“My father was a Holocaust survivor. He was the only one of his family to survive. Growing up, for as long as I can remember, he told me about the Menorah his family had before the war. It was silver, with palm trees and lions. He lost that Menorah of […]
Wow. Last week, on his 100th Birthday, this modern day hero – Yeffim Isakovich, who bravely fought the Nazis, lit the menorah for the very first time #MazalTov! Source: Jewish Community of Rostov
Perfect Shot: Kennedy Space Center, Falcon 9 space X launch right up the middle of this menorah 😍 #OneYearAgoToday Source: Captured by Chavi — in Cape Canaveral, Florida
Happy Chanukah from the Sunshine state Source: Joseph Waks
What happens when you have an overnight flight to Israel during Chanukah? Easy, this NYC > TLV EL AL plane allowed a passenger to use electric candles as a makeshift menorah (no fire onboard). As soon as it turned dark outside, the candles came out and the singing began. The […]
Chanukah is a time of triumph of good over evil. What better time to light with my grandfather’s Menorah made of bullets that was presented to him by his unit during WW2 while he was posted in the Middle East fighting the evil nazis. It is a privilege to be […]
Chanukah 1931 “It was on a Friday afternoon right before Shabbat that this photo was taken. My grandmother realized that this was a historic photo, and she wrote on the back of the photo that ‘their flag wishes to see the death of Judah, but Judah will always survive, and […]
Happy 1st Night of Chanukah from NYC’s Empire State Building: “Lighting up the sky as NYC’s largest Menorah, with blue & white lights topped by a flickering candle in the mast in honor of #Chanukah! 🕎 Photo: @captiv_8” Source: Empire State Building
The point is that we all spell ‘Happy’ the same way
“Happy #Hanukkah from the New York Transit Museum! In this clever holiday card, created by local Brooklynite Cheryl Berkowitz, the heart of Downtown Brooklyn is transformed into the menorah.” 🕎 Chanukah begins tomorrow December 22nd at sundown. Source: Ny Transit Museum — at Brooklyn, New York
“My origins are a mystery,” she begins, “though I know I’ve always held an important role.” Meet Babushka. “Why do they call me Babushka? It isn’t because of my age. They say there was someone special who saved my life.” “My earliest memory is from 1943. The world was full […]
When Pizza Hut in Israel has an actual… Hut! #sukkot 🇮🇱 #OnlyInIsrael #OnlyOnSukkot Source: @elitoursisrael
🗣 So you aren’t coming to work because you need to hold a lemon and palm and live in a hut? 👤 Yes, see you Wednesday Carol. #sukkot
“It’s a myrtle branch, a willow branch, a palm branch, and an etrog. They symbolize the four different types of Jews.” “Can you hold them apart so I can see them better?” “They’re supposed to stay together.” Source: Humans of New York
🚫✈️🇮🇱 Who Knew! #Israel’s airspace is closed for Yom Kippur 🔜 #YomKippur begins Tuesday, October 8th at Sundown Source: StandWithUs
‘My 96 year old mother-in-law making her lokshen recipe for Passover, wearing her Queen of Kosher apron. Her name is Joyce Wagner and she has written a book about her experience in Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen: “A Promise Kept To Bear Witness”.’ Source: Jennifer Wagner
”This elegant lady of 95 walked in to the seder tonight in a beautiful rich blue sweater. When I commented on how lovely it was, she was quick to tell me its story. Helena survived three concentration camps and when the last one was liberated she was flown by the […]
What a View! Birchat Kohanim, the Priestly blessings at the Western Wall. Happy #Passover ✡️ חג פסח שמח
✡️ Happy #Passover from the old city walls of Jerusalem
“My name is Sholom Neistein and I’m a Jewish Lieutenant in the US Army. This was Pesach last year when I made a Passover Seder for Soldiers.”
Check out the largest Seder in the world, taking place tonight! 2,500 people will join the Seder this evening in Kho Samui Thailand, organized by Chabad of Kho Samui. The complex was built this year with a unique concept that includes 6 huge tents, positioned and branded as the Seder […]
🚫🍞 פסח שמח! Happy Passover from the Israel Defense Forces
