Holidays

10 Menorahs Around the World That Make Us Proud to Be Jewish

(Chabad.org) The mitzvah of lighting menorah is unique in that it is designed to take place in public and to elicit a reaction…

2 months ago

Around the world for the eight nights of the ‘Festival of Lights’

By Deborah Fineblum This is one tour where you’re going to want to bring your appetite along. And quite possibly…

2 months ago

Born in Philly, the Public Menorah Turns 50

By By Dovid Margolin(Chabad.Org) On a cold Chanukah night in the winter of 1974, five Chabadniks schlepped a small wooden menorah onto Independence Mall in Philadelphia.…

2 months ago

Overflow crowd, smiles and tears at annual national menorah lighting

(JNS) Some 5,000 people attended the annual Chabad lighting of the National Menorah on the Ellipse, south of the White…

2 months ago

Jewish Agency to light world’s largest digital Menorah

(A7) The Jewish Agency for Israel is organizing the world’s largest digital menorah this Hanukkah, connecting Jewish communities from every…

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More to Chanukah than just light dispelling darkness, NY rabbis say

( JNS) At a Dec. 16 White House Chanukah celebration, U.S. President Joe Biden told attendees to “shine your light—shine…

2 months ago

Thanksgiving Reaffirms the Unique US-Israel Kinship

Thanksgiving Reaffirms the Unique US-Israel Kinship By: Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger Thanksgiving was initially celebrated in November 1621 by William…

3 months ago

How to Celebrate Simchat Torah

How to Celebrate Simchat Torah Unbridled joy, aliyahs for everyone, concluding the Torah and starting it anew By: Chabad.org In…

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Simchas Torah – We Will Dance Again

Simchas Torah - We Will Dance Again By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin In the aftermath of October 7, “We will dance…

4 months ago

13 Facts You Should Know About Ushpizin—the Sukkot Spiritual Guests

By Rabbi Yehuda Altein -Chabad.org Kabbalah teaches that whenever we sit down to a meal in the sukkah during the festival of Sukkot, we’re…

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