2,000 Join Post-Lockdown Celebration in Sydney
Just a short while after coming out of the world’s strictest and longest lockdowns, nearly 2,000 people gathered in Sydney, Australia for the Chanukah celebration hosted by the Dover Heights Shule.
November 2021 news archive
New headlines available — refresh50 Car Menorah Parade Drives from Morristown to Livingston, NJ
On the second night of Chanukah in New Jersey, the Morristown and Livingston communities joined for a Car Menorah Parade from the Rabbinical College of America to Friendship Circle Livingston, with over 50 cars participating.
$2.5 Million Grant to Yeshiva Schools Pittsburgh for Expansion Campaign
A $2.5 million grant from the Charles M. Morris Trust was awarded in support of a major fundraising campaign for Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh. Full Story
770 Gabbo’im Ask to Be Mindful of Others
As thousands pack 770 each day of Chanuka for the kindling of the menorah, the Shul’s Gabbo’im would like to remind everyone to be considerate toward your fellow Chossid and do not stand on the tables or benches during the Menorah lighting.
770 Packed for the Lighting of the First Chanukah Light
A large crowd gathered in 770’s main shul on Sunday afternoon for the kindling of the first Chanukah light of 5782. Following the lighting of the menorah by Rabbi Shloime Leib Abramowitz, the crowd burst into a hearty rendition of the niggun Haneiros Halalu.
11 Year Old Girl Tested on the Tanya
Chaya Litzman, the 11-year-old daughter of the Chabad Shluchim in South Korea, recited all of Tanya's 53 chapters this week by heart in honor of the Alter Rebbe's day of liberation. She began learning at the age of 4 when she was able to start reading Hebrew. Full Story
A Glimpse of 19 Kislev in Williamsburg
This year, Yud Tes Kislev was commemorated in over 15 Frum neighborhoods throughout the tri-state area by thousands of individuals participating in the Sifrei Chassidus sales organized by Machon Or HaChassidus.
Car Jumps Sidewalk In Crown Heights Destroys Front Yard Wall
A car driving down Crown Street lost control Friday afternoon, jumping the sidewalk and slamming into a homes retaining wall.
Watch: Funeral of Rabbi Shimon Raichik, OBM
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R’ Benyamin Brown, 53, OBM
We regret to inform you of the sudden passing of businessman Rabbi Benyamin Brown from Munich Germany, Tuesday, 19 Kislev 5782. He was 53 years old. Rabbi Benyamin Brown passed away during the Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen held at the Chabad house of Rabbi Yisroel Diskin.
Delve Into This Week’s Dvar Malchus with Rabbi Greenberg
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Cyprus: Student in Chabad Daycare Passes Away
Yeshiva World News A toddler died and a second toddler was flown to Israel in the wake of an outbreak of a virulent bacterium (meningococcus) in a Chabad gan in the Cypriot city of Limassol.
19 Kislev Farbrengens Held at a Dozen Crown Heights Shuls
A dozen Crown Heights Shuls held farbrengens on Tuesday night to celebrate the Chag Hageula of Yud Tes Kislev, and the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus.
600 Bochurim Take Second Halikut Test on Likkutei Sichos
An incredible 600 bochurim from across 22 American Yeshivas took the second test of the Halikut program, in which bochurim learn and memorize a full volume of Likkutei Sichos.
10,000 Mark Yud Tes Kislev in Jerusalem
An impressive crowd of 10,000 people celebrated the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem with a large farbrengen headed by Mashpiim and Chassidic singers. Full Story, Photos
Gallery: Eli Kay HY'D in TT'L Kiryat Gat
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R’ Menachem Emanuel, 81, OBM
We regret to inform you of the passing of R’ Menachem Emanuel, longtime member of Chicago’s Anash community, who passed away on Thursday, 14 Kislev, 5782. He was 81 years old. R Menachem worked for many years for the OK Kashrus organization in the Chicago area.
A Bike Tour Takes a Turn
When he set off to cycle the Far East, Liraz promised himself he would stay far away from Chabad, but he broke his promise and it changed his life. Years later, Rabbi Liraz Zeira was amazed to see how the seeds of his shlichus were planted by the Rebbe decades earlier.
Following Pandemic, Morocco’s Shliach Reburied in Jerusalem
Almost 2 years after his passing from Covid, the longtime Shliach of Casablanca Rabbi Sholom Eidelman OBM was reinterred in Har Hazeisim in Jerusalem. His was one of the 7 bodies removed from Morocco by ZAKA. Full Story
770 Gabboim Urge Vigilance After Suitcase Thief Caught
The gabboim of the main shul at 770 Eastern Parkway are urging locals and visitors not to leave valuables or belongings in the shul without supervision after an individual who stole a suitcase was arrested by the NYPD.
$10,000 Reward For Info On Crown Heights Attackers
The Anti-Defamation League is offering the $10,000 reward for information that would lead to the prosecution of the perpetrator of an antisemitic assault in Crown Heights on the night of November 11.
$10,000 to Find Attackers of Jewish Man in Crown Heights
The Anti-Defamation League is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the alleged antisemitic assault of a Jewish man in Crown Heights, Brooklyn this past Thursday evening. Full Story
770 Marks Mitteler Rebbe’s Birthday and Liberation
Anash and bochurim gathered in 770 Motzei Shabbos for a farbrengen marking the birthday and hilula of the Mitteler Rebbe on Tes Kislev, and to celebrate the Chag Hageula of Yud Kislev.
Mrs. Miriam Fellig, 89, OBM
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Miriam Fellig, a Holocaust survivor and the matriarch of a large Lubavitch family, on Friday, 8 Kislev. She was 89 years old.