Members of the Police and Fire departments were honored at a Chanukah party last night for their outstanding work and service to our community. Among those honored were the former commanding officer of the 71st Precinct and the lieutenants of the 38th Battalion’s Ladder 123 and Engine 234.
Chabad photographer Mendel Benhamou spent the holiday of Chanukah in Israel, where he traveled around capturing images of the festival of lights in the land where the miracle happened.
Nearly two hundred Ministers, Members of Parliament, Senators and staff representing all of Canada’s political parties gathered together on Parliament Hill for a Chanukah celebration.
A route that is popular among Crown Heights residents returning from Borough Park and Flatbush has just been rendered illegal by the City’s Dept. of Transportation. Violators have been issued fines of $130 and received two points on their driver’s licence.
Zalmy Mochkin (Rochester, NY) and Chana (bas R’ Yossi) Chein (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday, at Beis Levi Yitzchok
556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave.] at 8:30pm
Chabad of Tasmania, Australia’s Island State, hosted two public Menorah lightings this year.
A caravan of vehicles with Menorahs on top made its way from Beitar Illit to the holy city of Chevron, where a Menorah lighting ceremony was held with members of the local Jewish community, followed by a lively Farbrengen.
In recent years, Chanukah has become a cultural touchstone for Jews across America and around the world. This year, however, Chanukah has gone beyond the streets and illuminated cyberspace with #SharetheLights, an online sharing campaign aimed at increasing Jewish pride.
One interesting aspect of Bill de Blasio’s landslide victory in the New York mayoral race last month is that it leaves the city with very little electoral life outside the Left.
The Mountaineer Jewish community came together Tuesday evening to celebrate Chanukah, the festival of lights.
Jubilant faces are a rare sight after a devastating loss by the home team, yet it was all smiles for the thousands of Jews who participated in CTeen’s Jewish Heritage Night last night at the Brooklyn Nets Game held at the new Barclays Center.
Dov and Chanie Landa (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 734 Lefferts Ave. [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.]
Chevra Ahavas Yisroel Celebrated its 3rd anniversary last night with an ‘old fashioned’ themed dinner at The Green Building in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
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.
An event honoring the former commanding officer of the 71st Precinct, Deputy Inspector John Lewis, along with several other police officers and firefighter who work tirelessly to keep our community safe, will take place tonight at 935 Eastern Parkway [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.] at 7:00pm.
This year, the lights of Chanukah lit up the streets and homes of Kharkov, Ukraine more than ever before.
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