Rabbi Benny Rapoport

Starting Sunday night, Jews across the region will light the first candle on their menorahs to welcome the Festival of Lights. There also will be a range of Hanukkah-themed activities around the region, starting today.

Waverly Township residents plan to fight a zoning permit issued to the Chabad of the Abingtons to stop the rabbi’s efforts to build 12 cabins for religious use.

Waverly Township issued the Chabad of the Abingtons a zoning permit last week to build 12 cabins for religious purposes, according to the rabbi’s lawyer.

In a tense three-hour hearing over the proposal from Chabad of the Abingtons, residents only heard from one witness: Rabbi Benny Rapoport. He hopes to provide Jews of Northeast Pennsylvania a place to immerse themselves in Jewish traditions.