War Summary, Day Sixty Four: Seven IDF soldiers killed, bringing total up to 96 hy”d. Freed hostages describe terror of their ordeal, Hamas terrorists begin surrendering en masse.

Hundreds of cars and over a dozen tanks, making for the world’s largest Menorah Parade, headed out from Crown Heights on Motzei Shabbos to spread the message of Chanukah on the streets of Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Over 300 cars, joined by over a dozen Mitzvah Tanks, geared up with car top menorahs, mivtzoim kits and lively music to spread the light of Chanukah on the streets of NYC at the annual Menorah Parade.

The suddenness of it all, along with the question that sounded more like an accusation, frightened R. Moshe Shimon who had been facing the wall. Hands trembling, R. Moshe Shimon lost his grip, dropped the case, and the glass shattered to pieces over the floor. Short fiction by Reb Shieh Lipkin a”h.

The streets and shops of Crown Heights were full on Friday as residents and guests prepared for Shabbos Parshas Vayeshev – Shabbos Chanukah – Shabbos Mevorchim Teves.

The Crown Heights Jewish community came out in large numbers after Hamas supporters on campus organized an antisemitic panel on “Medical Catastrophe in Gaza”, to coincide with the menorah lighting.

Students, families, staff, and friends joined the Darchei Menachem Menorah lighting and Chanuka bash with donuts, dancing and Chanuka Gelt for all.

City Hall of Cincinnati hosted the annual Menorah lighting with Mayor Aftab Puravel, Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney and members of City Council.

Residents of Southern Crown Heights gathered on Thursday evening for a grand community Chanuka party and Menorah celebration complete with music and a ventriloquist show.

For the very first time, dozens of cars topped with brightly lit LED Menorahs paraded the local streets of Marine Park (Brooklyn), bringing the light and joy of Chanukah to every part of the neighborhood.

A host of shiurim, farbrengens and seudas were on the schedule of the American bochurim learning in 770 over the weekend of Yud Tes Kislev.

War Summary, Day 62: As the world lit Chanukah candle number one, the IDF continued with its war goals, killing two senior members of Hamas and arresting dozens of terrorists; an Israeli farmer in the north was killed by Hezbollah anti-tank fire.

Shluchim worldwide invite thousands to share Menorah Selfies with Merkos 302’s #LightForIsrael initiative.

The L’Chaim of Yisrolik Bernstein of Richmond Hill, Ontario and Mushka Kaplan of Wallingford, CT took place on Wednesday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz helped light Berlin’s public Chanukah menorah at the Brandenburg Gate on Thursday evening. This marked the first time in history that a German chancellor attended a public-menorah lighting ceremony.

Hundreds packed the main zal of 770 on Thursday afternoon for the kindling of the first Chanukah light of 5784, followed by a hearty rendition of Haneiros Halalu.

A crowd gathered in the Rebbe’s holy room in 770 for the kindling of the first Chanukah light of 5784. The menorah was lit by Harav Shlomo Segal.

Join Live at 4:00 PM ET: The National Chanukah Menorah located on the Ellipse at the White House in Washington D.C. will be lit in a ceremony featuring the United States Navy Band and The Three Cantors.

Derher published ‘Eight Illuminations’ a printable pamphlet that will offer some extra inspiration and insight to illuminate each one of the nights of Chanukah. Download here.