CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A Jewish girl was attacked by a mob of four black men on Tuesday evening. The incident took place near the intersection of Union Street and Brooklyn Avenue, where the girl was accosted by the group and punched by one of them.
The elegant reception hall at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel was filled with buoyant good cheer as Shluchim, community leaders, family and friends arrived for Chabad of Nashville’s Gala celebration, led by the Shluchim Rabbi Yitzchok and Esther Tiechtel.
Baruch Hashem – A Chanukkah miracle in our times! True Ahavas Yisroel prevailed last week when one Lubavitcher chosid gave his kidney to save the life of another.
Help put a smile on a child’s face. Bring new, unwrapped toys and games for an infant or child under 12 to Ahavas Chesed.
Chabad Lubavitch has always been out in front when it comes to using the Internet for publicity. Back in the 90’s, Chabad took full advantage of the virtual communities on America Online (AOL) and then launched some of the most impressive websites once everyone migrated to the Web. For years, Chabad has been a strong force in Cyberspace with “Ask the Rabbi” websites, online distance learning, and viral videos.
WEST HAVEN — Children can read about Hanukkah in the history books or in Sunday school, but Rabbi Adam Haston has found a way for kids to live the story.
Chabad of the Valley had another smashing success at its annual Chanuka extravaganza at Universal Studios Citywalk. Hundreds of Jewish men, woman and children joined in the celebration in included amazing entertainment.
A group of bochurim from Yeshivas Lubavitch of Detroit, Meir Shemtov, Shmulik Levin, Sruli Baron and Yehuda Glaser came to help Southside’s Shliach, Rabbi Shmuly Novak for Chanukah. One of the members of the community, made it his “Chanukah Project” to go “dumpster-diving” looking for some old mufflers and make the world’s first muffler menorah!
Nothing you have acquired is real unless you worked for it. If you were born a nice guy, the niceness isn’t yours. If you started off not so nice, and now you do a little, that’s Divine. (Tzvi Freeman, Be Within Stay Above)
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In this weeks Parasha – Miketz we discuss the power of speech.
Gov. Perry met with a delegation of Texas Jewish leaders Thursday to mark the first full day of Hanukkah, lighting the menorah in the governor’s public reception room, then singing and dancing along to traditional songs. The menorah holds one candle for each night of Hanukkah, with the ninth candle, the shamash, used to light the other candles.
When Jews at Congregation Chabad-Lubavitch west of Boynton Beach began their Hanukkah celebrations Wednesday, they were reveling in a miracle that might seem to some as wondrous as a candle that burned for eight days.
This Shabbos, Shabbos Chanukah, the famous Chazanim Rabbi Mendel Shagalov and Rabbi Eli Raskin will honor the congregents of Bais Eliezer Yitzchok at 394 Kingston Ave with their cantorial talents.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have convened a Hanukkah celebration at the White House on the second night of the Jewish festival of lights.
Boys and Girls from all schools in Crown Heights gathered in 770 for a Chanukah Rally, which was brodcasted live to over 5,000 Jewish children around the world, all of whom participated in the Rally.
A song in Hebrew rang out from a crowd gathered in a Harford County park at sundown Wednesday. Throughout the joyful salute to Hanukkah, Peter Silton held a burning torch.
BOSTON, MA — Governor Deval Patrick and other dignitaries attended a menorah lighting ceremony at the State House this afternoon to mark the beginning of Hanukah, the eight-day celebration that commemorates the victory of a small army of Jews, known as the Maccabees, over the much larger Syrian Greek army in 139 B.C.
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