Dancing Dreidels Take Over Whole Foods Store
A grand menorah lighting and olive oil tasting took place at the Whole Foods in Berkeley, CA, on the seventh night of Chanukah.
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Shul Brings Joy of Chanukah to Seniors
Levi and Avremel Piekarski of Crown Heights’ Bais Shmuel go every Sunday to put on Tefillin with seniors at an adult daycare center in Canarsie. This Chanukah, the brothers, joined by other Beis Shmuel congregants and their families, made a party attended by about 200 of the seniors, where they distributed Menorahs and doughnuts and danced to live music.
Released Time: Not Just an Hour on Wednesday
During Chanukah, the tireless and dedicated Released Time instructors visits the homes of their students, bringing the joy and beauty of Chanukah not just to the students who attend their classes but to their entire family. In total, more than 700 families were visited.
Weekly Living Torah Video: End of a Long Journey
Almost a year after the U.S District Court ordered that books taken from the Chabad Library be returned to Agudas Chasidei Chabad, they were finally brought back.
Jewish Girl Assaulted by Perv on Scooter
A young teenage Jewish girl was the victim of an assault in Crown Heights Thursday evening. The perpetrator, a Black teenager riding a scooter, groped the girl and sped off.
4 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Dov and Chanie Landa
734 Lefferts Ave. [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.]
Shaya and Marissa Rochester
352 Crown St. [corner New York Ave.]
Shimon and Mushky (nee Goldberg) Schechter
370 Brooklyn Ave. [between Carrol and Crown Sts.]
Reuven and Rivka (nee Goldstein) Roth
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The Story of Hey Teves: From a Higher Perspective
What is the Role of a Rebbe? In a handwritten note, publicized in the Teves edition of the “A Chassidisher Derher” magazine, the Rebbe lends a rare glimpse at the role the Rebbe embodies. The note is part of an article that brings deeper perspective into the saga surrounding Hey Teves.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe entering his car holding a bag of panim, on his way to the Ohel.
Baby Girl!
Dovi and Danielle (nee Mitchell) Slater (London, England)
Over 2000 Enjoy Queens Chanukah Experience
Over 2,000 children visited the 5th annual Chanukah Experience run by Chabad of Eastern Queens, enjoying Menorah lightings, doughnuts, game shows, olive oil demos, crafts and more.
Down But Not Out: The Light that Stems from the Dark
We all have our share of dirty laundry. No one in the world is born great. Everyone has skeletons in their closets. Do we shove it all under the bed, or do we deal with it, become amazing people, and move on? People who do the former are forgotten. Those who do the latter serve as an example for all us for all time.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
Baby Girl!
Zalman and Chaya (nee Lubin) Schurder (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Yacov Harkham (Sydney, Australia) and Chana Gurevitch (Surfers Paradise, Australia)
Baby Girl!
Shmully and Rochel (nee Fischel) Wolfson (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Yisroel and Aliza (nee Lowenstein) Silberstein (Chernigov, Ukraine)
Video: A Word on the Parsha with Rabbi Minkowicz
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayigash. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one be the ultimate optimist?
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