I am doing well in yeshiva, why is it so important that I also go on mivtzoim? Rabbi Mendy Wolf answers. To ask your own question or for more answers, visit StumptheRabbi.org • Watch

Michael Brodsky, Israel’s Ambassador to Ukraine, joined Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi and Shliach Rabbi Moshe Azman on a cherry picker to light the city’s giant menorah on the last night of Chanukah. A large number of spectators gathered next to the large stage erected for the event and were treated to inspiring words and engaging entertainment • Photos

Moscow’s Bolshaya Bronya community joined their Rabbi, venerated Shliach Yitzchok Kogan for an inspiring Shabbos Chanukah shabbaton in the village of Lubavitch. Following an inspiring shabbos the community celebrated the engagement of a 65 year old community. The first engagement celebration in Lubavitch in known memory. The couple is also set to get married in the village, the first of such in over a century • Photos

It was an unpleasant morning when Rabbi Tzemach Mizrachi entered Beit Chabad Milano as he does everyday. Rabbi Mizrachi heard suspicious noises: thieves on the run. After inspecting the damage, he realized that the silver crown from the shul’s sefer torah, a golden decoration plate, and several expensive electronics were missing. To add insult to injury the thieves left a great mess. Authorities rushed to the scene to investigate and Rabbi Mizrachi committed to increasing security in the Chabad House • Photos, Video

Chabad of New South Wales, under the auspices of Senior Shliach Rabbi Pinchus Feldman, held a public menorah lighting in Downtown Sydney’s Martin Place. Hundreds attended the event, which featured rides, shows, a children’s rally, and the lighting of a giant menorah. The crowd was addressed by both local Shluchim, as well as Sydney’s Mayor. Images captured by Noel Kessel • Photos, Video

Six months after the formation of the Bennett-Lapid-Lieberman government, the Chareidi parties in the opposition, in coordination with the Religious Zionist party, established a joint headquarters to present a united front in the battle against the government’s religious reforms • Full Story

New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers under new rules announced Monday by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The vaccine mandate for private businesses will take effect Dec. 27 and is aimed at preventing a spike in COVID-19 infections during the holiday season and the colder months, the Democratic mayor said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” • Full Story

Let’s make it a reality! We need to buy a tank (see photos for an artists impression) and to increase our collection and add more events. In addition we are also regularly providing food vouchers and other financial support to families and individuals who are encountering difficulty. Your donation will help us buy the Mitzvah Tank and increase our activities and reach • Full Story, Photos, Donate

The large procession of mitzvah tanks continued on its way through the width and breadth of Eretz Yisroel, stopping in towns and settlements on their way to their final destination, the holy city of Yerushalayim. Images captured by Yossi Jerufi • Photos

Israeli Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli (Labor) is trying to thwart the construction of a new Chareidi neighborhood in Atarot and is promoting the restoration of the operation of the abandoned airport at the site instead, joining the efforts of the Biden administration to end Jewish expansion in “occupied” east Jerusalem. Atarot Airport has been abandoned since the start of the Second Intifada in 2000, due to safety concerns caused by the fact that the area is surrounded and easily accessible by Arab communities • Full Story

Danger in Iran, a new book published by BSD Publishers and authored by Mendy Weiss, is a collection of stories as such. With large and warm illustrations, the young readers -and the adults- will have an enjoyable read as well as a glimpse into the Rebbe’s vast network • Full Story

‘Orthodoxed’ is a documentary about a young Jewish man named Berel Solomon. It chronicles his journey from a drug dealer and prince of the nightclub business to becoming a Lubavitcher chassis. The inspiration for this documentary comes from Berel’s intense desire to spread the light of Torah in the world, as well as to combat the negative barrage of Netflix videos against the Orthodox Jewish community. Enjoy this documentary; A transformation from darkness to light • Watch

Soon after Rabbi Moti Grumach moved to Kyoto, Japan, about three years ago to serve as an emissary there for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, he realized that a local craft dovetailed neatly with Jewish traditions. Warosoku, or candles made from the fruit of the haze tree — or Japanese sumac, sometimes called the wax tree — are a longtime Kyoto specialty, dating back centuries • Full Story

Many will be surprised that there are Jewish Rabbis in Muslim countries or even Jewish communities for that matter. However, Jews have had a long historic presence in Muslim countries. Founded in 2019, one year before the Abraham accords, the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States has been a huge step forward in aiding Jews in Islamic countries to continue their traditions and community existence • Full Story

To meet the growing need for information on Judaism, Yad L’Achim teamed up with the Yehaduton Channel – which has produced dozens of educational films for Jews translated into a variety of languages – and recruited Arabic-speaking actors to provide dubbing for a film on Chanukah. Yad L’Achim distributed the film through the internet and sent it out to the hundreds of Jews it is in contact with, asking them to pass it on to other Jews • Full Story

A 20 year old Frum man was moderately injured after being stabbed by a Terrorist near Sha’ar Shchem (Damascus Gate) an hour before shabbos was over — The terrorist was shot dead by security forces • Full Story

Over 400 orphans and 150 widows attended 3-day annual Colel Chabad Chanuka Retreat at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem this week. The three-day getaway included full meals, nightly candle lighting and parties, children’s and youth entertainment programs and day excursions • Full Story