Laws and Customs: Chanukah
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Chanukah for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Darchai Menachem To Host Outdoor Menorah Lighting
Darchai Menachem’s PTA invites all Darchai families and friends to join together for Darchai’s first outdoor Menorah Lighting on Sunday, December 22nd, the first night of Chanukah.
Weekly Letter: A Timely Message About Chanukah, With a Timeless Application
In this weeks letter, the Rebbe shares a timely message about Chanukah, with a timeless application for all places and situations in our personal lives and in our Jewish history.
New Rov In Town Faces Backlash From Re-Unified Beis Din
A new Rov in town that launched an organization geared toward the young couples of Crown Heights faced backlash from the re-unified Crown Heights Beis Din, which published a letter instructing the community to refrain from supporting or encouraging him in any way.
South Phoenix To Get New Chabad Center
A new Chabad center is coming to south Phoenix, a fast-growing region of the metropolitan area that previously had no synagogues. Rabbi Mendy Rimler and his wife, Sarah, will co-direct the Chabad Jewish Center of South Phoenix.
Photo Mega Gallery: Yud Tes Kislev Celebration in Moscow
More than a thousand Jews took part in the big celebration held in central Moscow celebrating Yud Tes Kislev, the day of redemption Alter Rebbe. The event is organized each year by the caretaker Central Synagogue “Marina Roscha ” in central Moscow.
Photo Gallery: Yud Tes Kislev Celebrated in Paris
We present a photo gallery of the central Farbrengen in Paris, France celebrating Yud Tes Kislev.
The Jews of Freiburg, Germany, marched with joyful abandon on a street once named for Adolf Hitler against a backdrop of blaring Chassidic music to inaugurate a new Torah scroll and Chabad center.
Dancing With the Torah on a Street Once Named for Hitler
On a thoroughfare once named for Adolf Hitler, where Nazi troops goose-stepped and saluted in all-too-familiar infamous scenes from before and during World War II, the Jews of Freiburg, Germany, marched with joyful abandon against a backdrop of blaring Chassidic music to inaugurate a new Torah scroll and Chabad center earlier this week.
Beverly Hills Police arrest Nessah Synagogue Vandal in Hawaii
The Beverly Hills Police Department has made an arrest in connection with the vandalism that took place at the Nessah Synagogue on Saturday, December 14th.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Govenor Cuomo Announces $10 Million For Security at Non-Public Schools
Amid a rash of hate crimes in New York and across the country, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced more than $10 million has been awarded to make security enhancements at non-public schools and cultural centers, including religious-based institutions, to protect against the threat of hate crimes.
A Shiur on Hilchas Chanukah By Rabbi Levin
Watch and learn as Rabbi Shalom DovBer Levine, the Director and Curator at the Central Chabad-Lubavitch Research Library, gives a Shiur on Hilchas Chanukah.
Here’s My Story: Help Wanted
Mrs. Joan Zlotnick Click here for a PDF version of this edition of Here’s My Story, or visit the My Encounter Blog. When my late husband, Shmuel Yaakov – better known as Jack – was a boy, he got to know Rabbi […]
MTA Hiring 500 Additional Police Officers To Fight Hate on Subways
The MTA board voted 9-3 Wednesday to add hundreds of police officers to the subway system. The MTA says the 500 additional uniformed officers are necessary to combat a rise in crime on the subways.
BDE: Former MK Mrs. Geulah Cohen, 94, OBM
Israeli politician and staunch supporter of Israel Mrs. Geulah Cohen OBM, passed away Wednesday at the age of 94. Mrs. Cohen had several hours-long one-on-one conversations with the Rebbe, and wrote several landmark articles articulating the Rebbe’s positions on Israeli security.
L’Chaim: Chaim Levi Avtzon (Crown Heights) To Adina Goldman (Los Angeles, CA)
The L’Chaim of Chaim Levi Avtzon of Crown Heights, and Adina Goldman of Los Angeles, CA, took place Wednesday evening at Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights.
A Word From a Bais Rivkah Student
Baila Friedman, High School Senior in Bais Rivkah, writes what makes Bais Rivkah unique, and what she will leave with as she prepares to graduate.
The Reichstag (German Parliament)
German Parliament Approves Resolution to Ban Hezbollah
The German parliament passed a resolution on Thursday calling on the government to ban Hezbollah activities in Germany.
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