Despite suffering recent losses over the past week, the last-minute victories of Denver Broncos ‘miracle’ quarterback, Tim Tebow, have wowed sports commentators and football fans alike. Along with his recognition on the gridiron, Tebow’s act of bowing in prayer after scoring a touchdown has sparked popular interest, bringing the discussion of religion and its role in sports to the forefront.
Tzedek Zirkind (Crown Heights) and Zelda Morrison (Troy, NY)
Fortunate is the eye who beheld the scene at Sanborn Square in Boca Raton, FL on Sunday – the 6th night of Chanukah. In unprecedented fashion, thousands of men women and children joined together to celebrate the Festival of Lights amidst a palpable sensation of unity and joy. Carnival rides and food stalls were the initial order of the day for the throngs who began pouring upon the square in the early afternoon.
Rabbi Avremi and Channy Lapine, who just recently arrived in Columbia, Missouri on shlichus, celebrated the sixth night of Chanukah Sunday at an event in their Chabad House.
Utah’s Governor Gary R. Herbert and his wife Jeanette hosted Rabbi Benny Zippel, along with 150 guests from Chabad Lubavitch of Utah for a Menorah Lighting Ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, December 20, 2011.
Jewish Music at the Playhouse will be featuring the hottest thing in Jewish music today. 8th Day, is perhaps, the most talked about new Jewish act and their original music and video have captured the worldwide attention of Jewish music lovers everywhere.
Yitz and Devorah (nee Katz) Goldberg (Crown Heights)
This Chanukah, Lubavitcher truck driver Moshe Rothstein spread the Chanukah light while driving his truck across the UK highways. “If the other truck drivers put an x-mas tree in their cabs, I can put my menorah and show everyone it’s Chanukah” he said.
The weather was gorgeous, and hundreds of people joined, as a giant Menorah carefully erected in a pool of water – by the office of the Mayor in Curitiba, Brazil.
The 32nd annual South Florida Chassidic Chanukah took place on the 7th Night of Chanukah , it was bigger and better than ever – and that’s saying a lot, since more than 10,000 people have participated each year since the event was moved to Gulfstream Park in 2007. Police estimated the crowd at anywhere between 12,000-13,000, with 10,000 people on the main level, and 2-3,000 people on the second and third mezzanine levels. It was a Who’s Who of Community Leaders who participated in the Chanukah Festival and Giant Menorah Lighting.
Brooklyn, NY [CHI] — After years of hardship and worry, the Spinka Chassidim were informed this morning that their Rebbe will be freed from his confinement in the Ottisville, NJ prison earlier than expected.
Yitzchok Dovid and Vita (nee Edelkopf) Chazan (Beitar Illit, Israel)
Oy-vey-izmir, here we go again. Park Slope and downtown Brooklyn was a bissel verklempt when it kicked off Hanukkah on Tuesday with twin menorah lightings that celebrated an ancient miracle — but also re-ignited one of the fiercest feuds since Nimrod and Abraham. And it all boils down to size — what else?
Getzy Goldstein (Crown Heights) and Mushky Chayo (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim Tuesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Shea Schneider (Crown Heights) and Baily Shagalow (Crown Heights)
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