In the face of terror, a massive menorah lighting will take place on the Eiffel Tower plaza in Paris, France. This will be the kickoff lighting event for this years Chanukah Live, which will link up menorah lightings in three major cities on three continents. This French program, filled with music and song, is based out of Paris, and will hook-up with menorah lightings in Israel and New York.
“Chanukah Live”: an unprecedented effort in sharing the light of Chanukah with the world. Bringing together different continents to celebrate as one, this was technologically speaking, a monumental undertaking at the time. A group of resourceful Chassidim brought the idea to the Rebbe and received his enthusiastic blessing. This clip shows the Rebbe taking part in one such monumental rally in 5751 as Chassidim around the world energetically respond to the Rebbe’s encouragement.
‘The Kapelle,’ an ensemble of talented Lubavitcher vocalists, sang a niggun from R’ Aaron Charitonov at the Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen this past Motzoei Shabbos at Ateres Golda Hall in Boro Park, accompanied by musician Yossi Cohen.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Vayeishev. This week Rabbi Benny answers the questions: Why does the Jewish arrival to Egypt and enslavement begin with a series of dreams? What do dreams have to do with exile and, how could we possibly better our life from it?
As many as a dozen people have reportedly been killed in what police call an active shooter situation Wednesday in San Bernardino, Calif., where SWAT teams were pursuing as many as three suspects.
The Forta family of Oak Park, Michigan, built a giant Raspberry Pi powered LED menorah for Chanukah. This video is a demo of the full animation sequence, and a description of how it was built.
A playlist of seven videos in connection with Yud Tes Kislev that was compiled by JEM and shared with the community in honor of this auspicious day.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayeishev. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How important is it to be part of a community?
During a brief meeting in Paris between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which Israeli-Russian military cooperation on Syria to prevent “unnecessary accidents” was discussed, Putin praised the holiday of Chanukah, saying it symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness.
Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Ocean Parkway and HaMesivta have launched a 24 hour campaign to raise $160,000, which will enable them to continue offering scholarships to many of their students.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 92, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Yud-Tes Kislev; Messianism; Niturei Karta; Watching Movies; Understanding Hakhel; Chabad’s Different Customs; Anthropomorphism and Atzmus.
When the Rebbe sent Rabbi Nissan Mangel to Lakewood, New Jersey, to teach Tanya, he didn’t fully know what to expect.
As thousands of well-wishers from around Israel and the world danced and sang outside the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, hundreds more inside could be seen crying bittersweet tears as they witnessed the marriage of Ariel Biegel and Sarah Techiya Litman, the young woman whose father and brother were murdered by terrorists less than two weeks ago.
The late Shirley Chisholm was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House when she posthumously received a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. Chisholm made history in 1968 when she became the first female black American elected to Congress, representing New York’s 12th District for seven terms. She also became the first major-party black candidate for president of the United States when she ran for the Democratic Party’s nomination in 1972.
On the 14th of Kislev in 1928, the Rebbe’s marriage to Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, daughter of the then Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, was held in Warsaw, Poland.
The wedding of Ariel Bigel and Sarah-Tehiya Litman, whose father and brother were brutally murdered last week by a Palestinian terrorist near Chevron, is currently underway at the Binyanei Ha’uma in Jerusalem, with Jews having traveled from all over the world to be in attendance.
Newly released video of the Rebbe exiting the MIkvah on Union Street in the winter of 1987 shows a candid encounter between a group of people who were waiting outside. Upon exiting the Rebbe is seen giving out coins for charity.
