Holocaust Hero Honored at Chanukah Ceremony
On the fifth night of Chanukah, dozens of locals gathered with Chabad of Kew Gardens, Queens at the neighborhood’s Wallenberg Square to pay tribute to Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg.
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Ancient Olive Oil Press Comes to Modern Supermarket
On Sunday, at a very crowded Wegman’s supermarket in DeWitt, NY, Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport, director of Syracuse Chabad, conducted a demonstration on the pressing of olive oil, with local Jewish children happily joining in for the hands-on workshop.
Video: Rabbis Dance on Thanksgiving Parade Float
A Chanukah themed float participated in Houston’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, complete with a giant Dreidel, Menorah and dancing Chabad Rabbis.
Chabad of Orange County Lights Up Monroe
The Mayor of the Village of Monroe, NY and his wife, as well as the entire Town Counsel Board of Monroe, joined the Jewish community for a public menorah lighting hosted by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston of Chabad of Orange County.
Please Say Tehillim For…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima for Chaya Miriam bas Ester Leah, a newborn baby girl in critical condition.
The Night the Keyboard Died and the Souls Came Alive
I’ve attended many Chanukah Festivals in South Florida, but the 34th Annual South Florida Chassidic Chanukah Festival at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, was to me, by far, the most memorable and enjoyable.
by Yehudah Obermeyer
Thousands at Lighting of London’s Largest Menorah
On Sunday night, an annual Tzivos Hashem rally took place at the Golders Green Station, where London’s largest Menorah is lit every night of Chanukah. The event was a huge success, with over 2,000 people from all walks of Judaism in attendance.
Photos: Chanukah Live! at the Western Wall
A live satellite linked up the menorah lighting at the Western Wall in Jerusalem with Menorah lightings in Paris and New York.
New Engagement!
Meir (ben Moshe) Zaetz (Crown Heights) and Kayla Coleman (London, England)
L’Chaim Wednesday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
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Video: Shmoozing with Kids About Chanukah (Part 4)
In this eight-part video series by Shmideo, Rabbi Itche Kadoozy and his associates shmooze with kids about Chanukah. A new video is being released each day of Chanukah.
Rabbis Take Outreach to Remote Australian Jews
As Jewish communities in major cites celebrate the start of Chanukah this week, one group is heading into country Australia to support Jewish people living in isolated areas without a synagogue or connection to their culture.
ABC Australia
Councilwoman-elect Laurie Cumbo
New Councilwoman: Blacks Resent Being ‘Pushed Out’
Laurie Cumbo, the newly elected councilwoman for New York City’s 35th District – which includes Crown Heights – was interviewed for an article that appeared in The Jewish Week regarding the attacks by African-Americans against Jewish residents of Crown Heights.
Wilkes-Barre Students Bring Joy of Chanukah to Locals
Students of the Chabad Yeshiva in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania lit a large Menorah in the city’s Public Square. The gathered spectators enjoyed latkes, jelly doughnuts and danced joyously to Chanukah songs.
Video: Shmoozing with Kids About Chanukah (Part 3)
In this eight-part video series by Shmideo, Rabbi Itche Kadoozy and his associates shmooze with kids about Chanukah. A new video is being released each day of Chanukah.
Chanukah Live: Paris, Jerusalem & New York – Ended
Watch a live satellite link-up of menorah lightings in three major cities on three continents. This French program is based out of Paris, and will hook-up with menorah lightings in Israel and New York.
Train Derails in Bronx; Four Dead
A New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve derailed and came to rest only inches from the water Sunday, killing four people, injuring more than 60 and sending a chain of toppled cars shaped like a backward question mark trailing off the track, authorities said.
The Menorah being lit by Rabbi Baruch Oberlander, head Shliach to Hungary.
Public Menorah Vandalized in Hungary
A public Hanukkah menorah erected in downtown Budapest was vandalized. The menorah, erected by Chabad, is located in the center of downtown Budapest, opposite the Western Railway station.
JTA
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