City Suspends Alternate Side Parking, Preps For Storm
NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — The city has suspended alternate side parking rules Friday in preparation for snow removal crews.
Parking meters, however, remain in effect throughout the city.
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Chabad Zoning Victory – PZC Votes 4-3
Rachael Scarborough King – New Haven Register
Peter Mohrer of Guilford, left, studies a religious text with Rabbi Yossi Yaffe, while the Guilford Planning and Zoning Commission meeting works through its agenda. Yaffe was there for a vote on the Chabad of the Shoreline application (Mara Lavitt/Register)
GUILFORD, CT — The Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday night, after lengthy discussion, approved a special permit that will allow Chabad of the Shoreline to build a synagogue and day care center at 181 Goose Lane.
For University Students, It’s Never Too Late For a Bar or Bat Mitzvah
Yosef Lewis – Chabad.edu
Rita Vinnik addresses classmates, friends and family at her bat mitzvah celebration at the Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life serving Binghamton University. (Photo: Edward Lin/Chabad of Binghamton)
BINGHAMTON, NY — While the typical bar and bat mitzvah party celebrates the coming of age of 13-year-old Jewish boys and 12-year-old Jewish girls, a grand celebration of an entirely different nature took place at Binghamton University in New York. The party had all the trappings of the standard teenage affair, but it was 15 fully-grown college students who celebrated their entry into Jewish adulthood, albeit a bit late.
Ohr Avner School Connects Online
DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine [FJC] — This week, teachers at the Levi Yitzchak Schneerson Day School joined those from dozens of other Jewish schools from other cities of the CIS and Baltic countries for a large-scale online conference. This project was initiated by the Ministry of Education of Israel, represented by Irina Dashevsky, the Ministry’s Adviser for the CIS and Baltic Countries.
The conference involved numerous Russian-speaking teachers of Jewish traditions and, to a large extent, was dedicated to their methodological development, relation to and dealings with the Ministry of Education of Israel, and the upcoming holiday of Chanukah, in addition to several other issues related to Jewish education in the post-Soviet countries.
Mazal Tov! – 3 Thursday Night L’Chaims!
Levi Klyne (Manchester, England) and Chaya Mushka Eidelman (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave].
Yehoshua Polonsky (Beachwood, OH) and Simi Gestetner (Coogee Beach, Australia) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave].
Chaim Hoch (Pittsburgh, PA) and Leah Leiberman (London, England) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Photos: Preparing for the Californa Capitol Menorah Lighting
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi Klyne (Manchester, England) and Chaya Mushka (bas Reb Mendel) Eidelman (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave].
Alternate Side Parking Rules Are Suspended on Friday
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations citywide for Friday, December 19 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.
For updated information, visit the DOT Web site at www.nyc.gov/dot or call 311.
Click here for the 2008 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehoshua Polonsky (Beachwood, OH) and Simi Gestetner (Coogee Beach, Australia) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave].
Last years state capitol Menorah lighting ceremony.
SACRAMENTO, CA [CHI] — California State Capitol Menorah lighting will be broadcasted live over the California government’s website at 2:30pm PST (5:30pm EST). Click here to watch!
Menorah Lighting with Gov. Schwarzenegger to be Broadcast Live
Last years state capitol Menorah lighting ceremony.
SACRAMENTO, CA [CHI] — California State Capitol Menorah lighting will be broadcasted live over the California government’s website at 2:30pm PST (5:30pm EST). Click here to watch!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim Hoch (Pittsburgh, PA) and Leah Leiberman (London, England) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Hungry To Be Heard – Eating Disorders In The Frum Community
Tova Stulman Ross – 5 Towns Jewish News
Many young women in the frum Jewish community are well aware of the pressures that exist for them in today’s society. The shidduch world oftentimes has potential mates asking about body size before character. Choosing between full-time work, being a stay-at-home mother, or a combination of the two roles can drive the sanest to second-guess themselves. And, as wonderful as living among other Jews in a tight-knit community is, it also leaves little room for errors in religious observance.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Naftoli and Rochel (nee Yarmush) Charitan (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel
Judith Salkin - My Desert Sun
Chaya Posner of Chabad of Rancho Mirage makes potato, zucchini and yam latkes in the Chabad kitchen. (Michael Snyder The Desert Sun)
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA — With all the admonitions against eating fried foods, the words of a rabbi come to mind.
Dipping into a stack of crispy latkes (potato pancakes), he declared, “There are no calories in eating Hanukkah foods cooked in oil.”
Latkes Are the Centerpiece of the Chanukkah Table
Judith Salkin – My Desert Sun
Chaya Posner of Chabad of Rancho Mirage makes potato, zucchini and yam latkes in the Chabad kitchen. (Michael Snyder The Desert Sun)
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA — With all the admonitions against eating fried foods, the words of a rabbi come to mind.
Dipping into a stack of crispy latkes (potato pancakes), he declared, “There are no calories in eating Hanukkah foods cooked in oil.”
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The Weekly Comic! – Haftorah Parshas Vayeishev!
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The Rebbe says:
1. In this week’s Torah portion the Torah tells us that Yoseph Hatzadik (Joseph the righteous one) was a man who was “Yefas To’ar V’Yefas Mar’eh – handsome of form and handsome of appearance” and he would curl his hair. The Torah continues and tells us that this caused the wife of his master Potiphar to cast her eyes upon him and want to lie with him, and this eventually landed him in jail. However, even while he was in jail Hashem was with him and he was successful in whatever he did.
In short, there are two parts to this story; 1) Yoseph Hatzadik was “Yefas To’ar V’Yefas Mar’eh – handsome of form and handsome of appearance”, and 2) the issue of Potiphar’s wife.
Obviously, since the Torah is an everlasting guide for our lives, and every singe story has a lesson for us to learn from, there are lessons to be learned from each part of this story.
1. In this week’s Torah portion the Torah tells us that Yoseph Hatzadik (Joseph the righteous one) was a man who was “Yefas To’ar V’Yefas Mar’eh – handsome of form and handsome of appearance” and he would curl his hair. The Torah continues and tells us that this caused the wife of his master Potiphar to cast her eyes upon him and want to lie with him, and this eventually landed him in jail. However, even while he was in jail Hashem was with him and he was successful in whatever he did.
In short, there are two parts to this story; 1) Yoseph Hatzadik was “Yefas To’ar V’Yefas Mar’eh – handsome of form and handsome of appearance”, and 2) the issue of Potiphar’s wife.
Obviously, since the Torah is an everlasting guide for our lives, and every singe story has a lesson for us to learn from, there are lessons to be learned from each part of this story.
The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Vayeishev!
The Rebbe says:
1. In this week’s Torah portion the Torah tells us that Yoseph Hatzadik (Joseph the righteous one) was a man who was “Yefas To’ar V’Yefas Mar’eh – handsome of form and handsome of appearance” and he would curl his hair. The Torah continues and tells us that this caused the wife of his master Potiphar to cast her eyes upon him and want to lie with him, and this eventually landed him in jail. However, even while he was in jail Hashem was with him and he was successful in whatever he did.
In short, there are two parts to this story; 1) Yoseph Hatzadik was “Yefas To’ar V’Yefas Mar’eh – handsome of form and handsome of appearance”, and 2) the issue of Potiphar’s wife.
Obviously, since the Torah is an everlasting guide for our lives, and every singe story has a lesson for us to learn from, there are lessons to be learned from each part of this story.
This weeks Living Torah, titled “Exile + 1 = Redemption” (Volume 56, Episode 223)
Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org
Also available with Hebrew, French, Russian, Spanish and Yiddish subtitles in the Extended Article.
Video of the Day! – Exile + 1 = Redemption!
This weeks Living Torah, titled “Exile + 1 = Redemption” (Volume 56, Episode 223)
Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org
Also available with Hebrew, French, Russian, Spanish and Yiddish subtitles in the Extended Article.
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