The minimum wage is increasing statewide starting on Jan. 1. In New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, the minimum wage will increase 50 cents to reach $17. Across the rest of the state, minimum wage will reach $16.
A festive motorcade, featuring dozens of cars adorned with rooftop menorahs, made its way through the city streets, bringing light and joy to its residents. Public spaces—including streets, shopping centers, and the city’s subway—were illuminated by ten large menorahs and eye-catching billboards sharing the message of Chanukah.
Alex Ryvchin shares the story of his Bundi community of Russian Jews, their humble beginnings and the warm belonging they discovered with Rabbi Eli Schlanger.
Around the world, Shluchim are observing the same shift: young Jewish professionals aren’t looking for just another event. They’re seeking real community, meaningful Jewish experiences, genuine relationships, and Torah’s insights that speak to their everyday lives.
Kasriel Shimon Khaytin (Crown Heights) to Shaina Rochel Wolkenfeld (Crown Heights)
Regarding the Seforim case, the Rebbe said it was a challenge and an affront to all the Rabbeim—naming them from the Baal Shem Tov onward. Accordingly, Volume 2 of Treasures from the Rebbe’s Library presents one item from each of the Rabbeim in a six-part series.
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force made an arrest in the stabbing of a Jewish man on Kingston Ave last week.
Downtown Fort Myers was filled with warmth, joy, and light as history was made with the city’s first ever public Chanukah Menorah, proudly displayed and lit at Common Ground Pocket Park.
20,000 people. They’d all come together on Bondi Beach, the same exact place where just one week earlier a brutal terror attack claimed the lives of 15 people and left more than 40 wounded.
The World’s Largest Menorah concluded its 48th year as a beacon of hope and light at Manhattan’s Grand Army Plaza this week, with thousands gathering across eight nights of Chanukah in a powerful display of Jewish pride and unity.
Just half an hour before the event began, Rabbi Mendy Zilberstrom, Chabad’s emissary to Jūrmala, received an unexpected phone call from the city’s mayor, who announced his intention to attend the celebration in person—and bring a gift.
The event drew hundreds of local families and community members, along with representatives from the local council and Stamford Hill leadership. Rabbi Hershy Vogel, Rabbi of Ealing and cousin of Eli Schlanger hy”d addressed the crowd with encouraging and inspirational words.
The National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) extends its heartfelt mazal tov and best wishes for continued Hatzlocha to Rabbi Yehudah Kaploun on his recent appointment by President Donald J. Trump as U.S. Ambassador to Combat Global Antisemitism.
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law legislation sponsored by Senator Sam Sutton and Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein, restricting the NYC Department of Sanitation from issuing tickets on Friday afternoons for residents who place their trash at the curb prior to 8:00 p.m.
Although this year the central public menora lighting ceremony near the Red Square was canceled at the last moment, the efforts to strengthen Jewish light in Moscow, the capital of Russia, intensified this year in the spirit of mosif ve’holech—constantly increasing.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted his Chanukkah reception on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, marking the third night of the holiday. The event—his first Chanukkah gathering since beginning his second term—was held at the White House in Washington, D.C., and drew hundreds of guests.
Stunned by the loss of innocent life, alarmed by this attack upon the Australia they love – the Australia of mate-ship, of a fair-go, of multi-culturalism, for after-all, didn’t most of us migrate to this island continent – the good people of Australia have come out.
