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A Chanukah Party with the Friendship Circle!
Thursday evening the Friendship Circle families along with the volunteers were invited to a special Chanukah Party in the Jewish Childrens Museum.
A delicious meal was served and gifts were given out to all the Friendship Circle children. A large chocolate menorah was then lit by Yehuda Reichman after he recited the Brochos loud and clear. The kids and volunteers enjoyed lots of activities including decoration jelly doughnuts and cookies.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Kita 4-2 Fry Latkes!
R. Futerfas’s fourth grade had a special activity in class, they fried Latkes! Together the class peeled the potatoes and helped with the frying.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Oholei Torah’s PTA Arranges a Chanukah Blast!
Grades Pre1a through 6th grade of the Oholei Torah Elementary School enjoyed a day packed with lots of fun, organized by mother in the PTA the kids enjoyed Arts & Crafts, Face Painting, a fabulous Bubble Show, two moon bounce rides and nosh. In addition the children had a drawing competition where they each drew something related to Chanukah and hung it on the walls of the gym.
More pictures and a video clip in the Extended Article!
Mayor on Hand for the Menorah Lighting at the JCM
Wednesday evening the mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, choose to hold the annual Chanukah party in the Jewish Childrens Museum in Crown Heights. Every year, the mayor chooses a different neighborhood to hold this party and this year, a group of Rabbis, politicians, activists and others were on hand to listen to Bloomberg’s speech about the light of the holiday. Also in attendance was Mr. Marty Markowitz the Brooklyn Borough President. Rabbi Yerachmiel Benjaminson, the director of the Jewish Childrens Museum, granted Mr. Bloomberg a small model of the huge dreidel displayed in front of the museum.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
New Mikvah in Crown Heights!
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.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rabbi Abraham Shemtov (right) and others
at the first local lighting.
at the first local lighting.
“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.
It’s Not the Holiday Without the 9-Footer!
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rabbi Abraham Shemtov (right) and others
at the first local lighting.
at the first local lighting.
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.
First Candle in the Rebbes Room!
After Mincha the first candle was lit in the Rebbes room by R. Yitzchok Tenenbaum.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
First Candle in Downstairs 770!
After Mincha the first candle was lit in downstairs 770.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Yanky Tauber - Chabad.org
One thing I've come to realize is that many of us have an innate, enduring loyalty to our preconceptions. We'll stick with them through thick and thin, no matter what reality sends our way.
I first realized this some twenty years ago when a friend and I, as two young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical students, spent our summers canvassing the state of Montana looking for Jews. We'd drive from town to town--some of which only had one or two Jewish families--and try to do our bit to encourage Jewish identity and observance.
We were quite a curiosity, and were often featured in the local newspaper. The publicity proved useful in both drawing local Jews out of the woodwork and gaining us a welcome response when we called on people.
Fight or Light? -Controversy and Irony at SeaTac Airport
Yanky Tauber – Chabad.org
One thing I’ve come to realize is that many of us have an innate, enduring loyalty to our preconceptions. We’ll stick with them through thick and thin, no matter what reality sends our way.
I first realized this some twenty years ago when a friend and I, as two young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical students, spent our summers canvassing the state of Montana looking for Jews. We’d drive from town to town–some of which only had one or two Jewish families–and try to do our bit to encourage Jewish identity and observance.
We were quite a curiosity, and were often featured in the local newspaper. The publicity proved useful in both drawing local Jews out of the woodwork and gaining us a welcome response when we called on people.
NY1
Click Here for a newscast of this event! (RealPlayer)Jews all over the world begin the celebration of Hanukkah Friday night at sundown. At the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights, the story of the holiday is being told in a new interactive musical show. NY1’s Stephane Simon filed the following report.
The Macabee Show tells the story of Judah Macabee and the small Jewish army that defeated the mighty Syrian Greek forces 2,000 years ago in a fight for religious freedom. Visitors travel back in time, and even hide in the caves, before finding their way to the destroyed temple.
More in the Extended Article!
Jews Celebrate The “Festival Of Lights” At Sundown
NY1
Click Here for a newscast of this event! (RealPlayer)
Jews all over the world begin the celebration of Hanukkah Friday night at sundown. At the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights, the story of the holiday is being told in a new interactive musical show. NY1’s Stephane Simon filed the following report.
The Macabee Show tells the story of Judah Macabee and the small Jewish army that defeated the mighty Syrian Greek forces 2,000 years ago in a fight for religious freedom. Visitors travel back in time, and even hide in the caves, before finding their way to the destroyed temple.
More in the Extended Article!
I send greetings to all those celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights.
During Hanukkah, Jewish people everywhere honor the liberation of Jerusalem and the great miracle witnessed in the Holy Temple more than 2,000 years ago. After Jerusalem was conquered by an oppressive king and the Jews lost their right to worship in freedom, Judah Maccabee and his followers courageously set out to reclaim Jerusalem from foreign rule. Though their numbers were small, the Maccabees' dedication to their faith was strong, and they emerged victorious. When they returned to their Holy Temple for its rededication, the Maccabees discovered enough oil to burn for only one day. Yet the oil lit the Holy Temple for eight days, and the light of hope still shines bright in Jewish homes and synagogues throughout the world.
During Hanukkah, Jewish people everywhere honor the liberation of Jerusalem and the great miracle witnessed in the Holy Temple more than 2,000 years ago. After Jerusalem was conquered by an oppressive king and the Jews lost their right to worship in freedom, Judah Maccabee and his followers courageously set out to reclaim Jerusalem from foreign rule. Though their numbers were small, the Maccabees' dedication to their faith was strong, and they emerged victorious. When they returned to their Holy Temple for its rededication, the Maccabees discovered enough oil to burn for only one day. Yet the oil lit the Holy Temple for eight days, and the light of hope still shines bright in Jewish homes and synagogues throughout the world.
Presidential Message: Hanukkah 2006
I send greetings to all those celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights.
During Hanukkah, Jewish people everywhere honor the liberation of Jerusalem and the great miracle witnessed in the Holy Temple more than 2,000 years ago. After Jerusalem was conquered by an oppressive king and the Jews lost their right to worship in freedom, Judah Maccabee and his followers courageously set out to reclaim Jerusalem from foreign rule. Though their numbers were small, the Maccabees’ dedication to their faith was strong, and they emerged victorious. When they returned to their Holy Temple for its rededication, the Maccabees discovered enough oil to burn for only one day. Yet the oil lit the Holy Temple for eight days, and the light of hope still shines bright in Jewish homes and synagogues throughout the world.
The Hamilton Spectator
The rabbi was walking to the synagogue from his Westdale home, holding the hands of his two tiny children and singing joyously all the way.
Some passing teenagers laughed mockingly. The rabbi persisted, bringing yet more joy to his song.
Rabbi Itkin ‘kindled light of soul in others’
The Hamilton Spectator
The rabbi was walking to the synagogue from his Westdale home, holding the hands of his two tiny children and singing joyously all the way.
Some passing teenagers laughed mockingly. The rabbi persisted, bringing yet more joy to his song.
FREE Publishing House, the publishing arm of Friends of Refugees of Eastern E urope, has completed its worldwide distribution of the new Chanukah Guide in the Russian language for 5767.
The guides have been distributed to tens of thousands of Russian Jews worldwide through Chabad Houses and other Jewish organizations throughout North America, Canada, Europe and Australia–working with Jews from the Former Soviet Union.
More in the Extended Article.
FREE Publishing House Distributes Chanukah Guides in Russian
FREE Publishing House, the publishing arm of Friends of Refugees of Eastern E urope, has completed its worldwide distribution of the new Chanukah Guide in the Russian language for 5767.
The guides have been distributed to tens of thousands of Russian Jews worldwide through Chabad Houses and other Jewish organizations throughout North America, Canada, Europe and Australia–working with Jews from the Former Soviet Union.
More in the Extended Article.
Here is a beautiful testimonial from the principal of the Solomon Schechter School in Montreal. The school is conservative and the person writing the newsletter doesn’t have a great love for Chabad.
From our principal - Dr. Shimshon Hamerman
I was never a supporter of Lubavitch as a movement or as an ideology. However, when I opened the newspaper and read that the movement sends 4000 emissaries around the world to bring Jews closer to Judaism, I could not help but juxtapose Hizballah that sent out 4000 Katyushas, war, destruction and suffering while Chabbad disseminates Torah, love and brotherhood.
This Chassidic group sends its emissaries to wherever Jews might be around the globe to help Jews stay close to their traditions. While our teachers were in Venice, Italy we really had nowhere to make Shabbat but for a tiny Lubavitch Kosher restaurant that had room for possibly 30 people and welcomed over 200 guests to help them make Shabbat.
Continued in the Extended Article!
From our principal - Dr. Shimshon Hamerman
I was never a supporter of Lubavitch as a movement or as an ideology. However, when I opened the newspaper and read that the movement sends 4000 emissaries around the world to bring Jews closer to Judaism, I could not help but juxtapose Hizballah that sent out 4000 Katyushas, war, destruction and suffering while Chabbad disseminates Torah, love and brotherhood.
This Chassidic group sends its emissaries to wherever Jews might be around the globe to help Jews stay close to their traditions. While our teachers were in Venice, Italy we really had nowhere to make Shabbat but for a tiny Lubavitch Kosher restaurant that had room for possibly 30 people and welcomed over 200 guests to help them make Shabbat.
Continued in the Extended Article!
Conservative School Principal Weighs in on Chabad
Here is a beautiful testimonial from the principal of the Solomon Schechter School in Montreal. The school is conservative and the person writing the newsletter doesn’t have a great love for Chabad.
From our principal – Dr. Shimshon Hamerman
I was never a supporter of Lubavitch as a movement or as an ideology. However, when I opened the newspaper and read that the movement sends 4000 emissaries around the world to bring Jews closer to Judaism, I could not help but juxtapose Hizballah that sent out 4000 Katyushas, war, destruction and suffering while Chabbad disseminates Torah, love and brotherhood.
This Chassidic group sends its emissaries to wherever Jews might be around the globe to help Jews stay close to their traditions. While our teachers were in Venice, Italy we really had nowhere to make Shabbat but for a tiny Lubavitch Kosher restaurant that had room for possibly 30 people and welcomed over 200 guests to help them make Shabbat.
Continued in the Extended Article!
Tzivos Hashem Celebrates 26 Years of Education and Jewish Pride
by Shlomo Abraham
After twenty-six years of innovative Jewish education, you’d forgive the directors of Tzivos Hashem: Jewish Children International, if they were feeling satisfied. As it happens, no forgiveness is needed. The organization founded by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1980, is as innovative as ever and more than ready to meet the challenges facing today’s youth.
“What makes us want to continue moving forward?” asked Rabbi Yerachmiel Benjaminson, Tzivos Hashem’s executive director. He was speaking to a crowd of 500 at the 26th Anniversary Dinner, December 5, at the Jewish Children’s Museum. “One thing that drives us is ‘The Ourie Factor.’”
More in the Extended Article!
R. Moshe Feiglin watches as workers put final touches on the facade of the building earlier this year.
ALIYA (Alternative Learning Institute for Young Adults), under the banner of Chabad Inreach, will IY”H be closing on its new headquarters at 525-527 East New York Ave. this month.
These buildings will provide a base out of which we will continue to cater to the needs of our youth who aren’t being serviced by the Yeshiva system.
Aliya Closes On Properties This Month
R. Moshe Feiglin watches as workers put final touches on the facade of the building earlier this year.
ALIYA (Alternative Learning Institute for Young Adults), under the banner of Chabad Inreach, will IY”H be closing on its new headquarters at 525-527 East New York Ave. this month.
These buildings will provide a base out of which we will continue to cater to the needs of our youth who aren’t being serviced by the Yeshiva system.
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