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Community Currents Preschoolers Ezer Mizion – Helping Hands in the Rambam Day School of Savannah, Georgia learn about was aBais day that no Jewish heart can forget. theItAleph For their two decades, and names. the Kosel had been in Jordani-
On Sunday, October 13, the Yeshiva of Central Queens kicked off its Parent-Child Sunday Learning Program.
Returning To The Kosel
an hands and completely inaccessible to Jews. And then came the Six-Day War. Every Jewish soul responded – from the Torahdike Yid to the tinok she’nishba. Hardened soldiers were unable to speak. They had but one desire – to grab hold of the wall and hold on to it tight. The alley in front of the Kosel was barely 15 feet wide, and even before the war was over, a group began clearing the area to make way for the plaza that this exists today.the They beganChildren immediately afEarlier month, Rachel’s Reclamation Foundation held its annual commemoration of Ralonger vibrant. But that glorious in history is ter Shabbos June 10, finished thethe Manhattan chel Imeinu’son yarzheit. A and buffet dinnerbulldozing was held at Beach Jewish Center onday October 14. The as clear in his mind as it happened. AndRahe Mughrabi Quarter 3 a.m.Jonathan Rietti who gave a dramatic keynote speaker wasatRabbi presentation onthe theday relationship between chelEliyahu, Imeinu and the nal survivor, Geulah. was one of those yearned to visit the Kosel once more, to witness the a Holocaust men. He was young and vibrant, sitting on top of his thousands that congregate at the area that he helped clear. tractor doing his part as a loyal Jew. His voice was wistful as he expressed his desire Today, 52 years later, he is no longer young, no
to an Ezer Mizion volunteer who had been visiting him regularly. On his own, it was impossible, but with the help of various Ezer Mizion divisions, it all fell into place. An appropriate companion was found, all logistical hurdles were overcome. His wish came.
Scenes From the Siyum Hashas Keynote Speaker Rabbi Jonathan Rietti and Evelyn Haies, founder and president of RCRF.
Rabbi Yechezkel Pikus, Chaim Deutsch, and Evelyn Haies.
Eighteen college students and recent alumni from across the country recently completed the 4th annual ARI Seminar, a four-day Torah study program in New York City under the auspices of Chabad On Campus of Queens.
Honorees pose behind the Jewish Mother’s Day cake donated by Pressers Bakery Avenue M. (L-R) Mark Langfan, Breaking the Silence Award; Rabbi Yechezkel Pikus,On Rahel Imeinu Community Chanukah, Ehud Chessed Kadry – a Queens, Award; Evelyn Haies, Fran and Stephen Epstein Actualist Award; Esther Lamm, Young Leadership NY, father of two who donated blood stem cells Award; and Mitchell Shapiro, esq., Rachel Imeinu Activist Award.
through the Gift of Life Marrow Registry in 2018 – met recipient Paul Kaplowitz, 69, a retired peOn October 2, Zicharon, an organization that assists people issues relating to demendiatric on endocrinologist from Alexandria, Virginia, tia, hosted an informative evening in Menorah Hall featuring renowned dementia experts who was diagnosed with life-threatening myelowho provided the audience with much-needed advice anddysplastic information on dealing with this The meeting syndrome (MDS) in 2014. disease. Among the speakers were Rabbi Eliezer Kaminetzky; Gary Kennedy, chief ofofGetook Dr. place during the lighting Brooklyn’s largriatric Psychiatry at Monteore Medical Center; and Matt Kudish, senior vice president of Chanukah by est menorah on the first night of caregiver services of the NY Chapter of the American Alzheimer’s Association. Chabad of Park Slope.
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A demonstration of solidarity by non-Jews in Bergenfield, NJ, this past Shabbos. (The photos wereMatt alsoKudish Amid the tens of thousands at the siyum, a Lubavitchtaken by a non-Jew.) er found(Photo someone whoZalman hadn’tUmlas) put on tefillin. credit: Dr. Gary Kenneday
An attendee at the siyum with an unusual sense of humor.
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