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A preschool art project aimed at connecting the Jewish community to Israel and one of the country?s best-known malls will both help mark the holiday of Hanukkah.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:54:54 -0800 -
9/11 Solidarity Hanukkah Menorah Marks First Steps toward Bringing Light Back to Ground Zer
Designers Michael and Bonnie Berkowicz created a menorah that honors the past and looks to the future of Ground Zero.New York, New York (PRWEB) January 07, 2012 As the final Hanukkah candle was lit on the menorah they designed to honor both the past and future of Ground Zero, as well as the men and women who protect that space, Bonnie Srolovitz-Berkowicz and Michael Berkowicz couldn?t help but ...
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:04:40 -0800 -
MONROE: Menorah vandalize
David Kilby, Managing Editor MONROE ? Vandalism of Jewish property escalated in the region this Hanukkah season, and the Monroe Jewish community experienced one of the destructive acts firsthand.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:54:13 -0800 -
Second-graders celebrate Hanukkah at Scotchtown Elementar
GOSHEN The Orzell, Schoen and Wiener families recently shared some Hanukkah traditions with Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School students in Valerie Cassel?s second-grade class.
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:27:14 -0800 -
Whole lotto $cratc
It was a Hanukkah miracle! Long Island mom Yuliya Lankri said yesterday her husband?s holiday gift of a New York Lottery scratch-off ticket will pay $1 million a year for life ? with a guarantee of at least $20 million. ?Miracles happen, and they happen on Hanukkah, and I believe...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:35:07 -0800 -
Major League Dreidel: A whole new spin on Hanukkah's favourite gam
The Major League Dreidel ?knishioner? makes sure that everything?s kosher. Beer swilling, fist pumping and gambling sound more like what you would expect at an underground fight club than anything related to Hanukkah.
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:01:56 -0800 -
Montreal Holocaust Museum commemorates genocide victim
Montreal's Holocaust Memorial Centre is offering the public the chance to view and handle select objects in its collection to mark International Day of Commemoration for victims of the Holocaust.
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:55:27 -0800 -
Super Da
T HERE ARE the traditional American holidays, mostly tied to religion or patriotism. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Easter, Hanukkah. And then we have the adult fun holidays: New Year's Eve, Halloween (sorry, kids; these days, it's about Mom and Dad dressing up as an overly solicitous nurse and a rakish cop), St. Patrick's Day (everybody's Irish), Cinco de ...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:35:47 -0800 -
Share the Light
Monroe Congregation Eitz Chaim in Monroe hosted Share the Lights, a community Hanukkah celebration. Members brought and lit menorahs (the 9- branched candelabras), sang Hanukkah songs and enjoyed a buffet dinner that included latkes (fried potato pancakes), Israeli salad, veggie burgers and dessert.
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:20:30 -0800 -
Tree neither fire nor religious threa
In the above article concerning the Christmas tree display at the Tarrytown Doubletree Hotel, Rich Friedman, the hotel manager, had the tree covered so as not to offend the large number of Jewish guests who were there to celebrate Hanukkah. I am ashamed at the hotel manager for allowing this.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:44:29 -0800 -