New Engagement!
Moshe Weissman (Flatbush, NY) and Shaina Liba Solomon (Miami Beach, FL / Flatbush, NY)
Tires Stolen Off Car on Troy Ave.
In what is becoming a regular occurrence, a car parked on Troy Ave. between Montgomery St. and Empire Blvd. had its tires stripped off by stealthy thieves late Wednesday night, leaving it suspended on crude cinder blocks.
Miracle of Chanukah: Public Menorah in the Red Square
Rabbi Berel Lazar and thousands of spectators braved the freezing Russian winter to light a Menorah in Moscow’s Red Square, mere yards away from the Kremlin – whose occupants were once adamant about stomping out such open practices of faith.
Baby Boy!
Sender and Brocha (nee Ostrov) Benkhen (Hillside, NJ)
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 – Miketz. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How does one go from the lowest possible place to the highest and greatest place possible?
Giant Menorah Lights Up Syracuse
Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport, director of Chabad of Syracuse, NY, held a public Menorah lighting in Syracuse’s Clinton Square with U.S. Congressman Dan Maffei.
Coming Soon: Chabad of Mineola Chanukah Telethon
Chabad of Mineola, Long Island, under the leadership of Rabbi Anchelle Perl, will be hosting a Telethon on Sunday, December 8, from 7:00 until 11:00 PM. More details in the extended article.
Governor Pledges Half Million Rubles for New Center
Nearly 1,000 people attended a lively Chanukah concert in Ulyanovsk, Russia. The Event was titled “Chanukah – Man of the Year,” and was dedicated to raising money for a new Jewish community center.
Music Video: Light One Candle
More light and then even more – that’s the theme of Chanukah. Never stop growing, never stop brightening, don’t let the light go out. The flame of Judaism is in your heart and in your hands. Use it to light one candle. And tomorrow, light another one.
Phone Thieves Target Mother Pushing Stroller
At around 3:00pm today, a woman was pushing a stroller down Montgomery St. between Brooklyn and Kingston Aves. while talking on her cell phone, when two young teenagers on bicycles rode past her and snatched the phone out of her hand.
Islanders Host ‘Chanukah on Ice’ at Nassau Coliseum
Last night, the first night of Chanukah, Chabad of West Hempstead held ‘Chanukah on Ice’ at the New York Islanders vs. Winnipeg Jets hockey game at Nassau Coliseum.
Moshav Concert to Benefit Released Time
A live concert will take place in the heart of Brooklyn this Chanukah, with the proceeds going to support the Released Time program of the NCFJE.
Mayor Surprises Shluchim with Request for Menorah
Chanukah celebrations got off to an unexpected start in Redbridge Council, a suburb of London, UK, when an unsolicited invitation arrived from the head of the council to have a Menorah lighting ceremony at Town Hall.
Video: Do Jews Celebrate Thanksgiving?
After the popular acclaim of his lecture on Halloween, Rabbi Pinchos Taylor, Shliach to Plantation, FL, is back with a new Torah Cafe video, in which he discusses the American holiday of Thanksgiving and how it can be approached from a Jewish prospective.
Netanyahu Says Rebbe Inspired Him to Take Stance
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to prevent the “darkness” of a nuclear Iran, speaking at a Chanukah ceremony at Jerusalem’s Western Wall Thursday. He said his stance is due to the inspiration of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
What Chanukah and Thanksgiving Have in Common
The New England Cable News channel was joined by Rabbi Moshe Lieberman, director of the Chabad Center in Newton, Mass., to talk about the significance of Chanukah and its overlap with Thanksgiving.
Video: Daddy Come Home
A heartwarming short film created by Mendel Katz and Sruly Dubov, dedicated to the children of soldiers in the Israeli Defense Force.
