Gallery: Hey Teves Farbrengen Held in Paris
Paris Anash gathered for a Hey Teves Farbrengen, complete with inspiration and a book sale for all.
Paris Anash gathered for a Hey Teves Farbrengen, complete with inspiration and a book sale for all.
In an unprecedented moment for Chabad of Jamaica, hundreds gathered on December 21, at King’s House—the official residence of Jamaica’s Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen —for a Hurricane Melissa relief concert and Hanukkah Celebration.
This initiative, started in recent years by Rabbi Yoel Vogel, enabled many more families to take part in spreading the light of Chanukah, by having multiple parades on different nights and locations, and lending out Car Menorahs so that anyone with a car was able to participate.
As part of an official diplomatic visit to Georgia during the Chanukah holiday, Israeli Minister Ze’ev Elkin—who serves in the Ministry of Finance and oversees both the Tekuma Directorate and the Northern Rehabilitation Directorate—visited the FJC ‘Or Avner’ Jewish school in Tbilisi.
A public menorah set up in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv was found toppled on Monday morning, the eighth day of Chanukah. A handwritten sign containing offensive language targeting the Jewish community was left at the site.
Speaking at State Parliament, Premier Allan described the attack in stark terms. “This attack was targeted. It was intentional. It was antisemitic. It was terrorism. People were murdered because they were Jewish,” she said. “There is no explanation that softens that truth.”
To the thwack of a bouncing ball and the cheers of hundreds of young students, a brand-new, high-end basketball court was inaugurated at Miami’s Lubavitch Educational Center boys schools just in time for Chanukah.
A festive motorcade, featuring dozens of cars adorned with rooftop menorahs, made its way through the city streets, bringing light and joy to its residents. Public spaces—including streets, shopping centers, and the city’s subway—were illuminated by ten large menorahs and eye-catching billboards sharing the message of Chanukah.
Downtown Fort Myers was filled with warmth, joy, and light as history was made with the city’s first ever public Chanukah Menorah, proudly displayed and lit at Common Ground Pocket Park.
20,000 people. They’d all come together on Bondi Beach, the same exact place where just one week earlier a brutal terror attack claimed the lives of 15 people and left more than 40 wounded.
The World’s Largest Menorah concluded its 48th year as a beacon of hope and light at Manhattan’s Grand Army Plaza this week, with thousands gathering across eight nights of Chanukah in a powerful display of Jewish pride and unity.
Just half an hour before the event began, Rabbi Mendy Zilberstrom, Chabad’s emissary to Jūrmala, received an unexpected phone call from the city’s mayor, who announced his intention to attend the celebration in person—and bring a gift.
The event drew hundreds of local families and community members, along with representatives from the local council and Stamford Hill leadership. Rabbi Hershy Vogel, Rabbi of Ealing and cousin of Eli Schlanger hy”d addressed the crowd with encouraging and inspirational words.
Although this year the central public menora lighting ceremony near the Red Square was canceled at the last moment, the efforts to strengthen Jewish light in Moscow, the capital of Russia, intensified this year in the spirit of mosif ve’holech—constantly increasing.
The Chanukah Holiday Frenzy is a CKids initiative that encourages children to actively experience Yom Tov through action, fostering a sense of responsibility as children step into the role of active soldiers in Hashem’s army.
Firefighters, officials, and community members braved the cold Sunday evening for the official FDNY Menorah lighting event, which took place at the S. Johns garage in Crown Heights.
Anash of Paris drove the streets if the City of Lights, bringing the brightness of Chanukah to the masses.