“One People One Heart” – Lighting The Eight Candles Of Chanukah At The Kotel Plaza (Photos)
Ten of thousands gathered at the Western Wall Plaza during Chanukah days, in the shadow of the Iron Swords War, to pray for peace with Israel, the well-being of the IDF soldiers, and the swift return of the captives to their homes. During Chanukah, ten of thousands gathered at the Western Wall Plaza, and at […]
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber: Chanukah Inspiration – See the Beauty (Video)
Chanukah: In Transit: Arriving Yesterday
One of my family members recently posted a picture on our family chat that I thought was hilarious. It was a picture of the tracking information from a recent Target order. It said: “In transit: Arriving Yesterday.”Now obviously this makes no sense. Something that already arrived yesterday is no longer in transit. This was clearly […]
Chanukah Menorah Lighting and Party Held at Aberdeen Proving Ground (Photos)
Aberdeen Proving Ground – Dec. 13, 2023 – For the 6th year, thanks to the efforts of Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, director of the Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland-Chabad, a Chanukah Party and Menorah Lightning took place at Aberdeen Proving Ground. They were joined by Garrison Chaplain of APG Chaplain LTC Hutchings as well as […]
Chanukah 5784 – Out of Order
A number of years ago, I was explaining the various historical episodes referenced in Maoz Tzur when it occurred to me that there is a chronological anomaly in the order of the verses. The third stanza relates the rebuilding of the Beis HaMikdash and the crowning of Zerubavel after 70 years of exile (which is […]
Parshas Vayeishev/Chanukah – My Greatest Pet Peeve: Car Commercials
BJL apologizes for not having posted this last weekEveryone is entitled to a pet-peeve. I would like to share with you one of mine: Car commercials! Car commercials have got to be one of the most falsified ad schemes on planet earth. Picture this: You are watching TV, and a flashy car commercial comes on. […]
Tonight, Wed. Dec. 13: Baltimore Community Neighborhood Menorah Lighting with Rabbi Daniel Lerner
70 Soldiers From The Shura Camp Who Accompanied The Levayos and Memorials of Fallen IDF Soldiers, Lit The Sixth Chanuka Candle At The Kotel (Photos)
Jerusalem, Israel – Dec. 12, 2023 – This evening, the sixth Chanukah candle-lighting event was held in the presence of Rabbi Yitzhak David Grossman from Migdal Haemek, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the Rabbi of the Kotel and holy sites, Bezalel Smotrich, the Minister of Finance, Suli Eliav, the Director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, Brigadier […]
Rabbi Shmuel Silber & Family Join Former Baltimorean and TA Rebbi Rabbi Avraham Leventhal & Lema'an Achai and IDF Soldiers for Chanukah Celebration Near Gaza (Video & Photos)
Jerusalem, Israel – Dec. 11, 2023 – What a tremendous privilege to spend the 4th night of Chanuka with chayalim in a base camp and bring along my yedid, Rabbi Shmuel Silber, his family and Lema’an Achai volunteers and their families. The Silber family visited with an artillery unit “bashetach” – not a base – […]
120 Holocaust Survivors Light Chanukah Candles at the Kotel Amid Iron Swords War
Jerusalem, Israel – Dec. 11, 2023 – This evening (Monday), the lighting of the fifth Chanuka candle took place in the presence of Rabbi Yehuda Deri, the rabbi of Be’er Sheva, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, Rabbi Michael Malkieli, minister for religious services, Suli Eliav, director of the […]
