OK Treats Employees’ Children to Chanukah Party
Yesterday, the 5th Day of Chanukah, over 65 children of OK employees were treated to a Chanukah party at OK Headquarters.
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Car Menorahs Parade Though Central Melbourne
On Tuesday evening, the 7th night of Chanukah, close to 40 vehicles formed a Car Menorah Parade through the streets of Melbourne, Australia, publicizing the miracle of Chanuka in the beautiful summer weather.
Terror Victim Overcomes Injuries to Light Menorah
Major Ziv Shilon, of the Israel Defense Forces, was at the border of Gaza a year ago when he was severely wounded. His left hand had to be amputated and it was touch and go whether his badly injured right hand would also be lost.
Hundreds Enjoy ‘Chanukah on the River’ in Texas
At the first ‘Chanukah on the River’ 16 years ago, 40 people joined together to celebrate the holiday. But on Sunday, several hundred people packed the Arneson River Theater in San Antonio, Texas for the main event of this year’s festivities — the lighting of the menorah.
Green Bay Mayor Joins Chanukah Celebration
Chabad of Wisconsin’s Green Bay area held its annual Chanukah Menorah Lighting Celebration in Allouez on Sunday.
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Salt Lake City Public Menorah Vandalized
During an eight-day Jewish festival that celebrates religious freedom, Rabbi Benny Zippel never expected to wake up to police telling him the six-foot menorah at his Jewish center in Sugar House had been vandalized, but that’s exactly how his fourth day of Chanukah began.
KUTV
Video: Shmoozing with Kids About Chanukah (Part 5)
In this eight-part video series by Shmideo, Rabbi Itche Kadoozy and his associates shmooze with kids about Chanukah. A new video is being released each day of Chanukah.
Colorado Rabbi Moves Forward After Hate Crime
Thursday was not just Thanksgiving–it was the first day of Hanukkah. As many in the community celebrated the dual holiday, one local rabbi also reflected on the vandalism committed against him one year ago.
KKTV
Chanukah Light Reaches Depths of the Amazon
The most popular tourist attraction in Manaus, the largest city in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest, is the historic Amazon Theater – which became the site of a public Menorah Ceremony on the second night of Chanukah.
Message on Eiffel Tower: Happy Hanukah!
For the first time in history, a message wishing everyone a ‘Happy Hanukah’ from ‘Beth Loubavitch’ flashed across the exterior of the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Holocaust Hero Honored at Chanukah Ceremony
On the fifth night of Chanukah, dozens of locals gathered with Chabad of Kew Gardens, Queens at the neighborhood’s Wallenberg Square to pay tribute to Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg.
Ancient Olive Oil Press Comes to Modern Supermarket
On Sunday, at a very crowded Wegman’s supermarket in DeWitt, NY, Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport, director of Syracuse Chabad, conducted a demonstration on the pressing of olive oil, with local Jewish children happily joining in for the hands-on workshop.
Video: Rabbis Dance on Thanksgiving Parade Float
A Chanukah themed float participated in Houston’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, complete with a giant Dreidel, Menorah and dancing Chabad Rabbis.
Chabad of Orange County Lights Up Monroe
The Mayor of the Village of Monroe, NY and his wife, as well as the entire Town Counsel Board of Monroe, joined the Jewish community for a public menorah lighting hosted by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston of Chabad of Orange County.
The Night the Keyboard Died and the Souls Came Alive
I’ve attended many Chanukah Festivals in South Florida, but the 34th Annual South Florida Chassidic Chanukah Festival at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, was to me, by far, the most memorable and enjoyable.
by Yehudah Obermeyer
Thousands at Lighting of London’s Largest Menorah
On Sunday night, an annual Tzivos Hashem rally took place at the Golders Green Station, where London’s largest Menorah is lit every night of Chanukah. The event was a huge success, with over 2,000 people from all walks of Judaism in attendance.
Photos: Chanukah Live! at the Western Wall
A live satellite linked up the menorah lighting at the Western Wall in Jerusalem with Menorah lightings in Paris and New York.
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