Nestled in the warm and nurturing environment of Chabad Zhitomir’s campgrounds, Yekea Winter Camp brought friends and counselors together once more. After a meaningful 36-hour journey from America, they reunited as the camp was inaugurated with a heartfelt Menorah lighting ceremony.
In a letter addressed to library directors Rabbi Shalom Ber Levine and Rabbis Yitzchok Wilhelm, Rabbi Avrohom Shemtov, chairman of Agudas Chasidei Chabad (Aguch), which is responsible for the library, instructed that the sale be halted.
Some years after Reb Shneur Zalman Gafni opened an English-speaking program in the Kfar Chabad yeshiva, the hanhala wanted it out. But the Rebbe insisted that it remain part of Tomchei Temimim so that they have a real yeshiva experience.
War Summary, Day 454: PA terrorist ban Al Jazeera, new details released of the most daring operation since the Entebbe raid in Syria in September, the new Syrian government will restore the historic Eliyahu Hanavi shul in Jobar and protect it, and Yemen keeps waking up Israelis in the middle of the night with ballistic missiles.
Ahead of the summer, Oholei Torah, United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, ULY Ocean Parkway and Cheder Chabad of Monsey have partnered with CGI Chayolei to provide an upgraded summer camp experience for boys. The camp will focus on affordability, quality of education, and maintaining a strong Chassidishe atmosphere.
During Chanukah, Odesa’s mayor met Tuvia, a baby who captured the hearts of thousands worldwide as a one-month-old when media spotlighted the Mishpacha orphanage. A public menorah lighting was held at the iconic Potemkin Stairs, a 142-meter-long staircase serving as the city’s main gateway from the port.
At the US Army’s oldest active proving ground, with more than 12,000 U.S. Army personnel, Shliach Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum erected a Menorah on one of the base’s busiest streets and held a Chanukah event, bringing the festive light to all.
In front of the Netherlands Royal Palace in the iconic Dam Square, Shliach Rabbi Menachem Evers organized a Menorah lighting event featuring music, dancing, and inspiring speeches. Caroline van der Plas, from the popular Farmer Movement, praised the Jewish community and encouraged them to continue shining their light.
Over 10,000 children from more than 300 communities around the world celebrated Chanukah at CKids Chanukah Block Parties. From Dreidel Doordash to the Chanukah Food Truck Fest, the event was a perfect blend of learning, fun, and connection.
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Rabbi Shalom DovBer Levine, an author of many seforim in halacha and Lubavitch history, is the director of the Rebbe’s library. He recalls his role in organizing the seforim and the Rebbe and Rebbetzin‘s reaction to an unauthorized renovation.
Mrs. Chaya Aydel Freeman, a longtime resident of Crown Heights and Oholei Torah teacher passed away on the seventh night of Chanukah, the Second day of Rosh Chodesh Teves.
Shluchim in downtown Grass Valley, CA, have taken Pirsumei Nissa to new heights, with a ‘Merchant Menorah’ initiative, joining up with dozens of local stores to display bright menorahs in their storefronts and uplift the Jewish community.
Marking the 40th anniversary of the Central Chanukah celebration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3,500 people gathered for a Menorah lighting with music and entertainment in the presence of governmental dignitaries, which was broadcast on state TV station TV Pública.
Pushing a powerful statement of Jewish pride and resolve, Chabad in South Florida surpassed their previous Menorah parade records by completing a 33-mile loop on the region’s highways with an honorable escort of six local sheriffs, bringing Pirsumei Nisa to thousands who witnessed the parade.
For the Jewish members of the Israeli Consulate and delegation to the UN in New York, Shliach Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Noyman arranged a Menorah lighting on the sixth night of Chanukah at their consul and encouraged them to stand with uncompromising Jewish pride.
Community members enjoyed a meaningful and fun-filled evening at the Chabad Lubavitch Center in Houston this Chanukah with a musical Menorah lighting, traditional latkes and an exciting children’s program with moon bounces, balloon twisting, a magic show and a ‘gelt explosion.’
A new video clip features R’ Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin speaking of his Zos Chanukah miracle and how the day of Zos Chanukah is a day for every person to ask Hashem for yeshuos in their own lives.
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including playing dreidel for gelt, is a minyan required for public menorah lightings, besamim on a teabag, and pirsumei nissa to non-Yidden.
“Treasures from the Rebbe’s Library” is a new series, featuring various unique items and Seforim from the precious collection. In this first installment, the Menorahs of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe are featured.
During Chanukah, shortly after midnight, a suspect approached the shul led by Shliach Rabbi Shalom Gottlieb in Nikolayev, Ukraine, and hurled a Molotov cocktail. The Shuls’ guard quickly noticed the attack and managed to extinguish the flames, preventing significant damage.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy paid a visit to NJ head shliach Rabbi Moshe Herson and sons shluchim Rabbis Asher and Mendy Herson, who are sitting shiva after the passing of their wife and mother, Mrs. Pearl Herson AH.
