Crown Heights families are invited to a Chanukah Ice skating event at Prospect Park organized by Bais Shmuel Chabad, with Kosher food and Jewish music. Full Story
Live: Florida Chanukah Festival
Live at 7:00 PM ET: The 41st Annual South Florida Chassidic Chanukah festival features a full concert with popular Jewish superstar Mordechai Shapiro, and a spectacular light show. The night’s highlight is the lighting of Florida's largest Menorah. Live
Menorah Parade Lights Germany’s Black Forest
The first-ever car Menorah parade brought light to the streets of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, followed by a grand Menorah lighting. Full Story, Photos, Video
2,000 Celebrate Chanukah at Sydney Zoo
2,000 people joined a festive family day out at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, in what is expected to be one of the world’s largest Chanukah events this year, enjoying Chanukah themed music, food and activities. Full Story, Photos, Video
Levaya of Mrs. Miriam Labkowsky
The Levaya of Mrs. Miriam Labkowsky obm, a beloved teacher from Los Angeles, passed by 770 Eastern Parkway Wednesday on the way to burial at Montefiore Cemetery. Full Story
Why Many G-d Fearing Jews Will Not Join Their Families On The Last Night Of Chanukah
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“It is a day that is mesugal to give children to the childless, a day that is mesugal for parnassah, a day that is mesugal for salvation… the day of the signing and carrying out of judgement for the rest of the year.” Full Story
Live: Chanukah Rally to Highlight Kids Around the World
Join Live Wednesday at 2:15 PM ET: The global Chanukah Tzivos Hashem Rally will take place live and will highlight the Maccabees of today: The dedicated soldiers in Hashem's army. Live
The Halachos of Biur Chametz
Daily Rambam Shiur with Rabbi Moshe Wolberg of Manchester, England: The Halachos of Biur Chametz. Video
Live: Global Chanukah Celebration of Jewish Unity
Join Live at 2:00 PM ET: Join 1 million Jews around the world for an 18-minute virtual Chanukah celebration. Full Story, Live
Live: Bonei Olam Challah Bake Event
Thursday, December 17, thousands of women will join in Bonei Olam's virtual Challah bake with Rebbitzen Leah Kolodetsky, Abbey Wollin, Charlene Aminoff, and Raizy Fried, and musical performances. Full Story
Stunning New Photo Gallery: Chanukah Live 1989
RebbeDrive is pleased to present a gorgeous gallery with hundreds of never before seen pictures documenting the monumental first Chanukah Live event broadcast from 770 Eastern Parkway and around the world. Full Story
Albany Students Discover Vintage Shanghai Sefarim
Preparing for the upcoming “Hey Teves Seforim Holiday,” students at Maimonides School in Albany, NY, have launched a unique “Title Page Project” scanning and scrutinizing the amazing front pages of a unique collection of crumbling brown-paged Seforim found in the school library’s old section. Full Story
Yudi Dukes in Critical Condition, Needs Tehillim
Sarah Dukes, the wife of Rabbi Yudi Dukes, has requested the worldwide community to say Tehillim and pray for her husband, as he is currently once again in critical condition. Full Story
Every Song has a Story: Behind the Music with Rabbi Yoel Gold
Behind the Music, an original film production by Rabbi Yoel Gold, reveals the backstory behind your favorite singers and their music. Full Story, Video
What is a Jew’s True Identity
Watch: Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice Chairman of Merkos, gives words of inspiration at the Unity Torah Siyum, on what we learned from the Unity Torah about a Jew's true identity. Video
Please Say Urgent Tehillim
Please say urgent Tehillim, Kapitel 48 and 20, for Chaim Yisroel ben Bluma, who is in need of a refuah shelaima. Tehillim
Mrs. Leah Zilberstrom, 63, OBM
Mrs. Leah Zilberstrom, a mother and grandmother from Jerusalem, passed away on Wednesday, 1 Teves, 5781. Full Story
Kids Enjoy Party With ‘Extended Family’
My Extended Family’s 350 children from single-parent homes took over the entire Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights on the first night of Chanukah, for their Annual Chanukah Party. Full Story
1,600 Drive-in to Celebrate Chanukah in S. Diego
22 Chabad Centers in the S. Diego area united to host a Drive-in Chanukah celebration that drew some 1600 people in over 400 vehicles at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and headlined by star singer Gad Elbaz. Photos, Video
Israel and Morocco Peace Deal Excites Locals
Israel and Morocco agreed to normalize relations in a deal brokered by President Donald Trump - the 4th Arab country to set aside hostilities in the past four months. Marrakech Jewish leader Jacky Kadoch praises the move. Full Story, Video
4 Chanukah Recipes From Crown Heights Restaurant Chefs
COLlive asked the executive chefs of leading Crown Heights restaurants - Boeuf and Bun, Abe's Corner, Mozzarella and Meat - to share a star dish deep-fried in oil in honor of Chanukah. Here are the delicious recipes they gave us. Full Story
Prime Minister Receives Jamaican Inspired Menorah
Hosting his first Menorah lighting ceremony, Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness received a Menorah in the colors of the Jamaican flag from the Chabad Shliach Rabbi Yaakov Raskin. Full Story, Photos
Let’s Come Together and Unite to Heal!
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For 36 Hours, 36 Events, 100+ Leaders, Entertainers, and Community members, are joining together to give back and confront the greatest challenges and unspoken issues facing our community. Full Story
L’Chaim: Eckhaus – Pelman
Photos: Menush Amit/COLlive
The L'Chaim of Yehuda Eckhaus of Crown Heights and Musia Pelman of Guatemala took place at Lubavitch Yeshiva Hall in Crown Heights. Photos
The Fascinating Thing That Changed Once These Bochurim Went To Therapy
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It’s one thing to believe it, but it’s another thing to live by: You can never really know what someone else is going through. Many of us can often even feel envy for the very people whose lives we would never, ever ask for. Full Story