Daily Archives: December 2, 2005

Chabad Center to hold Hanukkah event at Union

As Hanukkah falls during winter break this year, the Chabad Center of Champaign-Urbana is holding a Hanukkah event Thursday from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. in the Illini Union Recreational Room.

“The Hanukkah Bowl,” is an evening of bowling, billiards, food and fun, all in the Hanukkah spirit, according to the Chabad Web site. This is the only and first Hanukkah event ever sponsored by the Union Recreational Room.

Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel, the director of the Champaign Chabad Center, said this year marks the second year the event has been held. The whole room will be transformed into the Hanukkah spirit, he said. At the entrance to the Union, there will be a large menorah for all to enjoy.

Didan Notzach: Menorah to light up common

After legal pressure, Shrewsbury [Massachusetts] officials will allow all holiday displays on the town common and in front of Town Hall, no questions asked.

That’s the latest decision by the Board of Selectmen, which last week reversed its decision to deny a request to place a menorah on the common.

”If they’re exercising their First Amendment rights, they can do whatever they want to do,” Town Manager Dan Morgado said. ”The board’s position is they don’t endorse, approve, or disapprove” any activity on the common.

In August, the Chabad Jewish Center in Westborough asked Shrewsbury for permission to erect a menorah on the lawn of Town Hall or on the town common for eight days starting Dec. 25, the first night of Hanukkah.

Chabad of Oregon opening “Everything Jewish” store

Everything Jewish opens Dec. 5 in the former Starbooks location at 6684 S.W. Capitol Highway, Portland.

Rabbi Chayim Mishulovin, who moved to Portland in April with his wife Simi to run Chabad youth programs, will oversee the store’s operation. The store will offer a 10 percent discount for its first 10 days of operation with details available in the store, said Mishulovin.

Mishulolvin emphasized the store was not created to compete with other stores but is designed to further Chabad’s mission of bringing everything Jewish into the community. Chabad attempts to make Judaism affordable by providing items at reasonable cost. He said all profits will go back into the store.