Menorah Lightens Up the Eiffel Tower
The second light of the Menorah was lit Sunday night in the Champ de Mars park in Paris, underneath the Eiffel Tower, with thousands of people in attendance.
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Artisan Chocolate Menorah Lit in Buckhurst Hill
Chabad of Essex, UK, kicked off the first two nights of Chanukah with two Menorah lightings in two towns, which – despite the clash with local holidays – brought out huge impressive crowds, showing the true strength and real Jewish Pride which often lays beneath the surface of this community.
Twenty Five Years of Pirsumei Nisa in Moscow
This is the twenty fifth year in a row that the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, lit the Chanuka candles in Moscow’s Red Square, and every year he feels the same surge of excitement as he pronounces the words “she’asa nissim la’avoseynu bayamim hahem bizman hazeh.” When the crowd roars “amen” in reply, the words echo and reverberate off of the Kremlin fortress.
Menorah Lights Up Chicago’s Wicker Park
Appropriately enough, it was the flame-topped wicks swaying high above Milwaukee Avenue that brought singing and dancing to the streets of Chicago’s famous Wicker Park neighborhood.
Kiryat Gat Mayor Shows Solidarity
The Mayor of Kiryat Gat, Israel, Mr. Aviram Dehari, joined the pubic Menorah lighting hosted by Chabad in a show of solidarity to the Rov of the city, Rabbi Moshe Havlin, who has been the target of a harassment campaign in recent months by opponents of the IDF draft of Orthodox Jews.
Jewish Women’s Circle Spreads Holiday Warmth
Sushi-making and holiday giving were the themes of Chabad of Orange County’s recent Women’s Circle event at the Chabad Center in Chester, NY.
S. Monica Chabad Center Vandalized
A Chabad center in S. Monica, California, was found vandalized with feces on Sunday, the first day of Chanukah.
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Please take a moment and say a Kapital Tehilllim for Liora Rochel Chaya bas Sara, who is in need of an urgent Refuah Sheleimah.
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Gallery #3: Brooklyn Lit Up by Largest Menorah
A visit from New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and a rocking concert by the Moshav band enthralled some 1,000 people who packed into the pedestrian area at Grand Army Plaza for the lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah.
Video: Kansas Gov. Receives Custom-Made Dreidel
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel presented Kansas Governor Sam Brownback with a custom-made dreidel during a Chanukah celebration at the state Capitol.
Chanukah History Made in Paddington
History was made today in the suburb of Paddington in Sydney, Australia. Since its establishment in the mid-1800s, there has never been a public Menorah lighting in the suburb. Today, the first day of Chanukah, CBD-Chabad hosted Paddington’s first ever Public Menorah Lighting, with some 50 members of the Sydney Jewish community in attendance.
8:00pm: Do the Benefits of Community Life Outweigh the Struggle?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 143, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Chanukah Applied to Our Lives Today; Do the Benefits of Community Life Outweigh the Struggle? How to Be a Shliach in a Non-Religious Workplace? Is Public Protesting Ever Acceptable? What is a Torah ‘Proof’?
Video: How to Build a Menorah
Videographer Mendel Grossbaum prepares for Chanukah at his parents’ Chabad House in Livingston, NJ.
Gallery #2: Brooklyn Lit Up by Largest Menorah
A visit from New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and a rocking concert by the Moshav band enthralled some 1,000 people who packed into the pedestrian area at Grand Army Plaza for the lighting of Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah.
Video: Shmelke Lip Syncs a Chanukah Song
Mitzvah Boulevard character Shmelke lip syncs to the popular Chanukah song by Miami Boys Choir – Light Up the Night.
Video: 6,000 Sing Ani Maamin in Unison
At the Kinus Hashluchim Gala Banquet last month, 6,000 people joined along with Jewish music stars Benny Friedman, Eli Marcus and Nemouel Harroch singing Ani Maamin, a true highlight of the evening.
Alternate Side and Meter Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Sunday and Monday, December 25-26, for a Christian holiday.
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