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.
770 Packed for Lighting of First Chanukah Candle
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.
First Light of Chanukah Kindled in the Rebbe’s Room
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.
Live: National Menorah Lighting in Washington D.C.
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.
‘Eight Illuminations’ Offers Insight for Each Night of Chanukah
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.
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Children Assemble 770’s Menorah In Time for Hadlaka
Children from Crown Heights schools helped assemble the iconic 770 menorah, modeled after the menorah of the Beis Hamikdash, just hours before the lighting of the first candle. They also watched as Moshiach’s Sefer Torah was prepared for Chanukah.
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Rabbi Yigal Kirshenzaft, who served as the shliach to Gush Katif until the Disengagement in 2005, received a special permit to return to Gaza to light a large menorah, bringing light to a place of so much darkness.
President Zelensky Joins Shluchim for Menorah Lighting in His Office
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lit the first Chanukah candle in his office on Thursday evening alongside Chabad shluchim who also serve as rabbis in various Ukrainian cities.
13,000 Menorahs to Illuminate Wyoming
As Jewish people around the world are witnessing the horrors of anti-Jewish propaganda, Rabbi Zalman and Raizy Mendelsohn of Chabad in Jackson Hole, Wyoming are mailing a Menorah, candles, and a dreidel to every resident of Jackson Hole.
North Crown Heights to Hold Nightly Public Menorah Lightings
The Lincoln Place Shul is inviting the entire Crown Heights community to nightly public menorah lightings that will be held in North Crown Heights on seven nights of Chanukah.
5 Menorah Parades to Illuminate NYC
No need to work your schedule around just one, since this year there are 5+ Car Menorah Parades for Crown Heights families!
Tonight: Community Menorah Lighting at SUNY Downstate
Residents of Crown Heights are invited to join the community Menorah lighting at the SUNY Downstate campus on Thursday night with music and donuts. Come and bring a friend!
Flatbush Community Joins Yud Tes Kislev Celebration
The yomtov of Yud Tes Kislev was celebrated at Bais Menachem Mendel of Flatbush with an inspiring farbrengen led by Rabbi Yochanan Marosov, and Rabbi Sholom Dovid Geisinsky.
L’Chaim: Krasnjansky – Vishedski
The L’Chaim of Yisroel Dovber Krasnjansky of Honolulu, Hawaii and Fradl Vishedski of Kyiv, Ukraine took place Tuesday night at Ulam Chana.
Enhance Your Chanuka with a Moshiach Learning Series
Learning by the Lights is an eight-part learning series for Chanukah. This family-friendly Menorah-side study from the Moshiach Office invites you to delve into a captivating topic that hopes to shed light on current events.
Hundreds Gather in Boro Park for Annual 19 Kislev Melave Malka
A grand melave malka in Boro Park celebrated the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus with many distinguished speakers and guests in attendance, and a large sale of sefarim on Chassidus on site.
Live: First Candle Lighting at the Kosel
Watch live at 9:00 AM EST: The first candle of Chanuka will be lit at the Kosel Plaza, the site closest to the where the miracle of Chanuka took place. 138 smaller menorahs will be lit for the Hamas captives.
War Day 61: Intense Fighting in Khan Yunis in South Gaza
War Summary, Day Sixty One: Hints of schisms between Israel and the USA political echelon are beginning to show, Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis continue to fire missiles at Israel, with little response to the latter two.
Chabad Mechanchim Recharge for Greater Chinuch Impact
Over 100 Chabad Mechanchim gathered for a special farbrengen with Rabbi Michoel Gourarie allowing them to recharge and uplift their chinuch impact.
Wedding: Kogan – Gutleizer
The wedding of Aron Kogan of Staten Island and Henna Gutleizer of Crown Heights took place Tuesday night at Oholei Torah.
New Sefer Explains Alter Rebbe on Hilchos Yom Tov
A new sefer published by Rabbi Shmuel Zajac, a Magid Shiur at the Yeshivah in Morristown, explores many complex halachos related to Yom Tov.
R’ Velvel Kopp, 66, AH
R’ Velvel Kopp, a chossid who lived in Seattle and moved to Tzfas exactly 30 years before his passing, passed away on the 20th of Kislev.
Chassidim of All Ages and Stages Inspired at Kolel Farbrengen
Close to 500 yungeleit, Kolel alumni, bochurim, and guests packed the Crown Heights Kolel for the Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen with rov and rosh kolel Harav Yosef Heller who addressed topics of avodas Hashem and living as a chossid in current times.