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Gil Hirsh is the owner Crown Heights Florists and Fruit Baskets. He was interviewed in the My Encounter Studio in February of 2014.
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JLI Elevates Lunch Break in Israel’s Corporate Offices
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) has announced a commission by the family of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Shamir to develop a series of educational classes to be offered in corporate offices in Israel, during lunch hour.
New Engagement!
Yossi Bukiet (Boca Raton, FL) and Rivka Inglis (London, UK)
Video: Tucson Menorah Made of Legos
The first night of Chanukah was marked by a unique event at Chabad of Tucson, Arizona: The lighting of a 4-foot-tall Menorah made out of Lego blocks.
Wilkes-Barre’s BMAD Performs ‘Haneiros Halalu’
The students of Yeshivas Beis Menachem in Wilkes-Barre, PA, pooled their talents together to produce this fresh and inspiring take on the old Lubavitcher Niggun for Chanukah – Haneiros Halalu.
Solidres lighting menorahs. Right: Chaplain Rabbi Mendy Stern.
5:30pm: Live Chanukah Event for Jewish Military Personnel
For the first time ever, U.S military service members stationed around the world will join together virtually to celebrate Chanukah via live video broadcast on Wednesday evening. The center of activities will be Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, with Chaplain Rabbi Mendy Stern organizing and leading the celebration.
by Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky - Chabad.org
Photos: Special Children’s Chanukah Rally in 770
Hundreds of boys and girls gathered in 770 for special Chanukah Rally, which featured a special performance by Chaim Fogelman. Children also enjoyed doughnuts and gave Tzadakah. The rally concluded with Mincha and the lighting of the Menorah in the downstairs Shul of 770.
Baby Boy!
Elisha and Tanya (nee Landa) Rogalsky (Crown Heights)
Illustration photo: Chasidic Jew in Outermont. Photo: VIN News.
Montreal Borough Bans New Houses of Worship
In front of a packed council chamber on Monday, 4 out of 5 Outremont Borough Council members voted in favor of a controversial new zoning bylaw that would prohibit new places of worship from opening anywhere in the borough other than a designated, isolated section of the community near Van Horne Ave.
Music Stars Salute Shluchim with Chanukah Song
Four Israeli singers joined together to record a song honoring and inspiring Chabad Shluchim all over the world who bring the light of Chanukah to Jews far and wide.
Illustration photo: IDF Jeep in Chevron.
IDF Soldier and Israeli Civilian Stabbed in Chevron
A Palestinian terrorist wounded an IDF soldier and a civilian Wednesday in a stabbing attack near Beit Hadassah, a building that houses Jewish families in the holy city of Chevron.
Yeka Staff Visit Campers All Over Ukraine for Chanukah
Since its inception three years ago, the annual Camp Yeka “Light Up Ukraine” Chanukah campaign has shown to be a great success. Each day of Chanukah, a dedicated group of staff-members travel throughout the country and bring the light of Chanuka to their campers, their friends and their families.
Picture of the Day: Lighting with the Former President
Rabbi Gershom Ohana, a longtime friend of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, was joined by his son Uriah as they lit a Menorah for the elder statesman at the Peres Center in Jaffa, with many of the center’s employees joining in as well.
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.
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