Students Learn Laws of Menorah Hands-On
After learning about the history, laws and customs of Chanukah, the students of Rabbi S. Turk in Lubavitcher Yeshiva – Crown Street made their very own Menorahs out of wood.
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Menorah Parade to Be More Organized than Ever
This year the world’s largest Menorah parade, held annually in New York City, will be organized with the help of a brand new state-of-the-art coordination system, which will allow participants to easily sign up, submit their license and registration, select their vehicle type, and be appointed a ‘zone’ for the parade setup. The new system will keep the parade more efficient, orderly and organized.
Video: Thanksgivukkah – The Epic Split
You may have seen the Volvo ad ‘Epic Split,’ featuring Van Damme balancing between two trucks. But if you think that’s epic, check out the Thanksgiving / Chanukah split in this latest episode of Jew-bel-ish by Chasidic comedian Mendy Pellin.
Yud Tes Kislev in Longmeadow, MA
Chassidus teaches the world new principles for understanding the Torah and for reaching out to all people. Under the direction of Rabbi Dovid Edelman, Head Shliach to Western, MA for over 64 years, Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) uses these Chassidic foundations to guide LYA and light up the community which it serves.
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Sruly and Chaya (nee Greenwald) Krinsky (Cedarhurst, NY)
Baby Boy!
Sholom and Leah (nee Katz) Laine (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 350 Lefferts Ave. [between New York and Nostrand Aves.] Apt. #4E
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Leima and Faigy (nee Ashkenazi) Wilhelm (Oak Park, MI)
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Levi and Rochel (nee Litzman) Isenberg (Monsey, NY)
Photos: Inter-School Convention’s Gala Banquet
This afternoon the Inter-School High School Convention reached its crescendo when over 800 high school students packed into the Beis Rivkah Ballroom for the annual Gala Banquet.
Laws and Customs: Chanukah
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Chanukah for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Deputy Minister Makes Spiritual Trip to New York
Eli Ben-Dahan, the Israeli Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, made a special trip to New York, during which he visited the Ohel and the Rebbe’s Room and Library. The trip was organized at the invitation of Agudas Chassidei Chabad in Israel.
Photos: Satmar Marks Yom Tov in Crown Heights
Satmar Chassidim gathered at the Bedford Avenue armory in Crown Heights Heights to mark Kuf Alef Kislev, the day Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum Zt’l, the founder of Satmar Chassidus in America, escaped from the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Over Shabbos a Car Has Its Tires Stolen
Over Shabbos, a car parked on Crown Street was stripped of all four of its tires. According to multiple reports, the theft occurred sometime late Friday Night.
Manhattan Beach Welcomes New Torah
Chabad Lubavitch of Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn celebrated the dedication and welcoming of a Sefer Torah one year after Hurricane Sandy. The Sefer Torah was sponsored by the Glasser Family, in loving memory of their dear father, Yisroel Glasser, OBM.
Crown Heights ‘Knockout’ Victim Talks to NY Post
Yisroel Blizovsky had just finished taking pictures at a Crown Heights L’chaim on November 14th when a hulking teen he was passing on the sidewalk cold-cocked him without warning. He was the latest victim of the ‘Knockout’ game, a phenomenon brought to the world media’s attention by a story and video published by CrownHeights.info.
Photos: ULY Hosts Father and Son Melava Malka
Last night, Motzai Shabbos, Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street hosted a special father and son Melava Malka and Farbrengen in honor of the ‘long’ Yud Tes Kislev.
The Guardian Angels, an anti-crime group, posted warnings in Brooklyn this week about the Knockout Game, in which teenagers try to knock a stranger out with one punch.
Cops Unsure if ‘Knockout’ Game is Real or Myth
Fear swept through Borough Park, Brooklyn, as soon as the news got out: A young man was randomly assaulted by strangers early Friday morning, and the attack was possibly part of the so-called Knockout Game.
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