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by Dovid Zaklikowski - Chabad.org

Jacob Kolton sings at an event at Chabad-Lubavitch of Essex County, N.J. On the right is Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz, director.

Jacob Kolton, a Holocaust survivor who moved thousands with his story of a renewed faith late in life despite the atrocities he endured, died last month in New Jersey. He was 88.

Jacob Kolton, 88, had a Profound Impact on Others

by Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org

Jacob Kolton sings at an event at Chabad-Lubavitch of Essex County, N.J. On the right is Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz, director.

Jacob Kolton, a Holocaust survivor who moved thousands with his story of a renewed faith late in life despite the atrocities he endured, died last month in New Jersey. He was 88.

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Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)
New Engagement!

Ari Drizin (New Haven, CT) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Berel Laufer (Providence, RI) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Stolik (Lantana, FL) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Yossi Brownstein (Davis, CA) to Chayale Klasner (Toronto, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Simcha Silberberg (Chicago, IL) to Yehudis Korf (Miami Beach, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Bluming (Chapel Hill, NC) to Mushka Lifshitz (Boise, Idaho) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva

War on Chanukah Rages at Tony E. Side Building

Beekman Place, a two block stretch, is one of New York City’s most exclusive neighborhoods.

Forget the War On xmas, a building on the East Side has become ground zero for the War On Hanukkah. The board of 2 Beekman Pl. has refused a resident’s pleas for a menorah in the lobby to accompany the co-op’s elegant nine-foot tree.

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by Jessica Naiman - Chabad.org

Former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, spent a celebratory weekend in Chicago December 1 and 2, officiating at the rabbinic ordination of 14 community members on Saturday evening, and then and addressing the greater Chicago Jewish community on Sunday in a speech that drew a crowd of nearly 1,000.

Dinner Celebrates Community Members’ Ordination

by Jessica Naiman – Chabad.org

Former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, spent a celebratory weekend in Chicago December 1 and 2, officiating at the rabbinic ordination of 14 community members on Saturday evening, and then and addressing the greater Chicago Jewish community on Sunday in a speech that drew a crowd of nearly 1,000.

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by Karen Schwartz - Chabad.org

The Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of Parliament, passed the final version of the circumcision bill today by a vote of 438 to 100.

Religious circumcision is again legal in Germany after the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of Parliament, passed the final version of a circumcision bill today by a vote of 438 to 100. The upper house of Parliament passed the draft law in October, and the final vote means the right to religious circumcision is now guaranteed. A court in Cologne previously ruled it a criminal act.

German Parliament Passes Bill to Protect Bris Milah

by Karen Schwartz – Chabad.org

The Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of Parliament, passed the final version of the circumcision bill today by a vote of 438 to 100.

Religious circumcision is again legal in Germany after the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of Parliament, passed the final version of a circumcision bill today by a vote of 438 to 100. The upper house of Parliament passed the draft law in October, and the final vote means the right to religious circumcision is now guaranteed. A court in Cologne previously ruled it a criminal act.

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Press of Atlantic City

Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport, of Ventnor, says a blessing as he lights the first candle on the Menorah. Hanukkah began Saturday. Marking the start of the celebration was a Menorah lighting at The Walk in Atlantic City

Despite the rain, a dedicated group gathered Sunday night to light a menorah in Atlantic City, celebrating the second night of Hanukkah.

Dedicated Group of Jews Brave Rain in Atlantic City

Press of Atlantic City

Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport, of Ventnor, says a blessing as he lights the first candle on the Menorah. Hanukkah began Saturday. Marking the start of the celebration was a Menorah lighting at The Walk in Atlantic City

Despite the rain, a dedicated group gathered Sunday night to light a menorah in Atlantic City, celebrating the second night of Hanukkah.

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Alexandria Celebrates Hanukkah

Alexandria News

More than a decade ago, Rabbi Mordechai Newman brought public Hanukkah celebrations to Alexandria. Last night the third night of the Festival of Lights, Alexandria Vice Mayor Kerry Donley joined Newman at the Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria to light the 2012 menorah.

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