SOUTHBURY, CT [CHI] — Doing justice to a momentous occasion, Chabad of Northwest CT completed the Community Torah on Sunday December 2nd with a truly spectacular event. The event took place at the Heritage Hotel, in Southbury, where participants had a chance to experience the making of the most hallowed of Jewish articles, the Torah.
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — After two weeks worth of preparations, a virtual online Farbrengen marking Yud Tes Kislev was held for all Hebrew-speaking Shluchim’s children attending The Shluchim Office’s Online School, comprising the Twelve Pesukim, Divrei Torah, L’Chaims, Nigunim and even dancing. Participants were able to hear and see each other online, creating an authentic Farbrengen atmosphere among Chassidishe peers.
LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — Pirsumei Nisa, spreading the story of the miracle is one of the mitzvahs of Chanukah. Jews put menorahs in the door ways and windows of their homes and business, and Shluchim around the world erect large menorahs at their chabad houses, malls, city and village squares and parks.
Chabad of California this year announced their first ever “Chanukah Lights Live!”, a national TV broadcast from Sacramento, the capitol of California, which will include a live satellite link hookup from Iraq and Afghanistan of U.S. troops celebrating Chanukah.
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DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine [CHI] — Seeing the success of last years olive oil kits the Director of programs and publishing division of Tzivos Hashem, Rabbi Shmuli Brown was flooded with lots of telephone calls to once again make more olive kits. Tzivos Hashem of the C.I.S. worked very hard in providing more kits to many Shluchim across the Former Soviet Union.
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA [CHI] — Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend “Chanukah at the Universal City Walk” on Tuesday, December 4; from 5-9pm. Organizers of the event say that it will be the largest Chanukah celebration of its kind in Southern California.
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Menucha Vita bas Baila. Please say Kapital 87 as well.
Moshe Elazar ben Miriam.
Yehuda Berel ben Miriam.
Perka Masha bas Tova Gitel.
RUNNING SPRINGS, CA [CHI] — The American Camp Association (ACA) recently announced that Camp Gan Israel (CGI) Running Springs has received ACA-Accredited Camp status for it’s upcoming 2008 season.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Yesterday, Sunday, the Russian TV Network was at Yeshivas Darchai Menachem to film the Sparks Boys Choir and the students lighting a Chanukah Menorah. The production will be broadcasted this Tuesday, Chanukah on the Russian TV Network, which is aired worldwide.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Jewish Children’s Museum was awarded a grant from the Nissan automotive company’s philanthropic foundation.
The rebbe going into 770 during a children’s rally 1974. Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum. Click here to see previous weeks pictures.
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Last Thursday night in the heart of Flatbush, Rabbi Michoel Seligson farbrenged long into the night with close to a hundred participants. Merkaz Habracha, directed by Rabbi Sholom DovBer Chein hosted the event. The evening was launched with a festive meal accompanied by an inspirational video, followed by nigunim and dancing. The event concluded with members of the shul taking upon themselves hachlatos tovos. “It was a night of inspiration to all” said one of the participants.
On Thursday, the Jewish Week announced “Matisyahu’s New Spiritual Groove,” baring one of the first concrete interviews on the topic of Matisyahu’s affiliation with Chabad. The article makes the following clear: Matisyahu’s continued exploration of Judaism has led him to connect with a sect of Breslav Chassidism, he isn’t inspired by Chabad teachings like he once was, and his spiritual shift has been in the making for four years.
To many Lubavitchers, the news hurts. When anyone who is connected to the Rebbe and his teachings suddenly turns his ties elsewhere, it is hard not to take personally. Moreover, Matisyahu is a public figure, who many of us feel experienced success largely by his connection to Chabad. It is wholly warranted to feel like Matisyahu’s recent comments are biting the hand that fed him.
