By: Sandy Eller Living in an age where the sixty second sound bites rules and a world of information can be carried in the palm of your hand, we constantly look ahead to the next new obsession, making it more important than ever to stay connected to our roots in order to ensure that as

Looking to keep the kids busy during the Asara B’Teves fast day? A puppet show for kids will be performing at Campus Chomesh on Thursday. An entertaining program with the Small Wonder Puppet Theater will be held on Thursday, Teves 10 – Jan 5, 12:30 PM at the Campus Chomesh Rosa Auditorium, 470 Lefferts Avenue.

Last motzei Shabbos Be’er Hagolah Institutes held their annual Evening of Entertainment starring comedian ELON GOLD and the MACCABEATS along with a lavish buffet dinner and gala Chinese Auction to benefit the students of Be’er Hagolah Institutes. Proceeds went toward the purchase of tefillin for students approaching Bar Mitzva! The evening was mced by Sam

SUNDAY NIGHT OF CHANUKAH DEC 25 @8pm COME RAISE THE SPARKS! Women’s Night Chanukah – Rosh Chodesh Teves FEATURING SHAINDEL ANTELIS www.shaindelantelis.com MC Elana Greenspan! www.elanagreenspan.com Rivka Nahari & the Brooklyn Jewish Dance Institute www.bklynjewishdance.com The ALL NEW BROOKLYN VOCAL ENSEMBLE SONGWRITER RACHEL JAKOB * DANCER REINA POTAZNIK COMEDIENNE LESLIE G! AND MORE Followed by

A On Time Studios production Live drawing December 19th, 2011. Monday Evening, 7:00pm- 10:00pm Hosted by Rabbi Yosef C Golding, Yossi Zweig, Mendy Pellin & Yoely Lebowitz Featuring Shloime Daskal • Yitzchak Fuchs • Yoely Greenfeld • Michoel Pruzansky • Beri Weber • Eli Gerstner with YBC Soloist Music by Aaron Teitelbaum Orchestra conducted by

MACCABEATS Will be singing at CHANUKAH ON ICE 1st Night of CHanukah 6-9pm Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at Trump Wollman Rink in Central Park, NYC Join as they light the GIANT HANDCARVED ICE MENORAH Skate Under the Stars to Jewish Music Enjoy complimentary Kosher Food ChanukahoniceNYC.com Tweet

] Last Thursday, the Maccabeats announced their partnership with the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation and the start of the Judy Greenberg Memorial Miracle Match Campaign. The Maccabeats are the a capella group based out of Yeshiva University, known for their viral video, “Candlelight.” Gift of Life is one of the nation’s public bone

A On Time Studios production Live drawing December 19th, 2011. Monday Evening, 7:00pm- 10:00pm Hosted by Rabbi Yosef C Golding, Yossi Zweig, Mendy Pellin & Yoely Lebowitz Featuring Shloime Daskal • Yitzchak Fuchs • Yoely Greenfeld • Michoel Pruzansky • Beri Weber • Eli Gerstner with YBC Soloist Music by Aaron Teitelbaum Orchestra conducted by

CHANUKAH R E T R E A T at the DoubleTree Hotel Somerset, NJ Friday December 23 – Sunday December 25 FEATURING WORLD RENOWNED GATEWAYS SPEAKERS: R’ MORDECHAI BECHER R’ DOVID GREENBLATT MRS. DEBBIE GREENBLATT MRS. TZIPORA HARRIS DR. CHAIM PRESBY MRS. CHAYA REICH R’ JONATHAN RIETTI R’ MORDECHAI SUCHARD Gala Motzei Shabbos Entertainment featuring

Motzei Shabbat Chanukah – December 24th, 2011 Starring C Lanzbom Nochi Krohn Yisroel Juskowicz Doors Open at 7:30 pm Advance reservation: $20, $15 with Student ID Fee at the door: $25; $20 with Student ID Congregation Ohab Zedek, 118 West 95th Street, NYC Register online at www.oucommunity.org or by calling 212.613.8300 Enter an auction for