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		<title>lubavitch.com Chabad-Lubavitch news site</title>
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			<title>EMIH (Chabad) of Hungary To Receive Restitution Funds</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2034477/EMIH-Chabad-of-Hungary-To-Receive-Restitution-Funds.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The funds, geared towards  revival of communal religious life, will compensate the historic religious establishments in Hungary]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:42:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Former Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, Rabbi Chaim Mendelsohn, Head of holocaust task force in Canada Mario Silva, Canadian Ambassador to Israel Paul Hunt at Yad Vashem.</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/gallery/2034471/Former-Chief-Rabbi-Yisrael-Meir-Lau-Rabbi-Chaim-Mendelsohn-Head-of-holocaust-task-force-in-Canada-Mario-Silva-Canadian-Ambassador-to-Israel-Paul-Hunt-at-Yad-Vashem.html]]></link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:51:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Religious  Freedom In Sweden Under Threat</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2034463/Religious-Freedom-In-Sweden-Under-Threat.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[On January 26, Rabbi Alexander and Leah Namdar, Chabad representatives to Sweden, were served at their home with a notice by Gothenburg’s school authorities]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:06:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Canadian Govt, Chabad Launch MS St. Louis Commemorative Project</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2034455/Canadian-Govt-Chabad-Launch-MS-St-Louis-Commemorative-Project.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Canada’s refusal, back in 1939, to allow landing privileges to the MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 900 Jewish refugees, many of who eventually perished after being forced to return to Nazi Europe.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:17:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Rohr JLI Launches Russian Chapter</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2034179/Rohr-JLI-Launches-Russian-Chapter.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[With the launch of the first Russian language Rohr Jewish Learning Institute course February 6, Jews in formerly communist countries will join the ranks of their brethren everywhere else as they participate in a richer Jewish life experience with the benefit of advanced learning opportunities.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:17:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Rabbi Mordechai Meir Bryski, Chasidic Educator and Community Activist, 88</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2034147/Rabbi-Mordechai-Meir-Bryski-Chasidic-Educator-and-Community-Activist-88.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Rabbi Mordechai Meir Bryski, a long-time educator and Brooklyn community activist  passed away on January 8, 2012. He was 88.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:12:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Space to Grow for Krivoy Rog Children</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2034141/Space-to-Grow-for-Krivoy-Rog-Children.html]]></link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>The Big Bang or The Big Bust? Calculating the Age of the Universe</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/video/2034127/The-Big-Bang-or-The-Big-Bust-Calculating-the-Age-of-the-Universe.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Darwin scandalized the world when he published On the Origin of Species. Have we reached the perfection of our understanding of life, or has our perception since evolved? An intelligent argument for intelligent design, exploring some of the dramatic flaws in Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, and compelling evidence indicating a creator.
This class was given at the National Jewish Retreat - a yearly event hosted by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute.  The Retreat is a five day learning and discovery experience with world-class Torah lecturers which offers the opportunity to relax, reflect and refresh one’s spirit in a luxurious setting. For more information about the National Jewish Retreat and to register for this year’s Retreat, check out JRetreat.com]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:07:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Jewish Community of Zaporozhye Celebrates Return of Community Synagogue</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2034125/Jewish-Community-of-Zaporozhye-Celebrates-Return-of-Community-Synagogue.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Jewish community of Zaporozhye, Ukraine, celebrated a milestone in the city’s Jewish renaissance with the dedication January 12 of a central synagogue and community center,]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>A year after quake, new Chabad House opens in New Zealand</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=253995]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The opening in Queenstown comes just weeks before the Chabad center inChristchurch is razed in the aftermath of last February's quake there that claimed more than 180 lives, including three Israelis.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:13:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Healing When Bet Shemesh Hurts</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2034061/Healing-When-Bet-Shemesh-Hurts.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[After my first visit to Bet Shemesh, when my husband and I were in the contemplation stage of aliyah]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Glouco rabbi on mend after kidney donation</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20120114/NEWS01/301140022/Glouco-rabbi-mend-after-kidney-donation]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Rabbi Avi Richler was sitting quietly and browsing through some Jewish websites when he came upon mention of an Israeli father of three who was in end-stage kidney failure and was desperately seeking a possible kidney donor]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:14:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chabad Rabbi Donates Kidney</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2034001/Chabad-Rabbi-Donates-Kidney.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[A New Jersey Chabad rabbi's kidney donation to an Israeli living on a secular Moshav in central Israel didn’t grab headlines. It wasn't about the tensions between religious and secular Jews, but about a life-giving gesture of indiscriminate love by a Chasidic rabbi for a fellow Jew.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Forging Friendships, Preserving Memory</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033993/Forging-Friendships-Preserving-Memory.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Holocaust survivors are a fast dwindling population. But buried with many a survivor who dies is a story of untold suffering and loss, and also, lessons of an extraordinary will for life.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Statement by Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033969/Statement-by-Chabad-Lubavitch-World-Headquarters.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Violent behaviors of individuals or groups who abuse, intimidate and insult others are a flagrant offense to Torah and tzniut (modesty), in both letter and spirit, and deserve to be unequivocally condemned.]]></description>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033969/Statement-by-Chabad-Lubavitch-World-Headquarters.html]]></guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:29:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Workings of The Jewish Court - Part 1-Rabbi Dr. Michael Broyde</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/video/2033963/Workings-of-The-Jewish-Court-Part-1-Rabbi-Dr-Michael-Broyde.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[As the forerunner of the court systems for much of the civilized world, the Torah’s intriguing system of jurisprudence and adjudication remains as relevant and as applicable today as ever. Join a fascinating tour of the timeless and fascinating legal system of Halacha as you discover how the “Beit Din” system continues to play a vital role in today’s day and age.]]></description>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/video/2033963/Workings-of-The-Jewish-Court-Part-1-Rabbi-Dr-Michael-Broyde.html]]></guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:37:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chabad Ontario to Open New $6 Million Overnight Camp</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033951/Chabad-Ontario-to-Open-New-6-Million-Overnight-Camp.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[situated on more than 200 acres of Canadian forest with 6000 feet of lakefront property in time for this summer season.]]></description>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033951/Chabad-Ontario-to-Open-New-6-Million-Overnight-Camp.html]]></guid>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:52:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Synagogue Opens in S. Petersburg Prison</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033945/Synagogue-Opens-in-S-Petersburg-Prison.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The small synagogue is equipped with Torah scrolls, prayer books and other books on Judaism in Russian, donated by members of the S. Petersburg Jewish community.]]></description>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033945/Synagogue-Opens-in-S-Petersburg-Prison.html]]></guid>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Silence of Jewish Community of Lithuania Conspicuous</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033933/Silence-of-Jewish-Community-of-Lithuania-Conspicuous.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[We condemn this news item as a vicious, transparent act of anti-Semitism. We implore readers and watchdog agencies to vigorously protest this dangerous provocation.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:38:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Rabbi Sholom Mendel Kalmenson, Pioneer of Jewish life in Aubervilliers, France, 90</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033929/Rabbi-Sholom-Mendel-Kalmenson-Pioneer-of-Jewish-life-in-Aubervilliers-France-90.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[A Jewish activist in the DP camps after the War and a pioneer of Jewish life in Aubervilliers, France, passed away Monday, December 19. He was 93.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Unaffiliated Flatbush Jews Now Have a Center</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033921/Unaffiliated-Flatbush-Jews-Now-Have-a-Center.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Nearly half a million Jews call Brooklyn, New York their home. To some the image of Brooklyn Jewry is young Yeshiva boys]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>In Photos: Menorah Lighting Ceremony at Utah's Governor's Mansion</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033911/In-Photos-Menorah-Lighting-Ceremony-at-Utahs-Governors-Mansion.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[150 guests from Chabad Lubavitch of Utah for a Menorah Lighting Ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Salt Lake City]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Blog: Fit and Healthy—End or Mean?</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033909/Blog-Fit-and-Healthy-End-or-Mean.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[From baseball greats Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax to boxers such as Daniel Mendoza and modern-day champ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chanukah With Mayor of Royall Borough of Kensington and Chelsea</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033901/Chanukah-With-Mayor-of-Royall-Borough-of-Kensington-and-Chelsea.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Councillor Julie Mills, Mayor of the Royall Borough of Kensington and Chelsea helped a child light the shamash. Professor Nechemia Polen of Boston lit the other menorah lights.]]></description>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033901/Chanukah-With-Mayor-of-Royall-Borough-of-Kensington-and-Chelsea.html]]></guid>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chanukah in Brooklyn Heights with Borough President</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033813/Chanukah-in-Brooklyn-Heights-with-Borough-President.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Several hundred people celebrated outside Brooklyn Boro Hall's Courthouse, Tuesday night, as Brooklyn Boro President Marty Markowitz kindled the first light of the menorah with the help of Rabbi Aaron Raskin, of Chabad of Brooklyn Heights.]]></description>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033813/Chanukah-in-Brooklyn-Heights-with-Borough-President.html]]></guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:14:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>In Photos: National Menorah Draws Thousands</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033717/In-Photos-National-Menorah-Draws-Thousands.html]]></link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chanukah Warmth On Ice In Central Park</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033817/Chanukah-Warmth-On-Ice-In-Central-Park.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[More than 1300 turned out to celebrate the first night of Chanukah on the ice at the Trump Wollman Rink in Central Park, possibly the largest Chanukah party in New York City.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:31:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Oxford Lights Giant Menorah On Broad Street</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033815/Oxford-Lights-Giant-Menorah-On-Broad-Street.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Lord Mayor of Oxford, Cllr Elise Benjaminparticipated in a grand menorah lighting on Broad Street,Tuesday evening, thefirst night of Chanukah. More than 150 people joined the celebration organizedby Chabad of Oxford.]]></description>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033815/Oxford-Lights-Giant-Menorah-On-Broad-Street.html]]></guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Jewish Symbol of Brighton Beach Lit</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033903/Jewish-Symbol-of-Brighton-Beach-Lit.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, December 20th 2011, F.R.E.E. of Brighton Beach's annual grand outdoor Menorah Lighting took place drawing hundreds of families with children and many onlookers in honor of the first night of Chanukah.]]></description>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033903/Jewish-Symbol-of-Brighton-Beach-Lit.html]]></guid>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>In Photos: National Menorah Draws Thousands</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033717/In-Photos-National-Menorah-Draws-Thousands.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thousands joined American Friends of Lubavitch for the National Menorah lighting Chanukah celebration.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chicago’s First Jewish Mayor Exchanges Chanukah Greetings With Chabad Rabbi</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As people everywhere usher in the first light of Chanukah, Chicago’s newly elected Mayor,  Rahm Emanuel hosted Rabbi Meir Chai Benhiyoun...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>First Solar Menorah Lights Up in Woodstock, NY</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The small hamlet of Woodstock, best known for lending its name to the Woodstock,  now has another mark of distinction: it’s home to the world’s first solar-powered menorah.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Economic concern part of message as Hanukkah menorah lit today</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[
This year one of the special features of the celebration in Portland will be the chance to have your picture taken, either with a person dressed as Judah the Maccabee, who led the Maccabean revolt, or with a dreidle costume.

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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Palisades Chabad Builds Hanukkah 'Can-orah'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[
The Palisades Jewish Early Childhood center shines during the holiday season with a Hanukkah celebration for the community.




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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:56:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chabad Jewish Community Center hosts Hanukkah Festival in Riverside</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[
A menorah lighting, lots of food, music and other fun fare are planned tonight during the Chabad Jewish Community Center’s seventh annual Hanukkah Festival.

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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:55:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chicago School Children Raise Funds, Build Menorah For Israel’s Survivors of Terror</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The rabbi, along with 10 boys in his Cheder class and 14 in his girls class, have gone global. Expanding the volunteer platoon, this year they launched “The World’s Most Caring Menorah.”]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Flashback: First Public Menorah in San Francisco’s Union Square</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Erected by the late Rolling Stones promoter and Holocaust survivor Bill Graham, it was known as the “mama” menorah because of the thousands of others it inspired globally.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Landmark Cases in American Courts: The Public Menorah</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/video/2033697/Landmark-Cases-in-American-Courts-The-Public-Menorah.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Noted civil liberties lawyer Nathan Lewin discusses his involvement in the legal battle to allow menorahs to be lit in public spaces.
This class was given at the National Jewish Retreat - a yearly event hosted by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute.  The Retreat is a five day learning and discovery experience with world-class Torah lecturers which offers the opportunity to relax, reflect and refresh one’s spirit in a luxurious setting. For more information about the National Jewish Retreat and to register for this year’s Retreat, check out JRetreat.com]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:04:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chanukah Comes to Life with “Touch and Feel” Book</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033695/Chanukah-Comes-to-Life-with-Touch-and-Feel-Book.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Chanukah enlivens all of the senses with its oil, light, and sweet treats. Now, award-winning author Sylvia Rouss brings the holiday experience alive for children in her new book, A Touch of Chanukah.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:03:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chabad of Stockholm's Nobel Shabbat Guest</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033693/Chabad-of-Stockholms-Nobel-Shabbat-Guest.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Stockholm, Sweden: The night before Israeli chemist Dan Shechtman accepted his Nobel Prize Medal from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden..]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:06:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Got Lumber? Build Menorah: Home Depot Partners With Chabad In DIY  Chanukah Activity</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033683/Got-Lumber-Build-Menorah-Home-Depot-Partners-With-Chabad-In-DIY-Chanukah-Activity.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Chanukah begins Tuesday evening, December 20, but shoppers at Home Depot’s St. Louis store got an early start on the Festival of Lights last Sunday]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Worldwide Tanya Study Begins Anew</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It is crunch time for students at learning institutions worldwide as they study for finals that mark the end of a school semester. But for students learning Tanya, an 18th century classic Chasidic work, today marks the beginning of a new yearly cycle of daily study.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:38:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>New Rechavia Center Brings Chabad House Warmth to Jerusalem</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033595/New-Rechavia-Center-Brings-Chabad-House-Warmth-to-Jerusalem.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[There are more synagogues in Jerusalem than Starbucks in Manhattan, still Tully Guralnek is celebrating the opening of Jerusalem's new Chabad of Rechavia center.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:36:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Fear Grips Virginia Tech</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033591/Fear-Grips-Virginia-Tech.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Virginia Tech’s Chabad rabbi has been fielding calls since a shooter gunned down a police officer on campus early Thursday afternoon.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:26:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Chabad emissaries in British Columbia convene for a regional convention.</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/gallery/2033589/Chabad-emissaries-in-British-Columbia-convene-for-a-regional-convention.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Rabbi Schneur Wineberg, East Vancouver; Rabbi Meir Kaplan, Victoria; Rabbi Lipa Dubrwasky, Vancouver; Rabbi Falik Schtrucks, Surrey; Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, Downtown Vancouver, Rabbi Shmuli Hecht, Kelowna; Rabbi Yechiel Baitelman, Richmond.  Rabbi Yitzchok Wineberg Director of Lubavitch B.C wasn't able to attend.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:17:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Professor Velvl Greene, Leading Figure in the Synthesis of Scientific Advancement and the Torah, 83</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033585/Professor-Velvl-Greene-Leading-Figure-in-the-Synthesis-of-Scientific-Advancement-and-the-Torah-83.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1928, Greene was raised in a Yiddish speaking home with a strong sense of Jewish identity where he cultivated a love for the language]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>A New Mikvah In Gothenburg, Sweden</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033579/A-New-Mikvah-In-Gothenburg-Sweden.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[In 1940, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn arrived in Gothenburg, Sweden for what would be the last stop on his harrowing rescue from war-torn Europe.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Kosovo Jewish Cemetery Desecrated</title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2033571/Kosovo-Jewish-Cemetery-Desecrated.html]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[Kosovo authorities are investigating the desecration Tuesday of a local Jewish cemetery. Swastikas and  anti-Jewish slogans were sprayed on tombstones of this old cemetery restored less than six months ago.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:17:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>New Volume Brings Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Rashi Series to the Public</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Studies in Rashi, the first volume in a new series focusing on the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s ground-breaking exposition of Rashi’s commentary on the Torah]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Great Britain's Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks delivered the keynote address at the banquet session of the 28th International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Emissaries Sunday evening.</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:03:00 EST</pubDate>
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