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.
Our Communities
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.
War Day 73: Possible New Hostage Deal, Massive Tunnel Discovered
War Summary, Day Seventy Three: Hezbollah and Israel continue to exchange fire, stabbing attack near Beit Aryeh in Samaria, and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham pushes idiotic ‘two-state solution’ idea.
Jewish Teens Launch Chanukah Initiatives Across The Globe
CTeen’s “Transform Chanukah” initiative sees 40 Jewish high schoolers flex their leadership muscles as they develop their own community-wide Chanukah programming and pitch philanthropists for funding to spread the light despite the pervading darkness.
In Moscow, ‘Maos Chitim’ Is Distributed for Chanukah As Well
Thousands of underprivileged homes in Russia received extra help this Chanukah, thanks to an initiative by Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar and a major operation by Moscow’s Chessed Center.
Southwest Floridians Enjoy Golf and Chanukah Treats
The Jewish communities in Southwest Florida enjoyed a Chanukah party with miniature golf, doughnuts, latkes, music, face painting and balloons, and the lighting of a grand menorah by local leaders of the Jewish community.