Over 170 cars cruised through the streets of Center City Philadelphia, the 3rd largest downtown in the United States, lighting up the Chanukah night with Menorahs. The annual parade is organized by the local Chabad Houses and Shluchim.
Fay Abrahamsson – The Courier GUILFORD, CT — In a vote of 4 to 3, the Guilford Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) approved the Chabad-Lubavitch of the Shoreline’s application to build a synagogue and day care center at 181 Goose Lane.
Alan Feuer – The New York Times BROOKLYN, NY — When the news broke on Thursday of a freakish traffic accident that injured several people at the Chanukah Wonderland workshop run by the Lubavitch community of Woodmere, on Long Island, the story was picked up by the usual…
The 4th grade class of Seymour J. Abrams Cheder Lubavitch in Skokie, IL, decided to try and bring more light to the world. Together with their teacher, Rabbi Avraham Varnai, they built a “helping menorah” made with over 100,000 pennies that will be donated to Chai Lifeline, an…
WOODMERE, NY [CHI] — CrownHeights.info reporting from the scene: At least fifteen people are injured after a car slammed into a building, running over many children and adults. Including a one and a half year old baby, who is among the more seriously injured.
The Australian SYDNEY, Australia — Hundreds of families from Sydney’s Jewish community gathered in Martin Place last night to celebrate the start of Hanukkah, the eight-day long Festival of Lights.
Meeting darkness with light and coldness with warmth, Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois set out with 101 cars, SUV’s, Mom’s taxis and minivans adorned with Menorahs, to spread the message of Chanukah.
Last night over 100 people attended a farbrengen at Beis Menachem Mendel of Flatbush to commemorate the 19th of Kislev. Rabbi Shmuel Butman farbrenged. Full Story
Chassidim and temimim participated last night (Tuesday) in the 19th of Kislev fabrengen in Kfar Chabad. At the head table sat Rabbis, community activists and members of Knesset.
Hundreds of people gathered in Jerusalem’s Meah Shearim neighborhood, in the Chabad Shul on ‘Baal HaTanya’ Street to farbreng in honor of the 19th of Kislev. Among the speakers: Rabbis Zev Dov Slonim, Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, and Pinchas Leibish Hertzel.
Chassidim farbrenged at the Bais Eliyahu Nochum Shul on Lefferts Avenue in Crown Heights. A festive seudah was served as well. Among those that Farbrenged were Rabbis Sholom Levertov, Mottel Chein, Boruch Lepkivker, Shmuel Langsam, Zalman Lipsker and Rabbi Shmuel Isaac…
Friendship Circle International organizing 3nd Annual Volunteer Leadership Conference BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — On January 6th, 2009, the third annual leadership weekend for teen volunteer leaders will be held Friday, February 6th -Sunday, February 8, 2009, at the Meer Family…
Lubavitch.com In response to inquiries about the fund established in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attack: Lubavitch Headquarters in conjunction with the Holtzberg/Rosenberg families, have set up the Chabad Mumbai Relief Fund to assist in the care of the children of Rabbi…
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — JEM is pleased to announce the release of a new Chanukah DVD, featuring twelve segments including Sichos, personal encounters with the Rebbe, songs, and Chanukah moments, all focusing on the theme of Chanukah.
By Yonit Tanenbaum – The YU Observer Stunned, lamenting, action. In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy that struck Mumbai, India, last week, Chabad took action.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The man who sent a suspicious letter to Chabad of Scottsdale with references to the Mumbai bombings will not be charged, Scottsdale police said Thursday.
By Dovid Zaklikowski Rabbi Tzvi Yosef Kotlarsky, who was known by his Yiddish name Hirschel, stands with a class of his at the Lubavitch yeshiva in Montreal in the early 1940s.
In the weeks since the Mumbai terrorist attack, Chabad has conducted an orchestrated marketing and public relations campaign. Within a week they had raised about $1 million through Chabad.org. Should these funds go to more security for Chabad centers? More
By Naftali Silberberg An editor with Chabad.org goes through a log of reader comments posted in response to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. BROOKLYN, NY — Perusing the more than 600 reflections submitted by readers to Chabad.org in the days after India’s worst terrorist attack,…
Adam Dickter – The Jewish Week NEW YORK, NY — In the weeks since the Mumbai terrorist attack, the Chabad movement has directed contributions from supporters primarily to two campaigns: One to aid the child whose emissary parents were slain, and another to rebuild the badly…
In honor of the tenth yahrtzeit (anniversary of passing) of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (“YY”) Kazen, of blessed memory, on the 12th of Kislev (December 9th, 2008), Chabad.org unveiled a special section to memorialize its legendary founder.
MANCHESTER, England [CHI] — This week, Manchester experienced an unparalleled gathering of unity the like of which the city has not seen in living memory.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Earlier today, Tuesday a group of Shluchim and Anash began writing the first words of a new Safer Torah which is being arranged by the family and Merkos Linyonai Chinuc and is being written in memory of the Shluchim Rabbi Gavriel and his wife…
Stock Photo – The scene inside the Chabad House after the siege. MUMBAI, India [AFP] — A rabbi murdered in Mumbai by Islamic militants who stormed his home was reading a manual on what to do in case of a terrorist attack, the friend who identified his body says.
