Despite cold temperatures, Riverside Park was packed with community members ready to celebrate the first night of Chanukah with the Chabad Jewish Center of Chagrin Falls, run by the shluchim Rabbi Shneur and Simi Itzinger. The event was the first grand menorah lighting hosted by the Chabad House, which opened at the end of August • Full Story, Photos

On the first night of Chanukah the Menorah was lit at Cincinnati City Hall hosted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, who lighted the Shamash and invited Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati – to light the Menorah and share words to Torah. Shluchim and local leaders attended the event • Photos

Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, directed by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, hosted the annual 19-20 Kislev Seuda in Southern Ohio. Local Shluchim, Anash and  Balebatim joined the bochurim for a full-seuda and Farbrengen with the keynote speaker Rabbi Yosef Carlebach • Full Story, Photos