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Philadelphia, PA — They lined up early along the Ben Franklin Parkway. Each car was fitted with their own menorah in honor of Philadelphia’s first annual Hanukkah Parade.
Parade Watcher Dov Leis remarked “it’s fantastic, it’s fantastic.”
Saturday is the second day of Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday which celebrates the miracle of oil.
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Hadassah Backman remembers her first public menorah lighting nearly 10 years ago.
As she stood in the throngs of people crowded into New York City’s Central Park, she could feel their differences melt away under the menorah’s soft glow.
For the first time in Mountain View, California’s history an 8 foot Menorah had been erected in front of the City Hall. It was erected Friday afternoon by the local Shliach, and when they came to light it the second night they were shocked to find that someone had vandalized the Menorah. All the bulbs had been broken and the electric cable had been torn.
The Menorah has since been repaired and they will be going ahead with the plans to have a grand Menorah lighting tonight. And in response the Shliach said that next year they plan to have a 15 foot menorah!
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This is a 13:34 minute video clip of a Tzivos Hashem rally in 770 that took place on the 28th of Kislev 1987-5747.
A Live Show by Women for Women
While enthusiastic audiences continue to rave about the Jewish Children’s Museum’s Maccabees adventure, the Museum is proud to announce the highly anticipated show Maccabees: The Women’s Story. Embark on a journey through ancient Judea where the stirring tales of Chanukah’s heroines spring to life through original song and creative dance routines.
Yesterday (Monday) evening there was a Kiddush and Chanukas Habayis for a newly renovated Mikvah in Crown Heights. Donated by the Rabkin family in memory of their father R. Meir Rabkin Z”L who’s Yortziet was yesterday the 27th of Kislev.
The Mikvah is scheduled to be opened when the ‘Otzar’ of rain water fills. The new Mikvah is located at 394 Kingston Ave. which is between Montgomery St. and Crown St.
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Cherry Hill, NJ — Preschoolers at Reform synagogue Adath Emanu-El’s Early Childhood Center sat mesmerized Monday morning as Rabbi Yitzchok Kahan told them a Hanukkah story on the third day of the eight-day Festival of Lights.
Kahan, of Chabad Lubavitch of Camden and Burlington Counties, told how the Greeks defiled the ancient temple in Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago.
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that placing Chabad-owned menorahs in public spaces did not violate the establishment clause, it set a slab of precedent for Chabad centers to rest their menorah requests upon. But as seen with the hullabaloo over Seattle-Tacoma Airport’s menorah, the Supreme Court’s ruling, as well as numerous other federal and state decisions in favor of the menorah, is no magic bullet.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — The crowd gave a small cheer when Doug Raphael lit the first lamp on the giant menorah in downtown Halifax.
The Halifax architect used a cherry picker to get up to the top of the six-metre-tall Jewish ceremonial candelabra and a blowtorch to light it in front of a crowd of about 100 people at the Grand Parade.
The tidings of the tragic event in Eilat has shocked and bewildered Chabad communities in Israel, shocked at the results of the fatal accident claiming the lives of three Chabad bochrim on their way to mivtzaim in Eilat. Additionally, four other bochrim were hurt at the Tsichor – Eilat intersection. One of the injured bochrim was flown to the Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva and had managed to speak to his parents before he was operated on.
DETAILS OF THE CASUALTIES:
■ THE TOMIM LEVI HENDEL, A’H, OF MIGDAL HAEMEK, 14 YEARS OLD, STUDENT OF SHIUR ALEPH OF TOMCHEI TEMIMIM IN LOD, SON OF RABBI YISROEL YOSEF HENDEL, RABBI OF THE CHABAD COMMUNITY OF MIGDAL HAEMEK. HIS LIVAYA IS TAKING PLACE TOMORROW IN MIGDAL HAEMEK.
■ THE TOMIM YONATAN BITON, A’H, OF ASHKELON, 17 YEARS OLD, STUDENT OF TOMCHEI TEMIMIM IN KIRYAT GAT. YONATAN,A’H, AN DHIS FAMILY ARE PART OF ANASH IN ASHKELON. HE WAS A FORMER STUDENT OF CHABAD INSTITUTES: TOMCHEI TEMIMIM OF NACHALAS HAR CHABAD AND TOMCHEI TEMIMIM OF LOD AND OF KIRYAT GAT.
■ THE TOMIM MOSHE GOLA, A’H, OF YERUSHALAYIM, 17 YEARS OF AGE AND STUDENT OF SHIUR ALEPH OF THE TOMCHEI TEMIMIM YESHIVA OF KIRYAT GAT, SON OF MRS. DANIELA GOLAN, DIRECTOR OF THE ‘OR CHAYA’ ACADEMY IN YERUSHALAYIM. HIS LIVAYA WILL SET OUT AT 11:00 O’CLOCK FROM THE SHAMGAR BURIAL HOME IN YERUSHALAYIM.
Last night at what is called the tallest menorah in Brooklyn, a large crowd gathered for the lighting of the menorah. Live music was played by Dovid’s one man band while parents and children danced. Hot Latkes were served and before the lighting Chanukah gifts were distributed (They were donated by ‘Dovid’s One Man Band’).
The menorah was lit by Shmuli Backer with R. Shimon Hecht, they were lifted up in a ConEd ‘Cherry Picker’ 20ft in the air. The crowd responded amen to the brochos followed by lively singing Haneiros Halalu and dancing.
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Salt Lake City, UT — Skating around the oval at the Gallivan Center on Sunday, Jews, Christians, agnostics and people of other faiths celebrated Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights.
Rabbi Benny Zippel of Chabad Lubavitch expected up to 200 people to attend the Hanukkah on Ice event, although about half that showed up for free skating and festivities, probably because of the snowstorm.
Clark County, WA — The lighting of a 9-foot-tall menorah in Esther Short Park on Sunday was a simple and intimate affair.
About 75 people braved the cold weather and gathered for the lighting of the menorah, which is used by Jews in rites during the eight-day festival of Hanukkah.
CrownHeights.info and Shomrim are turning to the general public in a request to please keep an extra eye out for this man.
He is known as Derrik Nelson, he is the perpetrator behind dozens upon dozens of car break-ins causing damages in the tens of thousands of dollars to cars in our community along with the added aggravation and inconvenience of needing to fix the damage. Due to the nature of the crime which is classified as a GLA (Grand Larceny Auto) which is a crime that carries a little if any jail time.
Shomrim are out every night patrolling our streets but they still need the publics help, if you see him call the Shomrim hotline at (718) 774-3333 at anytime to alert patrolling members to keep an extra eye on him and prevent this slew of break-ins.
Chabad of the Valley had another smashing success at its fifth annual Chanuka extravaganza at Universal Studios Citywalk. “Look at this gigantic menorah”, exclaimed an onlooker as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaragosa, U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman and former Boston Redsox outfielder Gabe Kapler ascended the lift with Rabbi Yossi Malka of Chabad of Encino to kindle the 15 ft. menorah.
“Last night’s lighting ceremony was one of the highlights of the Chanukah festival. Plenty of dancing and live music!” said The Daily News. According to Rabbi Yossi Baitelman, spiritual leader of Chabad of Studio City and one of the event coordinators, this event had the participation of Jews from all walks of life including orthodox, conservative, reform and unaffiliated. In fact, many temples, day schools and other organizations encouraged their members to participate.
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Over 50 students turned out for the Upenn Menorah Lighting outside Van Pelt Library last night.
Senior Class President Andi Kaplan and SCUE President Gabe Kopin lit the Menorah after some words from the Shliach Rabbi Levi Haskelevich
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Encino, Calif. — On the third night of Chanukah, at 6 p.m., a parade of 40 cars topped with electric menorahs will wend its way about six miles under police escort from southwest Houston to the Galleria, where several thousand people will gather for the lighting of a giant, 7-foot menorah carved out of ice.
“Jews are thrilled to see a menorah. It brings them Jewish pride,” assured Rabbi Moishe Traxler, director of outreach at Chabad of Houston, who co-designed the $1,000, 4-foot, metallic-painted menorahs atop the cars based on a 12th-century design by the Rambam. He also oversees the lighting of the ice menorah’s oversize candles.
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