10,000 Reached in Manchester
This Chanukah, over 10,000 people were reached in Manchester through a variety of programs, including public Menorah lightings, a 70-car Menorah parade and more. Full Story
December 2011 news archive
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13,000 at Chanukah Festival
13,000 people attended the 32nd Annual South Florida Chanukah Festival with Benny Friedman, the French Twins, and Jewish Star Junior Winner Yisroel Amar. Photos
104 Car Parade in Florida
A 104 car Menorah parade drove through Florida’s Space Coast, culminating in a grand Menorah lighting ceremony and concert with singer Chaim Fogelman. Photos
12th Graders Teach Tanya
Bais Rivkah High School girls experienced Yud Tes Kislev like never before with an international exhibit and classes in Tanya taught by their very own 12th grade students. Full Story
Three Car Crash on Montgomery Street, One Hurt
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — One woman was hurt in an accident involving three cars at the intersection of Montgomery Street and New York Avenue. Two cars, a commercial van and a passenger car collided mid-intersection after one of them did not stop for a red light.
Accident Involving Fire Truck Critically Injures Three
A special operations fire unit was involved in a serious accident while on their way to a nearby fire where a person was seriously injured. The incident occurred at the intersection of New York Avenue and Bergen Street and involved Squad 252.
19 Kislev Marked in Flatbush
More than 500 people attended a spirited Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen in Flatbush with Rabbi Yochanan Morozov, Shliach in Midwood, Brooklyn. Full Story
1,500 Farbreng in Boro Park
1,500 people attended a 19 Kislev farbrengen in Boro Park on Motzei Shabbos organized by the Heichal Menachem Center, with guest speaker Russia’s Head Shliach Rabbi Berel Lazar. Full Story, Photos
19 Kislev Celebrated in Ottawa
Chabad Lubavitch of Ottawa celebrated Yud Tes Kislev with a Farbrengen uniting all Anash with guest Shliach Rabbi Y. Rappaport from Syracuse. Full Story
10,000 Satmars in Crown Heights
They came by car, bus and train: over 10,000 Satmar Chassidim converged on Crown Heights Motzei Shabbos, packing the Armory on Bedford Avenue. Photographer Baruch Ezagui was there. Full Story, Photos, Video
19 Kislev Farbrengen in Tzfas
A large and diverse crowd attended the 19 Kislev farbrengen in Tzfas, with speakers Rabbi Yaakov Goldshmid of Kfar Chabad and Tzfas Shliach Rabbi Chaim Kaplan. Full Story
The Rebellious Man of Faith
by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach The patriarch Jacob, my namesake (Jacob Shmuel) of whom we have read the past few weeks in the Bible, is the most maligned of all the patriarchs. He is the one whom non-Jews can do without.
200 Step Into Sarah’s Tent
Not a day passes that a Flatbush resident will walk over to Rabbi Schneur Zalman Mendelsohn or his wife Sarah and thank them for the Beis Yaakov Ohel Sarah school. Full Story, Photos
