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.
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A Single Father, A Tireless Fellow Shliach, An Unimaginable Struggle
Video: Keeping the Problems at Bay
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayeishev. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can you guarantee to stay away from problems?
Baby Boy!
Dov and Mussie (nee Lerman) Levertov (Phoenix, AZ)
Video: Making Latkes with Chef Leibish Lokshin
Enjoy watching this adorable Chanukah Cooking Special with Chef Leibish Lokshin and Chazan Chaim Feivish! They are about to make lokshin for Chanukah, when their guests remind them to make Latkes, not lokshin!
The S. Petersburg Fortress, where the Alter Rebbe was imprisoned during the reign on Czar Nicholas I in 1798.
Alter Rebbe’s Deposition Translated to English
We present a special (online only) edition of Principles Magazine, bearing an English translation by Rabbi Levi Liberow of the Alter Rebbe’s deposition, which was discovered after languishing for centuries in the Russian government’s archives.
Hundreds Mark Yud Tes Kislev at Chicago’s F.R.E.E.
Over 300 people participated in Chicago’s annual Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen, which was held on Monday Night at The Bellows Center-F.R.E.E. of Chicago.
Paris Community Marks Yud Tes Kislev
Thousands of members of the Jewish community of Paris, France, gathered together Monday night for a Farbrengen in honor of Yud Tes Kislev, led by Rabbi Mendel Azimov.
Australian Senator Visits Chabad’s ‘Our Big Kitchen’
Australian Senator Arthur Sinodinos addressed volunteers at Chabad’s Our Big Kitchen in Sydney’s Bondi neighborhood. “Helping other people is what brings a community together,” he said.
ULY-Crown St. Marks Yud Tes Kislev
The Talmidim of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva celebrated Yud Tes Kislev, the Chag Hageula of the Alter Rebbe and Chassidus, each grade on their own level.
Hundreds Join Grand Farbrengen in Moscow
Hundreds came to join in the main Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen that was held in the center of Moscow under the auspices of the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berl Lazar.
Yud Tes Kislev Gallery from Days Gone By
In honor of Yud Tes Kislev, JEM shared a fascinating collection of historical pictures with us, highlighting the Farbrengens on this day in Kfar Chabad, Israel.
Oholei Torah Celebrates Rosh Hashana L’Chassidus
Farbrengens, kinusim and rallies were held throughout the day of Yud Tes Kislev in all 8 divisions of the Mossad Chinuch Oholei Torah.
Jews of All Stripes Unite at Boro Park Farbrengen
Well over a thousand Jews of all stripes gathered together in Boro Park on Motzei Shabbos to celebrate Yud Tes Kislev, the Yahrtzeit of the Mezritcher Maggid and Yom Hageulah of the Alter Rebbe.
New Engagement!
Shneur Zalman Munitz (Buffalo, NY) and Chaya Mushka Schmukler (Albuquerque, NM)
Parade Route Changes to Avoid Trump Tower
The NYC Menorah Parade is changing its route as per instructions from the NYPD Counter-terrorism Unit.
Video: Dancing with Rabbi Yitzi
Jewish music stars Yoely Klein, Shimmy Weitzhandler and Shaya Gross visited Los Angeles to perform with Yonatan Razel at the Cheder Dinner at Tierra Sur at Herzog Wine Cellars this past Motzei Shabbos. However, before they greeted in Shabbos, they made a special visit to the home of Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, a local Chabad Shliach who is suffering from ALS.
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