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.
Rabbi Nochum Pinson was a driving force behind the CHJCC in its earliest days, a leader with energy, presence, and a deep sense of responsibility for Crown Heights. He championed families who needed help navigating benefits, housing, and government support, pushing systems forward and ensuring people received the assistance they were entitled to.
Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be suspended tomorrow, Wednesday, December 17, 2025 , to facilitate snow operations related to continued icy conditions. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
Watch a live broadcast of the lighting ceremony of the 36-foot-high menorah at Grand Army Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. This iconic menorah was designed by world-renowned sculptor Yaacov Agam and has been lit every Chanukah since 1977—a project of the Lubavitch Youth Organization.
At a Public Menorah Lighting event, Rabbi Moshe Bryski of Chabad of Agoura Hills and Dean of the Conejo Jewish Academy, addresses the sadness following the Bondi Beach, Australia, and the ongoing fight against the darkness.
Watch part #2 of a meaningful interview by Rabbi Chaim Dalfin with Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie, the Chabad Shliach to North County – Yorba Linda, California.
Lamternshtik, working together with Chabad Outreach of Sheepshead Bay, has made it simple for families to take part. Choose a night, bring your family, and everything else is ready—organized packages, clear directions, and a meaningful experience waiting for you.
Shomrim received a call Monday about a “broken bottle scam” that was successfully averted thanks to a quick-thinking caller and a rapid response by their volunteers.
They march onto NFL fields, get booked by news stations, mobbed by fans, and chased by lines of selfie-seekers — and no, they’re not influencers. They’re Dancing Dreidels.
The Powerball jackpot has surged to a staggering $1.25 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Monday night.
Today, the two of them run a Chabad house, Chabad of Trois Rivières, for friends who are seeking warmth, Shabbos, community, and authenticity. Their home overflows with guests, music, and meaning.
When children are upset, their thinking centers shut down, leaving the emotional centers in overdrive. Pushing logic or consequences in that moment often backfires.
On Dec. 14, 2025, as the Sydney Jewish community prepared to be among the first in the world to mark the first night of Chanukah at Chabad of Bondi’s annual “Chanukah at the Sea” event, terrorists stole the lives of 15 innocent souls and injured dozens more. Here are those we lost.
The spirit of Chanukah was shining bright this year as Oholei Torah’s talmidim showcased their creativity and ingenuity at the annual Menorah Contest, a much-anticipated highlight of the Yeshiva’s Chanukah celebrations.
Following the Rebbe’s clear הוראה to gather for large public menorah lightings, Anash of Crown Heights united for a grand public menorah lighting, standing together with achdus.
