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Anash, Businessmen, And Professionals Test For Smicha
This week, a group of 20 Talmidim got tested on Hilchos Bossor B’Cholov as part of their Smicha learning with the renowned Online Smicha program, successfully passing the b’china.

JLI: Marrying Off My Son While My Other Son Is Missing
Rabbi Doron Perez, Executive Chairman of Mizrachi World Movement, shares his family’s experiences since the October 7th attacks. The Perez family, with tremendous strength and joy, celebrated the wedding of one son while the other was unaccounted for.

HY”D: Two Reservists Fall in Battle in Gaza, Five Seriously Injured
IDF clears for publication the names of two reserve soldiers who fell in battle in Gaza. Five others were seriously injured.

The X Menorah, Elon Musk’s New 2024 Menorah Design?
Every Chanukah for the last seven years, Chabad artist Yitzchak Moully has created a new design for a public Menorah. Each year the design gets more ambitious, and for 2024, Moully has a new design already picked out. Welcome the X Menorah.

JEM: My Wife Was Sick…But Then I Spoke to the Rebbe
The Rebbe’s advice for breathing difficulties caused by gallstones: a healthy diet.

Gallery: Children With Special Needs Join For Special Evening In Yerushalayim
The Chabad run Lahachayot organization threw a special Chanukah event for children with special needs in Yerushalayim, with live entertainment from Chaim Yisroel and Mendy Jerufi.

Gallery: Paris Anash Farbreng For Hey Teves
Hundred of Anash of Paris, France gathered at the Bais Chaya Mushka building in Paris for a grand Hey Teves Farbrengen complete with sit down meal, Sefarim sale, and video presentation.

Information To Be Menachem Avel Mrs. Shiela Simon
Mrs. Shiela Simon, the wife of R’ Mottel Simon A”H, is sitting shiva in Crown Heights after the passing of her brother Avrohom Abba (Bummy) OBM. Times and location in extended article.

Unhiding the Menorah at Harvard Yard
Every night of Chanukah for the past 24 years, a large menorah has been kindled on Harvard Yard, Harvard University’s iconic green. And every night of Chanukah for the past 24 years, once the music and celebration is over and the lights have burnt out, that menorah is packed up and hidden away.


Menorahs Lit Up Stalin’s “Jewish Autonomy” ofBirobidzhan
When Stalin created an “autonomous Jewish region” near the China–Russia border, he definitely did not even dream that one day, the Rebbe’s shluchim would be spreading the light of Chanukah there.
Baby Boy!
Mendy and Dina (nee Segal) Lewis from Crown Heights had a baby boy!

CHK Posts Kashrus Alert Regarding Matzos From the Lubavitch Matzah Bakery In Crown Heights
The Vaad Hakashrus of Crown Heights, which oversees the CHK Kashrus Organization has published an alert notifying that the Lubavitch Matzah Bakery in Crown Heights is presently not under their supervision.

HY”D: Inbar Hayman, Held Hostage in Gaza, Killed in Hamas Captivity
The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum headquarters has announced the murder of hostage Inbar Hayman in Hamas captivity.

Russia’s Chief Rabbi Takes Whirlwind Trip to Spread Light
From Yekaterinburg to Siberia, and from Siberia to Belarus, Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar brought a message of encouragement and warmth to the local Jews on a whirlwind three day trip.

Travel Advisory Issued For NYC Sunday and Monday
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) today issued a travel advisory for Sunday, December 17 and Monday, December 18. The National Weather Service (NWS) is monitoring a major coastal storm that will impact the area with a mix of moderate to heavy rain, strong to damaging wind gusts, and minor to moderate coastal flooding.