80 Years of the GWB, 8 Days of Chanukah

Bris Avrohom, an organization headquartered in Hillside, NJ, lights up the hearts and souls of the Russian Jewish community. For Russian Jews, lighting a menorah in public is a great source of pride and victory. In the former Soviet Union, Jews were unable to observe the primary mitzvah of Chanukah. In the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s, lighting a menorah that was visible from the street would land a Jew in jail, or worse. Jews from the former Soviet Union could not even imagine seeing a menorah lit in the office of a political dignitary.

Jewish Iowans Pause to Celebrate Chanukah

With only a couple of weeks until Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary election, the entire nation has it’s eyes on the Hawkeye State, as the volatile polls show the coveted state is anyone’s grab. The state’s voters are courted day in, day out by Republican presidential hopefuls vying for their vote, but this week, Jewish Iowans took a break from all the hectic campaigning to celebrate the holiday of religious freedom.

Chicago Children Build Menorah for Survivors of Terror

Every year at this time, Rabbi Avraham Varnai and his 4th grade Cheder Lubavitch class at the Seymour J. Abrams Hebrew Day School face an interesting challenge: How are they going to top last year’s community-wide menorah project?

Op-Ed: Reaching Out and Reaching In

Am I the only one who knows a Lubavitch kid gone “their own way”?

This is not about why it happens, nor will I be offering a solution. I will tell you what made the Menorah in our home shine brighter than ever before.

Menorah Rebuilt Just in Time

Volunteers rebuilt a 15 foot menorah in less than six hours after vandals destroyed Scotland’s biggest public ‘chanukiah’ in an antisemitic attack.

Mayor Signs Proclamation Calling for Acts of Kindness

For the 29th consecutive year (since 1982), Rabbi Raphael Tennenhaus and Chabad of South Broward conducted a Menorah lighting ceremony at City Hall in Hollywood, Florida. The Mayor, Mr. Peter Bober, was decked out in a hasidic black hat for the occasion.