabad rabbi and shliach in Bondi, was one of the holy victims of the Sydney massacre at the Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach. The Levayah (funeral service) will be broadcast live from Sydney, Australia.
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division are investigating a disturbing, caught-on-camera verbal and physical confrontation targeting a group of Chabad bochurim on the New York City subway earlier this week.
