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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the Hanukkah Menorah during a Hanukkah holiday reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House on December 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Looking on from right is US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), left, makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, center, and Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski, right. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), left, makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, center, and Holocaust survivors Jerry Wartski and Michael Bornstein. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), left, makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, center, and Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski, right. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

From left to right: Holocaust survivors Jerry Wartski and Michael Bornstein, United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), left, makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, center, and Holocaust survivors Jerry Wartski and Michael Bornstein. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

From left to right: Holocaust survivors Jerry Wartski and Michael Bornstein, United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) shakes the hand of Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) speaks during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

From left to right: United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York), US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), US Representative Randy Fine (Republican of Florida) and US Representative Craig Goldman watch as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), center, lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

From left to right: United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York), US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), US Representative Randy Fine (Republican of Florida) and US Representative Craig Goldman watch as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), center, lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), left, and US Representative Randy Fine (Republican of Florida), right, look on as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

From left to right: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana), US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) and US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) watch as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), left, and US Representative Randy Fine (Republican of Florida), right, look on as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

From left to right: United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York), US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York), Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana), US Representative Randy Fine (Republican of Florida) and US Representative Craig Goldman watch as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), center, lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

From left to right: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana), US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat of New York) and US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) watch as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Capitol

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) watches as Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the wells of oil on the Menorah with the Shamash candle during a ceremonial Menorah lighting in the Rayburn Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Arrests Made After Clash Outside NYC Synagogue as Far-Right Israeli Official Visits

Anti-Israel protesters rallied outside the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Thursday, April 24 as Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited and gave a speech at the synagogue. Clashes erupted between the protesters and Hasidic Jewish residents, leading to arrests.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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US: Palisades Fire Forces Thousands To Evacuate As State Of Emergency Declared 6

A wildfire in California's Pacific Palisades spread rapidly due to Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7, burning more than 1,200 acres, prompting nearly 30,000 people to evacuate, and causing several road closures. The city of Los Angeles has declared a state of emergency.

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Aftermath Of Gaza Rocket Attack On Kfar Chabad Near Tel Aviv

Rescuers work at the site of a rocket attack in Kfar Chabad near Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 7, 2024. Hamas forces in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets toward Tel Aviv on Monday, injuring two people, on the first anniversary of its assault on southern Israeli communities that triggered the ongoing war. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath Of Gaza Rocket Attack On Kfar Chabad Near Tel Aviv

Rescuers work at the site of a rocket attack in Kfar Chabad near Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 7, 2024. Hamas forces in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets toward Tel Aviv on Monday, injuring two people, on the first anniversary of its assault on southern Israeli communities that triggered the ongoing war. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath Of Gaza Rocket Attack On Kfar Chabad Near Tel Aviv

Rescuers work at the site of a rocket attack in Kfar Chabad near Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 7, 2024. Hamas forces in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets toward Tel Aviv on Monday, injuring two people, on the first anniversary of its assault on southern Israeli communities that triggered the ongoing war. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath Of Gaza Rocket Attack On Kfar Chabad Near Tel Aviv

Rescuers work at the site of a rocket attack in Kfar Chabad near Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 7, 2024. Hamas forces in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets toward Tel Aviv on Monday, injuring two people, on the first anniversary of its assault on southern Israeli communities that triggered the ongoing war. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sukkot Jewish Holiday - NYC

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. New York City, NY, USA, October 5, 2023. Photo by Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sukkot Jewish Holiday - NYC

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. New York City, NY, USA, October 5, 2023. Photo by Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sukkot Jewish Holiday - NYC

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. New York City, NY, USA, October 5, 2023. Photo by Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sukkot Jewish Holiday - NYC

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. New York City, NY, USA, October 5, 2023. Photo by Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sukkot Jewish Holiday - NYC

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. New York City, NY, USA, October 5, 2023. Photo by Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sukkot Jewish Holiday - NYC

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. New York City, NY, USA, October 5, 2023. Photo by Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sukkot Jewish Holiday - NYC

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. New York City, NY, USA, October 5, 2023. Photo by Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sukkot Jewish Holiday - NYC

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. New York City, NY, USA, October 5, 2023. Photo by Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sukkot Jewish Holiday - NYC

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. New York City, NY, USA, October 5, 2023. Photo by Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sukkot Jewish Holiday - NYC

Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest. It is one of the most joyful festivals in Judaism, meant to bring families, friends, and communities together. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years that Jews spent in the desert after escaping slavery in Egypt. The Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is located on Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. The building is the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch world movement and is considered by many to be an iconic site in Judaism. New York City, NY, USA, October 5, 2023. Photo by Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Surprise Attack Out Of Gaza Stuns Israel

A Chabad rabbi opened a stand to place tefillin and two worshipers next to the area where a rocket fell in south Tel Aviv, Israel, today, October 8, 2023. Yesterday in the early hours of the morning, Hamas members launched a combined operational action against Israel, which was very surprised by this. Nearly 3000 rockets were fired at Israel and alarms were sounded in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the Gaza Strip. The Hamas operation included the entry on foot, by paragliding and by sea of dozens of its people. So far, over 600 dead and about 2100 wounded have been reported on the Israeli side, and over 370 dead and over 2200 wounded in Gaza from Israeli airstrikes. Yesterday was the last day of Sukkot holiday in Israel and also Shabbat, which contributed to the Israeli surprise. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rosh Hashanah celebration in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 - Devotees are pictured during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at the Beit Chabad synagogue, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Rosh Hashanah celebration in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 - Devotees wave their hands during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at the Beit Chabad synagogue, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Rosh Hashanah celebration in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 - A senior man attends the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at the Beit Chabad synagogue, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Rosh Hashanah celebration in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 - A man reads a prayer book during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at the Beit Chabad synagogue, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Rosh Hashanah celebration in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 - A parochet is pictured during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at the Beit Chabad synagogue, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Rosh Hashanah celebration in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 - The logo of the Chabad Odessa Jewish community is pictured during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at the Beit Chabad synagogue, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Rosh Hashanah celebration in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 - A floor lamp is pictured during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at the Beit Chabad synagogue, Odesa, southern Ukraine.