Almaty Kazakhstan had a most impressive Chanukah. Menorah lightings in Public, and in private homes, from preparations to after farbrengens, watch as the light of chanukah spreads outwards to light up every soul.
The iconic Uncle Pinchey was straight off the boat when he was first introduced in “Uncle Pinchey Comes Home.” He quickly became one of the most famous and adored puppets of the Small Wonder Puppet Theater. Now, he has come out of retirement.
The topics in this week’s 240th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Chassidus Applied to 10 Teves and Parshas Vayechi Why has Chalukas haShas not gained traction in Chabad? What aspect of a Jewish mother determines the Jewishness of her child – conceiving, carrying or both? Should we insist that our 8-year-old son go to Shul on Shabbos? What should be our goals when we go on mivtzoim? How should we speak to non-Jews about sheva mitzvos?
The car involved in Fridays hit and run on Union Street near Albany Ave. has been identified and located by the NYPD. They have impounded the car pending further investigation.
A package thief took stealing packages to the next level, when he broke into a Crown Heights home Friday night to take two packages. The man, with his face clearly exposed to the video camera, thankfully only wanted packages.
Social Media user Menachem Cohen (@menachem04), posted a video to his twitter feed of a Young Lubavitcher inviting a plane full of people to a shabbos meal at the Chabad of Venice. He can be seen asking the stewards permission before making the invitation over the planes intercom. Thank you for flying Easy Jet!
Over the weekend, IDF troops exposed an additional cross-border attack tunnel that crossed the Blue Line from Lebanese territory into Israel. The attack tunnel is under IDF control and does not pose an imminent threat.
A man is in custody after being caught on camera taking a selfie next to Chabad of North Hollywood, holding a machete and sporting a kafia. The man was tracked by police to a nearby house and detained.
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