Bakersfield rabbi's brother Rabbi Eli Schlanger was killed in Australia shooting while preparing for Chanukah menorah ...

The Chabad of Bakersfield is run by Rabbi Shmuli Schlanger and his family. Normally, Rabbi Schlanger would be with his synagogue lighting the menorah on the first day of Hanukkah. But instead, he is ...

Bakersfield's Jewish community observes Hanukkah while mourning Sydney shooting victims, including local rabbi's brother.

Chabad of Bakersfield hosted a menorah lighting in southwest Bakersfield on Sunday evening, hours after they announced that ...

Arsen Ostrovsky sat with his wife, Tzeira Ostrovsky, and their two young daughters on Sunday evening at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

The annual Menorah lighting at The Marketplace to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah is set for Sunday. According to ...

The shock and pain of a tragedy on the other side of the world was felt in Bakersfield Sunday evening as more than 300 people ...

Chabad of Bakersfield announced on its Facebook late Sunday morning that it would still hold the public menorah lighting planned at The Marketplace.

Presented: Chabad of BakersfieldStudio 17 highlighted a meaningful holiday tradition as Esther from Chabad of Bakersfield joined the show to share the history and symbolism behind Hanukkah. She ...

Esther Schlanger and her husband are the directors of Chabad of Bakersfield. For Jewish American Heritage Month, Schlanger is inviting the community to learn more about her faith and how it led her to ...

A full year after the massacre in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the pain remained fresh Monday at Chabad of Bakersfield. It could be heard in the voice of Rabbi Shmuli Schlanger, who sang Hebrew prayers in ...

Cynthia Fischer always had a dream: She wanted to create a Holocaust memorial out of six million buttons she’d collected herself and from others over 10 years. However, she couldn’t quite figure out ...