A crowded warehouse north of downtown Houston is packed with holiday floats for the annual thanksgiving day parade, but there’s one there that is very different. It’s the pride and joy of Rabbi Mendy Traxler.
On November 11, 2013, 354 menorah sets were shipped to various destinations around the world. From California to Florida, from Nigeria all the way to Belgium, these packages were shipped to the students of the Jewish Online School who are participating for the first time ever in a global mission: “Light It Up.”
This past Motzei Shabbos, on the coldest night of the year so far, many women braved the icy wind and gathered at the Maple Street Shul, otherwise known as the home of Itchke’s Shtiebel, to mark Yud Tes and Chof Kislev and to prepare for Chanukah with a women’s only Melave Malka.
Mayor-Elect of New York City Bill de Blasio met with Israeli President Shimon Peres today.
Police have announced the arrest of a 13-year-old black teen, who was charged with assault and aggravated harassment in connection with the beating of Jewish boy on President Street. The motive behind the attack was not ‘knockout,’ rather bullying. Updated.
Chicago’s annual Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen was held on Thursday Night at The Bellows Center-FREE of Chicago, with Rabbonim, Shluchim and Anash from all over the city and its suburbs in attendance.
Yitzy and Nechama Dina Vail (Crown Heights)
In 1798 on the 19th of Kislev, Czar Paul I of the Russian Empire freed the Alter Rebbe from his confinement in a St. Petersburg fortress. 215 years later, hundreds of Jews gathered in Russia’s capital, Moscow, to celebrate the auspicious occasion.
It’s no secret that Israel is a religious country, and Tsfat is the spiritual center. Nestled atop a mountain with sprawling views overlooking the contested land, Tsfat seems more myth than reality upon first glance.
Over one and a half thousand people attended a Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen this past Motzei Shabbos at Heichal Menachem of Borough Park.
In a windswept parking lot near the North Sea shore, Klaas Zijlstra stands motionless as he admires his latest creation. It’s the first time he is testing the 36-foot menorah he has spent weeks designing and building in the shape of a Star of David in his metal workshop in the northern tip of the Netherlands.
Chasidim, Rabbonim and Jews of all stripes attended a Farbrengen in honor of Yud Tes Kislev in the holy city of Tzfat, Israel.
The Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, dedicated part of his short day and a half visit to Moscow – during which he had met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Iranian issue – to a historic visit to the new Jewish Museum and Tolerance center.
On Thursday evening, a unique Farbrengen was arranged by the Gush Etzion Regional Council and Chabad Houses in the area.
After learning about the history, laws and customs of Chanukah, the students of Rabbi S. Turk in Lubavitcher Yeshiva – Crown Street made their very own Menorahs out of wood.
This year the world’s largest Menorah parade, held annually in New York City, will be organized with the help of a brand new state-of-the-art coordination system, which will allow participants to easily sign up, submit their license and registration, select their vehicle type, and be appointed a ‘zone’ for the parade setup. The new system will keep the parade more efficient, orderly and organized.
You may have seen the Volvo ad ‘Epic Split,’ featuring Van Damme balancing between two trucks. But if you think that’s epic, check out the Thanksgiving / Chanukah split in this latest episode of Jew-bel-ish by Chasidic comedian Mendy Pellin.
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