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Chanukah Bash at the White House

Chanukah with President Barack and Michelle Obama: 2 parties, 1,000 guests, and a mention of released prisoner Alan Gross and "Pidyon Shvuyim." Full Story, Photos, Video

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Menorah
December 20, 2014 7:36 pm

From the White House Press release: “The menorah was made for the White House Hanukkah reception by the Max Rayne Hand in Hand (Yad B’Yad) Bilingual School in Jerusalem…Made of wood and painted in different colors, each of the menorah’s eight branches represents one of the values on which the school was founded: Community, Education, Freedom, Human Dignity, Peace, Equality, Solidarity, and Friendship.”

Reb levi
December 18, 2014 9:06 pm

Reb levi if u could somehow pull of a parden for reb sholom mordichai it would be the geatest thing in the world !!! Thank u in advance .

Menorah
December 18, 2014 11:18 am

The menorah was made by the students of the school

Meir
December 18, 2014 9:45 am

BS”D
# 12 i will also vote for him but me thinks he’s too young to run

Did you see the food?
December 18, 2014 8:16 am

The chabad events always outshine the white house in the food dept lol

what?
December 18, 2014 2:26 am

First of all I don’t buy all these nonsense “cute” lines that he uses to get people to feel he’s on their side. And whats with the colorful play-do menorah, whose idea was that especially with the arabic writing along side hebrew as if we should get the hint or something. I guess the good old fashioned silver Menorah just doesn’t cut it anymore. Pidyon Shvuyim? Ya free Pollard and Rubashkin then we can start using fancy hebrew words.

Re: 15
December 18, 2014 12:52 am

What about SM Rubashkin???

white house party
December 17, 2014 11:57 pm

I love the pictures. It seems to me that with all the frum people in America that have real influence (from BH 2B in sales/IDT 1B in sales) and nursing home owners and many countless jews that are high up in corporate America (on all levels) to see a few simple but good jews in the pictures tells me something is not adding up/not doing there job. MC

and scream sholom mordechai rubashkin
December 17, 2014 11:48 pm

How could he talk about pidyan shvuim ?? Obama let our people go

to 15
December 17, 2014 11:35 pm

Exactly! Someone should of screamed free jonathan pollard!!

No offence just being honest
December 17, 2014 11:17 pm

none of this is cute and nice while Jonathan Pollard is still in prison why didnt anyone scream out at him during his speech that he needs to free Jonathan Pollard

Oy!
December 17, 2014 11:12 pm

Efsher iz shoin tzeit far SM Rubashkin tzu hobben Pidyon Shvuyim?? I hope someone mentioned him to Obama!

to Devorah
December 17, 2014 11:04 pm

I feel good seeing u smile & dressed so beautiful!!

2016
December 17, 2014 10:58 pm

Yacov Behrman for President !!!

I spy
December 17, 2014 10:56 pm

Aunt Jill

Festivus for the rest of us
December 17, 2014 10:44 pm

Maybe that Menorah is the symbol of festivus?

Menorah
December 17, 2014 10:43 pm

It seems quasi kwanzaa as there are principals that every candle stands for. But the kwanzaa one has seven candles. A bit confusing.

Kwanzaa
December 17, 2014 10:42 pm

I dont know what kind of candelabra that is, but it definitely looks more like the arts and crafts i made in kindergarden, then presidential

pidyan shvuim
December 17, 2014 10:35 pm

Sholom mordechai rubashkin should be allowed to go go home to his family so he can light for his family.

confused
December 17, 2014 10:26 pm

What was written on that menorah?

Unbelievable
December 17, 2014 10:05 pm

Wow

salut to chabad
December 17, 2014 10:01 pm

a salut to chabad a salut to to rebes shluchim avrohom and levi shem tov

Yikes
December 17, 2014 9:38 pm

Is that a Kwanza “Menorah” I see. That’s some great Chanukah celebration. Is there anyone left in America still celebrating that made up holiday Kwanza?

Very nice
December 17, 2014 9:32 pm

Please lets not forget who started this
it was president Bush

and president Bush spent time with guest

Kol hakovod ,only chabad !!
December 17, 2014 9:26 pm

Chapeau to chabad and yashor koach ,great job !!!

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