Chabad-Lubavitch of Modi’in packed this Chanukah full of events in the city where more than 2,000 years ago Maccabee warriors began the rebellion that eventually saw the overthrow of the Syrian-Greek armies ruling the Land of Israel and the rededication of the Holy Temple in nearby Jerusalem. Rabbi Boruch Slonim, director of the Chabad House, held public menorah lightings in the central shopping area each night of the eight-day holiday. Modi’in’s mayor and members of the city council were among those honored with lighting the menorah. ...

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons hosted six Chabad-Lubavitch representatives during a Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony in his capitol office last week. Rabbi Shea Harlig, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Southern Nevada called the meeting, in which state Supreme Court Justice Michael Cherry lit the menorah, a first of its kind in the state. ...

Nova Scotia Lt. Gov. Mayann E. Francis attended the Dec. 5 Chanukah menorah lighting put on by Chabad-Lubavitch of the Maritimes at the Parade Square in Halifax. ...

The Siberian Jewish community of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, lit up the icy sky Saturday night with an ice-creation of their own: a Chanukah menorah. The seventh-annual lighting, coordinated by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Benyamin Wagner, Krasnoyarsk’s chief rabbi, and community chairman Yuri Livshits, featured a violin performance. ...

State of Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen was honored with the lighting of the shamesh candle of the outdoor balloon menorah erected by Chabad-Lubavitch of Pierce County in Tacoma. Some 300 people reportedly attended the event.. ...

Ten Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis will join President George W. Bush for the annual White House Chanukah party tonight. ...

A dozen children in Peoria, Ill., constructed a 7-foot-tall menorah out of Duplo Lego building blocks Sunday, but a late afternoon ice storm prevented guests – including state legislators and city representatives – from attending its lighting. Rabbi Eli Langsam, co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Peoria, told the Peoria Journal Star that the ceremony would be rescheduled for tonight. “Thank G‑d for eight days” of Chanukah, he said. ...