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Fort Greene resident and clothing designer Kathlene Williams never believed that one day she would have to apply for food stamps.

But two weeks ago, Williams lost her job designing clothes - and the single mother of two found herself in the same boat as 167,503 other Brooklynites who have been approved for the federal subsidy since January 2008.

Half of Brooklyn Receiving Food-stamps

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Fort Greene resident and clothing designer Kathlene Williams never believed that one day she would have to apply for food stamps.

But two weeks ago, Williams lost her job designing clothes – and the single mother of two found herself in the same boat as 167,503 other Brooklynites who have been approved for the federal subsidy since January 2008.

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Berel Simon (Crown Heights) to Mushky Kremer (Montreal, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Eshel 272 Kingston Ave
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Levi Silverman (Dobbs Ferry, NY) to Bryna Rimler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
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Yossi Labkovski (Buffalo, NY) to Chayale Zaltzman (Toronto, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
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Chaim and Rivky (nee Wilansky) Perl from Remsen Village had a baby girl!
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JJ Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) to Nechama Solomon (Montreal, Canada)
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Dovid Ezagui (Brooklyn, NY) to Chava Sorkin (Brooklyn, NY)
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Hushi Kot (Tallinn, Estonia) to Chani Wilhelm (Morristown, NJ) L’Chaim: Today, Monday, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.
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Shimon and Chanie Alon from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
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Yitzy and Leeby Smith from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
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Eitan Hershkop (Crown Heights) to Chana Belfer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Bass and Bourbon
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Levi Meer (Morristown, NJ) to Sara Gershovitz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, June 12th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
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Yosef Chaim Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Leah Eisenbach (New York)

WASHINGTON [AP] — Senate Democrats won a crucial test vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, putting them on track for passage before the holidays of the historic legislation to remake the nation's medical system and cover 30 million uninsured.

Health Care Bill Passes Critical Senate Test

WASHINGTON [AP] — Senate Democrats won a crucial test vote on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, putting them on track for passage before the holidays of the historic legislation to remake the nation’s medical system and cover 30 million uninsured.

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The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations Citywide for Tuesday, December 22 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.

Alternate side parking regulations will be in effect again on Wednesday, 12/23.

For updated information call 311.

Alternate Side Parking Rules are Suspended on Tuesday

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations Citywide for Tuesday, December 22 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.

Alternate side parking regulations will be in effect again on Wednesday, 12/23.

For updated information call 311.

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By Randolph E. Schmid for Newsday

WASHINGTON — People in sunny, outdoorsy states — Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida — say they’re the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know why.

A new study comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living found these folks generally have reason to feel fine.

Study: New York is the Saddest State in the Nation

By Randolph E. Schmid for Newsday

WASHINGTON — People in sunny, outdoorsy states — Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida — say they’re the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know why.

A new study comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living found these folks generally have reason to feel fine.

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Alternate side parking regulations will be suspended on Monday, December 21 to facilitate snow removal. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.

For up to date info on alternate side parking call 311.

Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday

Alternate side parking regulations will be suspended on Monday, December 21 to facilitate snow removal. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.

For up to date info on alternate side parking call 311.

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GAITHERSBURG, MD [CHI] — The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, in conjunction with Chabad of Upper Montgomery County, paraded through Gaithersburg, with a four foot Menorah perched on the front of Rescue Engine 33, the parade drove throughout town handing out dreidels and chocolate Chanukah “Gelt”. “Chanukah is the Festival of Lights,” remarked Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum of Chabad ,and who is also the Chaplain at the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department “this is a wonderful way of spreading the light and joy of the holiday.”

The World’s Only Menorah Fire Truck Parade at Gaithersburg

GAITHERSBURG, MD [CHI] — The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, in conjunction with Chabad of Upper Montgomery County, paraded through Gaithersburg, with a four foot Menorah perched on the front of Rescue Engine 33, the parade drove throughout town handing out dreidels and chocolate Chanukah “Gelt”. “Chanukah is the Festival of Lights,” remarked Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum of Chabad ,and who is also the Chaplain at the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department “this is a wonderful way of spreading the light and joy of the holiday.”

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In Feminine Faith, fourth Rebbe of Chabad, Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, delivers a profound exploration of the unique gifts of the feminine soul and its connection to the essence of Divine reality.

Written towards the end of 1879, Feminine Faith explores why the Rosh Chodesh-New Moon is celebrated primarily by women, why the women did not participate in the sin of Golden Calf and how women posses a natural, inherent belief in the Divine.

Part of the popular Chasidic Heritage Series published by the Kehot Publication Society, Feminine Faith speaks in a manner once profound yet accessible to today’s modern women and girls.

“It is remarkable how an essay written by a Chasidic Rebbe in 1879 can bring thought-provoking clarity to a subject so blurred with ambiguity as is the matter of gender delineation in today’s day and age,” says Rabbi Yosef B. Friedman, of Kehot Publication Society.

130-Year Chasidic Discourse Discusses Feminine Mystique

In Feminine Faith, fourth Rebbe of Chabad, Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, delivers a profound exploration of the unique gifts of the feminine soul and its connection to the essence of Divine reality.

Written towards the end of 1879, Feminine Faith explores why the Rosh Chodesh-New Moon is celebrated primarily by women, why the women did not participate in the sin of Golden Calf and how women posses a natural, inherent belief in the Divine.

Part of the popular Chasidic Heritage Series published by the Kehot Publication Society, Feminine Faith speaks in a manner once profound yet accessible to today’s modern women and girls.

“It is remarkable how an essay written by a Chasidic Rebbe in 1879 can bring thought-provoking clarity to a subject so blurred with ambiguity as is the matter of gender delineation in today’s day and age,” says Rabbi Yosef B. Friedman, of Kehot Publication Society.

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Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel and Nashville's Mayor Karl Dean at the Riverfront Menorah. Rabbi Tiechtel presented the mayor with a Kotel Menorah, which is a replica of the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the Mayor's office, as the mayor visited Jerusalem last year

Nashville Mayor Helps Chabad Light Menorah

Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel and Nashville’s Mayor Karl Dean at the Riverfront Menorah. Rabbi Tiechtel presented the mayor with a Kotel Menorah, which is a replica of the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the Mayor’s office, as the mayor visited Jerusalem last year

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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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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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