MILWAUKEE, WI — For some, it’s a matter of pride. For others, it’s about spreading the light of the season.
Whatever the motivation, thousands of Jews around the world are taking part in menorah parades this Hanukkah, a twist on the holiday that’s been gaining popularity thanks in part to promotion of the idea by the international Chabad Lubavitch group.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yosef (ben R Leib) Schapiro (Miami, FL) and Raizel Abenson (Manchester, UK) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Motzoei Shabbos at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave].
ALEXANDRIA, VA — As the story goes, after the Jews won a triumphant battle against the ruling Syrians in the 2nd century B.C., one of their first priorities was to reclaim and rededicate their desecrated temple.
LONDON, England [CHI] — The Menorah at Trafalgar Square is standing 32 feet tall, weighing just under 13 ton, made out of steel finish in zinc color and is illuminated with cutting edge LED technology.
On Tuesday, the 11th of December, at 5:00 PM the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone and other dignitaries, are expected to attend a special lighting ceremony. The organizers of Chabad of Hendon are expecting 5000 people at the lighting.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Eli and Chanie (nee Zarchi) Wolf on the birth their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
CHAMPAIGN, IL [CHI] — Wednesday night about 200 people came to watch chancellor Richard Herman of University of Illinois light the Menorah at Urbana Champiagn on the Quad. The chancellor received a gift from Chabad, a Menorah in the shaped in a school bus. The lighting was followed by a Chanukah party.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Shabbos, December 8, for holiday observance. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Click here for the 2007 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar and here for the 2008 Calendar.
WASHINGTONVILLE, NY [CHI] — On Tuesday, December 4, the eight-day festival of Chanukah was ushered in at a festive Menorah Lighting in Washingtonville. Many locals braved the cold to attend the lighting ceremony led by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, director of Chabad of Orange County.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mordechai Adelist (Melbourne, Australia) and Suri Raigorodsky (Los Angeles, CA) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
GAITHERSBURG, MD — Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, like his uncle before him, has pierced the “beard threshold.”
That term was coined by Germantown resident Martin Hershkowitz to describe a Department of Defense grooming regulation prohibiting military personnel from having beards.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid Chaim Gurovitch (Denver, CO) and Racheli Kats (Toronto, Ontario) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
THORNHILL, ONT, Canada [CHI] — Menorah Lighting organized by the Jewish Russian Community Center, there were a few hundred people in attendance, including mayor of Toronto and Vaughn, there was a spactacular juggling fire show. Latkes and doughnuts were served and Chanukah Gelt was handed out.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Zvi Yaakov and Chani (nee Barber) Zwiebel (Crown Heights) on the birth of a girl.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, great grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
This weeks Living Torah, titled “Childrens Rally” (Volume 43, Episode 169).
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A crowd of more than 80 people laughed and cheered Tuesday night at the annual lighting of the Grand Menorah outside Portland City Hall.
The ceremony has marked the beginning of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish celebration of religious freedom and miracles, in the city for more than two decades.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Naftali and Rochel (nee Yarmush) Charytan (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter!
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, great grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
