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Lighting up Washington: Rabbi Levi Shemtov brings Hanukkah to the halls of power

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 22 Dec 2025

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, the executive vice president of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), plays a pivotal role in Washington D.C.'s Hanukkah celebrations by bringing the festival's light and message to both Republican and Democratic circles, including the White House, Capitol Hill, and various government institutions.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Leo Terrell: DOJ plans to use litigation to ‘eliminate antisemitism’

Emily Jacobs in Jewish Insider · 13 May 2025

Leo Terrell, senior counsel to the Department of Justice, discusses the Trump administration’s strategy for combating antisemitism, highlighting the intention to use litigation against those deemed antisemitic.

0 Politics Education

Campus antisemitism takes center stage at Senate hearing

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 27 Mar 2025

The Senate hearing on antisemitism on college campuses highlights increasing concerns among Jewish leaders about the rise of antisemitism and related political actions under the Trump administration.

0 Communities Antisemitism

Lyft lets go of driver who allegedly assaulted a DC rabbi and Chabad scion

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 30 Jan 2024

Lyft has fired a driver who allegedly assaulted a member of a prominent Chabad rabbinical family in Washington, D.C. Rabbi Menachem Shemtov ordered a Lyft and asked the driver to turn down the music, but the driver became hostile and eventually punched Shemtov in the face.

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The Chabad chief in the House

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 19 Mar 2021

Arie Dana, a Hasidic Jew, has become the first chief of staff for a member of Congress to be visibly Hasidic in appearance and observance.