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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.

Chabad News
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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)
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)

Westchester Government Hosts Chabad Lubavitch

WESTCHESTER, NY [CHI] — On the second day of Chanukah, Westchester County Executive Mr. Andrew Spano, hosted a Chabad Lubavitch Menorah lighting ceremony in his executive chamber.

The ceremony took place the morning after the County Executive lit Westchester’s largest Menorah at the Jewish Community Center in Scarsdale NY. The 29 foot tall gold colored Rambam Menorah is the tallest of the 26 Chabad public Menorahs throughout Westchester county.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (by Meir Dahan)

Shlichus
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Alternate Side Parking Suspended Thursday

Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Thursday, January 1 for the observance of New Year’s Day. Because New Year’s Day is a major legal holiday, parking meter regulations are also suspended. On major legal holidays, stopping, standing, and parking are permitted, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect 7 days a week (for example, “No Standing Anytime”).

The Friday after New Year’s, January 2, is not a holiday, and alternate side parking regulations, parking meter rules, and all other parking regulations will be in effect.

Click here for the new, 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar

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Sholom Rubashkin, left, during a farbrengen in Postville. - Stock Photo.

NEW YORK, NY [JTA] — Chabad members formed a committee to support the legal defense of former Agriprocessors manager Sholom Rubashkin.

Rubashkin, who managed the now-shuttered kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa, was arrested in late October on charges that he helped illegal immigrants secure fraudulent documentation that permitted them to be employed at Agriprocessors. While free on bond he was arrested a second time on bank fraud charges. Rubashkin is now being held in custody following a judge's determination that he poses a flight risk.

Chabad Committee Formed to help Rubashkin Defense

Sholom Rubashkin, left, during a farbrengen in Postville. – Stock Photo.

NEW YORK, NY [JTA] — Chabad members formed a committee to support the legal defense of former Agriprocessors manager Sholom Rubashkin.

Rubashkin, who managed the now-shuttered kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa, was arrested in late October on charges that he helped illegal immigrants secure fraudulent documentation that permitted them to be employed at Agriprocessors. While free on bond he was arrested a second time on bank fraud charges. Rubashkin is now being held in custody following a judge’s determination that he poses a flight risk.

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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — For the first time since the inception of gift giving to children’s schools during holiday time, Jewish children received gifts in honor of Chanuka this year. Because of a devoted volunteer at iVolunteer who is also an employee at Louis Vuitton, Darchei Menachem of Crown Heights benefited from a most unusual gift giving program. The children wrote a wish list of what they wanted and they wishes were happily fulfilled last week when a shipment of beautifully wrapped presents arrived at the school door.

iVolunteer and Louis Vuitton Distribute Chanukah Gift to Darchei Menachem

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — For the first time since the inception of gift giving to children’s schools during holiday time, Jewish children received gifts in honor of Chanuka this year. Because of a devoted volunteer at iVolunteer who is also an employee at Louis Vuitton, Darchei Menachem of Crown Heights benefited from a most unusual gift giving program. The children wrote a wish list of what they wanted and they wishes were happily fulfilled last week when a shipment of beautifully wrapped presents arrived at the school door.

General
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Thousands Come to see Maccabees in Florida

DELRAY BEACH, FL [CHI] — Maccabees, a live interactive Chanukah adventure, presented by Rabbi Shmuly Gutnick the director of Chabad Youth Network of Florida. Thousands of Children from all over Florida; Palm Beach, Broward and Miami –Dade came to see this amazing production, in which they went back in time to relive the miracle of Chanukah. All left in awe and had the most rocking time ever!

Shlichus
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Chanukah Finale Lights up River Walk

Anton Caputo – Mys Anantonio

Yoni Cohen, 13, lights a giant menorah at Chanukah on the River at the Arneson River Theatre in La Villita in celebration of the eighth night of Hanukkah. Photo: John Davenport

SAN ANTONIO, TX — Jason Wright dances on the top step of the Arneson River Theatre, carrying his 6-year-old son on his shoulders. Below him a sea of heads bob to the beat of music being pumped out from the stage.

The scene, in many ways, is not unusual for the River Walk. Only this time, many of the heads sport yarmulkes and the vocals accompanying the high-energy music is being belted out in Yiddish.

Shlichus
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Yeshivah at The Ohel Lit Up LI & Queens

Once again, The Yeshiva by The Ohel HaKadosh organized Mivtza Chanukah with a “bang”, this time with uniquely-designed “Chanukah Mitzva Tanks”, helping many Shluchim in Long Island and Queens with their Chanukah celebrations and Menorah lightings.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Mivtzoim
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As the Israeli Defence Force spread out across the borders of Gaza City preparing for a ground incursions, a group of Bochurim, Shluchim and Anash went out amongst the soldiers to do Mivtzoim!

More pictures in the Extended Article! (Photos by: Bereleh Shainer)

Photo Gallery: Mivtzoim on Israel’s Frontlines

As the Israeli Defence Force spread out across the borders of Gaza City preparing for a ground incursions, a group of Bochurim, Shluchim and Anash went out amongst the soldiers to do Mivtzoim!

More pictures in the Extended Article! (Photos by: Bereleh Shainer)

Mivtzoim
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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Over 700 people filled the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center on Motzoei Shabbos Chanukah, for a kinus achdus arranged by over 20 shluchim from the South Brooklyn area, and a fundraiser to the Mumbai terror victims families.

After lighting the Menorah, Chazan Yehoshua Samuels sang Haneiros Hallalu, accompanies by famous pianist Israel Edelson.

Spark Boys Choir Perform at Fundraiser with MBD

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Over 700 people filled the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center on Motzoei Shabbos Chanukah, for a kinus achdus arranged by over 20 shluchim from the South Brooklyn area, and a fundraiser to the Mumbai terror victims families.

After lighting the Menorah, Chazan Yehoshua Samuels sang Haneiros Hallalu, accompanies by famous pianist Israel Edelson.

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The children of Mrs. Mera Galperin, about whom the Rebbe once wrote was a “Mame tzu de madilech” of Machon Chana, are sitting Shiva until Sunday.

Address 18 Darby Rd, Monsey, NY 10952

Phone: 845.426.2215
E-mail: maryemt26@yahoo.com

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Info to be menachem avel family of Mrs Galperin OBM

The children of Mrs. Mera Galperin, about whom the Rebbe once wrote was a “Mame tzu de madilech” of Machon Chana, are sitting Shiva until Sunday.

Address 18 Darby Rd, Monsey, NY 10952

Phone: 845.426.2215
E-mail: maryemt26@yahoo.com

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

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