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.
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 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.
A Chanukah party for Israelis and Hebrew speakers was held for the first time in Brussels, Belgium.
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.
A charred pile is all that is left of the home Rabbi Zalman Zvolonov was building here on 69th Road. It is the seventh and latest in a string of arsons in Forest Hills, and residents are on edge.
Creative and edible Menorahs, candle making and Mivtzoim are just a few of the ways students in Darchai Menachem prepared for Chanukah. This dancing menorah is one of many cool menorahs soon to be posted. Posted by Darchai Menachem on […]
A Menorah that was vandalized twice in Manhattan’s Carl Shurz Park, which is the backyard of Gracie Mansion – the official residence of the New York City Mayor – was rededicated Monday night and was lit with Mayor Bill DeBlasio in attendance.
Is the Israeli military a paragon of morality and wartime ethics? Or is it an oppressive force that targets innocent Palestinian civilians and commits war crimes as a matter of policy? Colonel Richard Kemp, who was the commander of British Forces in Afghanistan, was in Israel during its war against Hamas in 2014, and analyzes whether Israel’s military is ethical, evil, or somewhere in between.
Naftaly and Mussi (nee Krasnansky) Zakon (Crown Heights)
Avi and Lea (nee New) Minkowitz (Toronto, Canada)
Recently, two electric pylons that transfer electricity from Ukraine to Crimea were bombed, and Crimea has been in the dark, without electricity except 2-4 hours a day. The Russian authorities ruling the peninsula decreed that all public gatherings of more than three people were forbidden. Permission to erect the menorah on a public square, where it has been for many years, was not forthcoming to the Chabad Shluchim in the disputed region’s capital city, Simferopol.
Chabad of the Valley once again hosted Chanukah at Universal Studios CityWalk with thousands in attendance. This years event was headlined by Gad Elbaz who had the crowd dancing.
Tune in tonight at 7:30pm to a live video broadcast of the 36th Annual South Florida Chassidic Chanukah Festival in the special Hakhel year of unity, featuring a full concert with the popular Chasidic superstar Avraham Fried, followed by the sensational singer Dovid Gabay. Also featuring the lighting of Florida’s largest Menorah led by Cantor Yossy Lebovics along with more fun, celebration and entertainment.
14-month-old Mimi Seewald from L.A. is ready to do pirsumei nisa.
Thirty years ago Rabbi Yitzchak Sapochkinsky and Rabbi Moshe Bryski were photographed at a Menorah lighting at The Westlake Village City Hall. Pictured more recently are their children, Yossi Bryski and Yossi Sapochkinsky distribute menorahs in Coral Springs, Florida.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Mikeitz. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one be inspired to make an impact on the world? Plus: A Chanukah message from Rabbi Minkowicz.
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