Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull helped light the menorah on Friday afternoon at Central Synagogue in Sydney on the seventh day of Chanukah. Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Rabbi Levi Wolff, rabbi of the congregation, and others watched as Turnbull in lit the shamash candle on the menorah so that the others, in turn, could be ignited.
A Siyum Sefer Torah will be held today, Monday, January 2, in memory of Mrs. Yehudis Raksin, OBM, beginning with the writing of the final letters at 3:30pm at 628 Empire Blvd., and continuing with a joyous procession to 770 at 5:00pm.
Shneur Freeman (Crown Heights / LA) and Miri Trappler (Crown Heights / LA)
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 144, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Should We Make of the Recent UN Resolution? Lessons from Hei Teves – 30 Years; Is G-d Fearing the Sole Criteria for a Spouse? Why Are Chassidim Called Chassidim? What Can I Do About my Fear of Traveling to Israel? How Can a Closed Person Open Up More?
Yisroel and Leah Golowinsky (Crown Heights)
The Mayor of Hollywood, Florida, Josh Levy, joined with Rabbi Raphael Tennenhaus of Chabad of South Broward for a public menorah lighting at city hall.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations are suspended on Sunday and Monday, January 1-2, for New Year’s.
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This year saw the biggest crowds ever as hundreds gathered to participate in the lighting of New Jersey’s largest Menorah in Monroe Township.
Baltimore Shliach and Police Chaplain Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, director of Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland-Chabad, along with his son Mendel, led a Menorah Lightning ceremony at Baltimore Police Department Headquarters with Police Commissioner Kevin Davis and members of Police and Baltimore City Fire Department.
On Thursday, 29 December, in anticipation of the lighting of the 6th Chanukah Candle, Sydney became alive with scores of cars carrying Menorahs on their roofs driving through the city, reminding everyone of the great miracles that took place many years ago.
18 Chabad Rabbonim and Mashpiim have jointly signed a “Kol Kore” – a call to action – addressed to the wider Lubavitch community in anticipation of the 30th anniversary of Hey Teves.
Tzali Raskin (London, UK) and Libby Korolitzky (Crown Heights)
Deena, Noa and Rachel, college students and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, were three of 70 participants on LivingLinks, Chabad on Campus International’s first heritage trip to Poland. In a trip filled with emotional and poignant moments, the most riveting was when they lit the first candle of Chanukah in Auschwitz lI-Birkenau concentration camp.
In this week’s Living Torah, a fascinating story unfolds when acclaimed Israeli artist Baruch Nachshon visits the Rebbe.
Chabad of the Valley’s “Chanukah at CityWalk” once again surpassed expectations despite California’s uncharacteristic bout of cold weather, as families came out in large numbers and flocked to the plaza at Universal Studios CityWalk for the annual event, which for many has become the highlight of the eight day Chanukah Holiday.
In what has become a yearly tradition, members of the Brooklyn Jewish community thanked the local police chief and honored him with lighting The Largest Menorah.
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