This year, for the first time, Crown Heights families had 7 Menorah Parade options, on different nights and in different locations, allowing for many more families to be able to participate spreading the light of Chanuka.
L’Chaim: Zelenko – Shkedi
The L’Chaim of Yitzy Zelenko of Elkins Park, PA and Esther Rivka Shkedi of Pittsburgh, PA took place Monday night at Lubavitch Yeshiva.
Community Remembers Beloved Educator at Shloshim Memorial
Friends, students and colleagues gathered on Monday night to mark the shloshim of Rabbi Shmuel Benjamin a”h, a beloved educator and pillar of chessed in Crown Heights.
Millions Watch Argentina’s President Javier Milei Light Menorah
Argentina’s new President Javier Milei donned a yarmulka two days after his inauguration and helped light a giant menorah at a Chanuka celebration in the center of Buenos Aires alongside Rabbi Tzvi Grunblatt.
Midnight Levaya Held in Pittsburgh for Rabbi Itkin
The levaya for Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok (Fitche) Itkin, mashpia of the Chabad community in Pittsburgh, and administrator of Vaad Hakashrus Pittsburgh, was held at Yeshiva Schools in Pittsburgh on Monday night. The levaya will continue in New York on Tuesday.
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Rabbi Yosef (Fitche) Itkin, 69, AH
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok (Fitche) Itkin, who served as a mashpia of the Chabad community in Pittsburgh, and administrator of Vaad Hakashrus Pittsburgh, passed away on Monday night.
War Day 74: Ashkelon Gets The All-Clear, Beit Hanoun Captured
War Summary, Day Seventy Four: Ashkelon city got the green light- all the restrictions were lifted in workplaces and educational activities, the Gazan city of Beit Hanoun was fully captured, and the government warns not to watch the video of hostages that was released: psychological terror.
Nosson’s Shul Hosts Grand Chanukah Party For Families
Nosson’s Shul held an outdoor menorah lighting and Chanukah celebration with a juggler, art projects for the kids, and a rally.
Live: Shloshim Memorial for Rabbi Shmuel Benjamin
A shloshim gathering marking 30 days since the passing of devoted mechanech Rabbi Shmuel Benjamin a”h will be held Monday night at Oholei Torah.
Uplifting Chanukah Concert Held for Children With Special Needs
A lively concert was held in Yerushalayim for 300 children with special needs, featuring singers Chaim Yisrael and Mendi Jerufi.
Despite Global Unrest, CYP Take Leadership Role This Chanukah
Young professionals around the country have led a remarkable initiative in which they have turned into “Ambassadors of Light” to get as many other Jews to light menorah.
Cheder Ohr Menachem Joyfully Celebrates Hey Teves
This Sunday, Hey Teveis, Cheder Ohr Menachem of Crown Heights was buzzing from the moment the students arrived until they went home at the end of the day.
Menorahs and Videos of the Rebbe Illuminate War-Torn Kharkiv
It was the second Chanukah at war in Ukraine, but the Chanukah lights were burning bright, with a full week of programs run by shluchim Rabbi Moshe and Miriam Moskovitz.
Inverrary Menorah Parade takes over South Florida
On the 6th night of Chanukah, approximately 35 cars took to the streets of South Florida to parade the light of Chanukah from Chabad of Inverrary to the South Florida Chanukah Festival at Hardrock Casino.
Watch: My Personal Efforts in Bringing Back the Stolen Seforim
Video: At a Hey Teves farbrengen Harav Moshe Bogomilsky related his memories of the Hey Teves saga, and his personal efforts to find seforim that had been stolen and sold to collectors and return them to the Rebbe.
Shluchim Travel by Land and by Air to Join Farbrengen
Shluchim from all over British Columbia traveled by air, land, and sea to join together on Sunday night for a most uplifting grand Hey Teves Farbrengen.
Limited-Time Offer: $50 Subsidy For New Chayenu Subscriptions
In honor of Hey Teves, an anonymous donor is making a generous offer by gifting a $50 subsidy for each new Chayenu subscription.
Chicago Mayor Helps Light Windy City’s Giant Menorah
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and a group of alderman joined Rabbi Meir Chai Benhiyoun and other Chabad shluchim at the Menorah lighting at Daley Plaza.
Menorah Shines at Prison That Once Housed Chassidim
Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar lit Chanuka candles for Jewish inmates at Russia’s oldest prison, where many Chasidim had been incarcerated there for the crime of teaching Torah.
Monsey Cheder Bring Chanuka Joy to Jewish Seniors
Students of the mechina division at Cheder Chabad Monsey, went on mivtzoim on Wednesday and Thursday of Chanuka, bringing the spirit of the holiday to old age homes and malls.
Fried and Razel Perform Erev Shabbos Niggun
Watch: Singers Avraham Fried and Yonatan Razel perform the Chabad tune ‘Higaleh Na’ at the recent Yud Tes Kislev Tzama concert in Yerushalayim.
Menorahs Light Up Stalin’s “Jewish Autonomy” of Birobidzhan
When Joseph Stalin created an “autonomous Jewish region” near the China–Russia border, he did not even dream that one day, the Rebbe’s shluchim would be spreading the light of Chanuka there.
200 Attend Chanuka Lighting in East London
Over 200 people attended the Menorah lighting of the Leytonstone & Wanstead synagogue in East London, England, led by Rabbi Yitzchok Austin.
Wedding: Himmelfarb – Goldin
The wedding of Gavi Himmelfarb of Canarsie/Crown Heights and Faigy Goldin of Crown Heights took place Sunday night at Razag Ballroom.