Replay: Watch the Lighting of Europe’s Largest Menorah

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Europe’s largest Menorah was lit in the heart of the Germany’s capital city Berlin, the Brandenburg Gate, largely associated with horrifying images of Nazis marching during military parades 80 years ago. The lighting at the Brandenburg Gate has been a tradition since 2008, as a symbol of the miracle of Chanukah and a sign of vibrant Judaism in Germany • Watch

Relax: Omicron Variant Has Mild Symptoms

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While the world loses its mind over Omicron, the new strain of Covid-19 that is the most-mutated version of the virus yet and might be vaccine resistant, everyone would probably be better off if they took a step back, drew in a deep breath, and relaxed. Why? Because the doctor who first sounded the alarm about the variant says that it has “unsual but mild” symptoms, and simply suggested that it was a new variant because her patients were showing atypical symptoms • Full Story

Sydney Shul Lights it Up

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The first Chanukah candles have been lit down under in Australia for Chanukah 5782, effectively opening all Chanukah celebrations around the world! Tomorrow the festivities will continue with 15,000 gifts being packaged for children in hospitals around Australia in an event featuring Israeli soccer star Tomer Hemed • Photos

Australia Lights First Chanukah Candles in the World

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Following mincha in the headquarters of Chabad of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, under the auspices of Rabbi Pinchas Feldman, the first Chanukah lights in the world were lit in the shul, sparking off another beautiful Chanukah worldwide • Photos

Turkish Father Backs Down, Allows Jewish Son to Have Bar Mitzvah

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The sobering figures on intermarriage in Israel, released in recent weeks, are causing many to lose sleep. However, Yad L’Achim, which runs a special branch to deal with these cases, has a heartening story that offers a ray of hope. The Turkish father insisted that his son was a Muslim and that any Jewish “coming of age” ceremony would harm him. He refused to consider any compromise, flew into a rage and threatened to harm the mother if a Bar Mitzvah was celebrated in shul • Full Story, Video

New York Declares State of Emergency Amid Variant Threat

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in response to a winter coronavirus spike and the threat of the newly detected omicron variant on Friday, making her state one of the first in the country to impose measures against the mutation that was recently sequenced in southern Africa • Full Story

Israel Bans Foreigners From Entering Country To Stop Omicron Variant

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Travellers at the Ben Gurion International Airport on October 31, 2021. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** טיול נסיעה בן גוריון חופש שדה תעופה

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The government voted to ban all foreigners from entering Israel as part of an effort to stem the spread of the new South African “Omicron” variant, one case of which has been confirmed in the country and seven others which are under investigation • Full Story

Shabbos Times for Parshas Vayeshev

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ChabadInfo.com wishes you a good Shabbos! Above are Shabbos times for five major Lubavitch communities. Consider joining one of the “ChabadInfo Updates” Whatsapp group in order to get vital information directly to your message inbox • Join

JUST RELEASED: Rare Photo of Frierdiker Rebbe

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On Rosh Chodesh Adar 1931, The Frierdiker Rebbe came to the town of Rakshik, where he stayed at the home of the R’ Pesach Roch, who, in preparation for the Rebbe’s imminent arrival, connected the electricity of his house to the grid and built a special room for the Rebbe to stay in. A descendant of the Roch family released a photo of the visit this week that has never been by the public • Full Story, Photos

Discovered “Note” From Eli Kay

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Eli Kay OB”M asked a bochur to pass on a note to Rabbi Zalman Yaroslavsky where he wrote: “I haven’t forgotten that I have to invite you to my wedding” • Where was this note found and how did the family react? • Full Story

Newspaper Apologizes After Publishing Skewed Headline

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The Jewish community in Manchester was appalled by the coverage of the murderous terror attack in Jerusalem on Sunday during which a Hamas terrorist murdered Eli Kay, H’yd, and wounded four others. The Manchester Evening News (MEN) chose to report the story with a grossly misleading headline stating: “Palestinian Shot Dead After Holy Site Killing” • Full Story

Russia: Rosh Hashana L’Chasidus Strongly Felt in the Bolshaya Brunia Community

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Rabbi Yitzchak HaCohen Kogan and Rabbi Michael Mishulovin hosted a Farbrengen at a local restaurant together with anash. Alongside was held a Farbrengen for the bochurim at the Ran Institute Yeshiva together with all members of the Hanhola under the leadership of Rabbi Yehuda Segev Friedman, Rabbi David Shulkin, Rabbi Ephraim Borsch and Rabbi Moshe Lavi • Photos

Sephardic Chief Rabbi Amar: “The Rebbe Sent Three Angels To Morocco”

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Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi, paid a special visit to the Jewish community in Paris this week. During his visit he met with the Shliach of Toulouse, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Matusof, who was also his Chavrusa sixty years ago at the Chabad Yeshiva in Casablanca • Full Story

Remains of Shul Discovered in Crimea During Renovations of Medical Center

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During renovations of a hospital in the Crimean city of Lugorsk, workers discovered Jewish symbols inside a building from the mid-19th century that had been nationalized and closed down by the government • Full Story

Indian-American Interpreter Opens Up About Holtzberg Murder

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P.V. Viswanath recalled how the terrorist he spoke to while himself situated in New York displayed an eerie calm.“[The terrorist] was going to do whatever he was going to do, or had already done… So if the plan was to kill everybody, that was what he was going to do. Our talking to him … I don’t think would have changed events in any way” • Full Story

Russia: Farbrengen & Mivtza Finale Celebration in Malachovka Yeshiva

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Bochurim at Tiferes Bachurim Yeshiva in Malakhovka, situated just outside of Moscow, completed a very special mivtza, learning a handful of the Rebbe MH”M’s 19 Kislev farbrengens, as well as perek 32 of “Tanya”. A special event and farbrengen was held where many valuable prizes were raffled off, including a silver plated Menorah, many expensive sets of seforim, and more • Read More

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Koby Berkowitz – Sydney Australia to Chana Weiss Sherman Oaks, CA.

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) in The Garden House 1386 S. Johns PL

Moshe Gordon – Crown Heights to Chayale Movsikov – Crown Heights

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) 571 Albany Ave.

Shmuly Golomb – Crown Heights to Mushky Steinmetz – Briarwood, NY

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) in F.R.E.E. 1383 President St.