Bad weather dashed the hopes of Chabad in New Mexico, which hoped to win a spot in the record books by creating the world’s only menorah made from hot air balloons on the last night of Chanukah. The event went on anyway, just without the launch of nine balloons that would have created the menorah.
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One of the Rebbe’s directives for Hey Teves was the encouragement to buy Seforim. Honoring this, Kehot has launched a sale, marking down Seforim by as much as 50%. Hundreds have been taking advantage in person, with thousands more around the world placing their orders by phone or online.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have found a house in Washington D.C., and, more importantly, they seem to have found a synagogue as well. After weeks of house-hunting and “shul shopping,” the first daughter and son-in-law are now ready to settle down in Washington’s Kalorama neighborhood and will attend the nearby Chabad synagogue.
Tonight at 5:30pm, JEM will broadcast 30 minutes of highlights of its Hey Teves film, A Movement on Trial, which pulls back the curtain on the fascinating saga of the violation of Lubavitch’s sacred manuscripts and books—and their ultimate triumph. The broadcast can be viewed live here on CrownHeights.info.
In celebration of 30 years since Hey Teves, the Vaad Or Vechom Hahiskashrus shares the following music video titled ‘Hu Bachayim, Didan Notzach,’ featuring singer Boruch Sholom Blesovsky and the students of Lubavitcher Yeshiva – Crown St.
Itchy and Shaina (nee Herman) Glassner (Crown Heights)
Filmmaker Meir Kalmenson delves into the world of Chassidic Jewish Art, with Michoel Muchnik as his guide.
Anash and Tmimim are invited to partake in the annual Central Hey Teves Farbrengen tonight – Tuesday, January 3rd – 9:00pm, in the Rose Hall in Campus Chomash, 470 Lefferts Ave. Rabbis, Roshai Yeshivos, Mashpiim and Shluchim will be recalling the events that led to the Didan Natzach – the joyous victory of the Rebbe and the Chabad movement over the possession of the Agudas Chassidei Chabad library.
Rabbi Herschel Raskin of Montreal was the guest speaker at a Farbrengen in Paris, France, last night in honor of Hey Teves.
This year, Chanukah was uniquely celebrated by Released Time children, who had off from public school, due to the holiday season. Following the Rebbe’s requests, these vacation days were utilized to imbue the children with the Jewish education they may be missing throughout the year.
Curitiba is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. As in the past 19 years, Chabad of Curitiba organized the manufacture, packing and distribution of Chanukah candles to the approximately 850 Jewish families residing in Parana.
Each week JLI releases a unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Vayigash is titled: When to Cry.
Etty Lipsh (Crown Heights) and Shloimy Teleshevsky (Melbourne, Australia)
US President Barack Obama “has given an incredible boost to the march of antisemitism,” editor-in-chief of The Algemeiner Dovid Efune said in an interview on the Rush Limbaugh radio program on Friday.
Rabbi Mikhael Cohen, Founder and Executive Director of Jewish-French Community Center of New York, led a Chanukah celebration at the French Consulate in Manhattan on the fourth night of Chanukah, hosted by Consul General Anne-Claire Legendre. Present at the event were several notable leaders and dignitaries, including Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Mrs. Marion Wiesel and French Government Minister Mr. Frédéric Lefebvre.
Steady rain did not dampen the joy of completing a brand new Sefer Torah with many joining in the celebration, and dancing in the streets of Crown Heights. The new Torah was written by the Raksin family in the memory of their mother, Mrs. Yehudis Raksin OBM, who passed away on Hey Teves last year.
In honor of Hey Teves, Join Rabbi Levi Kaplan for a tour of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s library, which includes a large number of Ph.D. theses sent to the Rebbe for his blessing and advice by people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
