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Guinness World Records Certifies World’s Most Valuable Dreidel
In anticipation of Chanukah 2015, the world’s most valuable dreidel was officially certified by the Guinness World Records last week, November 13, 2015.
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S. Petersburg’s Oldest Synagogue Reopens
The oldest prayer hall of Petersburg, Russia, known as the "Small Synagogue," opened its doors to the public after four years of renovations in the…
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Netanyahu to Chief Rabbi Lazar: Some of our friends are naïve

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sunday with a delegation of representatives of the Russian Jewish Community, headed by the chief rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel…
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Chabad of VA Installs Accessible Bimah So All May Participate
Chabad of Virginia is welcoming the New Year with the installation of a brand new accessible bimah, friendly to people who use wheelchairs.
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The Shmuel Rohr Brit Milah Clinic of Russia Opens
At Marina Roscha—Moscow’s Jewish Community Center—men and women make life changes on a daily basis as they discover their Jewish traditions.
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Official Goverment Reception in Germany Serves Kosher
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin and some 2500 guests participated at the official gala event hosted by Germany’s President Joachim Gauck, commemorating 50 years of diplomatic…
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Kharkiv’s Woes Didn’t Stop Purim Pomp
With Ukraine’s war in the east and the nation’s economic collapse, you’d think Purim might have taken a back seat this year to this struggling…
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon To Greet Jewish Teenagers
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will address Jewish teenagers via video on Sunday, at the CTeen banquet dinner. He is expected to offer a particular…
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36 Orphaned Bat Mitzvah Girls Celebrate in Jerusalem
For the families with a deceased parent, celebrating joyous occasions could be emotionally and financially difficult.
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A Help Line for Holocaust Survivors in Moscow
There are some 5000 Holocaust survivors in the city, many of them ailing and alone. Voice of Kindness, the new call center located at the…
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Danish Jews Explore Heritage
What makes a chicken kosher? How do you prepare challah for Shabbat? Do eggs have to be kosher?
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Ottawa Government Grant Supports Chabad’s Initiative for Seniors
For its work teaching seniors to navigate the rapidly evolving technological and medical fields, the Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa received a $10,000 grant from…
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Historic Nevada Cemetery Restored
In 1864, The Eureka Hebrew Society purchased a plot of ground on Cedar Hill, in Virginia City, Nevada, for a cemetery.
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Tokyo, Japan, Gets Its First Kosher Restaurant
In a country where baba ghanoush, a Middle-Eastern favorite made of eggplant and mayonnaise or tahini is hard to come by, Chabad of Tokyo is…
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IDF’s Lone Soldiers Honored in Jerusalem
At least a thousand people came out to celebrate at a menorah lighting saluting some 100 IDF Lone Soldiers.
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Siberian Rabbi Honored on Province’s 80th Anniversary
The Krasnoyarsk Krai province honored eighty people who “have devoted themselves to the benefit of the region,” including the city of Krasnoyarsk’s chief rabbi, Rabbi…
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Florida Stolen Menorah Replaced with Bigger One
When a nine-foot menorah standing outside the Chabad House in Boca Raton, Florida, was stolen last year, the rabbi promised that if that menorah was…
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Council of Europe Leader Honors Chanukah
Chanukah, it turns out, is a favorite with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland.
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Baltimore’s City Hall Unveils Large Menorah
When a Chabad rabbi visiting Baltimore’s city hall last year Chanukah was greeted by a small menorah dwarfed by the dominating seasonal displays, he suggested…
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#ShareTheLights: Menorah’s Message to Millions
Now trending, the hashtag #ShareTheLights is getting millions of people in on the Chanukah tradition of sharing the lights and the inspiration of this ancient…
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German Interior Minister Notes Berlin Chanukah Miracle
At the Brandenburger Gate, where Germans once marked the rise of the Nazi party and Hitler announced his plans to make the world Judenrein, thousands…
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U.S. Vice President Joins Menorah Lighting
“Tonight is about miracles, the miracle of courageous warriors overcoming the great odds,” Biden said, pointing to another noteworthy miracle: “Thousands of years later, Judaism…
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Menorah at the Kremlin
At the Kremlin, Aleksander Torshin, Acting Chairman of the Russian Parliament, lit the shamash candle, and congratulated thousands of Jews celebrating Chanukah. “Mazel Tov and…
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Chanukah at Sporting Events
This year’s Chanukah will be celebrated at more than a dozen sporting venues. To read about these, go to As American as Apple Pie: Chanukah…
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