…contents Dec. 10-16, 2015 I 28 Kislev-4 Tevet 5776 I Vol. CXLVIII, No. 19 00 JEWISHNEWS "FINISHED' c7, SHABBAT, HOLIDAY LIGHTS Last Night of Chanukah: Sunday, Dec. 13. Shabbat: Friday, Dec. 18, 4:43 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Dec. 19, 5:49 p.m.* * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar . Q C/D O Dia mo n ds, Shabbat: Friday, Dec. 11, 4:41 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Dec. 12, 5:47 p.m.* CD 11■ fn 0 Cover design: A...…
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