Dear Friends,

In honor of the upcoming holiday of Chanukah I bring you a letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe:

"The Chanukah lights which are kindled in the darkness of night recall to our minds memories of the past: the war that the Hasmoneans waged against huge Syrian armies, their victory the dedication of the Temple, the rekindling of the Menorah, the small quantity of oil that lasted for many days, and so on.

Let's picture ourselves members of the little band of Hasmoneans in those days. We are under the domination of a powerful Syrian King; many of our brethren have left us and accepted the idolatry and way of life of the enemy. But our leaders, the Hasmoneans, do not commence action by comparing numbers and weapons, and weighing our chances of victory. The Holy Temple has been invaded by a cruel enemy. The Torah and our faith are in grave danger. The enemy has trampled upon everything holy to us and is trying to force us to accept his way of life which is that of idol worship, injustice, and similar traits altogether foreign to us. There is but one thing for us to do - to adhere all the closer to our religion and precepts, and to fight against the enemy even if we have to die in this fight.

And wonder of wonders! The huge Syrian armies are beaten, the vast Syrian Empire is defeated, our victory is complete.

This chapter of our history has repeated itself frequently. We, as Jews, have always been outnumbered; many tyrants attempted to destroy us because of our faith. Sometimes they aimed their poisoned arrows at our bodies, sometimes at our souls, and, sad to say, many of our brethren have for one reason or another turned away from G-d and His Torah and tried to make life easier by accepting the rule of the conqueror.

In such times of distress we must always be like that faithful band of Hasmoneans, and remember that there is always a drop of "pure olive oil" hidden deep in the heart of every Jew, which, if kindled, bursts into a big flame. This drop of "pure olive oil" is the "Perpetual Light" that must and will pierce the darkness of our present night, until everyone of us will behold the fulfillment of the prophet's promise for our ultimate redemption and triumph. And like in the days of the Hasmoneans "the wicked will once again be conquered by the righteous, and the arrogant by those who follow G-d's laws, and our people Israel will have a great salvation."

Chanukah start this Saturday night, December 8th. The candles should be lit after Shabbos, after 5:26 p.m. Don't forget to attend one of our Chanukah programs this coming week.

A gut Shabbos,
Rabbi Eli Hecht
Regional Director

WISHING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY

A VERY HAPPY & BRIGHT

CHANUKAH


RABBI ELI & DR. DALIA
HECHT

Tanya Waysman - 21 Kislev
Gaston Bernstein - 8 December



Yoni & Tanya Waysman - 21 Kislev




We express our deep condolences to Dr. Kamran Haghighat on the loss of his mother, Vahideh bas Yosef

May the Almighty comfort you amongst all the other mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim

 This week we remember

Moshe Bassilian (Moshe ben Yehuda) - 22 Kislev
Greta Gaspar (Girta bas Dashtius) - 22 Kislev
Sanford Statland (Shlomo ben Motel) - 22 Kislev
Jack Rowinsky (Yankel ben Chaim) - 25 Kislev
Freda Rebecca Rosenstein (Freda Riba bas Avraham Leib) - 27 Kislev

KIDDUSH SPONSORS

Jimmy & Ruth Azari in memory of Ruth's Father, Yehuda ben Rahman

Steve & Iris Frosburg in memory of Iris's father, Jack Rowinsky (Yankel ben Chaim)

Rami & Monica Shapira in honor of the 2nd birthday of their daughters, Maayan and Meital

LUNCHEON SPONSORS

Selwyn Rosenstein in memory of his mother, Freda Rebecca Rosenstein (Freida Riba bas Avraham Leib)

Kiddush Sponsorship $180
Luncheon Sponsorship $360

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We would like to show our appreciation to the following people for their generous donations and support this week. Your donation helps many other people.

Jacques Assayag - End of Tax Year Appeal

Gaston & Sandy Bernstein - Chai Giving Circle

Marisol Blystone - Chai Giving Circle

Steve & Iris Frosburg - Chai Giving Circle and in memory of Jack Rowinsky

Jeff & Terry Gelb - End of Tax Year Appeal

Jerome Ginsburg - For Israel and Hurricane victims

Reuvain & Yehudis Gralnik - Chai Giving Circle

Dr. Kamran & Fay Haghighat - Chai Giving Circle

Rabbi Eli & Dr. Dalia Hecht in honor of Yud Tes Kislev and in honor of Tanya Waysman's birthday and in honor of Yoni & Tanya Waysman's wedding anniversary

Rabbi Zalmy & Rochel Hecht

Sandra Kreiswirth - Chai Giving Circle

Rabbi Dovid & Chani Levine - Chai Giving Circle

Roberta Moore - Chai Giving Circle

Drs. Andy & Priscilla Novom

Selwyn Rosenstein - in memory of his mother, Freda Rebecca Rosenstein

Yaacov & Tzivia Sacks in honor of Yud Tes Kislev

Eric & Dina Schwartz - End of Tax Year Appeal

Rami & Monica Shapira in honor of their daughters, Maayan & Meital's 2nd birthday

Henry Tarfman - Chai Giving Circle



Community Governors 2011/2012

Mrs. Natalie Berman, Dr. & Mrs. Hy Bernstein, Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Bilowit, Ms. Leni Brechner
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Burg, Dr. & Mrs. Hartley Cohen, Ms. Nathalie Cohen, Mr. Henry Edelman,
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Ferstadt, Mrs. Florence Finer, Mr. & Mrs. Ron Fisher,
Mr. Murray Friedman, Dr. & Dr. Jack Friend, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Frosburg,
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Goldberg, Dr. & Mrs. William Goldberg,
Rabbi & Mrs. Benzion Gottlieb, Mr. & Mrs. Avraham Gralnik, Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Grayver,
Dr. & Mrs. Kamran Haghighat, Mrs. Theresa Hasson, Mr. & Mrs. Avraham Hayman,
Rabbi Avraham Hecht, Rabbi & Dr. Eli Hecht, Rabbi & Mrs. Zalman Hecht, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hendifar, Mrs. Helen Hess, Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hess, Mr. Avi Ivan, Mr. & Mrs. Ofer Ivan, Mr. & Mrs. Yossi Ivan, Mr. & Mrs. Norman Katz, Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Kenner, Mr. David Korehe, Mr. Charles Lefkowitz,
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Leibowitz, Ms. Stella Leontsini, Dr. Ronald Levin, Mr. & Mrs. Barry Levine,
Ms. Minoo Mokhtarian, Ms. Roberta Moore,
Rabbi & Mrs. Yisroel Meir Munitz, Mr. & Dr. Vincent Neuman, Mr. Daniel Nikiayn,
Dr. & Dr. Andy Novom, Mr. & Mrs. Ron Piller, Dr. & Mrs. Joel Ringold,
Mr. Selwyn Rosenstein, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rudolph, Mr. & Mrs. Yaacov Sacks,
Dr. Lawrence Saks, Mrs. Shelly Salomon, Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Sanfield,
Dr. Stephen Schloss, Mr. & Mrs. Victor Shapiro, Dr. & Mrs. Sylvain Silberstein,
Mr. & Mrs. David Simon, Mr. Max Solomon, Mr. & Mrs. Mark Stephenson,
Dr. Carrie Sussman, Mr. & Mrs. Chaim Warzman, Mr. & Mrs. Steven Weinberg,
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Zafran