Doctor Richard Friedman A”H, who was the Medical Director for Chevra Hatzolah, was struck by a vehicle and killed this past Saturday. As his funeral passed them on the way to the Five Towns, they caught the procession on camera.
With Chanukah here, it’s important for Jewish children to learn about the Festival of Lights in a fun and engaging way. CKids, a branch of Merkos 302, has been making that happen with the Maccabee Makerspace program that it recently launched.
In spite of the tensions in Paris, with demonstrations in the streets, the international Chanuka Menorah Lighting took place near the Eiffel Tower together with Jews in Jerusalem, Netanya, and New York.
A state of emergency has been requested by French President Emmanuel Macron. The decision for state of emergency was made following deadly mass protests throughout France, that have seen a few deaths, and many injured.
A home has gone large in spreading the mitzvah of Chanukah with a house sized Menorah. The house, located on Carol St near Troy Ave, has the Menorah shaped of LED lights on the facade of the house.
Historic Footage: The Satmar, Rabbi Aron Teitelbaum, meets with Former President George H. W. Bush at the White House 1992. George H. W. Bush passed away this past weekend.
Excitement was high despite the freezing cold as a large crowd, along with millions of viewers from all the news networks in Russia watched as candle was lit by the Cheif Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
The first night of Chanukah really kicked-off on Sydney’s North Shore, with over 1800 people from the community coming together at “Chanukah on the Green” on Sunday night.
On Sunday, the presidents of the first and second chambers (parliament and senate) of the Dutch Government in The Hague received a menorah. Parliament members from the different political parties attended the menorah lighting ceremony, as well as shluchim from across the country.
Over 2,500 people braved the rain and celebrated the Jewish holiday of Chanukah at the annual kickoff concert at Brooklyn’s Largest Menorah. Entertaining the enthused crowd were local sensations Pey Dalid and Shulem.
Surveillance video of an attempted robbery on Brooklyn Ave, that ended with the robbers in custody, has surfaced. With the help of community members and the NYPD, three people were arrested in connection with the incident.
If farbrenging on Yud-Tes Kislev is critical for any chossid, all the more so for a mechanech upon whom 25 children depend for spiritual enthusiasm. That is why Igud Hamechanchim arranges each year a central Yud-Tes Kislev farbrengen for mechanchim.
A nine-foot menorah in front of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house at Penn State University was vandalized late Thursday night. The damage was discovered on Friday morning.
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