This past Motzei Shabbos the Oholei Torah pre1-A, 1st and 2nd grades had their annual Father and Son Melava Malkah. Unique to this year, is that each of the three grades, now have 5 parallel classes, totaling 15 classes with over 350 students.
Chabad of Western Monmouth County, NJ, celebrated Chanukah on Monday, December 22, with a public Menorah lighting by Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornick at Marlboro Plaza. The giant Menorah lighting capped-off a parade of 50 cars adorned with custom-designed Chanukah Menorahs, popularizing the holiday through Marlboro and Manalapan Townships.
Noted author and Rov Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky of Crown Heights led a Farbrengen marking Hey Teves for the local Shluchim and Anash in Kingston, Pennsylvania.
The Lubavitch community of Montreal gathered on the 22nd of Kislev to celebrate a ‘triple’ Siyum Harambam: for the completion of the 3-Prokim-a-day, 1-Perek-a-day and Sefer Hamitzvos cycles.
Rabbi Mikhael Cohen, Founder and Executive Director of Jewish-French Community Center of New York, visited the French Consulate in Manhattan on the third night of Chanukah, where he lit the Menorah with Consul General Bertrand Lortholary and his staff.
The first ever certified Kosher restaurant is set to open in Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, next week, a culmination of the efforts of local Chabad Shluchim Rabbi Mendy and Chana Sudakevich.
Argentina’s President, Christina Fernández, has ceremoniously ‘adopted’ the son of a Lubavitch family in Buenos Aires as her ‘godson.’ The reason: to prevent him from turning into a ‘werewolf.’ Yair Tawil is the first Jewish boy ever to receive this honor, which until 2009 was only awarded to Catholic children.
Momo (Meir) and Sara Esther (nee Trappler) Spielman (Crown Heights)
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a Pakistani man believed to be the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai massacre that left 166 dead, including 6 Jews at the local Chabad house, was released on bail by the Pakistani government.
Update: Suspect rearrested.
A Crown Heights family feels lucky that they were not harmed in a home invasion burglary, which surveillance video later revealed that the intruder was armed with a handgun. It was an alarm system and smart thinking by the homeowner that scared the gun toting burglar off.
The Montreal Chabad community gathered to celebrate Hey Teves – the day a Federal Judge affirmed the Chabad movement’s ownership of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s library – with a grand Seudah on Motzei Shabbos.
A Jewish teenager is lucky to be alive after he was struck by a pickup truck while attempting to cross Empire Boulevard. The force of the collision sent him flying over 10 feet. The entire incident was captured on surveillance video.
Menachem and Rena (nee Berkowitz) Traxler (Jerusalem, Israel)
For the past 20 years, Shluchim Rabbi Yitzchok and Nechamie Minkowicz celebrated Chanukah at the upscale Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers, Florida. However, this year, two months before Chanukah the mall notified them that due to new management and renovations they will not be hosting their Chanukah event this year.
Jewish Heritage Night with the Miami Heat on December 17 was, as advertised, Spectacular! From Heat stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh appearing on the giant screen to wish the sold out arena “Happy Chanukah” to all the celebrations that took place, Jewish Heritage Night (JHN) once again proved to be a grand celebration of the Chanukah holiday and Jewish unity.
“He has made a difference in my life, in my father’s life and he knows more about my grandfather than I do. I enjoy the stories that he tells me about my grandparents and how they lived their lives.” These words come from an admirer of Rabbi Dovid Edelman at an event celebrating his 90th birthday.
Once again this year, Beis Menachem of Manchester, UK, arranged a “Latkes Ovent” Chanuka Party for the whole Community.
