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CALGARY, Alberta [CHI] — In honor of the 20th anniversary of Chabad Lubavitch of Alberta, Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper will be joining Rabbi Menachem & Rochel Matusof - Head Shluchim to Alberta and the Canadian Federation of Chabad Lubavitch which includes regional Shluchim from across the country for the 20th Annual Calgary Community Menorah Lighting in the City Hall Atrium of Calgary, Alberta.

Prime Minister of Canada Joining 20th Annual Menorah Lighting in Alberta

CALGARY, Alberta [CHI] — In honor of the 20th anniversary of Chabad Lubavitch of Alberta, Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper will be joining Rabbi Menachem & Rochel Matusof – Head Shluchim to Alberta and the Canadian Federation of Chabad Lubavitch which includes regional Shluchim from across the country for the 20th Annual Calgary Community Menorah Lighting in the City Hall Atrium of Calgary, Alberta.

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL [WFLX] — A truly one-of-a-kind menorah in Palm Beach Gardens. Some in the Jewish community kicked off the first night of Hanukah with a deli-made all salami Menorah. Fox 29's Ashley Glass reports.

Take a guess. How many slices of salami does it take to create this, the world's first deli-made Menorah. “130” “150” “It's big.”

The World’s Largest Salami Menorah

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL [WFLX] — A truly one-of-a-kind menorah in Palm Beach Gardens. Some in the Jewish community kicked off the first night of Hanukah with a deli-made all salami Menorah. Fox 29’s Ashley Glass reports.

Take a guess. How many slices of salami does it take to create this, the world’s first deli-made Menorah. “130” “150” “It’s big.”

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Fred Swegles - OC Register

Rabbi Mendel Slavin speaks during the lighting of the first candle on a menorah for the first night of Hanukkah. The Chabad Jewish Center of San Clemente had a sculptor carve a 6-foot menorah out of 600 pounds of ice on the San Clemente Community Center lawn.

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — As children played with slivers of ice this afternoon on the Community Center lawn, a sculptor placed final touches on a 6-foot menorah made of ice.

It prompted Rabbi Mendel Slavin to remind close to 200 people that warmth can answer cold, that light can answer darkness.

Mumbai Massacre Remembered in San Clemente During Chanukah

Fred Swegles – OC Register

Rabbi Mendel Slavin speaks during the lighting of the first candle on a menorah for the first night of Hanukkah. The Chabad Jewish Center of San Clemente had a sculptor carve a 6-foot menorah out of 600 pounds of ice on the San Clemente Community Center lawn.

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — As children played with slivers of ice this afternoon on the Community Center lawn, a sculptor placed final touches on a 6-foot menorah made of ice.

It prompted Rabbi Mendel Slavin to remind close to 200 people that warmth can answer cold, that light can answer darkness.

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Judy Silberstein - Larch Mont Gazette

“Judah the Macabee” and others from the audience help the rabbi illustrate the Chanukah story.

LARCHMONT, NY — Chanukah begins Sunday evening, December 21, but in Larchmont, the holiday is “ahead of the curve.” The Dreidel House, operated by Rabbi Mendel Silberstein of Larchmont and Mamaroneck’s Chabad, opened on December 8 at 2098 Boston Post Road, the prior home of a Curves exercise studio. The workout machines are gone, replaced with menorahs, dreidels, arts and crafts and Chanukah-themed gifts.

Chanukah Gets a Head Start at The Dreidl House

Judy Silberstein – Larch Mont Gazette

“Judah the Macabee” and others from the audience help the rabbi illustrate the Chanukah story.

LARCHMONT, NY — Chanukah begins Sunday evening, December 21, but in Larchmont, the holiday is “ahead of the curve.” The Dreidel House, operated by Rabbi Mendel Silberstein of Larchmont and Mamaroneck’s Chabad, opened on December 8 at 2098 Boston Post Road, the prior home of a Curves exercise studio. The workout machines are gone, replaced with menorahs, dreidels, arts and crafts and Chanukah-themed gifts.

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Jeff Brumley - Jacksonville Life

Rabbi Nochum Kurinsky guides Devon Christenson, 9, as she lights the menorah during a talk at Neptune Beach Elementary School.
Photo by John Pemberton/The Times-Union

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL — Hanukkah isn't the biggest holiday of the year for the Banks family in Mandarin.

“Hanukkah is not in the Torah,” mom Debbie Banks said, referring to holiday's origin in Jewish tradition instead of Scripture. “It's not a very important holiday for us.”

Chanukah Message for Everyone

Jeff Brumley – Jacksonville Life

Rabbi Nochum Kurinsky guides Devon Christenson, 9, as she lights the menorah during a talk at Neptune Beach Elementary School.
Photo by John Pemberton/The Times-Union

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL — Hanukkah isn’t the biggest holiday of the year for the Banks family in Mandarin.

“Hanukkah is not in the Torah,” mom Debbie Banks said, referring to holiday’s origin in Jewish tradition instead of Scripture. “It’s not a very important holiday for us.”

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Jordana Horn - Forward

BROOKLYN, NY — Matisyahu, born Matthew Paul Miller, is well known as a genre-busting Hasidic reggae artist who performs in tzitzit. But with his new EP, ”Shattered,” and current tour, he shows a new, bold eclecticism that demonstrates a simultaneous evolution in his music and religious attitudes. He’s taken true steps — away from Chabad in his religious observance, and away from more conventional reggae in his musical development — and has opted instead to define his own new path.

Matisyahu: I Don’t Belong To Any Hasidic Group

Jordana Horn – Forward

BROOKLYN, NY — Matisyahu, born Matthew Paul Miller, is well known as a genre-busting Hasidic reggae artist who performs in tzitzit. But with his new EP, ”Shattered,” and current tour, he shows a new, bold eclecticism that demonstrates a simultaneous evolution in his music and religious attitudes. He’s taken true steps — away from Chabad in his religious observance, and away from more conventional reggae in his musical development — and has opted instead to define his own new path.

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Larry Celona - NY Post

The thinning NYPD hopes auxiliary-police cars like this one will create the illusion of more cops.

NEW YORK, NY — The NYPD is making an unusual move to ensure no one notices a decline in the number of cops on the streets - decking out the vehicles used by traffic-enforcement agents, auxiliary police and school-safety agents so they look like regular cruisers.

The move will be phased in slowly with the special units - who have typically used cars painted dark blue - to be given the white cars that are taken out of use from the main fleet.

Finest Big Faux of Force – Fleet of “Fake Police Cars”

Larry Celona – NY Post

The thinning NYPD hopes auxiliary-police cars like this one will create the illusion of more cops.

NEW YORK, NY — The NYPD is making an unusual move to ensure no one notices a decline in the number of cops on the streets – decking out the vehicles used by traffic-enforcement agents, auxiliary police and school-safety agents so they look like regular cruisers.

The move will be phased in slowly with the special units – who have typically used cars painted dark blue – to be given the white cars that are taken out of use from the main fleet.

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Light of Recognition: Public Menorah Lighting Believed a First for Loveland

Shelley Widhalm – Loveland Reporter Herald

LOVELAND, CO — Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik was thrilled to have a standing-room-only crowd at possibly Loveland’s first public menorah lighting at sundown Sunday.

“For the first time in Loveland, happy Hanukkah,” said Gorelik of the Chabad Jewish Center of Northern Colorado in Fort Collins.

Gorelik greeted the nearly 200 people at the Loveland Museum/Gallery. Cold weather caused the menorah lighting to be moved from Peters Park outside the building to the museum basement.

Gorelik showed a short video on the menorah, an eight-branch candelabrum used in the Jewish faith to symbolize hope, religious freedom and perseverance.

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Annual YU Crown Heights Shabbaton

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Close to one hundred students from Yeshiva University came together for the 12th annual Shabbaton in Crown Heights to spend a Shabbos full of inspiration. Organizers said that this year’s turnout eclipsed that of last year’s threefold.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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1st Nights Spinner… & Winners!

The first results are in from Darchai Menachems 8 days of spinners and winners Chinese Auction, the drawing took place at Sweet Expressions on Kingston Avenue and the Spiner Winner – Rivkah Leah Shenisky, Student Mendy Epstein spun the draidel and it landed on a hey, giving Rivkah Leah $100 in free auction tickets. And the first ones prizes were won by 1. Sterling Silver – Eli Wilansky, 2. Summer of fun – M. Feldman, 3. Board games – Bitzalel Steinhertz.

Each day another drawing will take place, and tomorrow’s is only hours away so hurry and visit DarchaiMenachem.com to place you order on the prizes that are still available!

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Chabad Orphan Lights Hanukkah Candle

Ynet

The father of Rivkah Holtzberg, who was killed along with her husband Gavriel during the terror attack on the Chabad house in Mumbai, India last month, held a menorah-lighting ceremony at his Afula home Sunday evening.

Moshe Holtzberg, the murdered couple’s 2-year-old son, lit the first Hanukkah candle.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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