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A woman holds a sign “nuke israel”, from the video.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL [CHI] — In one breath a protestor says “Islam is a peaceful religion,” while another screams behind him, “they needed bigger ovens for all the Jews,” and cries of “nuke Israel,” followed by a torrent of other expletives directed at Jews and Americans. No, this scene did not take place in Gaza nor any other Arab city or country, it took place in downtown in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Broward Boulevard.

Video in the Extended Article.

Calls for “Bigger Ovens for the Jews” at pro-Hamas Demonstration in FL

A woman holds a sign “nuke israel”, from the video.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL [CHI] — In one breath a protestor says “Islam is a peaceful religion,” while another screams behind him, “they needed bigger ovens for all the Jews,” and cries of “nuke Israel,” followed by a torrent of other expletives directed at Jews and Americans. No, this scene did not take place in Gaza nor any other Arab city or country, it took place in downtown in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Broward Boulevard.

Video in the Extended Article.

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Mazal Tov's View More
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!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nuchie (ben L.Y. obm) Schapiro (Crown Heights/Los Angeles, CA) and Chavie Rosenthal (Crown Heights/Los Angeles, CA) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].

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Hey Teves Book Fair in Oholei Torah!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — One of the instructions of the Rebbe following Hey Teves, Didan Notzach, was to purchase Seforim. Oholei Torah marked it with a special book fair for its third year running. Organized by the PTA of Oholei Torah along with assistance from OTEG [the Oholei Torah Eight Grade] a special fair was put together in the Lunchroom along with a Safrus workshop where kids got their own quill and piece of parchment, and games relating to Hey Teves.

Many more pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menachem Landa (Montreal, Canada) and Adina Green (San Diego, CA) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

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Newsday

WOODMERE, NY — No fine will be levied against the landlord who owns the Woodmere storefront on Broadway where a car careened into a Hanukkah party, a Hempstead Town spokesman said yesterday.

More than 100 people were at the gathering at 1052 Broadway on Dec. 25, the fourth day of Hanukkah, authorities said. Town code prohibits using the property, zoned for retail use, for public assembly.

No Fine Against Landlord in Hanukkah Party Accident

Newsday

WOODMERE, NY — No fine will be levied against the landlord who owns the Woodmere storefront on Broadway where a car careened into a Hanukkah party, a Hempstead Town spokesman said yesterday.

More than 100 people were at the gathering at 1052 Broadway on Dec. 25, the fourth day of Hanukkah, authorities said. Town code prohibits using the property, zoned for retail use, for public assembly.

General

ANCHORAGE, AK [CHI] — Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin lit a candle in memory of the victims of the Mumbai attacks and the Schluchim, Rabbi Gaviel Noach and Rivka Holtzberg, at a public Chanukah celebration of Chabad in Alaska organized by the Rebbe’s Schluchem Rabbi Yosef and Esty Greenberg.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Palin Attends Chanukah Celebration and Lights Menorah at Chabad of Alaska

ANCHORAGE, AK [CHI] — Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin lit a candle in memory of the victims of the Mumbai attacks and the Schluchim, Rabbi Gaviel Noach and Rivka Holtzberg, at a public Chanukah celebration of Chabad in Alaska organized by the Rebbe’s Schluchem Rabbi Yosef and Esty Greenberg.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – 3 Thursday Night L’Chaims!

Nuchie (ben L.Y. obm) Schapiro (CH/Los Angeles, CA) and Chavie Rosenthal (CH/Los Angeles, CA).
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].

Menachem Landa (Montreal, Canada) and Adina Green (San Diego, CA) .
IYH the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

Avremel Rimler (Melbourne/NY) and Ayelet Barchaim (North Miami, FL)
IYH at Hadar HaTorah 824 Eastern Pkwy. [bet Kingston and Albany Aves]

Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!

Mazel Tov's

Jewish Man Shot with BB Gun Opening Door

Police and Shomrim searching for the BB pellet.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish resident was shot earlier this evening with a BB gun as he was opening the door to his home on Montgomery Street. The incident took place at around 5:30pm between Troy and Schenectady Avenues.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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NY Post
Two of Mayor Bloomberg's crucial voting bases got some transit-related relief this month, just as his controversial campaign for a third term heats up.

The city agreed to change the headache-causing alternate-side parking rules for Riverdale residents, cutting the number of street-sweeping days in half. And Staten Island express-bus riders found out that a possible $2.50 fare hike will be, at most, $1.25, compliments of the mayor.

Both Riverdale and Staten Island heavily favored Bloomberg in his contentious 2005 race against Fernando Ferrer.

Break For Mayor’s Strongholds

NY Post

Two of Mayor Bloomberg’s crucial voting bases got some transit-related relief this month, just as his controversial campaign for a third term heats up.

The city agreed to change the headache-causing alternate-side parking rules for Riverdale residents, cutting the number of street-sweeping days in half. And Staten Island express-bus riders found out that a possible $2.50 fare hike will be, at most, $1.25, compliments of the mayor.

Both Riverdale and Staten Island heavily favored Bloomberg in his contentious 2005 race against Fernando Ferrer.

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The following is one of the videos posted by the IDF of the Precision Strike of a Qassam Rocket Launcher.

ISRAEL [AP] — The Israeli military has launched its own channel on video-sharing website YouTube, posting footage of air strikes and other attacks on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

The spokesman's office of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it created the channel — youtube.com/user/idfnadesk — on Monday to “help us bring our message to the world.”

Israel posts video of Gaza air strikes on YouTube

The following is one of the videos posted by the IDF of the Precision Strike of a Qassam Rocket Launcher.

ISRAEL [AP] — The Israeli military has launched its own channel on video-sharing website YouTube, posting footage of air strikes and other attacks on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

The spokesman’s office of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it created the channel — youtube.com/user/idfnadesk — on Monday to “help us bring our message to the world.”

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101 Menorah Cars Parade to Chanukah Wonderland in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL [CHI] — A Chanukah in the shadow of Mumbai needed programs that would bring a torch full of light. Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Moscowitz, associate director of Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois, designed an unprecedented Mivtza Chanukah program. From creating brand new car top Menorahs to transforming the famous Kohl’s Children’s Museum into a Chanukah wonderland – Chanukah 5769 in Chicago will long be remembered.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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On the Shloshim of the Kdoshei Mumbai, Rabbi Gabi and Rivki Holtzberg HYD and 4 others, Lubavitchers worldwide celebrate Hei Teves, the public victory of the Seforim or Raboseinu Nesienu.

Click here to download the booklet, more in information in the Extended Article!

Study Torah on Shloshim of Kdoshei Mumbai – Special Hey Teves booklet available for download

On the Shloshim of the Kdoshei Mumbai, Rabbi Gabi and Rivki Holtzberg HYD and 4 others, Lubavitchers worldwide celebrate Hei Teves, the public victory of the Seforim or Raboseinu Nesienu.

Click here to download the booklet, more in information in the Extended Article!

PSA
Zalman Nelson - Lubavitch.com

BEERSHEVA, Israel — Following a quiet night of silent and empty streets in Beer Sheva and Ashkelon, the sun camp up Wednesday morning to the terrifying sound of rockets that continued intermittently throughout the day. An influx of reserve soldiers in both locations helped prevent chaos on the streets as countless numbers of locals flocked to Chabad centers for support.

Chabad Centers in Beer Sheva, Ashkelon Double as Bomb Shelters As Children, Adults Wait Out the War

Zalman Nelson – Lubavitch.com

BEERSHEVA, Israel — Following a quiet night of silent and empty streets in Beer Sheva and Ashkelon, the sun camp up Wednesday morning to the terrifying sound of rockets that continued intermittently throughout the day. An influx of reserve soldiers in both locations helped prevent chaos on the streets as countless numbers of locals flocked to Chabad centers for support.

Shlichus

Kehot Builds Festive White Tent for Hei Teves Sale

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Kehot Publication Society built a huge white tent next to the recently renovated showroom on Eastern Parkway at the corner of Kingston Avenue for the Annual Hei Teves Sale. The temporary edifice features a heating system and can be accessed through the store. The tent will conveniently house four cash register lines to accommodate the large number of customers, newly barcoded books which will cut down on waiting in line, reprints of books that were long out-of-print, many new titles, and a larger selection of books than previous years. The sale runs from Wednesday, December 31st through Monday, January 5th. For more information, please visit www.kehot.com.

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