Baby Boy!
Dovid and Miriam (nee Palace) Schmukler (Crown Heights)
Large New Jewish Community Center Opens in Moscow
The largest Jewish religious and cultural center to be built over the past 15 years opened in Moscow on Sunday amid fanfare and a celebration that drew religious and political leaders from across the region.
RV Company Helps Enable 8 Days of Mivtzoim
With Chanukah this year starting on Sunday, a day that RV rental companies are closed, the Mitzvah Tank Org. made special arrangements to have them open Motzai Shabbos so that the tanks can start going on Mivtzoim on Sunday starting from the very first light.
Menorah Parade Spreads Light of Chanukah in Queens
Some 45 vehicles took part in the 2nd Annual Car Menorah Parade in Queens, New York. Organized in collaboration with local Chabad centers and Yeshiva hundreds of Menorah kits were distributed and the light of Chanukah was spread.
Lighting up Horse County with a New Chabad Center
Hundreds gathered in Ocala’s City Square on Sunday night to celebrate Chanukah in the heart of Florida’s Horse Country.
Teen Arrested for the Murder of R’ Yosef Raksin
Miami-Dade police have arrested a 15-year-old teenager in connection with the Shabbos morning murder of R’ Yosef Raksin HYD in August of 2014.
New Engagement!
Yossi Kagen (Crown Heights) and Sara Epstein (Pittsburgh, PA)
Giant Menorah Lit in Center of Springfield
Last night, Rabbi Chaim Kosofsky was joined by Springfield, Massachusetts, Mayor Domenic Sarno and Congressman Richard Neil for a Menorah lighting ceremony in Court Square. Also, children from the Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy filled the courtyard to see the Menorah lit, which it was so big it had to be lit with a lift.
Bomb Threat at 770 Forces Evacuation
A bomb threat targeting 770 was called into 911 and forced a complete evacuation of the buildings. Taking no chances, the NYPD enlisted the help of the neighborhoods volunteer patrol Shomrim to assist with the evacuation.
7th Graders Start Chanukah with a Blast
Rabbi Turk’s Seventh grade class at United Lubavitcher Yeshiva got off to a great start this Chanukah, with an amazing night of mivtzoim in Manhattan.
Photos: 36th Annual South Florida Chanukah Festival
Last night, Monday, Dec. 7, the second night of Chanukah, was the 36th Annual South Florida Chanukah Festival. The event welcomed a crowd of over 10,000 people, and thousands more via the live webcast on CrownHeights.info!
Crown Heights Hosts Colossal Satmar Gathering
Tens of thousands of Satmar Chassdim flocked from Kiryas Joel to the Union-Bedford Armory in Crown Heights on the eve of Chof Alef Kislev to celebrate the day Rabbi Yoel of Satmar was rescued from the flames of the Holocaust.
Oholei Torah Staff Receive Chanukah Bonuses
Philanthropist and businessman R’ Yosef Yitzchak Popack and his wife Batsheva have once again given a special gift to all the teachers and morahs of Oholei Torah in honor of Chanukah. New to this year is the additional support from the Oholei Torah PTA, which sponsored the Mesivta and administrative members divisions.
Schools Meet with Counter-Terror Experts
Representatives from many of the Crown Heights Jewish schools met this afternoon with members of the NYPD’s counter-terrorism division in order to discuss safety and security matters.
Chabad Hebrew Schools: Global Dance Chanukah
Chabad Hebrew Schools all over the world are marking Chanukah of the Hakhel year by joining together in song! One energetic anthem, one spirited dance, performed by hundreds of Jewish children expressing their love for Torah, their youthful exuberance, and their Jewish unity and pride.
Chabad Hosts Chanukah Event for Israelis in Brussels
A Chanukah party for Israelis and Hebrew speakers was held for the first time in Brussels, Belgium.
Parliament House of Victoria Hosts Menorah Lighting
This year’s presentation at the Parliament House of Victoria of the lighting of the Chanukah Menorah and the Speeches given by the guest speakers – organized by Chabad of Melbourne-CBD under the leadership of Rabbi Chaim Herzog – surpassed any of the twelve previous functions given at Parliament in past years.
