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Three-year-old Silver Spring resident David Wolvovsky, the son of Rabbi Berel and Chaya Wolvovsky, listens to children’s musician Susan McNelis perform Monday in a “Chanukah Wonderland” sing-along event at Marimekko in downtown Silver Spring. (Laurie DeWitt⁄The Gazette)

SILVER SPRING, MD — In a holiday celebration Monday, seven children spun like a dreidel as they sang along with children’s entertainer Susan McNelis.

“Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay. And when it’s dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play,” they all sang.

Chabad of Silver Spring celebrates, reinforces Hanukkah’s messages

Gazette

Three-year-old Silver Spring resident David Wolvovsky, the son of Rabbi Berel and Chaya Wolvovsky, listens to children’s musician Susan McNelis perform Monday in a “Chanukah Wonderland” sing-along event at Marimekko in downtown Silver Spring. (Laurie DeWitt⁄The Gazette)

SILVER SPRING, MD — In a holiday celebration Monday, seven children spun like a dreidel as they sang along with children’s entertainer Susan McNelis.

“Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay. And when it’s dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play,” they all sang.

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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)
New Engagement!

Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)
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Ari Drizin (New Haven, CT) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Berel Laufer (Providence, RI) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
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Mendel Stolik (Lantana, FL) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Yossi Brownstein (Davis, CA) to Chayale Klasner (Toronto, Canada)
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Meir Simcha Silberberg (Chicago, IL) to Yehudis Korf (Miami Beach, FL)
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Mendel Bluming (Chapel Hill, NC) to Mushka Lifshitz (Boise, Idaho) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Leib Telsner (Crown Heights) to Sarale Scheiner (Oak Park, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Zushi Rivkin (Tampa, FL) to Shifra Weinstein (New Hempstead, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Bracha Eizenbach from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Nosson Blumes is sitting Shiva after the passing of his dear father, Reb Ephraim OBM, at 640 Eastern Parkway APT #1C from Tuesday afternoon.

Shacharis 7:15am, Mincha and Maariv B'zmanah

Email: nblumes@aol.com

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim

Info to be Menachem Avel Reb Nosson Blumes

Nosson Blumes is sitting Shiva after the passing of his dear father, Reb Ephraim OBM, at 640 Eastern Parkway APT #1C from Tuesday afternoon.

Shacharis 7:15am, Mincha and Maariv B’zmanah

Email: nblumes@aol.com

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim

Notices
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One of the burnt pews that was damaged from the fire.

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ALBANY, NY — A Hebrew Day School in Albany celebrates an important milestone on the seventh night of Chanukah. They overcame the destruction of irreplaceable pews at the hands of vandals over the summer. The dedication Monday represented a historic milestone in the history of this city's Jewish community.

Albany Hebrew School Rededicated After Fire

NEWS13

One of the burnt pews that was damaged from the fire.

Click Here to watch a newscast of this event!

ALBANY, NY — A Hebrew Day School in Albany celebrates an important milestone on the seventh night of Chanukah. They overcame the destruction of irreplaceable pews at the hands of vandals over the summer. The dedication Monday represented a historic milestone in the history of this city’s Jewish community.

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With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Ya'acov Chaim (Jack) OBM Gorman - London at the age of 89.

He is survived by his wife Basya (Betty) Gorman, sons - Seymour Gorman, Hershel Gorman and daughter Diane Goldshmidt along with grandchildren and great-grandchildren across the globe.

The Levaya will take place Tuesday 11th December- the seventh day of Chanuka, leaving from 3 Woodlands - Golders Green at 12pm.

Shiva and Minyanim will be held at 3 Woodlands - Golders Green.
Shacharis - 8am, Mincha - 3.30pm, Ma'ariv - 7.30pm

To contact the family please email familygorman@yahoo.com - call +44 208 458 6861 - fax +44 208 458 9690

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim

Baruch Dayan Hoemes – Reb Ya’acov Chaim Gorman OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Ya’acov Chaim (Jack) OBM Gorman – London at the age of 89.

He is survived by his wife Basya (Betty) Gorman, sons – Seymour Gorman, Hershel Gorman and daughter Diane Goldshmidt along with grandchildren and great-grandchildren across the globe.

The Levaya will take place Tuesday 11th December- the seventh day of Chanuka, leaving from 3 Woodlands – Golders Green at 12pm.

Shiva and Minyanim will be held at 3 Woodlands – Golders Green.
Shacharis – 8am, Mincha – 3.30pm, Ma’ariv – 7.30pm

To contact the family please email familygorman@yahoo.com – call +44 208 458 6861 – fax +44 208 458 9690

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim

Notices




On Sunday evening, the FOX news channel in Nashville, Tennessee aired a two minute clip of how a Jewish traditional family celebrates Chanukah at home.

They filmed the news piece at the home of the Shluchim to Nashville Rabbi Yitzchok and Esther Tiechtel, and it was aired on a major news network that is viewed by several hundred thousand people daily.

To watch the segment click on the ‘play’ button above!

Video of the Day! – Chanukah with the Tiechtel’s!

On Sunday evening, the FOX news channel in Nashville, Tennessee aired a two minute clip of how a Jewish traditional family celebrates Chanukah at home.

They filmed the news piece at the home of the Shluchim to Nashville Rabbi Yitzchok and Esther Tiechtel, and it was aired on a major news network that is viewed by several hundred thousand people daily.

To watch the segment click on the ‘play’ button above!

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by Steve Patterson, The Times-Union
Lighting of a giant menorah caps the sixth day of Hanukkah


Jewish men say their afternoon prayers Sunday before the menorah lighting during the Hanukkah celebration at the Landing. (WILL DICKEY/The Times-Union)

With a stiff breeze feeding a torch carried past them Sunday evening, scores of people lit candles outside The Jacksonville Landing to observe the sixth night of Hanukkah.

“Light is meant to be spread. Light begets light,” Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, executive director of Chabad of Northeast Florida, told about 125 people gathered to mark the Jewish festival. “The soul of man is the candle of God. So let's light up our candles.”

‘LIGHT BEGETS LIGHT’

by Steve Patterson, The Times-Union
Lighting of a giant menorah caps the sixth day of Hanukkah

Jewish men say their afternoon prayers Sunday before the menorah lighting during the Hanukkah celebration at the Landing. (WILL DICKEY/The Times-Union)

With a stiff breeze feeding a torch carried past them Sunday evening, scores of people lit candles outside The Jacksonville Landing to observe the sixth night of Hanukkah.

“Light is meant to be spread. Light begets light,” Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, executive director of Chabad of Northeast Florida, told about 125 people gathered to mark the Jewish festival. “The soul of man is the candle of God. So let’s light up our candles.”

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Sem girls bring American carnival to Kfar Chabad

KFAR CHABAD, Israel [CHI] — The women’s section of the Beis Menachem Shul in Kfar Chabad was booming with excitement as the village’s children ran from booth to booth. In the spirit of Chanukah, the American Girls Seminary in Michlelet Beth Rivkah organized a carnival full of fun. Although signs for the carnival were only seen as of Monday night, when the doors opened at 2:30pm on Wednesday, the first day of Chanukah, hundreds of children were waiting anxiously at the door.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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It is with sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Ephraim Blumes, father of Rabbi Nosson Blumes Yibadel Lechaim Tovim.

Levaya will take place Tomorrow, Monday at 10:30am at the Chessed Shel Emes Chapel on Main Street in Winnipeg, Canada.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes – Reb Ephraim Blumes OBM

It is with sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Ephraim Blumes, father of Rabbi Nosson Blumes Yibadel Lechaim Tovim.

Levaya will take place Tomorrow, Monday at 10:30am at the Chessed Shel Emes Chapel on Main Street in Winnipeg, Canada.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Notices
Chabad.org
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — A new compilation of eight Chanukah stories brings to life the power of Jewish faith and self-sacrifice in an easily digestible format for young readers.

Corresponding to each day of Chanukah, the stories of Eight Chanukah Tales ñ which average 10 pages in length ñ span the globe and time as they detail different snippets of Jewish life, from the tale of Reb Shmelke, the rabbi from Zavolov who entertains a group of Nazi soldiers to save the community from certain death, to that of Jerusalem Jew who joins the Maccabees.

New Book Brings Spirit of Chanukah Alive With Eight Timeless Stories

Chabad.org

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — A new compilation of eight Chanukah stories brings to life the power of Jewish faith and self-sacrifice in an easily digestible format for young readers.

Corresponding to each day of Chanukah, the stories of Eight Chanukah Tales ñ which average 10 pages in length ñ span the globe and time as they detail different snippets of Jewish life, from the tale of Reb Shmelke, the rabbi from Zavolov who entertains a group of Nazi soldiers to save the community from certain death, to that of Jerusalem Jew who joins the Maccabees.

Chabad News
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The Marriott Hotel Celebrates Chanukah

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — The Marriott Hotels at the Brooklyn Bridge has joined the ranks of the hundreds upon hundreds of venues that sponsor a public Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony.

This year’s event took place on Wednesday evening, the second night of Chanukah in the hotels grand lobby. The Marriott Hotel at the Brooklyn Bridge has the distinct honor of being the former home to the International Conference of the Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim and the current home of the International Conference of Shluchos.

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The Rebbe says:

1. The Rebbe begins by stating that the lights of the Chanukah Menorah (Chanukiah/Hanukiah) are different then any other lights:

The lights of the Chanukah Menorah (Chanukiah) are different than any other lights which are part of a Mitzvah (commandment) because they are not a means to an end; all we want is the light itself.

2. The Rebbe now explains this in detail:

A Chanukah Sicha

The Rebbe says:

1. The Rebbe begins by stating that the lights of the Chanukah Menorah (Chanukiah/Hanukiah) are different then any other lights:

The lights of the Chanukah Menorah (Chanukiah) are different than any other lights which are part of a Mitzvah (commandment) because they are not a means to an end; all we want is the light itself.

2. The Rebbe now explains this in detail:

Something Jewish
Eric Schwartz - Arizona Daily Wildcat

Rabbi Yosef Winner, co-director of the UA Chabad Jewish Student Center lights up the first light of Hanukkah on Friday afternoon in front of the Chabad house on North Euclid Avenue. Media Credit: Roxana Vasquez

TUCSON, AZ — Many Jewish students on campus will celebrate Hanukkah without their families this year, as the holiday occurs before classes let out for winter break.

Early Holiday No Deterrent

Eric Schwartz – Arizona Daily Wildcat

Rabbi Yosef Winner, co-director of the UA Chabad Jewish Student Center lights up the first light of Hanukkah on Friday afternoon in front of the Chabad house on North Euclid Avenue. Media Credit: Roxana Vasquez

TUCSON, AZ — Many Jewish students on campus will celebrate Hanukkah without their families this year, as the holiday occurs before classes let out for winter break.

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