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Daily Archives: December 19, 2009


With winter ‘officially’ starting in just days from now, the east coast has been hit with the seasons first real snow storm, dumping as much as 16 inches in some places. Roads, airports and trains have all been slowed and/or shut down.

Photos: The First Real Snow of the Winter

With winter ‘officially’ starting in just days from now, the east coast has been hit with the seasons first real snow storm, dumping as much as 16 inches in some places. Roads, airports and trains have all been slowed and/or shut down.

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Baby Girl!

Boruch and Adeli Zimmerman from Oro Valley, AZ had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Dovi Vogel (Wilmington, DE) to Chanie Rapoport (Atlantic City, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yitzy Bernstein (Freehold, NJ) to Brocha Gleyzer (Monsey, NY)
Baby Boy!

Mendy and Sarah (nee Glick) Korf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Labor (Chicago, IL) to Etti Krinsky (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Moti Kulski (Paris, France) to Sharona Kuperman (Moscow, Russia)
New Engagement!

Yaakov Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL) to Chani Sulami (Beverly Hills, CA)

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New Engagement!

Mendy Holtzberg (Monterey, CA) to Leah Schmerling (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14th, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Lippy and Mushky Kosofsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Nechama Dina Silberstrom from Remsen Village, Brooklyn had a baby boy.
Baby Boy!

Zalmy and Shevy Tauby from Toronto, Canada had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin from Hollywood Florida had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
By Getzy Markowitz

On a frosty December evening a few years ago, I stood on Pennsylvania Avenue gazing for my first time at the seat of the American Presidency. It was Chanukah, and my friend Shmuley and I were in Washington, interning at American Friends of Lubavitch, sponsors of the monumental National Menorah on the Ellipse.

Op-Ed: An American Chanukah

By Getzy Markowitz

On a frosty December evening a few years ago, I stood on Pennsylvania Avenue gazing for my first time at the seat of the American Presidency. It was Chanukah, and my friend Shmuley and I were in Washington, interning at American Friends of Lubavitch, sponsors of the monumental National Menorah on the Ellipse.

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FAIRFIELD [WTNH] — A 'Festival of Lights' marred by ugly disruptions earlier this week went as planned in Fairfield Tuesday night.

Three-men holding Nazi flags, shouted obscenities during Sunday night's menorah lighting ceremony on the Fairfield Green. Those who witnessed this want to put the ugliness behind them.

Video – Fairfield Lights Menorah for Freedom

FAIRFIELD [WTNH] — A ‘Festival of Lights’ marred by ugly disruptions earlier this week went as planned in Fairfield Tuesday night.

Three-men holding Nazi flags, shouted obscenities during Sunday night’s menorah lighting ceremony on the Fairfield Green. Those who witnessed this want to put the ugliness behind them.

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By Jennifer Medina for the New York Times

Rabbi Dovid Raskin watches Tibor Cooperstein in his factory, circa 1973. Chabad.org/Lubavitch Archives

It may not be quite as ubiquitous as holiday trees stands on the city’s sidewalks, but the sight of tin menorahs is certainly familiar to anyone who has lived here long enough – or, for that matter, anywhere else where outreach workers of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement can be found.

The History of the Tin Menorahs – Outreach to Promote Faith

By Jennifer Medina for the New York Times
Rabbi Dovid Raskin watches Tibor Cooperstein in his factory, circa 1973. Chabad.org/Lubavitch Archives

It may not be quite as ubiquitous as holiday trees stands on the city’s sidewalks, but the sight of tin menorahs is certainly familiar to anyone who has lived here long enough – or, for that matter, anywhere else where outreach workers of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement can be found.

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By Erica Pearson and Christina Boyle for the Ny Daily News
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The first few flakes of an expected 10-inch snowstorm started falling Saturday afternoon as New Yorkers prepared for a two-day whiteout.

Snow began coming down in the outer boroughs as the storm moved into the metropolitan area from the south.

First Snow falls in Brooklyn as Blizzard Bears Down on City

By Erica Pearson and Christina Boyle for the Ny Daily News
Stock Photo

The first few flakes of an expected 10-inch snowstorm started falling Saturday afternoon as New Yorkers prepared for a two-day whiteout.

Snow began coming down in the outer boroughs as the storm moved into the metropolitan area from the south.

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Chanukah in Sydney Australia

This year in Sydney, Australia. there was a beautiful Car Menora Parade with dozens of cars participating. The Talmidei Hashluchim (Rabbinical Students) of the Yeshiva Gedolah and Smicha Program worked tirelessly to prepare magnificent Menoras using cutting edge technology and very bright LED bulbs bringing the light of Chankah to the Streets of Sydney.

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Florida Teens Celebrate Chanukah Like Never Before

Over ten of Chabad Youth Networks public school teen groups had a Chanukah celebration! The teens had their very first taste of Chanukah with doughnuts and genuine homemade potato latkes made by Rebbetzen Dini Gutnick. The platter was licked clean within seconds. One teen exclaimed, “I can definitely do eight days of this!” From there, their Chanukah spirits were awakened, and they were ready for more!

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By Kate Nocera, Barry Paddock and Oren Yaniv for the NY Daily News

The Brooklyn toddler hurt in a menorah-sparked blaze was on the mend yesterday, answering neighbors' prayers for a holiday recovery.

A firefighter pulled 3-year-old Tzivia Friedman from her burning Borough Park home Wednesday night after the girl suffered serious burns to her hands and feet.

A Chanukah Miracle! Brooklyn Toddler Burned in Menorah-Sparked Fire ‘Going to be Fine’

By Kate Nocera, Barry Paddock and Oren Yaniv for the NY Daily News

The Brooklyn toddler hurt in a menorah-sparked blaze was on the mend yesterday, answering neighbors’ prayers for a holiday recovery.

A firefighter pulled 3-year-old Tzivia Friedman from her burning Borough Park home Wednesday night after the girl suffered serious burns to her hands and feet.

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200 Celebrate Chanukah at New Jersey Mall

Around 200 people gathered Tuesday evening to celebrate Chanukah, and to kindle the giant 9 Ft. Menorah at the Deptford Mall. The event, sponsored by Chabad of Gloucester County in conjunction with the mall, featured a balloon clown for the kids, music, dancing, and of course the traditional Chanukah foods – delicious latkes and Jelly doughnuts.

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…No, this isn’t the beginning of another Rabbi joke, but this is what took place yesterday in Peoria’s Carver Arena in Illinois when Rabbi Eli Langsam stepped onto the ice to light an ice Chanukah Menorah.

A Rabbi and Two Hockey Teams Stepped into an Arena…

…No, this isn’t the beginning of another Rabbi joke, but this is what took place yesterday in Peoria’s Carver Arena in Illinois when Rabbi Eli Langsam stepped onto the ice to light an ice Chanukah Menorah.

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