Video: Tucson Menorah Made of Legos
The first night of Chanukah was marked by a unique event at Chabad of Tucson, Arizona: The lighting of a 4-foot-tall Menorah made out of Lego blocks.
Wilkes-Barre’s BMAD Performs ‘Haneiros Halalu’
The students of Yeshivas Beis Menachem in Wilkes-Barre, PA, pooled their talents together to produce this fresh and inspiring take on the old Lubavitcher Niggun for Chanukah – Haneiros Halalu.
Solidres lighting menorahs. Right: Chaplain Rabbi Mendy Stern.
5:30pm: Live Chanukah Event for Jewish Military Personnel
For the first time ever, U.S military service members stationed around the world will join together virtually to celebrate Chanukah via live video broadcast on Wednesday evening. The center of activities will be Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, with Chaplain Rabbi Mendy Stern organizing and leading the celebration.
by Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky - Chabad.org
Music Stars Salute Shluchim with Chanukah Song
Four Israeli singers joined together to record a song honoring and inspiring Chabad Shluchim all over the world who bring the light of Chanukah to Jews far and wide.
Illustration photo: IDF Jeep in Chevron.
IDF Soldier and Israeli Civilian Stabbed in Chevron
A Palestinian terrorist wounded an IDF soldier and a civilian Wednesday in a stabbing attack near Beit Hadassah, a building that houses Jewish families in the holy city of Chevron.
Giant Menorah Lit in Center of Springfield
Last night, Rabbi Chaim Kosofsky was joined by Springfield, Massachusetts, Mayor Domenic Sarno and Congressman Richard Neil for a Menorah lighting ceremony in Court Square. Also, children from the Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy filled the courtyard to see the Menorah lit, which it was so big it had to be lit with a lift.
7th Graders Start Chanukah with a Blast
Rabbi Turk’s Seventh grade class at United Lubavitcher Yeshiva got off to a great start this Chanukah, with an amazing night of mivtzoim in Manhattan.
Chabad Hebrew Schools: Global Dance Chanukah
Chabad Hebrew Schools all over the world are marking Chanukah of the Hakhel year by joining together in song! One energetic anthem, one spirited dance, performed by hundreds of Jewish children expressing their love for Torah, their youthful exuberance, and their Jewish unity and pride.
Chabad Rabbi’s House Torched in Queens
A charred pile is all that is left of the home Rabbi Zalman Zvolonov was building here on 69th Road. It is the seventh and latest in a string of arsons in Forest Hills, and residents are on edge.
Video: The World’s Most Moral Army
Is the Israeli military a paragon of morality and wartime ethics? Or is it an oppressive force that targets innocent Palestinian civilians and commits war crimes as a matter of policy? Colonel Richard Kemp, who was the commander of British Forces in Afghanistan, was in Israel during its war against Hamas in 2014, and analyzes whether Israel’s military is ethical, evil, or somewhere in between.
A Chanukah Miracle in Crimea
Recently, two electric pylons that transfer electricity from Ukraine to Crimea were bombed, and Crimea has been in the dark, without electricity except 2-4 hours a day. The Russian authorities ruling the peninsula decreed that all public gatherings of more than three people were forbidden. Permission to erect the menorah on a public square, where it has been for many years, was not forthcoming to the Chabad Shluchim in the disputed region’s capital city, Simferopol.
Live Video: Florida Grand Chanukah Festival & Concert
Tune in tonight at 7:30pm to a live video broadcast of the 36th Annual South Florida Chassidic Chanukah Festival in the special Hakhel year of unity, featuring a full concert with the popular Chasidic superstar Avraham Fried, followed by the sensational singer Dovid Gabay. Also featuring the lighting of Florida’s largest Menorah led by Cantor Yossy Lebovics along with more fun, celebration and entertainment.
Video: How to Be Inspired to Make an Impact
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Mikeitz. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one be inspired to make an impact on the world? Plus: A Chanukah message from Rabbi Minkowicz.
Menorah Stolen, Vandalized Night Before Chanukah
A large Menorah erected outside Chabad-Lubavitch of Utah headquarters in Salt Lake City was stolen and vandalized the night before Chanukah. This is the second time the Menorah was vandalized in three years.
Video: Bubby’s Chanukah Sweater
Filmmaker Meir Kalmenson is back with his latest comedy sketch, just in time for Chanukah. If you know a Bubby, you will laugh!
Music Video: New York Boys Choir’s ‘Nes Gadol’
This year for Chanukah, the New York Boys Choir under the leadership of renowned producer Yitzy Bald, film producer Yosef Shidler of CJ STUDIOS, and musical producer and arranger extraordinaire Doni Gross of DEG Productions, teamed up to present this fun-filled and inspiring music video: “Nes Gadol-Great Miracle.”
8:00pm: Chanukah; Anxiety; Messianism Continued; Mimicking the Rebbe; Understanding Hahkel; Explaining the Yeshiva System; Tzimtzum K’pshuto
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 93, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Chanukah; Anxiety; Messianism Continued; Mimicking the Rebbe; Understanding Hahkel; Explaining the Yeshiva System; Tzimtzum K’pshuto.
Submit a Story
