“My mother would smile to think of me lighting candles, and saying the brucha, something she made very special in our home,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg wrote in one of her many letters to Rabbi Nosson Gurary.
The two trees on the sides of 770’s iconic ‘Tashlich’, which were in danger of falling after being damaged by storms last week, were removed on Monday by R’ Yossi Rabkin.
ECOM College in a comprehensive examination – how big is the shortage in cyber experts and what salaries do cyber experts and employees earn around the world By 2020, there will be a global shortage of 1.5 million Cyber Security experts.
With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the untimely passing of Chana Pontos, OB”M, from Milwaukee, Chicago and recently from Yerusholayim. She passed away on Shabbos, Yud Alef Teves. She was 30-years-old. She is survived by her parents and siblings. Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
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Chabad of Talbieh's 10 annual Chanuka lightings in Mamilla Avenue, Jerusalem were nearly canceled due to COVID, until a surprising phone call received by Shluchim Rabbi Eli and Chana Canterman led to an event even bigger than they imagined. Full Story, Photos, Video
Since 1986, Bris Avrohom of Hillside, NJ, has set up more and more menorahs each year, this year erecting a whopping 140 in New Jersey and New York.
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With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Tzipra Schaffran, OB”M, a longtime resident of the Crown Heights community. She passed away on Tuesday, Zayin Teves. She was 72-years-old. She survived by her children Mrs.
“Because COVID can't cancel Chanukah:” Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet set out to bring the lights of Chanukah to his community in Mill Hill, England, with an eight-foot menorah strapped to the back of a flatbed truck and festive music. Full Story, Photos, Video
As we approach this year’s Hey Teves, we find a special emphasis on new sefarim being published on Tanya with three seforim on Tanya being printed in just the past weeks.
With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbi Abba Piekarski, OB”M, a longtime Mechanech in United Lubavitcher Yeshiva. He passed away on Friday, Gimmel Teves. He was 73-years-old. He is survived by his wife Mrs.
A 14-year-old Jewish boy was robbed by a group of 4 men who held him at knifepoint as he walked to school on Thursday morning in Crown Heights. Full Story
Thousands of people attended a Drive-Thru Chanukah Experience organized by Chabad Centers in Montgomery County, with multiple actors, illustrations and props bringing the Chanukah story to life.
2,000 people joined a festive family day out at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, in what is expected to be one of the world’s largest Chanukah events this year, enjoying Chanukah themed music, food and activities. Full Story, Photos, Video
The Levaya of Mrs. Miriam Labkowsky obm, a beloved teacher from Los Angeles, passed by 770 Eastern Parkway Wednesday on the way to burial at Montefiore Cemetery. Full Story
22 Chabad Centers in the S. Diego area united to host a Drive-in Chanukah celebration that drew some 1600 people in over 400 vehicles at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and headlined by star singer Gad Elbaz. Photos, Video
With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Mira Labkowski, OB”M, a Shlucha in Los Angeles who sadly passed away after battling an illness. She passed away on Tuesday, Chof Tes Kislev. She was 59-years-old. She is survived by her children.
Over 250 cars and 45 Mitzvah Tanks joined the first of two Menorah car parades on Monday night, spreading the joy and light of Chanukah through Brooklyn and Manhattan.
29 Kislev is the Yahrzeit of Harav Hachosid Reb Eliyahu “Yaichel” Simpson a”h. Rabbi Simpson was a chossid and mekushar to three Rebbeim, and was called a “neeman bayis” by the Rebbe.
Twenty one New York Chabad Houses joined together to host a COVID safe Chanukah drive-in concert and celebration. Over 2,500 participants showed up, and thousands more watched the celebrations online.
Watch a Replay: 2500 people from 21 Chabad centers in Brooklyn united for a Mega Chanukah Drive-In, featuring Eli Marcus and the Pumpidisa Band. Full Story, Photos, Video
The new Chabad Plus app allows children attending Chabad Houses to record Tzivos Hashem missions and increase mitvzah observance.
With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbi Chaim Meir Lieberman, OB”M, a longtime member of the Crown Heights community and one of the heads of Tzach who sadly passed away after battling Covid-19 and suffering from a stroke a couple of days ago.
