Kislev Celebrations at YNS Tzfas

TZFAS, Israel [CHI] — It all started Thursday night before Shabbos Mevorchim Chodesh Kislev when the Shluchim of the yeshiva farbrenged for five hours with the bochurim in preparation for Rosh Chodesh Kislev. Already then the bochurim were thinking about which hachlotohs to take upon themselves.

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Rabbi Paltiel to perform pre-Chanukah Ceremony at Nassau Coliseum

PORT WASHINGTON, NY [CHI] — In an unprecedented move, the New York Islanders have invited Rabbi Paltiel of Chabad of Port Washington to perform a short pre-Chanukah ceremony at Nassau Coliseum during their game against the Boston Bruins this coming Monday night, December 3rd. The rabbi hopes to utilize the opportunity to promote the observance of the mitzvah of lighting Chanukah menorahs and its message of light, goodness and kindness, in a world sorely in need of it. He will be lighting a 9 foot menorah.

Matisyahu’s New Spiritual Groove

by Debra Nussbaum Cohen – The Jewish Week

After Lubavitch, the reggae star is now hanging his hat with an ecstatic chasidic sect.

It is only a few miles from Crown Heights to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, but in some respects, the asphalt avenues linking them bridge entirely disparate worlds.

In Nepal, Israelis Examine Jewish Identity

Lubavitch.com

DHULIKHEL, Nepal — Dhulikhel, a resort village with panoramic views of the famous Himalayan mountain ranges, is an idyllic setting for soul searchers. Here, Chezi Lifshitz, the Chabad shliach to Nepal, devotes three days per month during peak season, to an intensive exploration of the mystical layers of Judaism together with Israeli travelers.