
The Chanukah Rally that Almost Wasn’t ‘Live’!
Thousands of children around the world were set to partake in Tzivos Hashems live broadcast of the Chanukah Ralley in 770, technical issues almost made it not happen. Thanks to help of Yankee Teitelbaum and a CrownHeights.info photographer the near catastrophe was averted!
Chanukah on Ice NYC made history on Tuesday night, December 20, with over 1,300 Jewish people taking to the ice in Trump Wollman Rink in Central Park in what has been described as the “Biggest Chanukah Party in New York City”.
Photos: 1,300 at ‘Chanukah on Ice’ in Central Park
Chanukah on Ice NYC made history on Tuesday night, December 20, with over 1,300 Jewish people taking to the ice in Trump Wollman Rink in Central Park in what has been described as the “Biggest Chanukah Party in New York City”.
Accident Involving Fire Truck Critically Injures Three
A special operations fire unit was involved in a serious accident while on their way to a nearby fire where a person was seriously injured. The incident occurred at the intersection of New York Avenue and Bergen Street and involved Squad 252.

Lawyer Blames Klezky Murder on Orthodox Inbreeding
A lawyer for the Borough Park madman accused of butchering a lost little boy said that Levi Aron‘s actions can be partially pinned on in-breeding.
Shliach Lights Menorah with Colorado Governor
Colorado’s governor John Hickenlooper, Denver’s mayor Michael B. Hancock and the Federation’s CEO were among the 300 people attending the Grand Menorah Lighting in Denver with Rabbi Yisroel Engel on the first night of Chanuka. A children’s choir sang Chanukah songs and a number of community leaders and dignitaries – including the governor and mayor spoke at the event.
Photos: 770 Menorah Outside Netanyahu’s Home?
Photographer Shmulik Sofer spotted a very curious object outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s residence in Jerusalem: what appears to be a replica of the Rebbe’s 770 Menorah. Although the Rebbe’s Menorah was intended to be a replica of the one in the Beis Hamikdosh, the same cannot be said about this one because the official position of the Israeli government is that the Beis Hamikdosh’s Menorah was round. Can anyone explain this?
Photos: Chanukah Celebration at Bondi Beach, Sydney
This year, like every year, Rabbi Yoram Ulman of F.R.E.E. & Chabad of Bondi, together with Rabbi Menachem Dadon of Chabad for the Israeli Community in Sydney, celebrated with their communities Chanukah on Bondi beach.
Colel Chabad Hosts International Awards Dinner
Colel Chabad, the oldest continuously operating Tzedakah in Israel, celebrated its International Awards Dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the New York Hilton on Monday night.
Photos: Public Menorah Lighting in Edgware, UK
The Broadwalk Shopping Centre was the first stop for many local Jews this Chanuka, with Lubavitch of Edgware’s public menorah lighting on Tuesday afternoon. Close to 300 people joined Rabbi Zalman Sudak in the lighting of the first candle, followed by singing Chanuka songs, and Eliyahu Gorman on the keyboard.
Rabbi Yossi Shemtov Chabad Shliach of Toledo, Ohio, on Toledo Ohio's Local Fox Channel, discusses the meaning of Chanukah.
Video: Shliach Explains Chanukah
Rabbi Yossi Shemtov Chabad Shliach of Toledo, Ohio, on Toledo Ohio’s Local Fox Channel, discusses the meaning of Chanukah.

Video: The Next Level in Mivtzah Chanukah
We all know what it’s like to give someone a mivtzoim menorah and wonder if they’ll really be able to figure out what to do from the directions on the side of the box.
The Maccabeats sing the American National Anthem at Chabad of Hallendale's 'Chanukah on Ice' event at the Florida Panthers hockey game. The Rabbis then proceed to light the Menorah made of ice.
Video: Maccabeats Perform at ‘Chanukah on Ice’
The Maccabeats sing the American National Anthem at Chabad of Hallendale’s ‘Chanukah on Ice’ event at the Florida Panthers hockey game. The Rabbis then proceed to light the Menorah made of ice.
Rabbis Present Menorah to Dutch Parliament
A delegation of Dutch Rabbis representing the Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) met with two high-ranking representatives of the Dutch Parliament last night, on the eve of the first night of Chanukah.