The menorah was center stage Sunday at the Arneson River Theater. Created from 1,000 cans of food, it made its debut thanks to children who collected the items to help those in need.
Democratic National Committee chair, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, hosted an exclusive Chanukah party for Jewish leaders in the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill this Thursday evening. Among the participants were two young and fresh Crown Heights political activists.
Yaakov Malachowski (Crown Heights) and Pessy Steinherz (Crown Heights)
WASHINGTON, DC — Nevada Senators Harry Reid and Dean Heller celebrated the fifth day of Chanukah with Chabad Shluchim in the country’s capitol.
Boston basketball fans got a taste of Chanukah this week as Jews from all over the Greater Boston area flocked to the TD Garden to light the menorah and celebrate Jewish Heritage Night.
This past Sunday Gad Elbaz performed in a Chanukah Concert in the “Heart of Europe” RP Schuman, Brussels. The event was organized by the Maayan Hay Chabad center directed by Rabbi Menachem Hadad and the European Jewish Community Centre.
The annual Cheder Ohel Carnival was run this year by Rabbi Zalman Schurder’s Kita Dalet. The students had a great time planning and preparing this low tech, highly enjoyable Chanukah Carnival. Kita Dalet ran the booths, until the last while when they switched with the oldest class so they too could enjoy all the activities.
Chabad of South Broward’s 33rd Annual Chanukah Festival featuring 8th Day is live on CrownHeights.info. The headline act is 8th Day, co-founded by brothers Shmuel and Bentzi Marcus. Plus, Cantor Yossy Lebovics will be singing the blessings as he lights Florida’s Largest Menorah.
Every night of Chanukah was full of excitement and fun as the Chanukah menorah was lit throughout Kharkov. The first night of Kharkov a special program took place in Platinum Plaza – right on the main street.
At a recent Chanukah party hosted by the district attorney of Brooklyn Charles Hynes, he presented an award to Meyer Seewald, the director of a Crown Heights-based Jewish community watchdog group that investigates and exposes claimed predators in Hasidic communities.
Over 5000 people of all the parts of the Jewish community celebrated Chanukah together at the 28th grand Menorah lighting of Chabad Lubavitch Argentina. Joining the celebrations was the Chief Rabbi Of Israel Rabbi Shlomo Amar.
The European Jewish Community Centre celebrated Chanukah at the Headquarters of the EU – The Berlaymont with Commissioner Michel Barnier from France.
This week, families around the world will gather to light menorahs and commemorate the festival of Hanukkah. In New York City, David Moore’s family will be lighting 120 of them. That translates into some 5,000 candles over the eight-night holiday.
Orange County, NY – Chabad of Orange County held its annual grand Chanukah party, renting out Colonial Lanes in Chester. This year’s theme was “Mad Science Chanukah!”
The European Jewish Community Centre and English Member of the European Parliament Arlene MacCarthy organized a concert in honor of Chanukah called “LIGHTS” by the Epiphany Chamber Music Group from Manchester, in the central hall of the European Parliament.
Dan Shapiro, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, took part on Wednesday in a Chanukah candle lighting with Chabad Chassidim in Tel Aviv.
Today, Thursday December 13th, Hillel day school of North Miami Beach had a beautiful Chanukah lighting ceremony. There were over 1500 students and staff at the event.
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