CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Wednesday morning, the residents of Montgomery street received a gift from the city on the first morning of Chanukah, in the form of a sanitation inspector banging hysterically on doors, threatening that he will be ticketing any resident, of the generally tidy street, who has leaves in front of their house or 18″ into the street within an hour and a half when he returns.
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TRENTON, NJ [CHI] — New Jersey Statehouse Menorah Lighting Tuesday, December 4th, 3:30 PM Led by Governor of NJ Jon Corizine, Attorney General Anne Milgram and Hon. Gary Rose, Chief, Office of Economic Growth, started the over 200 Chanukah celebrations and public menorah lightings being held throughout the state of New Jersey.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shaul and Shaindy (nee Orimland) Dahan on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, great grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
JACKSONVILLE, FL [CHI] — On the first night of Chanukah students and community members gathered on the Green at the campus of the University of for a Public Menorah Lighting Ceremony.
DETROIT, MI — Can three menorah-topped Hummers really help lift the world? They can’t hurt.
Upward of 100 cars — each topped with a blazing electric menorah that plugs into the cigarette lighter — will crawl through the cold night from Oak Park to West Bloomfield Township at slowpoke speeds in the annual Hanukkah Parade, which starts at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mordy and Fraidy (nee Dukesz) Schachter (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
GREENWICH, CT — “It’s a creative way to celebrate the holiday — For several years, the Chabad of Greenwich has placed a giant menorah outside their building on Mason Street, but this year they outdid themselves, building a giant menorah out of Legos at the Westchester Fairfield Hebrew Academy.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA [CHI] – Bochurim in Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad are taking on a special way to do Chanukah Mivtzoim this year. Thirty Menorah topped brand new SUVs will be shuttling Bochurim on Mivtzoim all over Southern California.
Arranged by the Shluchim in Yeshiva, each SUV was loaded up with menorahs and doughnuts to be distributed by the four Bochurim in the suvs. In addition the Shluchim hooked up over 70 menorahs on the cars of residents.
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We would like to wish a very big hearty Mazal Tov to Areleh and Shani (nee Hershkowitz) Pinson (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, great grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — On the steps of the Los Angeles City Hall, the Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa along with councilman Bill Rosendahl and Jack Weiss gathered with other law enforcement and political figures to light the first candle together with Shluchim Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, Rabbi Yossi Cunin, Rabbi Chaim N. Cunin and executive director of Chabad of the west coast Rabbi Boruch S. Cunin.
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It’s not just the cultural and religious sensitivities that make celebrating Hanukkah “downrange” in a predominantly Muslim land a bit of a challenge.
It’s the little things, too — like finding out that the base dining facility does not have kosher sour cream, seemingly a must for any potato latkes worth the name.
We wouldl like to wish Mazal Tov to Kuti and Rikki (nee Fischelowitz) Chanin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
NICE, France — Rabbi Nisson Pinson, a Russian transplant to North Africa who headed up Chabad-Lubavitch activities in Tunis for almost five decades, died Monday in his late 80s. Discrepancies among family accounts pin his age between 86 and 89.
The Rebbe says:
1. Chanukah celebrates the rededication of the Beis Hamikdash (the Holy Temple) after the successful Jewish revolt against the Seleucid monarchy (the Greeks). The Talmud tells us that the victorious Jews found only enough ritually pure olive oil to light the Menorah for one day, but the supply miraculously lasted eight days until a new supply could be obtained. As a remembrance to this miracle, we light a Menorah (Chanukiah/Hanukiah) on Chanukah.
2. The Rebbe now asks three questions:
Question one: If the Chanukah Menorah we light today is a remembrance for the Menorah that we had in the Beis Hamikdash, why do we light eight candles? The Menorah in the Beis Hamikdash only had seven candles!
STUDIO CITY, CA [CHI] — Chabad of the Valley had another smashing success at its sixth annual Chanuka extravaganza at Universal Studios Citywalk. “Look at the size of this crowd!”, said Rabbi Yossi Malka of Chabad of Encino as he ascended the lift to kindle the giant 16 foot menorah along with philanthropists George Schaeffer and Lyle Weisman. According to Rabbi Mayer Greene, the event’s emcee, the rousing concert and celebration had the participation of those who identify themselves as orthodox, conservative, reform or even unaffiliated Jews. In fact, many temples, day schools and other organizations encouraged their members to participate.
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PORT WASHINGTON, NY [CHI] — In an unprecedented move, Rabbi Paltiel of Chabad of Port Washington performed a short pre-Chanukah ceremony at the Nassau Coliseum during their Islanders-Bruins game on Monday night, December 3rd.
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