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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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Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Rabbi & Executive Director Mordechai Shain of the Lubavitch on the Palisades, makes remarks about Edan Alexander, an American resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, during his military service in Israel, is honored by having a street in his hometown renamed “Edan Alexander Way” on Monday, September 29, 2025. He was released after being held captive by Hamas for over 580 days in a deal between his jailers and United States President Donald J Trump. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Edan Alexander, an American resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, during his military service in Israel, puts on Tefillin (black leather boxes with Hebrew parchment scrolls, as he is honored by having a street in his hometown renamed “Edan Alexander Way” on Monday, September 29, 2025. Rabbi & Executive Director Mordechai Shain of the Lubavitch on the Palisades, assists with the ritual. He was released after being held captive by Hamas for over 580 days in a deal between his jailers and United States President Donald J Trump. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Edan Alexander, an American resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, during his military service in Israel, puts on Tefillin (black leather boxes with Hebrew parchment scrolls, as he is honored by having a street in his hometown renamed “Edan Alexander Way” on Monday, September 29, 2025. Rabbi & Executive Director Mordechai Shain of the Lubavitch on the Palisades, assists with the ritual. He was released after being held captive by Hamas for over 580 days in a deal between his jailers and United States President Donald J Trump. Photo by Kyle Mazza / 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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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