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Shliach Walks 5 Miles to Serve Two Congregations
Chicago Shliach Rabbi Baruch Hertz, along with his wife Chanie and a few of their children, walks 5.5 miles on Shabbos in order to serve two congregations, one in Lakeview and the other in West Rogers Park. A DNAInfo/Chicago reporter tagged along one Shabbos and prepared an inspiring story on what he witnessed.
For Sao Paulo’s Impoverished, A Light of Hope, Change
With the opening last week of the new Ten Yad Jewish Center in São Paulo, Brazil, the much adored tradition of Chanukah Gelt has taken an enormous leap. Until recently, Ten Yad’s acclaimed soup kitchen fed the hungry; now the social services arm of Chabad of São Paulo is providing access to the kinds of benefits that will raise the quality of life for the city’s struggling Jewish population.
Op-Ed: The Other Victims of Child Abuse
I was not molested as a child, yet a number of close friends were. Boruch Hashem, the perpetrators are locked up. The tide has turned, and molestation is no longer tolerated, nor swept under the rug. Yet, there are some real questions that no one seems willing to address in a meaningful way.
Menorah Lit at Historic Jerusalem Train Station
A Chanukah menorah candle lighting ceremony took place every night of Chanukah at the Tachana Rishona (First Station) complex in Jerusalem.
Menorah-Cycle Turns Heads in Montreal’s Mile End
When Rabbi Yudi Winterfeld, director of Chabad of Mile End, ordered the “pedi-Sukkah” from a company in upstate New York, he didn’t expect such positive response in Outremont, an area where Chassidim and their neighbours appear to be at odds with one another. He also initially thought that when the Sukkos holiday would finish, he would throw the pedi-Sukkah, a Sukkah connected to a bicycle, into storage.
Campers Receive Chanukah Edition of CGI Newsletter
Over Chanukah, the children who spent last summer at Camp Gan Yisroel in Parksville, NY were delighted to find a special Chanukah edition of the CGI Newsletter awaiting each of them in their respective mail boxes.
Children Build Giant Rainbow-Loom Menorah
The construction of an 8 foot Rainbow-Loom Menorah was the highlight of the annual Chanukah celebration at Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold, NJ on Sunday, Dec 1st.
Car Menorahs Parade Through Canada’s Capital
On Sunday, the fifth night of Chanukah, the second annual public Menorah lighting in Kanata – a suburb of Ottawa – was dedicated in memory of Rabbi Mordechai Berger, OBM, the Rebbe’s first Shliach to Canada’s capital city.
1,000 Montreal Children Enjoy Chanukah Spectacular
About a thousand children and parents from various communities of Montreal participated in the 41st annual Chanukah Spectacular & Carnival at Beth Rivkah.
Mayanot Gives Jewish Youth a Chanukah to Remember
Remember that feeling when you saw something you’ve only heard about for the first time in your life? Remember the emotion? It’s a pretty cool moment, isn’t it?
Chanukah Celebrated in Australian Capital Territory
Chabad of Canberra, Australia’s Capital Territory, lit a public six foot Menorah erected at Westfield Belconnen in the presence of hundreds of people. It was followed by a community-wide celebration kicking off the first night of Chanukah.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Chana Reizel Rabin, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing this morning of Mrs. Chana Reizel Rabin, OBM, of Edgware, London, UK.
Shabbos at the Besht: Is It Okay to Be Fat?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Miller will lead a discussion on the topic: Is It Okay to Be Fat?
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.
