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Menorah Parade Spreads Chanukah Light in NYC
Hundreds of Menorah-topped-cars and dozens Mitzvah ‘Tanks’ participated in a massive parade this Motzai Shabbos, leaving from Crown Heights and traveling through the streets of Manhattan and spreading the light of Chanukah.
Hate Crime Charges Dropped Against Yitzchak Shuchat
Yitzchak Shuchat, a Jewish man who was accused of assaulting an African-American man in Crown Heights back in 2008, has plead guilty to assault. As part of a plea deal, all racial bias charges against him have been dropped.
New Engagement!
Levi Yitzchak Welton (Berkeley, CA) and Chavi Kaufman (Los Angeles, CA)
Two NYPD Officers Executed while sitting in Marked Car
A gunman shot two uniformed NYPD officers ‘execution style’ while they were sitting in a marked patrol car on the corner of Myrtle and Tompkins Avenues in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn at around 3:00pm. Both officers have died from their wounds.
Shabbos at the Besht: Listening to the Candles
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Baruch Jacobson, director of Chabad at Hunter College, will lead a discussion on the topic – What story do the Chanukah candles tell us?
Kindling the Lights of Chanukah, Steven Sotloff’s Parents Speak About Their Son
Hundreds of people gathered at Chabad of Kendall & Pinecrest in Miami on Tuesday night to usher in the first night of Chanukah, and to honor a native son and journalist who was killed at the hands of the ISIS terror group in Iraq.
Miami Celebrates Chanukah Miracle on Ice
NHL Hockey’s Florida Panthers’ victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, December 16, made it into the record books, and Chanukah on Ice was a big part of it.
Video: Igniting Souls in Sydney
Each Friday afternoon, an excited group of Kesser Torah College Boys’ High School students race from class to board buses to different parts of Sydney’s Eastern suburbs. This weekly foray is a highlight of their week, when they get the opportunity to share the warmth of Judaism that they experience during their school day with Jewish men and women in the wider community.
Historic Menorah Lighting at NJ Statehouse
For the 34th year in a row, the Rabbinical College of America and Chabad of NJ coordinated a Menorah Lighting at the New Jersey Statehouse.
Brooklyn Friendship Circle Celebrates Chanukah
Children with special needs, their siblings and parents gathered on the first night of Chanukah for the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn’s annual Chanukah Celebration. The party brought together nearly 500 men, women and children from across the spectrum of the community, all celebrating the holiday of lights – at a place where ALL children are able to shine!
New Engagement!
Moshe Nisnevich (Crown Heights) and Mushky Best (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Sroli Gutnick (Melbourne, Australia) and Shira Zagnoev (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Letter & Spirit: Tznius and the Chanukah Miracle
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present an enlightening letter from the Rebbe on the important role of the woman in the miracle of Chanukah. It begins with her self-sacrifice for tznius at a time of Greek influence and trends which large segments of the Jewish population, Hellenists, fell prey to during those difficult times.
Here’s My Story: Influencing the Future
Alan Dershowitz, an American lawyer, author, and political commentator, is a professor of law at Harvard University since 1967 and is faculty advisor to Chabad at Harvard. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter project in Manhattan in May of 2014.
Families of Fallen Heroes Share in Chanukah Joy
The first night of Chanukah this year saw a very special and very moving ceremony on the Mamilla Mall in the heart of Jerusalem.
Vancouver Mayor Joins Chanukah Celebration
Over 350 members of Vancouver’s Jewish community gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Tuesday evening, December 16, to celebrate the first night of Chanukah by lighting the tallest menorah in Canada – the Silber Family Agam Menorah.
