Kew Gardens Celebrates Chanukah in the Park
Warmer than usual weather had those from near and far coming together to celebrate Chanukah with Chabad of Kew Gardens, Queens.
Oholei Torah Staff Receive Generous Chanukah Gift
Philanthropist and businessman R’ Yosef Yitzchak and his wife Batsheva Popack have once again given a special Chanukah gift to all the teachers and morahs of Oholei Torah in honor of Chanukah. The Oholei Torah PTA joined, as in previous years, to sponsor the Mesivta, Beis Medrash and administrative divisions.
OK Treats Female Staff to Chanukah Party
The ladies at OK Headquarters were treated to a fun day out at the annual staff Chanukah party on Monday. This year they ventured outside the office to the Aliya building on East New York Avenue for a fun and relaxing “paint your own pottery” session with The Art Café.
Music Video Takes Us Back to Shtetel
He rose to fame with his moving songs, thought-provoking articles, guitar-accompanied shiurim on the Torah of Izhbitza, and the clips he starred in. Reb Mendel Roth, son of the Shomrei Emunim Rebbe, stars in this masterfully created music video titled ‘Mincha.’
Picture of the Day: Mont Saint-Michel, France
Mont Saint-Michel, a UNESCO world heritage site and popular tourist attraction in northern France, was lit up by the light of Chanukah for the first time this year, organized by Shliach to nearby Caen, Rabbi Motty Levin.
Music Video: Chanukah Blues
Two students of Yeshivas Beis Menachem of Wilkes-Barre, Yosef David and Noam Frishman, recorded the popular Chanukah song ‘Sevivon’ in the blues style.
It’s Not Just an Event, #DeafChanukah Is a Movement
#DeafChanukah is more than just eight nights a year. It is a movement—a movement made up of a huge and widespread population of Jewish people who also celebrate their Deaf identity, writes Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff, executive director of the Jewish Deaf Foundation.
New Ambassador to Israel Lights Five Towns Menorah
David Friedman, the newly appointed American Ambassador to Israel, joined Rabbi Zalman Wolowik of Chabad of Five Towns, NY, to light the large menorah at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park.
20,000 Witness Menorah Lighting at Nets’ Game
A huge Kiddush Hashem was made last night at CTeen’s fourth annual Jewish Heritage Night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Video: What Is the Message of Chanukah?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Mikeitz. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we be inspired to not be intimidated from obstacles and forge forward with success? A bonus video on the message of Chanukah is presented in the extended article.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Rochel Kashanian, 62, OBM
With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Liorah Rochel Kashanian OBM. She was 62 years old.
Who Is the Teacher In that Photo?
Four generations later, a Swedish Jew traces his roots to a Melamed teaching his pupils in an iconic black-and-white photo taken in the Polish town of Lublin in 1924.
Hundreds Participate in NYC Parade of Light
Hundreds of Menorah-topped-cars and dozens Mitzvah ‘Tanks’ participated in a massive parade Monday evening, leaving from Crown Heights and traveling through the streets of Manhattan and spreading the light of Chanukah.
6-foot tall, 150 lb. menorah stolen from Washington Square in San Francisco’s North Beach.
Chabad Menorah Stolen from S. Francisco Park
A 6-foot tall menorah was stolen from Washington Square Park in San Francisco over the weekend. It was last seen on Friday, December 23, by Rabbi Peretz Mochkin of the North Beach Chabad.
King of Bahrain Hosts Menorah-Lighting Ceremony
It was a menorah lighting like no other, with a Chasidic rabbi dancing hand in hand with a kafiya-clad Muslim man in the tiny Persian Gulf country of Bahrain, located off the northeast coast of Saudi Arabia.
Menorah Lightens Up the Eiffel Tower
The second light of the Menorah was lit Sunday night in the Champ de Mars park in Paris, underneath the Eiffel Tower, with thousands of people in attendance.
Artisan Chocolate Menorah Lit in Buckhurst Hill
Chabad of Essex, UK, kicked off the first two nights of Chanukah with two Menorah lightings in two towns, which – despite the clash with local holidays – brought out huge impressive crowds, showing the true strength and real Jewish Pride which often lays beneath the surface of this community.
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