Wednesday, December 26, 2007

myLight FEDEX: THE PRIZE IS HERE!

THE WINNER WAS PICKED LAST WEEK... THE BRAND-NEW iPOD TOUCH HAS ARRIVED WITH THE WINNERS NAME ENGRAVED TO THE BACK...

WHO IS THE WINNER??

FIND OUT NEXT WEEK THROUGH A KNOCK OR A CALL...

PICTURE: ACTUAL SEALED iPOD WITH 8TH DAY CD FOR WINNER (EVERYONE THAT ENTERED THE CONTEST WILL GET THE CD IN THE MAIL)

Thursday, December 20, 2007

And the Winner Is...

We are very excited! The winner for all the contest video submissions has been picked today. We are engraving his/her name on the back of a brand-new iPod Touch and will be announcing who the lucky one is next week.

We are also mailing out the new 8th Day CD to all those who participated in the contest.

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Snapshots from the Road #4

myLight: S. Diego, CA
The wife takes the wheel
Rabbi Moshe Lieder on kitchen duties for Chanukah closing party

"What happened to my hair?" Upshernish Chanukah Party - Sherman Oaks, CA
Mendy joins the writers strike!
Giving out Menorahs in Traffic on the 405
Regroup: Stop at Weiss family in L.A.
Last Nite: 3AM Menorah Lighting in Holiday Inn - S. Diego
La Pizza that never made it to jetblue: BUR - JFK


Saturday, December 15, 2007

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Gayla Feldt, Toronto, ON

SEND IN YOUR VIDEO - CONTEST ENDS DECEMBER 14 TO WIN iPOD TOUCH!

myLight Raw Footage: Shmulik

Remember that kid that shocked the world singing "Hu Elokeinu" at age 17 months? (You can watch it on ChabadTube Episode 9A at 11 min 45 sec)

We heard about his 3rd Birthday Upshernish Bash at a Chanukah Party with Chabad of Sherman Oaks, CA and naturally we had to swing by to take a snip and a snap:
(For more about the Upsheren custom on Askmoses.com Click Here)


Sunday, December 9, 2007

Snapshots from the Road #3


Chabad of the Conejo Staff Join myLight Tour

Rabbi Levitansky JR. Lights the Menorah on 3rd St.

On-Board: Mendy & Shulamis Help Fellow Jews Light the Menorah

Distributed: Menorahs, Dreidels & Chocolate Gelt

Chanukah Miracle: Cops didn't give us a ticket for parking in middle of the promenade

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Snapshots from the Road #2

Mendy & Shmuli Pose
Mendy & Shmuli Bond

Jill the GPS Leading the Way

Back from Sacramento with the Governator


Ben Snap n' Drive: CrownHeights.info Mobile Office: Mendy & Ari Trying to fix Tech Snags

Ben Lifshitz Takes the Wheel

Multi Purpose Vehicle

Ari Greene Joins the Team

Giving out 1000 Dreidels!


Zzzzzz.... On the way to Sacramento

Mendy & Erwin will go on Mivtzoyim on Sunday!

myLIGHT: On the Road

Giving out Dreidels

Mendy with Mayor of Agoura Hills, CA - Edelson

Josh, Stu & Mendy at Pizza Nosh - Best Pizza Ever!!

Thursday, December 6, 2007

NEW VIDEO: myLight Tour #1

A major tech snag on the road is to blame for the delay of our footage... Here is the start of the tour.. stay tuned for more picture and video updates!

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

myLight First Event Cover of LATimes



myLight Tour: Day 1

Get on the bus!
Citywalk Chanukah from above.


Performances by: Piamenta, Moshav, 8th Day & Mendy Pellin

Mendy & Shulamis light first candle... ever.

The Erwin Weiss Menorah.

The Pellin's crashed at long-time friends Erwin & Leah Weiss - Agoura Hills, CA

Heading North on Wednesday.... More pictures and videos to come....
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

The Pellin Has Landad

Mendy & Shulamis Pellin just landed in Burbank Airport

Mendy: I only fly jetblue (when available). I even use them when it's a little out of the way. When I went to Vancouver, I flew to Seattle to catch Jetblue and when I went to Mississippi, I flew to New Orleans to enjoy the human flying experience.

But why is it that they are sooo strict about no one standing in the plane when they are a few feet away from the gate. We are traveling at 1 mph! Just take away the wings and there is no problem - ie.. bus, train... The wings give special irrational power to air travel rules...

Enough about flying - I'm zonked.. little sleep Sunday night.. My wife and I are staying at my good friend Rabbi Chaim Danzinger - Chabad of Pasedena.. with his wife Kaila... I hope the baby doesn't wake us up in middle of the night..

Early Tuesday morning I am picking up the myLight vehicle and hitting the road... Pictures and videos to come...

Layla Tov!

Monday, December 3, 2007

myLight Raksin

Achia, Rivka, Tova

First installment of combo contest submissions. More to come... Keep on sending it: Contest Ends December 14

Monday, November 26, 2007

International Chanukah Contest Kicks off “The Mendy Pellin Tour”


“What is your light this Chanukah?”

Hassidic Comic Mendy Pellin will be asking this question to countless people during his myLight Chanukah tour across California, finding out what Chanukah means to the man-on-the-street. Mendy will be driving an RV ‘Mitzva Mobile’ from one end of the golden state to the other, as part of the new AskMosesTV addition to the popular AskMoses.com website.

Mendy will be interviewing people on the street, broadcasting live from Chanukah events and parties, performing and giving away thousands of Menorahs to those who need one. Daily updates from the road will be featured on mylightcontest.org in text, picture and video format.

“Doing a good deed is a Mitzva” says Mendy Pellin, who is also an ordained Rabbi . “The Mitzva Mobile lived up to its name during the recent California fires. It was used by Chabad of California as a mobile command center for helping people affected by the evacuations. This same vehicle that helped put out the fire will now be used spread a different kind of flame – a flame of light, warmth and goodness. I love it!’”

Mendy will be joined by his wife of 8 months, Shulamit, originally from Safad, Israel, on this unique wild road trip. The RV will be traveling an estimated 5000 miles throughout the eight day holiday. “Wouldn’t it be timely if the miracle of oil repeats itself”, said Mendy in response to current high oil prices, “and one days worth of gas lasts us for eight days?!”

“This is what we do - spread light to the world - said Rabbi Chaim Cunin, CEO of Chabad of California. “We reacted swiftly to the California fires and used all of our centers, manpower and resources to help those in need. But it never stops! Now we are going proactive this Chanukah - to bring joy and light into the hearts of all people.”

To kick off the myLight Chanukah Tour, a number of popular Jewish websites and Jewish Outreach Organizations have joined together to launch myLight International Chanukah Contest. Included in this list is askmosesTV, chabad.org, yideoz.com and Chabad of Califonia.

To join the contest you must be under the age of 14 and submit a video to mylightcontest.org of ‘what the Chanukah light means to you’ in less than 30 seconds - after lighting a menorah of your own. The winner will get his or her clip shown around the world on National Television on December 6th during the one-hour Chanukah special featuring Governor Schwarzenegger, Academy Award-Winner Jon Voight, host Comedian Elan Gold from ABC’s “The Next Best Thing”, and many others. To find our more about the Television special, please visit http://www.chabad.com/

To join the contest and to follow the wild ride of Mendy Pellin’s Chanukah Tour of California, visit http://www.mylightcontest.org/ throughout the eight days of Chanukah.

Note: Deadline ends Dec. 1 to get your video played on National Television. For all other prizes: contest submissions must be in by December 14.

*First 100 submissions.


Wednesday, November 21, 2007

The Vehicle Mendy will be Driving

The entire California will see Rabbi Shmuli Marcus this Chanukah. Why?

Because I'll be driving the Chabad of California Mitzva Mobile on tour throughtout California. From one end to the other. Hey, we might stop at your party or give you a Menorah on the street.

I'll surely see on when we make our stop in Sacramento to the Chabad TV event with the governator. Visit: http://www.mylightcontest.org/ throught Chanukah as my wife and I will post pictures and videos to the right side of the site.

Stay tuned.... Lots more to come!

Oh, and join the contest!! (Your not too old!)