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MIDDLE EAST
Tunisian President Invites Country’s Jews Back
Dec 29, 2011 3:30 PM
Newly-elected Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, a veteran human rights activist, is making it clear that the country’s Jews are safe and have nothing to fear. |
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PHOTO GALLERY
Eiffel Tower’s Menorah Sets Stage for Celebrations Across Paris
Dec 29, 2011 2:15 PM
Thousands of people attended the public Chanukah menorah lighting at the Eiffel Tower, a grand affair that kicked off a slew of celebrations at large squares throughout the French capital. |
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CAMPUS LIFE
American College Students Light Up Israeli Army Base
Dec 27, 2011 9:05 PM
In a rare occurrence among student tours of the Holy Land, a group of 23 American Jewish college students brought some Chanukah joy to a secretive Israeli army base near the Lebanese border. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Tucson Mayor Enjoys a Chanukah Homecoming
Dec 27, 2011 5:30 PM
The majority of the crowd that gathered in downtown Tucson for the 28th annual Chanukah menorah lighting at El Presidio Park was not aware that it was a homecoming of sorts for the newly-elected Mayor Jonathan Rothschild. |
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PHOTO GALLERY
Connecticut Governor Shares Holiday Dance With Rabbinical Delegation
Dec 27, 2011 1:00 PM
A delegation of rabbis representing the 23 Chabad-Lubavitch centers throughout the state of Connecticut celebrated Chanukah at the capitol building in Hartford, sharing holiday thoughts and inspirations with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and presenting him with a menorah. (Photos: Ira Nozik) |
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Calm Shaken by Another Series of Tremors
Dec 23, 2011 2:15 AM
Just when rebuilding efforts were starting to show encouraging progress in Christchurch, New Zealand, city dwellers got a rude awakening Friday afternoon when the ground starting shaking yet again. |
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BUSINESS
Shopping Malls Around the World Get Into Chanukah Spirit
Dec 21, 2011 6:00 PM
Still looking for a Chanukah menorah lighting nearby? Thanks to the efforts of an Australian rabbi and one of the world’s largest collection of shopping malls, there might be one outside a department store near you. |
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PHOTO GALLERY
White House Official Lights National Menorah
Dec 21, 2011 4:30 PM
As he did last year, Jacob Lew, who as director of the Office of Management and Budget is the highest-ranking Jewish official in the Obama administration, ushered in the eight-day holiday of Chanukah Tuesday night by lighting the National Menorah. (Photos: Baruch Ezagui) |
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EUROPE
City of Berlin, Once the Seat of Anti-Semitism, Embraces Chanukah Menorah
Dec 21, 2011 1:45 PM
Thousands of people throughout Germany welcomed the first night of Chanukah Tuesday, with an estimated 900 celebrants turning out for the evening’s biggest menorah lighting at the Brandenburg Gate. |
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FEATURE
At 90 Years Old, Michigan Man to Celebrate a Chanukah Bar Mitzvah
Dec 20, 2011 5:10 PM
Flint, Mich.’s Lee Cronenwalt has lived through the Great Depression, fought in World War II, seen a man walk on the moon, and witnessed the inventions of laptop computers, cell phones, and hybrid-electric cars. This Sunday, he’ll experience another historic moment: his own Bar Mitzvah. |
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EUROPE
Chanukah Lights Shine at Site of Nazis’ Torch-Lit Parade
Dec 19, 2011 5:15 PM
Jews throughout Germany are getting ready to light their menorahs for the upcoming Chanukah holiday, spreading light in a land that a mere two generations ago was the ultimate symbol of fear and darkness. |
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HOLIDAY WATCH
Worldwide Parties Celebrate Eight Nights of Lights
Dec 19, 2011 12:20 PM
Jordana Raban loves that there are giant holiday symbols standing tall in Basking Ridge, N.J. From the huge Chanukah menorah to what some say is the world’s biggest dreidel, it makes her proud to drive by and see it all. |
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FORMER SOVIET UNION
New Russian Prison Includes Synagogue
Dec 16, 2011 1:00 PM
More than two centuries after the release of chassidic leader Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi from a S. Petersburg prison, corrections officers in the Russian metropolis joined Jewish community officials in dedicating a synagogue in the city’s newly opened Yablonevka Prison. |
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HOLIDAY WATCH
Anniversary of 18th Century Rabbi’s Liberation a Chance to Look Inward
Dec 15, 2011 3:15 PM
Lou Furman started attending services at Chabad-Lubavitch of New Orleans because he was drawn by its intense focus on prayer and contemplation. Today, he reflects on how his weekly study of the Tanya, the 18th century foundational work of Chabad Chasidism that provides much of the intellectual underpinnings of that focus, has made a difference in his life. |
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Australian Parliamentarians Celebrate Chanukah Before Recess
Dec 13, 2011 5:30 PM
Among their last acts before their scheduled winter break, legislators in the Parliament of New South Wales hosted a public Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony with leaders from the Jewish Board of Deputies and Rabbi Pinchus Feldman of Sydney’s Yeshiva Centre. |
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NORTH AMERICA
Surrounded by Wilderness, Wyoming Jews Need Ritual Bath
Dec 13, 2011 3:00 PM
For most women, heading to the mikvah – the ritual bath that lies at the heart of Jewish family purity laws – does not involve surprise encounters with wild animals, traipsing through three-feet of snow or hacking through a frozen river in subzero temperatures to reach flowing water. |
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PHOTO GALLERY
Newest Army Chaplain Takes Oath of Office
Dec 12, 2011 12:25 PM
Wearing military dress and sporting a full beard, Rabbi Menachem Stern made history Friday when he was officially sworn-in to the U.S. Army as an officer in its chaplain corps. |
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EUROPE
London Lubavitch Senior Girls School Wins State Aid
Dec 8, 2011 6:10 PM
By meeting criteria established by the Hackney London Borough Council, the Lubavitch Senior Girls School won official recognition as a state-supported educational institution. |
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Virginia Tech Under Lockdown Once Again as Police Search for Shooter
Dec 8, 2011 4:37 PM
Four and a half years after the Virginia Tech massacre claimed the lives of 32 students and faculty members, another deadly shooting at the Blacksburg campus has left the entire community on lockdown. |
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NORTH AMERICA
With New, Larger Staff, Illinois Jewish Center Expands Focus
Dec 7, 2011 5:45 PM
More than two decades after selling its building as part of an expansion campaign, a suburban Chicago synagogue and Jewish center is expanding once again, utilizing its former home to support a new organizational structure. |
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