Germany: Light in the Footprint of Hate
As a light drizzle fell, thousands gathered for a historic Menorah lighting in Berlin, Germany. “I just watched a light extinguish a dark history at the foot of the Brandenburg Gate,” tweeted Richard Grenell, US Ambassador to Germany.
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The eighth night of Chanukah in Volunteer Park
December 10, 2018
Chicago Tribune
Vernon Hills Chabad celebrates Hanukkah, growth in Jewish participation
December 10, 2018
San Antonio Express-News
Chanukah on the River celebrates unity and diversity
December 9, 2018
Jewish News Syndicate
Tel Aviv-Yafo mayor lights Hanukkah menorah in renewed Dizengoff Square
December 9, 2018
Coloradoan
Rabbi challenges community to 'light our inner menorah' at Fort Collins Hanukkah celebration
December 9, 2018
Herald Tribune
Chanukah festival shines bright despite rain clouds in Venice
December 9, 2018
Daily Princetonian
Prospect House hosts first-ever kosher event
December 9, 2018
The Case for Religious Freedom: the Struggle to Expand a NJ Synagogue
Rabbi Dov Drizin never imagined that his Chabad House would become the centerpiece of a federal lawsuit. Arriving in suburban Pascack Valley, New Jersey, he and his wife, Hindy, found “an incredibly welcoming and gracious community” that was very receptive.
Tzipora Reitman | News | Sunday, November 25
Jewish Life Thaws in Remote Arkhangelsk
Government archives show that Arkhangelsk, some 750 miles north of Moscow and more than three degrees higher than Anchorage, Alaska, was once home to two synagogues. Last month, the city’s small Jewish community inaugurated a new synagogue and community center.
Staff Writer | News | Tuesday, November 20
California's Blaze Begins to Contain, Chabad's Help Expands
There are people who lost everything, people who lost a great deal, and people who are still under mandatory evacuation orders who are in need of material and emotional support. Chabad centers respond to reach all of them.
News | Friday, November 16
Ottawa Student Gives Back
More than ten years after he first met the local Chabad representatives, Harley Finkelstein and his wife Lindsay Taub, have decided to give back to the center, donating half a million dollars to purchase a permanent home for the Rohr Chabad Student Network.
Mussi Sharfstein | News | Tuesday, November 13
Open Hearts, Helping Hands at UMass Amherst
When hackers broke into university printers and distributed anti-Semitic flyers two years ago, the University of Amherst community was shaken by the spike in blatant hatred.
Shterna Karp | News | Tuesday, November 13
They Come With Hate; We Bring Joy
“When I saw the swastika and the infamous Nazi slogan ‘Arbeit macht frei’ (work sets one free), I was shocked and hurt,” Rabbi Benjy Brackman wrote in an email to his congregants at Chabad of NW Metro Denver.
Ashira Weiss | News | Friday, November 9
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- Germany: Light in the Footprint of HateAs a light drizzle fell, thousands gathered for a historic Menorah lighting in Berlin, Germany. “I just watched a light extinguish a dark history at the foot of the Brandenburg Gate,” tweeted Richard Grenell, US Ambassador to Germany.
- NBA Teams Partner with Chabad for a Night of Jewish PrideThe American Airlines Arena in Miami, was transformed into a Chanukah celebration this Sunday as the Miami Heat hosted their tenth annual Jewish Heritage Night with Chabad of Florida. They join teams in all divisions of both the Eastern and Western Conferences hosting similar events this Chanukah.
- Four Days of Chanukah Fun in QueensFamilies in Queens, New York, once again have something to look forward as the annual Queens Chanukah Experience opens for four days of interactive, thematic fun beginning Sunday, Dec. 2. Every hour, children will be invited to watch an olive press demonstration or take part in a lively game show competition. In teams, they’ll compete to solve Chanukah riddles and memory puzzles.
- 60,000 Participants Celebrate Chabad Founder’s Holiday in JerusalemOver 350,000 books on Jewish and Chasidic themes were sold in less than ninety-six hours during Israel’s largest Chasidic book fair, hosted at Jerusalem’s Binyanei HaUma Convention Center. The sale was part of a four-day convention commemorating the nineteenth day of the Hebrew month of Kislev.
- Chabad Waterloo Celebrates TenThe room erupted with a standing ovation at the tenth anniversary gala for Chabad of Waterloo as Rivky Goldman was presented with a bouquet of flowers “for all the cooking, counseling, and love you give to each student.”
