Worldwide Live Chanukah Celebrations at Chabad.org

During the eight days, Chabad.org will broadcast Chanukah events from around the world – live!

The menorah lightings will be broadcast from eight locations, including the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, The National Menorah in front of The White House in Washington D.C., as well as menorah lightings in Paris, New York City and a half dozen other cities around the globe. Another highlight of the site is are live video of the Western Wall and the Live Dreidel Cam, focused on the oversized dreidel in front of the Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn, NY.

The programs can be viewed live online at www.Chanukah.org/Chanukah (or http://www.Chabad.org/1063773). Archives of each event will be available together with thousands of other popular, entertaining, and inspirational video content on www.Jewish.tv.

Chanukah.org (www.chanukah.org), the premier Chanukah site, also offers the worlds largest Chanukah event directory, with events in more than 600 cities around the world and all kinds of Chanukah features, like Chanukah FAQs, story of Chanukah, Holiday how-to guide, Menorah Lighting Wizard, texts and prayers, Chanukah gelt, dreidel wizard, Chanukah stories, videos, songs, audio classes, photo galleries and a kids section that includes, games, activities, stories, and videos.

Below is a schedule of events:

Second Night, December 12

Sat, Night, 6:00 PM (PST) – (9pm EST)
Yorba Linda, California, USA – Giant menorah lighting at the Chabad House of Yorba Linda, CA (Sponsored by North County Chabad Center)

Sat, Night, 8:00 PM (PST) – (11pm EST) California, USA
Hollywood, California, USA – At Universal Studios City Walk, featuring in concert the Moshav Band, Benny Friedman and others (Sponsored by Chabad of the Valley).

Sun, Night, 5:00 PM (AEST) – (Sun 2:00AM – EST)
Brisbane – Queensland, Australia – Giant menorah lighting in Brisbane Square; featuring Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, Senator Ronald Boswell, Senator Claire Moore, Federal and State MPs and City Councilors (Sponsored by Chabad of Brisbane).

Third Night, December 13

Sunday, 2:00 PM (EST)
Live Satellite Hookup – Jerusalem, New York, Paris
Live satellite linkup of menorah lightings in major cities on three continents.

Sun, 4:00 PM (EST)
Washington D.C., USA – Giant menorah lighting by White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanual on the ellipse at the White House. Also featuring the United States Air Force Band and “The Three Cantors”. (Sponsored by American Friends of Lubavitch).

Fourth Night, December 14

Mon, 6:00 PM (EST)
Binghamton, New York, USA – Lighting of a Lego Menorah in Old Union Lobby; the Lego pieces will be donated to children with cancer. (Sponsored by Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life @ Binghamton Univ.).

Fifth Night, December 15

Tue, 5:00 PM (MST) – 7:00 PM (EST)
Calgary – Alberta, Canada – Lighting of menorah at City Hall. The Mayor of Calgary will be in attendance, along with Canadian politicians and dignitaries and representatives of the Jewish organizations in Calgary. (Sponsored by Friends of Calgary Chabad).

Seventh Night, December 17

Thu, 7:30 PM (MST) – 9:30 PM (EST)
Colorado Springs, USA – Mayor Lionel Rivera will be lighting the Menorah at Chapel Hill Mall. (Sponsored by Chabad of Colorado Springs).

Visit http://www.chabad.org/1063773 to watch the events live.