Baby Boy!
Yehuda and Miri Shaffer from Remsen Village had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 9 e91st Street

Freed from Gaza, 12-Year-Old Yagil Yaakov Lights Menorah in Eilat
Each year, the skating rink at the Ice Mall in Eilat is packed on Chanukah, and a large crowd, including many tourists, joins Rabbi Mendi Klein each night to light the menorah. But this year Eilat is empty of tourists, their places at the menorah lighting taken by some of the 70,000 Israelis from the Gaza Envelope who are being hosted in Eilat after their displacement by the terrorist attack on Simchat Torah.

Shloshim Event For Rabbi Shmuel Benjamin A”H
The community is being invited to join the Benjamin Family for a Shloshim event for Rabbi Shmuel Benjamin A”H. The event will be taking place on Monday, Dec. 18th at 8:00pm. The event will be streamed LIVE on Zoom.

IDF Recovers Body of Hostage Elia Toledano HY”D
IDF announces it recovered the body of Elia Toledano, 28, who was kidnapped from the party in Re’im on October 7.

“One People One Heart” – Lighting the Eight Candles of Chanukah at the Western Wall Plaza
Ten of thousands gathered at the Western Wall Plaza during Chanukah days, in the shadow of the Iron Swords War, to pray for peace with Israel, the well-being of the IDF soldiers, and the swift return of the captives to their homes.

Officials Join Public Menorah Lighting At Pomona Village Hall
A public Menorah lighting taking place for the first time at Pomona Village Hall was attended by Supervisors Michael Specht and Howard Phillips. Specht, a Supervisor who has found himself with a large Jewish constituency, was honored with reciting the blessings.

Six Shluchim Join Florida Governor For Chanukah Event at the Governor’s Mansion
The Governor and First Lady of the State of Florida Ron, and Casey DeSantis hosted a Chanukah celebration at the Florida Governor’s Mansion. Six Chabad Shluchim were personally invited.

In Response To Darkness, Jewish Teens Launch Chanukah Initiatives In Their Hometowns Across The Globe
CTeen’s “Transform Chanukah” initiative sees 40 Jewish high schoolers flex their leadership muscles as they develop their own community-wide Chanukah programming and pitch philanthropists for funding to spread the light despite the pervading darkness.

Historic Menorah-Lighting at U.S. Capitol by Leaders of Senate and House
In a historic first, the Congressional leadership of both sides of the aisle joined on Tuesday, the sixth night of Chanukah, for the inaugural lighting of the U.S. Capitol Menorah.

Mimic of Rebbes car passing Baltimores 770
Mimic of the rebbes car as it went by the Lubavitcher yeshivah in Baltimore’s 770 Building during the Baltimore Chanukah Parade on Tuesday night which was arranged by JUSA of Maryland and Chabad Of Park Heights.

Weekly Letter: On the Topic of Dreams
In connection with the dreams which span the past two parshios, we share a letter in which the Rebbe touches on the topic of dreams – what to make of them and some basic points.

Yitzchak Moully Debuts His 2023 Public Menorah….In London, UK
Every Chanukah for the last seven years Chabad artist Yitzchak Moully has created Public Art Menorahs, every year getting more and more ambitious. They started as murals and evolved into physical 3D Menorahs. Ready for Moully Art Menorah 2023?

Newly-Elected Mayor Honored With Kindling Miami Beach Menorah
Five hundred people gathered at the iconic Miami Beach Bandshell to celebrate the fourth night of Chanukah with a grand Menorah lighting ceremony and Chanukah Wonderland. Miami Beach’s newly-elected Mayor Steven Meiner was honored with the kindling of the flames on a giant ice menorah.

Menorah and Prayer In Ohio State Capitol
In honor of Chanuka, the Ohio statehouse invited Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, to speak with the staff and legislators about Chanuka and to pray for the people in Eretz Yisroel.

CKids Hebrew School Students Send Joy to Displaced Israeli Children
Students at hundreds of Chabad Hebrew Schools raise thousands to send toys to Israeli children in distress as part of CKids’ Chanukah GiftAThon.
Baby Girl!
Meyer and Mushkie Kosofsky from Chicago, IL had a baby girl.

First Of Its Kind Moshiach Textbook To Address The Rebbe’s Perspective on Current Difficulties
In light of recent challenges, a new textbook that empowers educators and shluchim to illuminate their students’ lives with a Geulah perspective using engaging curricula was released by the Moshiach Office at Merkos 302 ahead of Hei Teves this year.