Photos: Public Menorah Lighting in Edgware, UK

The Broadwalk Shopping Centre was the first stop for many local Jews this Chanuka, with Lubavitch of Edgware’s public menorah lighting on Tuesday afternoon. Close to 300 people joined Rabbi Zalman Sudak in the lighting of the first candle, followed by singing Chanuka songs, and Eliyahu Gorman on the keyboard.

Rabbis Present Menorah to Dutch Parliament

A delegation of Dutch Rabbis representing the Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) met with two high-ranking representatives of the Dutch Parliament last night, on the eve of the first night of Chanukah.

Gov. Jerry Brown Calls for Green Chanukah ‘Miracle’

California Gov. Jerry Brown led the annual ceremonial Capitol menorah lighting Monday, lamenting the use of an electric menorah instead of one with “real fire,” and using his brief remarks to compare the story of Hanukkah to his push for renewable energy.

Watch Chanukah Live Online Now!

Connect with Jews all over the world, from Los Angeles to Sydney, celebrating the first night of Chanukah. Now Showing: Chanukah celebration at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

First Ever Solar-Powered Menorah in Woodstock, NY

Chabad Lubavitch of Ulster County is proud to host the first solar powered Menorah in the world. It is standing in the Center of Woodstock, NY. “We are very excited about this,” said Rabbi A. B. Itkin, who came up with the idea, “and hope to be able to duplicate this in other Menorahs around the wold.”

Photos: LA Yeshivah Prepares for Chanukah Mivtzoim

The Bochurim at Yeshivas Ohr Elchonon Chabad in Los Angeles, California have been gearing up for this year’s annual Chanuka campaign: packing thousands of menoras to hand out, building car menorahs, and coordinating the various logistic arrangements in anticipation of this week’s full force campaign of light accross the boulevards of Los Angeles.

Photos: Giant Menorah Goes Up in Downtown Sydney

Home Depot Partners with Chabad for Chanukah

Chanukah begins Tuesday evening, December 20, but visitors to Home Depot’s St. Louis store got an early start on the Festival of Lights last Sunday building their own, usable, take-home wood menorahs.

Dear Diary, Chabad Has Chutzpah!

The following is a clipping from today’s New York Times sent to us by one of our readers. In a section titled “Dear Diary,” a Jewish woman writes about her encounter with a Lubavitcher Bochur doing Chanukah Mivtzoim.

This Thursday: Worlds’s Largest Menorah Parade

The organizers of the Annual NYC Chanukah Menorah Parade, run by the Mitzvah Tank Org. under the auspices of the Lubavitch Youth Org., have announced that due to more “Pirsumei Nisa”, this year tradition will change. The parade will be advanced to Thursday night the 3rd night of Chanukah – Dec 22nd at 5pm, instead of Motzoei Shabbos as every year.

In The Darkest Places Pure Light Shines

BANGALORE, India [CHI] — Chanukah parties in the Chabad House in Bangalore was celebrated throughout the eight nights with a wide variety of people in attendance, including businessmen, students as well as families and children. But the special story of finding a lone Jew, who has been in India for more than 40 years, particularly brightened the local Shluchims Chanukah.

L’Chaim – Nazdarovya!

“In Odessa we closed the shutters when my grandfather lit the Menorah. Now, we celebrate in public, both indoors and outdoors”, said Rima Mazurovsky about the series of Chanukah events by Project Neshama – Chabad Lubavitch of Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach.

This Chanukah, Chabad was the #1 Destination on the Web

Chabad is the known leader in Jewish information and education on the web, as highlighted by an independent study conducted by JInsider which termed Chabad.org as the Jewish “Brand leader”.

Orel’s Chanukah Miracle

Orel was wounded two years ago in the city of Bee’r Sheva by a rocket attack during the war in Gaza. The rocket pierced his brain and caused a fatal injury. Doctors did not give him much hope.