Hon. Ruchie Freier, the first Hasidic Female Judge in US History, was invited for Chanukah to visit the Israeli Presidents Residence where she was given an exclusive tour in the Presidents Chambers, and then had a meeting with President Reuven Rivlin.
A Crown Heights community member would like to warn the community of Missionary material being disseminated through the mail. The person told CrownHeights.info that they had been targeted twice with the same materials, which look suspiciously Jewish and was addressed with their name.
History was made in Muslim Morocco on Sunday evening when for the first time ever two prominent government officials attended the Jewish community’s Chanukah festivities.
On the first night of Chanukah hundreds of locals and visitors, ranging from children to seniors attended “Chanukah on the Park,” a Chabad of Forest Hills North tradition since 2015.
Photo Gallery: Hundreds of children joined together this week, for a grand Tzivos Hashem Chanukah event in Paris.
Crown Heights’s most recent serial package thief has struck again Wednesday night. He broke the door to a building on Brooklyn ave, and made off with a package.
Students, staff, parents, and friends celebrated the first night of Chanukah together at the First Annual Menorah Lighting Ceremony at Darchai Menachem. Organized by the Darchai Menachem PTA, the event publicized the Chanukah miracle while strengthening the sense of community and pride in Darchai Menachem.
Just in time for the second anniversary of Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin’s release from ‘a place called prison’, a new children’s comic book detailing the entire episode, has been released.
The Pre-Chanukah candle lighting in the Ukrainian Parliament took place with the participation of over 200 people, including over 80 Parliament members. Notable attendies included senior government officials, consulates, Israeli ambassador to Kiev ,Israeli businessman and the head Jewish community.
“Why is there no menorah in Chadwick Lake Park next to the tree?” The question from a five year old that lit up an entire town.
In the freilichen spirit of Chanukah, each Beis Rivkah teacher received a special gift of Chanukah gelt. The school also dispensed gelt to each student, with each student receiving $1.
On a blustery first night of Chanukah in 1975, more than 1,000 Jews crowded into San Francisco’s Union Square to witness the first giant public menorah-lighting in modern history. Here is the story and history.
The eight day Jewish festival of Chanukah commenced in Canberra with festive community events – the highlights being the 6th annual ceremony in Canberra Parliament’s Reception Room as well as a community fair including the lighting of the National Menorah at Chabad ACT’s HQ. This year’s theme was “Bringing World Peace”.
The tragic events in Jersey City more than a week ago were heavy on the minds and hearts as a crowd gathered to witness the lighting of the largest menorah in New Jersey on the first day of the Hanukkah Festival of Lights celebration at State Park on Perrineville Road, corner of Prospect Plains Road, in Monroe.
Mushkie Roness writes a heartful and emotional piece on her memories of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Roness OBM a true eishes chayil.
Unable to learn Torah last night, the bochurim and Anash in 770 turned to other mind sharpening skills than Gemorah. A chess tournament, the annual Nittel Nacht pastime, became the nights center of attention.
Just when they thought it couldn’t get any bigger, Chabad of Georgetown in Brooklyn, experienced their largest children’s Chanukah party yet. Hundreds of children poured into Aviator event and sports center; the venue of the party organized by Shliach Rabbi Avrohom Holtzberg.
