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The Friendship Circle of West Bloomfield, MI won $25,000 from the “Chase Community Giving” in which thousands of charities participated, and only the 100 with the most votes were selected, marking the first milestone in the possibility of the Friendship Circle to win the major prize of $1 million, or an additional $100 thousand.

Friendship Circle Wins $25 Thousand from Chase!

The Friendship Circle of West Bloomfield, MI won $25,000 from the “Chase Community Giving” in which thousands of charities participated, and only the 100 with the most votes were selected, marking the first milestone in the possibility of the Friendship Circle to win the major prize of $1 million, or an additional $100 thousand.

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Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
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Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
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Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
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Sholom and Chaya Mushka (nee Rosenfeld) Katz from Lauderhill, FL had a baby girl!
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Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

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

Nightlife Launches Its Third Year

by An Avid Nightlifer

You can see it on our faces; the air of enthusiasm and revitalization as we greet each other with smiles that say it all. Nightlife is back!

It’s true: The much-loved Crown Heights Nightlife events are retaking their prominent positions on the calendars of single young women in and around Crown Heights. Over the last three weeks, whether it’s a Chanukah party, a Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen, or a mass prayer gathering at the Ohel for Yud Daled Kislev, every personality found something relatable at Nightlife’s new cycle of events. For every “type” of single girl in the city, Nightlife has been marked as an evening’s preferred destination. Be it for the exciting social scene, to catch a motivating lecture, have a nutritious supper or to just “be”, the exclusive Nightlife vibe is known for its inevitable long lasting impact.

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This year again the West Hempstead community experienced much joy and excitement, as the Chabad of West Hempstead fire engine screeched its Chanukah sirens throughout the neighborhood. This was the start of the 7th annual Chabad community Chanukah celebration.

Jewish pride in West Hempstead

This year again the West Hempstead community experienced much joy and excitement, as the Chabad of West Hempstead fire engine screeched its Chanukah sirens throughout the neighborhood. This was the start of the 7th annual Chabad community Chanukah celebration.

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In memory of Shula Swerdlov, a“h, a beautiful little girl and young shlucha, children around the world are currently learning together with their parents during the eight days of Chanukah.

After the learning, the children have a chance to enter the ”Eight Nights, Eight Gifts" Grand Raffle! Just go to Myshliach.com and answer the questionnaire on the sicha.

600 children involved. Have you joined yet?

In memory of Shula Swerdlov, a“h, a beautiful little girl and young shlucha, children around the world are currently learning together with their parents during the eight days of Chanukah.

After the learning, the children have a chance to enter the ”Eight Nights, Eight Gifts” Grand Raffle! Just go to Myshliach.com and answer the questionnaire on the sicha.

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Car Door Vs Fire Truck in front of 770

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A fire truck severely damaged the door of a car after it was opened into it. The incident happened in front of 770 when a car parked in the ‘no standing’ zone opened its door after half the truck passed it by, causing it to get snagged on the truck and damaged.

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Tel Aviv, Israel [CHI] — Forty Public Menorahs were placed across the city of Tel Aviv, by the Chabad Center of Tel Aviv, headed by Chief Shliach Rabbi Yosef Garlitzki, in order to bring the light of Chanukah to all the Jews in the city.

Chief Rabbi of Israel lit Tel Aviv City Menorah

Tel Aviv, Israel [CHI] — Forty Public Menorahs were placed across the city of Tel Aviv, by the Chabad Center of Tel Aviv, headed by Chief Shliach Rabbi Yosef Garlitzki, in order to bring the light of Chanukah to all the Jews in the city.

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Menorah Made out of Donated Food Lit on NYU Campus

New York, NY [CHI] -– The Chabad Serving NYU, the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, and Arts on the Move all came together to organize a momentous event where they could combine the holiday of Chanukah, art, and acts of kindness to spread light onto the campus. After a month of collecting cans all over NYU, students will finally saw the culmination of all their efforts last night, Tuesday, December 15, 2009, by the Washington Square Arch. A massive Menorah was built utilizing the cans collected from over hundreds of students. The success of the food-drive relied primarily on the actions of the student body as a whole rather than a few individual leaders, thus portraying the uniqueness as well as the unity of this campus.

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Chabad of Atlantic City Chanukah Event For Kids

Chabad of Atlantic City, NJ Presents Successful Chanukah Event For Kids Dec. 13 at Shore Mall. Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport and members of Chabad of Atlantic City had a terrific turnout on a rainy gray Sunday December 13 as they delivered magic, menorahs and Maccabee miracles at the Shore Mall shopping center near the NJ resort. Dozens of area children and their parents braved the drizzly weather to share and participate in an entertaining magic show, light the giant menorah, hear the story of the Chanukah miracle and, last but not least, enjoy some tasty sufganiyot.

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