Odessa, Ukraine [CHI] — Yesterday, the 5th night of Chanukah, the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko graced the Jewish coomunity of Odessa with his presence, for the lighting of the menorah.
Cyprus [CHI] — Gallery of pictures from the activities and programs organized by the Shliach Rabbi Zev Raskin and the T’mimim of the Chabad House of Cyprus.
New York, NY [CHI] -– The Chabad Serving NYU, the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, and Arts on the Move all came together to organize a momentous event where they could combine the holiday of Chanukah, art, and acts of kindness to spread light onto the campus. After a month of collecting cans all over NYU, students will finally saw the culmination of all their efforts last night, Tuesday, December 15, 2009, by the Washington Square Arch. A massive Menorah was built utilizing the cans collected from over hundreds of students. The success of the food-drive relied primarily on the actions of the student body as a whole rather than a few individual leaders, thus portraying the uniqueness as well as the unity of this campus.
Chabad of Atlantic City, NJ Presents Successful Chanukah Event For Kids Dec. 13 at Shore Mall. Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport and members of Chabad of Atlantic City had a terrific turnout on a rainy gray Sunday December 13 as they delivered magic, menorahs and Maccabee miracles at the Shore Mall shopping center near the NJ resort. Dozens of area children and their parents braved the drizzly weather to share and participate in an entertaining magic show, light the giant menorah, hear the story of the Chanukah miracle and, last but not least, enjoy some tasty sufganiyot.
Rabbi Sholom Pinson of Chabad of the South Bay, stands by a ten foot tall menorah made of balloons. The Chabad held a menorah lighting Sunday evening at Del Amo Fashion Center to celebrate Hanukkah. This year s menorah was made out of balloons (Steve McCrank Staff Photographer)
ROME, Italy [CHI] — The Mayor of Rome, Hon. Gianni Alemmano, helped turn on the Chabad Chanukah at Piazza Barberini, bringing a message of peace and solidarity. There were hundreds of people at the ceremony.
On Monday, December 7, the President of the Republic, Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, received a delegation of Chabad of Uruguay with regard to the proximity of the holiday of Chanukah. Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov handed the President a beautiful menorah, symbol of the triumph of light over darkness. “Every night she lights a larger quantity of candles,” said the Rabbi. “This teaches that one should never settle for his spiritual attainments.” The President expressed appreciation for the gesture and the accompanying message and said that will not only brighten your office, but also his heart.
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Chaim and Fraidy (nee Raskin) Litvin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Two hundred people showed up at Buckhurst Hill Chabad to watch the lightning of a 7 foot menorah built out of clear piping filled with 65 Litres of Single Malt Scotch.
Rabbi Odom Brandman, director of the Buckhurst Hill Chabad Centre ,together with his community have previously built a six-foot chocolate menorah and a menorah out of food cans. But this year, they were looking for something unique.
185 people attended Scotland’s first ever exclusive Chanukah Bowling Party. The entire AMF Glasgow bowling alley was taken over for almost three hours this past Sunday for the Lubavitch Glasgow Jewish Community Chanukah Bowling Party.
Hundreds of people packed Chabad of Markham on Sunday December 11 @ 2:30 pm for a Chanukah party to remember. Young and old, parents and children were treated to a most memorable Chanukah program. In attendance was a close friend of the Chabad Community , Mayor Frank Scarpitti, the Deputy Mayor and other members of council.
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — On Monday, December 14, in celebration of Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, with the help of Mehmet Samsar, consul general of Turkey in New York City and New York State Senator Daniel Squadron, presided over the lighting of Brooklyn’s official 29-foot menorah in front of the Supreme Court building in Columbus Park/Borough Hall Plaza. The ceremony was led by Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin of Congregation B’nai Avraham, and holiday refreshments were provided.
Amid bitterly cold temperatures, two young Jewish rabbis lit a Menorah in front of the Great Falls Civic Center Monday evening, marking the start of the fourth day of Hanukkah.
Rabbi Yankie Shemtov of Tucson, Ariz., told eight hardy Jewish souls that the ceremony in Great Falls, at 9 degrees below zero, marked the coldest lighting of a Menorah in the United States on Monday.
Adorning the lobby of the Jewish Childrens Museum is a unique contraption which at first glance may be puzzling, but is actually quite ingenuous! It’s a Draidel, complete with the Nun, Gimmel, Hey and Shin, filled with millions of Jelly Belly jellybeans, and it’s a menorah as well!
JACKSONVILLE, FL — The lighting of the menorah is a Jewish tradition that marks the beginning of Hanukkah.
On Sunday, the Jewish community in Jacksonville gathered at the landing for the annual lighting.
MONSEY, NY [CHI] — Over 80 vehicles joined the Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Monsey annual Menorah Parade on Sunday night, the 3rd night of Chanuka. The parade, which was organized by K’hal Tzemach Tzedek Lubavitch of Monsey and Yeshivas Menachem Mendel Lubavitch of Monsey, departed from K’hal Tzemach Tzedek and was led by fire trucks from the Monsey and Spring Valley Fire Departments.
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