Brazil Lights the Menorah with their Mayor!
SAO PAULO, Brazil [CHI] — This Sunday hundreds gathered for the annual Chanukah Menorah lighting at the Praca dos Arcos square in S. Paulo, Brazil.
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By Linda Conner Lambeck for the Connecticut Post
Top right, Rabbi Shlame Landa of Chabad of Fairfield. Bottom, three pseudo nazi's, their faces covered in masks wave Nazi flags.. (Phil Noel/ Staff photographer)
FAIRFIELD — Pouring rain failed to dampen the spirts of a small group of families huddled on the Sherman Green gazebo to light a menorah on the third night of Hanukkah Sunday.
Neither did three masked men, who carrying Nazi flags and shouting obscenities, tried to disrupt the ceremony until they fled when police arrived.
Masked Men Disrupt Chanukah Ceremony with Nazi Flags
By Linda Conner Lambeck for the Connecticut Post
Top right, Rabbi Shlame Landa of Chabad of Fairfield. Bottom, three pseudo nazi’s, their faces covered in masks wave Nazi flags.. (Phil Noel/ Staff photographer)
FAIRFIELD — Pouring rain failed to dampen the spirts of a small group of families huddled on the Sherman Green gazebo to light a menorah on the third night of Hanukkah Sunday.
Neither did three masked men, who carrying Nazi flags and shouting obscenities, tried to disrupt the ceremony until they fled when police arrived.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel lit the National Menorah in front of the White House Sunday evening in celebration of Chanukah. The ceremony marked the 30th anniversary of the first National Menorah lighting in 1979 attended by then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
Rahm Emanuel Lights U.S. National Menorah
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel lit the National Menorah in front of the White House Sunday evening in celebration of Chanukah. The ceremony marked the 30th anniversary of the first National Menorah lighting in 1979 attended by then-U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
An incredible Holocaust Chanukah Story by Mashpia Rabbi Yossi Chazan of Manchester, England, told at the Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel.
Video – A Holocaust Chanukah Story from Rabbi Chazan
An incredible Holocaust Chanukah Story by Mashpia Rabbi Yossi Chazan of Manchester, England, told at the Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel.
Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Avraham Moshe ben Miriam Tova A 4 year old has cancer that spread to his brain and spine.
Tziporah bas Shoshe Raizel Yocheved
Chaya Mushka bas Chana
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yosef and Nechama (nee Chein) Lewis (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Over 200 Menorah Cars Take Part in Philadelphia Parade!
PHILADELPHIA, PA [CHI] – Over 200 cars partook in the annual Chanukah Menorah Parade in Philadelphia. The Parade began at the Museum, passed the Philadelphia City Hall and made its way to the mall where hot Latkes and yummy doughnuts were served followed by the grand Menorah lighting.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – The early release of Reb Moshe Rubashkin came as some welcomed good news in the neighborhood, amidst the tragedy which has befallen Sholom Mordechai as well as to the Shomrim Six, and the happiest of them all was Moshes son, Mendel Rubashkin, who celebrated his Hanochas Tefillin with his father, classmates, and family in 770 this morning.
Mendel Rubashkin Celebrates his Hanochas Tefillin, with his Father
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – The early release of Reb Moshe Rubashkin came as some welcomed good news in the neighborhood, amidst the tragedy which has befallen Sholom Mordechai as well as to the Shomrim Six, and the happiest of them all was Moshes son, Mendel Rubashkin, who celebrated his Hanochas Tefillin with his father, classmates, and family in 770 this morning.
Get ready for Chanukah, for the most phenomenal production for women and girls!!
PSA: Amazing Chanukah Production for Women (a)
Get ready for Chanukah, for the most phenomenal production for women and girls!!
As is a long standing tradition, every Motzoai Shabbos Chanukah the Mitzvah Tanks, that are busy doing Chanukah Mivtzoim every day, along with cars topped with Menorahs set out from 770 in Crown Heights on a parade to Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan where they pass by as they light the worlds biggest Menorah.
Over 100 Vehicles in Menorah Parade!
As is a long standing tradition, every Motzoai Shabbos Chanukah the Mitzvah Tanks, that are busy doing Chanukah Mivtzoim every day, along with cars topped with Menorahs set out from 770 in Crown Heights on a parade to Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan where they pass by as they light the worlds biggest Menorah.
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Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky of Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe talks with one of the installers as the broken menorah is hoisted by a crane. Photo: David Gard/The Star-Ledge
MONROE TWP., NJ — The state’s largest Chanukah menorah, which was supposed to be lit tonight for the first night of the holiday, was damaged after it fell over and hit a traffic signal on Wednesday in Monroe Township, police said.
Giant Chanukah Menorah Topples in Monroe
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Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky of Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe talks with one of the installers as the broken menorah is hoisted by a crane. Photo: David Gard/The Star-Ledge
MONROE TWP., NJ — The state’s largest Chanukah menorah, which was supposed to be lit tonight for the first night of the holiday, was damaged after it fell over and hit a traffic signal on Wednesday in Monroe Township, police said.
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Rabbi Dov Gruzman. Photo: Meir Elfasi, Shturem.net
A Muslim man attacked a Chabad rabbi Saturday night as he was conducting the annual ceremony to light the public Chanukah menorah in Stefenfaltz Square in the city of Vienna, Austria.
Rabbi Dov Gruzman Shliach in Vienna, Attacked
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Rabbi Dov Gruzman. Photo: Meir Elfasi, Shturem.net
A Muslim man attacked a Chabad rabbi Saturday night as he was conducting the annual ceremony to light the public Chanukah menorah in Stefenfaltz Square in the city of Vienna, Austria.
Mazal Tov! – Sunday Night L’Chaim!
Zalmy Raskin (England) and Miriam Shain (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].
Have a Mazal Tov you want to share? Email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Bloomberg Lights First Candle in Manhattan
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] – On hand for an early Menorah lighting was Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg who a few hours before Chanukah lit the worlds largest kosher Chanukah Menorah with Rabbi Shmuel Butman and the Menorahs designer Yaakov Agam.
CROWN HEIGHTS [NY1] — Jews around the city began celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights, at sundown Friday.
The holiday marks the Jews' rebellion against the Hellenistic Greek leader Antiochus, who outlawed Jewish religious customs in the second century B.C. When the Jews rededicated the temple in Jerusalem, the wicks of the menorah burned for eight days, seven longer than expected for the amount of oil they had.
Video – New York’s Jewish Community Celebrates Chanukah
CROWN HEIGHTS [NY1] — Jews around the city began celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights, at sundown Friday.
The holiday marks the Jews’ rebellion against the Hellenistic Greek leader Antiochus, who outlawed Jewish religious customs in the second century B.C. When the Jews rededicated the temple in Jerusalem, the wicks of the menorah burned for eight days, seven longer than expected for the amount of oil they had.
Chabad of Tallahassee Celebrates Chanukah with Governor Crist
For the Tenth consecutive year in Tallahassee, Florida Governor Charlie Crist enjoyed the Chanukah celebration arranged by Chabad of Tallahassee, the local branch of Jewish outreach giant Chabad-Lubavitch. The event was well attended with over 100 people, including many Chabad Rabbis from all over Florida. You can feel that the amazing energy of Chanukah was felt vibrantly in the air.
During the eight days, Chabad.org will broadcast Chanukah events from around the world – live!
The menorah lightings will be broadcast from eight locations, including the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, The National Menorah in front of The White House in Washington D.C., as well as menorah lightings in Paris, New York City and a half dozen other cities around the globe. Another highlight of the site is are live video of the Western Wall and the Live Dreidel Cam, focused on the oversized dreidel in front of the Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn, NY.
Worldwide Live Chanukah Celebrations at Chabad.org
During the eight days, Chabad.org will broadcast Chanukah events from around the world – live!
The menorah lightings will be broadcast from eight locations, including the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, The National Menorah in front of The White House in Washington D.C., as well as menorah lightings in Paris, New York City and a half dozen other cities around the globe. Another highlight of the site is are live video of the Western Wall and the Live Dreidel Cam, focused on the oversized dreidel in front of the Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn, NY.
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