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South Korea Gets a Public Menorah
South Korea Gets a Public Menorah
South Korea made history last week with the country’s very first public Chanukah menorah lighting, sponsored by the new Chabad-Lubavitch center in Seoul.
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These Chanukah Menorahs Literally Feed the Hungry
These Chanukah Menorahs Literally Feed the Hungry
Chabad-Lubavitch centers across the United States embarked on a unique Chanukah campaign to fight hunger.
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Central Park Celebrates Chanukah With Ice Menorah
Central Park Celebrates Chanukah With Ice Menorah
More than 900 Manhattan residents gathered for a family Chanukah event at New York City’s Central Park sponsored by Chabad-Lubavitch centers on the island.
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Hockey Fans Watch Lighting of Nashville Menorah
Hockey Fans Watch Lighting of Nashville Menorah
More than 16,000 people were on hand for a Chanukah menorah lighting at Nashville, Tenn.’s Sommet Center stadium sponsored by the city’s Chabad-Lubavitch center.
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Chanukah Occupies Place of Honor at Wyoming Rotunda
Chanukah Occupies Place of Honor at Wyoming Rotunda
For the first time in the state’s history, a Chanukah menorah stood beneath the rotunda of the capitol building in Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Kremlin Lighting Kicks off Thousands of Chanukah Celebrations
Kremlin Lighting Kicks off Thousands of Chanukah Celebrations
Thousands gathered outside the Kremlin for a traditional Chanukah menorah lighting in below-freezing weather presided over by Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
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Florida Gov. Hosts Capitol Chanukah Party
Florida Gov. Hosts Capitol Chanukah Party
Jewish leaders from the Sunshine State joined Gov. Charlie Crist in celebrating Chanukah at a menorah lighting at the state capitol in Tallahassee.
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Fire Engines Lead the Way in Chanukah Parade
Fire Engines Lead the Way in Chanukah Parade
Rockville Volunteer Fire Department in suburban Maryland made history this Chanukah with what is believed to be the world’s only menorah fire truck parade.
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Amsterdam’s Mayor Kindles Menorah in Central Square
Amsterdam’s Mayor Kindles Menorah in Central Square
Mayor Job Cohen lit the giant Chanukah menorah in Amsterdam’s central Dam Square during a ceremony organized by Chabad-Lubavitch of the Netherlands.
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Vietnam’s Jews Take to the Great Outdoors
Vietnam’s Jews Take to the Great Outdoors
The Jewish community in Vietnam’s largest municipality, Ho Chi Minh City, took their Chanukah festivities outside after last year’s party overflowed the confines of the local Chabad-Lubavitch center.
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Chanukah Comes to a Mountaintop
Tallest Mountain in the World Gets a Chanukah Menorah
Two Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical students erected a menorah at the summit of the tallest mountain in the world, driving a line of torches into the ground as a couple of tourists walked past.
Flames Carry Mumbai Menorah’s Light Skyward
Hundreds of people crowded in the small alley outside of Mumbai, India’s central Chabad-Lubavitch to witness a public Chanukah menorah lighting outside the six-story building destroyed in last month’s terror attacks.
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Menorah Shines From Mumbai Gateway
Menorah Shines From Scene of Mumbai’s Prior Devastation
One month after a coordinated series of terror attacks brought life to a standstill in Mumbai, more than 600 people crowded in front of the city’s Gateway to India monument for a public Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony proclaiming that the goodness typified by the targeted Chabad-Lubavitch center would always prevail over evil.
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Light Returns to Mumbai Chabad House
Light Again Issues Forth From Mumbai Chabad House
Family, friends and colleagues of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, the Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries murdered in last month’s terror attacks in Mumbai, India, gathered at the couple’s Chabad House to issue a beacon of light in the form of a Chanukah menorah.
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Capitol Menorah Lighting Warms Subzero Air
Capitol Menorah Lighting Warms Subzero Air
Assisted by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman kindled the giant Chanukah menorah erected outside the state capitol in S. Paul by the Upper Midwest headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch.
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Canadian PM Goes Home for Chanukah
At Calgary Menorah, Prime Minister Pledges to Defend Religious Freedom
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised to do all he could to defend religious freedom throughout the globe as he helped light a Chanukah menorah erected by Chabad-Lubavitch of Alberta.
Menorah to Light Up Mumbai
Mumbai Menorah Will be Lit by Parents of Slain Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries
One month after their children perished in the Mumbai, India, terror attacks, the parents of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg will light a Chanukah menorah at the Gateway to India monument.
Can Menorahs to Champion Hunger Relief
Can Menorahs to Champion Hunger Relief
Joining scores of other Chabad Houses around the United States, shoppers at a mall in Cherry Hill, N.J., constructed a giant Chanukah menorah out of an estimated 1,000 donated cans of food
Londoners Celebrate Chanukah at Trafalgar Square
Londoners Celebrate Chanukah at Trafalgar Square
Thousands of London’s Jewish residents gathered around the 30-foot menorah erected at Trafalgar square for a lighting ceremony with none other than Mayor Boris Johnson.
French Floridians Welcome Chanukah
French Floridians Welcome Chanukah
Francophone Jews living in Florida ushered in the eight-day holiday of Chanukah during a menorah lighting ceremony at the home of French Consul General Philippe Vinogradoff.
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Menorahs Down Under Draw Parliamentary Leaders
Menorahs Down Under Draw Parliamentary Leaders
Hours before the rest of the Jewish world lit its menorahs for the first night of Chanukah, thousands of people in the Australian state of Victoria celebrated the holiday during a party at a local park
Photos: Children Decorate Unity Menorah in Southern California
Photos: Children Decorate Unity Menorah in Southern California
Hundreds of Jewish children throughout S. Barbara, Calif., gathered outside an area mall Sunday night to personally decorate the “Unity Menorah” erected by the local Chabad-Lubavitch center.
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Rendell Cites Chanukah in Call for World Peace
Rendell Cites Chanukah in Call for World Peace
In remarks delivered the same day as Jewish community leaders and politicians attended a Chanukah party hosted by Chabad-Lubavitch of Harrisburg at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, Gov. Edward G. Rendell called on all nations to work together to “to bring
Brother of Mumbai Rabbi to Light NY Menorah
Brother of Mumbai Rabbi to Light NY Menorah
Rabbi Avraham Holtzberg, brother of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg - the slain director of the Chabad House in Mumbai, India - is expected to light a giant menorah at a Long Island park and speak about the self-sacrifice of his brother and sister-in-law Rivka.
Menorah Lighting at Lady Liberty
Menorah Lighting at Lady Liberty Will Call for Change Around the World
Jewish community leaders will join international representatives and New York officials for an unprecedented grand menorah lighting at the Statue of Liberty organized by Chabad-Lubavitch.
Chanukah a Capitol Affair
Chanukah Lightings to Take Place in State Capitols Across United States
Chanukah will formally be welcomed in Utah this year during a Sunday evening ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion.
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Schwarzenegger: Half-Ton Menorah a “Beacon of Light”
Schwarzenegger: Half-Ton Menorah a “Beacon of Light”
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined Chabad-Lubavitch of California and local Jewish community leaders to inaugurate a 13-foot menorah at the foot of the capitol.
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A Capitol Meeting
Lone Star’s Chief Welcomes Rabbinical Delegation
Texas Gov. Rick Perry met with 16 Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis – including directors of two campus-based Chabad Houses – in his private capitol office Tuesday to mark the eight-day holiday of Chanukah.
Lights Over London
Environmentally-Friendly Menorah Towers Over London’s Trafalgar Square
Some 5,000 people descended on London’s historic Trafalgar Square for the city’s first-ever grand public menorah lighting with the Chabad House of Herndon.
Chanukah on Campus
Record Year for Campus Chanukah Celebrations as College Administrators Lend a Hand
In what was a banner year, dozens of university administrators and officials turned out for Chanukah celebrations sponsored by campus-based Chabad Houses. In addition, close to 18,000 students attended Chanukah events and 14,000 received free menorahs.
Poland’s Jews Make History
With a Menorah in Parliament, Polish Jews Make History
Monday night marked the first-ever Chanukah menorah lighting in the Sejm, Poland’s parliament. Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Shalom Stambler assisted Vice President Jaroslaw Kalinowski in lighting the candelabra.
Photos: Members of Germany’s Federal Bench Proclaim Religious Freedom
Photos: Members of Germany’s Federal Bench Proclaim Religious Freedom
Members of Germany’s federal judiciary joined representatives of Baden, Germany’s government for Chabad-Lubavitch of Karlsruhe’s Chanukah menorah lighting in the state capital of Karlsruhe.
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Vladivostok’s Jews Celebrate Chanukah With Look Over Past Year
Vladivostok’s Jews Celebrate Chanukah With Look Over Past Year
Members of the Jewish community of Russia’s Pacific coastal port of Vladivostok packed a concert hall for a Chanukah celebration and fête of communal achievements.
Chanukah at Macy’s
Chanukah at Macy’s
The Jewish Children’s Museum’s Chanukah workshop was a hit with kids and parents who were shopping at the Macy’s flagship department store on 34th Street in Manhattan.
Photos: Millions Watch Menorah Lighting in Brazil
Photos: Millions Watch Menorah Lighting in Brazil
A reported tens-of-millions television viewers, as well as tens of thousands of commuters and pedestrians, witnessed the Dec. 6 Chanukah menorah lighting conducted by Chabad-Lubavitch of Brazil on S. Paulo’s Avenida Paulista. The regional governor and the city’s mayor were on hand for the celebration.
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Where Dreidels Fly
Flying Dreidel Transports Montevideo's Children to Maccabean Times
Chabad-Lubavitch of Uruguay put on a live production for 600 children to teach them about the meaning of Chanukah.
A Far East Chanukah
A Far East Chanukah
Russia’s Far East Celebrates Chanukah With 210-Meter-Tall Monument
Jewish Community Serves Soldiers Serving the British Crown
Jewish Community Serves Soldiers Serving the British Crown
The Jewish Committee of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces partnered with Chabad-Lubavitch of Manchester in England to send Chanukah packages to Jewish personnel stationed abroad.
Menorah Finally Lit in Pittsburgh
City Once Opposed to Menorah Sponsors First Lighting
Chabad-Lubavitch of Pittsburgh lit a Chanukah menorah in front of the building that 20 years ago set off a legal showdown that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chanukah at the State House
At Trenton Menorah, Governor Recalls Own Miracle
Gov. Jon Corzine hosted more than 100 Jewish community members at a Trenton Chanukah celebration sponsored by Chabad-Lubavitch of New Jersey.
Omaha Jewish Community Holds Chanukah Vigil for Victims of Mall Shooting
Omaha Jewish Community Holds Chanukah Vigil for Victims of Mall Shooting
Chabad-Lubavitch of Nebraska, which was scheduled to hold a Chanukah event in the very mall terrorized by shooters bullets on Tuesday, held a menorah lighting and vigil in the wake of the tragedy that left nine dead.
New Book Brings Spirit of Chanukah Alive With Eight Timeless Stories
New Book Brings Spirit of Chanukah Alive With Eight Timeless Stories
Eight Chanukah Tales by Nissan Mindel contains a story for each night of the Festival of Lights.
Photos: National Menorah Lit in Front of White House
Photos: National Menorah Lit in Front of White House
U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey lit the first candle of the Chabad-Lubavitch menorah on the Ellipse in front of the White House Tuesday night in an event sponsored by American Friends of Lubavitch in Washington, D.C.
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Photos: Chanukah Comes to the Heart of Germany
Photos: Chanukah Comes to the Heart of Germany
Chabad-Lubavitch of Berlin opened the city’s Chanukah observances Tuesday night with a public menorah lighting at the Brandenburg Gate attended by 2,000 people.
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Photos: Exploring the Miracle of Chanukah at Macy's
Photos: Exploring the Miracle of Chanukah at Macy's
For Chanukah this year, the Chabad's Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn, N.Y., has partnered with Macy’s to educate children about the miracle and meaning of the eight-day Festival of Lights.
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Photos: Mobile Menorahs Take Chanukah Message to City Streets
Photos: Mobile Menorahs Take Chanukah Message to City Streets
Thousands of cars topped with eight-branched festive candelabras, known as menorahs, will parade in cities across the globe to spread the message of Chanukah.
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Photos: Chanukah Story Come Alive in Children’s Production
Photos: Chanukah Story Come Alive in Children’s Production
Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical students associated with the Living Legacy of the Chabad Chai Center of Montreal teach public school children about the miracle of Chanukah in a visual and hands-on way.
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Women’s Circle Brightens Up Chanukah for Pediatric Patients
Women’s Circle Brightens Up Chanukah for Pediatric Patients
Jewish women in Goshen, N.Y., celebrated the approach of Chanukah by making hair accessories for children in local hospitals.
Chanukah Food Aid Reaches 15,000 Moscow Families
Chanukah Food Aid Reaches 15,000 Moscow Families
Moscow’s Shaarei Tsedek Charity Center is distributing food-aid packages and special boxes of jelly donuts to needy families in the city in advance of Chanukah.
Spreading the Light
Chabad on Campus Sending Free Menorahs to Jewish Students Nationwide
Chabad on Campus is offering free Chanukah kits to Jewish college students, consisting of a menorah, candles and explanatory guide.
Macy’s to Celebrate Chanukah Miracle on 34th Street
Macy’s to Celebrate Chanukah Miracle on 34th Street
With help from the Jewish Children’s Museum, Macy's in New York will offer a "Chanukah Wonderland" for its child patrons.
While Others Choose a Menorah, New Jersey Chabad House Opts for a Giant Dreidel
While Others Choose a Menorah, New Jersey Chabad House Opts for a Giant Dreidel
For the past decade, Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Somerset County has erected an 18-foot-high dreidel near a busy intersection to celebrate the miracle of the Jewish people’s victory on Chanukah.

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