PARK SLOPE [CHI] — A sizeable crowd gathered at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza in order to partake in the Menorah lighting ceremony sponsored by Chabad of Park Slope, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was honored with lighting the first light.
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Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yonah Metzger, Chief Sefardic Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Shlomo Amar, and Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites were present at the Kosel for the lighting of the menorah on the first night of chanukah.
Photos from the Menorah lighting on the White House Lawn in Washington, DC.
California Gov. Jerry Brown led the annual ceremonial Capitol menorah lighting Monday, lamenting the use of an electric menorah instead of one with “real fire,” and using his brief remarks to compare the story of Hanukkah to his push for renewable energy.
A CrownHeights.info reader spotted a Lubavitcher traveler moments before catching a flight lighting a Menorah outside JFK airport on top of their luggage spreading the light of Chanukah to all that passed by.
A New York City man is very upset after trying to put his trash out for collection and ending up with a ticket. He, and others, are getting snared in an enforcement of a law that few people even know exists.
This past Sunday night, over 300 women attended the first annual benefit event for Lamplighters Yeshivah: In the Glow, a Bazaar and Concert celebrating the Creativity of Crown Heights Jewish women.
Rabbi Yossi Malka was seen at Universal Studios City Walk in the Valley, California preparing the huge Menorah that is to be lit tonight marking ten years to the lighting which has been taking place there!
Connect with Jews all over the world, from Los Angeles to Sydney, celebrating the first night of Chanukah. Now Showing: Chanukah celebration at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
This man was caught on camera stealing a ‘Pushka’ from the checkout counter of Sterling Electronics on Kingston Ave. If you see him, please notify Shomrim immediately at (718) 774-3333.
On Sunday, December 11th, Dr. Brian Grobois decided to go hiking. The 54 year old doctor, who was a psychiatrist and lived with his family in New Rochelle, loved to hike. He was in Washington State at the time because of a simcha, and he planned to wrap up his trip with a vigorous walk on the scenic and picturesque trails of Mount Rainier.
Chabad Lubavitch of Ulster County is proud to host the first solar powered Menorah in the world. It is standing in the Center of Woodstock, NY. “We are very excited about this,” said Rabbi A. B. Itkin, who came up with the idea, “and hope to be able to duplicate this in other Menorahs around the wold.”
In what has become a tradition for the Jewish community of Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will once again attend Chabad of the Valley’s Chanukah @ Citywalk celebration and concert. In addition to the Mayor, many other local and state dignitaries will take part in the celebration of 10 years of this landmark event that has become known as Southern California’s largest Chanuka celebration.
Perfectly Crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside and oozing with delicious jelly – i set out on a quest to find the perfect jelly doughnut – that greasy chanukah treat we look forward to an entire year. So, I took a stroll up Kingston Ave. and ate every type of jelly doughnut i saw, from every bake shop in Crown Heights. (On a side note, I think I’ll be sticking to the latkes over this year’s Chanukah.)
Rabbi Duato is sitting Shiva after the passing of his mother, Chana Leah, OBM, at 888 Montgomery St. [between Troy and Schenectady Ave.] Apt. #A9.
Shachris: 7:30
Mincha: 3:10
Maariv: 9:00
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
The Bochurim at Yeshivas Ohr Elchonon Chabad in Los Angeles, California have been gearing up for this year’s annual Chanuka campaign: packing thousands of menoras to hand out, building car menorahs, and coordinating the various logistic arrangements in anticipation of this week’s full force campaign of light accross the boulevards of Los Angeles.
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