The Mega Latke Sizzle, the first of its kind in Orange County, had chefs of all ages cooking latkes together. A highlight was a special guest on stilts, who was introduced as the “Tallest Latke Sizzler!” Held at the new Chabad Center for Jewish life, families peeled, grated and sizzled delicious potato pancakes.
Mt. Rushmore, resplendent with its carved faces of presidents, just wouldn’t be the same without its Menorah.
The Pool of Siloam, located at the southern end of the City of David, and within the Jerusalem Walls National Park, is an archaeological and historical site of national and worldwide importance. According to the Bible, the pool was first built in the 8th century BCE in the reign of King Hezekiah, some 2,700 years ago, as part of Jerusalem’s water system:
Most of the Jewish activities at the Butirsky Prison in the center of Moscow take place in the shul in one of the most guarded wings of the building. In honor of Chanuka, Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar came to attend the Chanuka party there.
Join Chassidim from around the world in celebrating the joyous day of Hei Teves tonight near the Rebbe’s Ohel. The Farbrengen will feature Rabbis Yosef Minkowitz, Rabbi Yehuda Krisnky, Shlomo Uminer, and Moshe Gourarie.
Project Likkutei Torah’s grassroots effort to help chassidim to fulfill the Rebbe’s hora’a to complete the entire Torah Ohr & Likkutei Torah has just made history by completing audio and video shiurim on the entire 51 dapim of Likkutei Torah Shir HaShirim in English.
Over six hundred happy faces were seen on Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah at the Maybourne Hotel in Beverly Hills (Beverly Canon Gardens), hosted by the JEM Community Center, with a grand setup of a large 10 foot Menorah, music, face painting, photo booths, fruit carts, latkes, and of course the traditional donuts.
With his flowing white beard, Rabbi Moshe Miller looked the part of the scholar and kabbalist. But more importantly, it’s what he was at his very essence: a lifelong student, teacher, thinker, and guide. Poetically, his soul ascended on the Kabbalistically significant final day of Chanukah, Dec. 26, at the age of 67 in Miami.
In honor of Hey Teves, the Ohel Bus Service will be providing extra subsidized transportation round trip from Crown Heights to the Ohel on Wednesday, Dec. 28th and Thursday, Dec. 29th.
In 1955, Rabbi Samuel Fox became the spiritual leader of Beth Jacob Congregation in Dayton, OH. Under his initiative and leadership, youth activities were started, Junior Congregation services were inaugurated, and a Religious School with an intensive curriculum, was instituted. Rabbi Dalfin interviewed him as part of his Meaningful Interviews series.
Yisroel and Chaya (nee Bergman) Kozlovsky from Mumbai, India had a baby boy!
Nir walked into our Chabad House in Kathmandu, Nepal, with the flowing robes of a Buddhist monk. His head was shaven and his arms were bare. His eyes turned to survey the scene: The people milling about on the couches, sitting at the computers, eating at the kosher restaurant and those in the synagogue. “I didn’t come here to tour. I’m actually looking for something else,” he said passionately. “I’ve come to fulfill my years-old dream.”
Chanukah with Chabad of Midtown Manhattan was flaming hot and ice cold at the same time. See the roundup of Chabad of Midtown’s ice menorahs and Chanukah events.
Masha Vogel was a refined, humble woman, whose legacy speaks more than she’d ever admit. For decades, the mother of 10 was a surrogate mother to many, many more students at the University of Rochester, where she and her husband, Rabbi Nechemia Vogel served as directors of Chabad-Lubavitch at University of Rochester. Masha Vogel passed away on Yom Kippur, 2022, at the age of 64.
In what can only be hoped for as a colossal misunderstanding, or perhaps a warped algorithm, Google search for “Jew” comes up with the offensive definition “bargain with someone in a miserly or petty way.”
Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman gives us a fascinating tour of some of the most challenging medical dilemmas, including abortion, vaccination, and organ donation.
Yoël Mendel Abitboul (Paris, France) to Eydel Feldstein (Choisy-le-Roi, France)
