Chabad of RARA celebrated ten years of full time operation with ten Chanukah parties around the country. In Darwin and Cairns, Townsville and Coffs Harbour, Port Maquarie and Wollongong, Nowra and Newcastle, Palmerston and Geelong; Channukah celebrations were held for the local communities.
It has been said before, but it is becoming more evident that CTeen is fast becoming the new face of Jewish youth throughout the country.
“Gelt” was alive and well this Chanukah down under, with Lipa Schmeltzer at Melbourne’s Friendship Circle’s exclusive concert for Friendship Circle’s participants, volunteers and Families.
DALLAS, TX — The flames from the menorah in the West Village illuminated Uptown on the second night of Chanukah last week. Hundreds of people, from children to senior citizens, ate latkes, sang songs and danced the night away.
Westchester County’s government officials were treated to a festive Chanukah celebration on the fifth day of Chanukah, as the seven Chabad Lubavitch Shluchim to Westchester County New York visited the headquarters of Westchester County government offices bringing the joy and inspiration of Chanukah in the spirit of Pirsumei Nissa to the highest levels of county government.
On the eighth night of Chanuka the Minnesota Timberwolves held their annual Jewish Heritage Night in conjunction with the local Minneapolis Jewish Federation and the United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul.
Cheder at the Ohel’s 5th grade created a Chanukah carnival for the whole school. The students made creative games and booths for the other boys to enjoy, and it was a smashing hit!
Last night, Wednesday Dec. 8, the last night of Chanukah, was the 31st Annual South Florida Chanukah Festival. The event welcomed a crowd of over 10,000 people, and thousands more via the live webcast on CrownHeights.info!
This year again, hundreds of people attended the annual menorah lighting on the most famous square in Holland, the Dam square in Amsterdam.
ROSTOV [CHI] — Chanukah in Rostov was celebrated like never before, with programs for all ages, the highlight of which was a Chanukah concert and person of the year award attended by over a thousand people.
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ [CHI] — Hundreds of local residents participated, despite frigid weather, in the lighting of NJ’s largest Menorah, first replica of the “National Menorah” in Washington, DC, this past Sunday, 5th night of the holiday. Participants included: Monroe Township Mayor Richard Pucci, Senator-elect Linda Greenstein, members of town council, Monroe High School marching band, Cantor Mordechai Schwartz, and the Budapest Jugglers. Hot latkes, doughnuts and sizzling drinks were served following the ceremony.
The community of Chabad of Colorado Springs under the directorship of Rabbi Moshe and Zeldy Liberow took part on Motzei Shabbos to reach out to jews in the neighboring areas of southern colorado to spread the joy of chanukah by handing out menorahs, doughnuts and inviting locals to come inside the porche limosine topped with a beautiful menorah to say l’chaim and hear some warm words about Chanukah.
MONTREAL — The cleanup of soil contaminated by heating oil around the vandalized Young Israel of Chomedey Synagogue was completed last week, after six weeks of excavation, and the beleaguered congregation is now awaiting the final bill.
Every Chanukah, college students around the world can count on their campus Chabad House to electrify the holiday with menorah lighting ceremonies, parties and dreidel spinning contests, galore.
PEORIA, IL [CHI] – Peoria’s Jewish community is celebrating the fifth night of Hanukkah in a unique way… with roller skates.
LOS ANGELES [CHI] — Chabad Bochurim from YOEC share the light of channukah (and their hat) with the Jewish mascot of the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
MANCHESTER [CHI] — Around 80 people enjoyed the Chanukah party held by The Friendship Circle of Manchester, UK.
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