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Missouri Torah Institute celebrated a chanukas habayis with over 700 in attendance at their new campus in Chesterfield, MO, touted as “magnificence in Missouri.”

People from all walks of life representing communities across the country were in attendance. Out of town rabbonim and VIPs were given a tour of the building followed by private luncheons hosted separately by Rav Aaron Winter, rov of the Chesterfield community, and Building Committee CoChairmen Dr. Craig Reiss and Mr. Charles Deutsch.

MTI talmidim were involved in every aspect of the chanukas habayis, from playing violin in the main reception area to acting as tour guides for the many guests in attendance.

Dr. Craig Reiss addressed the crowd and gave thanks to all those who were involved and supportive. The event was graced with the presence of roshei yeshiva of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim, Rav Dovid Harris and Rav Akiva Grunblatt; National Director of Torah U’Mesorah Rav Dovid Nojowitz; and Rav Nota Greenblatt, Founder of Vaad Hakehilloth of Memphis, who shared divrei brochah. Mayor of Chesterfield, Hon. Bob Nation, and CEO of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, Dr. Andrew Rehfeld, PhD, were in attendance as well.

Divrei brochah were offered on video by Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, the Novominsker 1

Mr. Deutsch delivered emotional closing remarks addressed to the MTI talmidim and supporters, charging them to take advantage of the opportunities presented by this magnificent campus and outstanding institution.

The program was followed by music and dancing, led by Yehuda Green, Nochi Krohn and Ari Boiangiu, echoing throughout the wide open spaces and soaring ceilings of the yeshiva, as a drone circled overhead videoing the simcha-filled atmosphere.

The new campus offers bochurim the utmost in ruchnius and gashmius and provides a medium for growth for them and the community.

For more information about Missouri Torah Institute, please contact 636-778-1896.

Realizing A Dream Rebbe, Rav Avrohom Chaim Levin, Rav Aharon Feldman and Rav Shmuel Fuerst.

Rav Wasser expressed hakoras hatov to the local community for their tremendous support of MTI from its inception through this 2

milestone, and presented a sterling silver menorah to Rav Aaron Winter, rov of Congregation Tpheris Israel, as a token of appreciation.

Tpheris Israel housed Missouri Torah Institute at their location for the last seven years.

Top - In front of the magnificent new MTI campus, (L-R) Avi Goldfeder, Herschel Leiner, Rabbi Bentzion Chait, Charles Deutsch, Erez Baver, Barak Baver, Yossi Meystel, Yehoshua Davis, Rabbi Nosson Factor and Yosef Knopf.

1 - Dr. Craig Reiss, chairman of the board and building committee co-chair, addressing the crowd.

2 - Over 700 people in attendance at the MTI chanukas habayis event.

3 - MTI Presentation of Menorah to Congregation Tpheris Israel (L-R) Dr. Keith Mankowitz, Dr. Craig Reiss, Rabbi Aaron Winter, Rabbi Dovid Fromowitz, Rabbi Avroham Goldman and Rabbi Shmuel Wasser.

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The New Shul Menorah Icon

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icon of the destruction of the Bais Hamikdash was the removal of the menorah. This scene is carved into stone on the Arch of Titus in Rome, erected to commemorate the capture of Yerushalayim. It depicts the army of the Roman General Titus carrying the menorah out of the Bais Hamikdash, the beginning of some 2500 years of Jewish golus.

The new Shul Menorah, depicted below, is the icon of returning the menorah to mikdoshei me’at all over the world. It represents a tefillah that Hashem should soon send the final redemption, which will be accompanied by peace for everyone, something only Hashem can accomplish, as apparent in the current era of world unrest, violence and war.

The Pirsum Shul Menorah, now two years old, is proud of its success in returning many shuls to their former glory as the beacon of light for the pirsum haneis.

Until the entry of the Pirsum Menorah, only a handful of elite shuls had appropriately sized shul menoros, as they were difficult to come by.

Boruch Hashem, with the appearance of the new menoros, dozens of shuls in the US, Eretz Yisroel, and other countries have taken advantage of the opportunity to restore the dignity and grandeur that this mitzvah deserves.

The menorah is not only elegant and beautiful to behold, but its practical lighting design is a

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“gabbai’s delight.” The cups were engineered to accept virtually any oil or candle; however, using Pirsum Menorah’s specially designed oil lamps adds a new dimension of beauty and ease of use.

The lamps are ready to light, the wicks light easily, and the flame remains proudly flickering for up to 26 hours. It requires no maintenance whatsoever and can be lit and re-lit as often as desired. When the oil is depleted, the lamp is discarded and a new one dropped in its place.

This year, a brass finish version is available, as well as 7 hour oil modules. An engraving area designed for dedications and a removable elegant candle holder in a matching design to be used for the shames are other enhancements.

For more information call 502-822-6353, visit www. mymenorah.com, or email info@mymenorah.com.

Pirsum Menorah Highlights Height: 64 inches (without oil lamps) Width: 31 inches Base diameter: 16 inches Weight: 32 lbs.

Material: Polished aluminum or brass finish.

Retains elegant look, does not tarnish or oxidize.

Assembly time: less than 3 minutes. Wrench included Packaged in 2 cases in molded foam inserts

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Participants in the Detroit Summer Learning Program at the recent siyum, with Rabbi Shlomo Newman (L) and Mr. Moshe Rose (center rear).

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Hanhalah and talmidim of the Missouri Torah Institute on their new campus.

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Detroit Summer Learning Program Ends With Special Siyum

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COMMUNITY

On Sunday, September 6, middle-school boys in Detroit celebrated the completion of a summer learning program with a very meaningful and beautiful siyum.

The program was started over 15 years ago at the initiative of Mr. Moshe Rose, who worked with Rabbi Avrohom Fishman, z”l, to design a structured learning program for talmidim entering sixth- through eighthgrade during the period at the end of the summer between camp and school.

Rabbi Fishman embraced the program wholeheartedly.

More recently, Rabbi Shlomo Newman, Sgan Menahel of Yeshivas Beis Yehuda, administers the program, together with Mr. Rose.

Participants in the program are given a specially designed booklet of halachos on a select topic, compiled by Rabbi Newman and reviewed by Harav Doniel Neustadt, Yoshev Rosh of Vaad HaRabbanim of Detroit, to learn for at least 10 minutes a day.

Learning for at least seven days entitles a participant to enter the raffle drawings at the end of the program and attend the siyum; additional learning qualifies one to take a bechinah on the halachos and earn a sefer on the selected topic.

The halachos studied rotate between hilchos kibbud av va’eim (this year’s topic), hilchos brachos, and

hilchos Chol Hamoed.

Approximately 40 boys participated in the program this summer, and 30 took the bechinah. Most received a grade above 90 percent and earned the sefer, The Fifth Commandment.

Rabbi Newman addressed the siyum, and discussed the impact that the program has made on the talmidim. One mother related that she was changing the garbage bag in the kitchen, and her son suddenly “swooped in” and handed her a fresh garbage bag. He explained to his mother that he had learned in the summer learning program that the best kibbud eim is to find new ways of helping, without being asked, so he wanted to find something different to do to help his mother.

This program is a great way to utilize the end of the summer by learning practical halachos, infusing these days with limud haTorah and yiras Shamayim.

Yeshivah High School Campus Glorifies Torah In St. Louis Talmidim of Missouri Torah Institute began their Elul zman this year with far more energy and momentum than the last, as they entered the portals of their new magnificent campus.

Complete with every amenity, the 8-acre property with a 120,000 square-foot facility features vast, open spaces, skylights for natural light, a large beis medrash, contemporary classrooms and laboratories, indoor gym and outdoor ball courts, and nearly 60 dormitory rooms.

The new campus offers self-contained, modern and comfortable space to accommodate MTI’s constantly growing needs.

Beginning with just seven boys in 2007, MTI has seen steady, continuous growth, making the need for a new, spacious home an urgent necessity. The acquisition of the new site at 1809 Clarkson Road in Chesterfield was nothing short of a true nes.

Last year’s enrollment was just under 70 boys, and this year that number has jumped to almost 85. The new campus is now a magnet of Torah growth for the suburban Midwest, attracting local families as well as bachurim from across the country.

With a large, spacious beis medrash echoing the beautiful kol Torah, warm, devoted rebbeim and teachers, and bright, airy dorm rooms, many have found their home in MTI. Mr. Charlie Deutsch, MTI’s building committee co-chair, has been involved in Jewish day schools for over two decades. “I’ve always envied the public funding environment,” he says. “Here we are today, and Hashem has blessed us with such modern, self-contained facilities — this is quality you usually only see in an elite public school.”

Chairman of the board Dr. Craig Reiss said that “MTI develops the bachurim to their absolute fullest potential, in an incredible, happy, warm and loving atmosphere. The boys love coming to yeshivah each day.”

According Mr. Alan Rosenzweig, a parent at the school, MTI “is not just a yeshivah where the Continued on page 9

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COMMUNITY

Community to Honor Congress for Support of Iron Dome

Historic Chanukas Habayis for Missouri Torah Institute

KEILI COHEN AND HANNAH LEVIN

MTI campus.

MTI staff and students.

DEVORAH KOENIG

Talmidim of Missouri Torah Institute (an affiliate of RSA-Yeshivas Chofetz

Chaim Queens) recently moved into a magnificent, eight-acre, 120,000 sq. ft. campus in Chesterfield, MO, this past Elul zman, realiz-

ing the yeshivah’s dream of building and glorifying Torah in the Midwest.

The new campus will be dedicated at a historic chanukas habayis on Sunday, November 15. The event will mark a milestone in American yeshivah history as a most magnificent mesivta and beis medrash campus becomes a jewel in the crown of the Torah world.

“The move to this campus has already had a tremendous impact on our talmidim, our community and the whole area in general,” says Rabbi Dovid Fromowitz, Rosh Yeshivah of MTI. “There is an amazing positive energy; our parents and talmidim are proud; people in the community are coming to daven and learn here, and people from — not only the Midwest — but all the way across the country, are calling and sharing their excitement and chizuk from this incredible kiddush Hashem!”

More details on this event will follow. For more information about Missouri Torah Institute, please contact MTI at 636-778-1896.

On November 5, The Friedlander Group, a New York City and Washington D.C.-based public affairs company, in conjunction with Project Legacy, will be coordinating the third annual Congressional tribute honoring members of Congress, who are essential in funding crucial anti-missile defense systems protecting Israel.

Since 2009, the U.S. Congress has allocated an unprecedented amount of funding for the Iron Dome — funding that is not just an investment in technology but is an investment in human lives. The National Defense Authorization bill for the 2016 fiscal year allocates up to $371.2 million for various U.S.-Israeli joint missile defense systems.

“We owe special appreciation to the members of Congress whose leadership has enabled this crucial funding.

Now, more than ever, we must continue to honor the U.S.-Israel Security Alliance and those who work tirelessly to maintain it,” said co-chair of the tribute Mr. Eli Verschleiser, chairman of The Multi Group of Companies.

Mr. Miles Berger, co-chair of the event and chairman of The Berger Organization, pointed out that the development of Israel’s defense program has been “a collaborative effort between Israel and the United States — two countries for which there is no greater value than the sanctity of life.”

With each deployment of the Iron Dome, countless lives are saved “The performance and success of this system has been outstanding in its ability to intercept and destroy enemy rocket fire before it reaches population centers, preventing widespread devastation,” said co-chair Mr. Joseph B. Stamm, who is the CEO of NYCHSRO/ MedReview Inc. This year’s honorees include Mr. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Ms. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa; Mr. Doug Lamborn, vice chairman of the House

Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces; Ms. Nita Lowey, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee; Mr. Ted Deutch, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa; Mr. Hal Rogers, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee; Mr. Peter Roskam, co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus; Mr. Eliot Engel, ranking member of Foreign Affairs Committee and Mr. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

“The unwavering commitment of Congress to defend Israel has been proven time and time again, reaffirming America’s commitment to Israel’s security. Through the funding by both the House and Senate, Israel has been provided with a force field of protection as she defends herself against those who do not view freedom, democracy, and equality as common values. This mutual ground upon which both America and Israel have been built has strengthened their everlasting friendship in the fight against terror, wherever it may be,” commented Mr. Ezra Friedlander, CEO of The Friedlander Group.

Mr. Sol Goldner, CEO of Goldstar Healthcare LLC, co-chairman of the West Coast Friends of Laniado Hospital in Netanya, on the boards of Bais Yaakov and Yeshiva Gedolah of Los Angeles, and a co-chairman of the tribute, asserts that “anti-ballistic systems play a crucial role in protecting innocent civilians from enemy fire, something Israel has, unfortunately, become accustomed to.

The Iron Dome Missile Defense System is a technological masterpiece, a shared victory for Israel and the U.S.” “The Iron Dome doesn’t only save lives, it prevents wars. It’s a game changer,” explained Mr. Stanley Treitel, co-chair of the tribute. “But behind the Iron Dome stands a marble dome — the Capitol of the United States of America.”

For more information please contact Ezra Friedlander at Ezra@ TheFriedlanderGroup.com or 212-233-5555 x 101.

Middle East Quartet And Israeli Officials Discuss How To Halt Terror Wave (JNS.org) Representatives from the Middle East Quartet (European Union, United Nations, United States, and Russia) met last week with Israeli officials to discuss diplomatic avenues to help end the current Palestinian terror wave in Israel.

The delegation met in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office following a two-month postponement of the planned visit.

Kuwait Airways Nixes NY-London Route To Avoid Catering To Israelis (JNS.org) Kuwait Airways has closed its New York-London route in the aftermath of a U.S. Transportation Department demand that the airline stop illegally discriminating against Israelis through its policy of refusing to sell them tickets, USA Today reported.

The Transportation Department had sent the airline a letter warning it to end its discriminatory policy after the revelation of a 2013 incident in which Israeli Jewish citizen Eldad Gatt attempted to purchase a ticket on the airline’s online booking system, and was refused.

Gatt alleged that he had been unable to buy a ticket from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to London’s Heathrow Airport through Kuwait Airways because the airline’s online booking system prevented him from selecting “Israel” as his passport-issuing country.

The department investigated and initially rejected Gatt’s discrimination complaint. But when Gatt appealed, the case was reopened and the department ultimately concluded that the airline had violated a different federal law than the one initially cited by Gatt.

Kuwait Airways explained that since the airline was a state-owned company, it must abide by the laws of that state, which prohibit any agreements with “entities or persons residing in Israel, or with Israeli citizenship.”

Netanyahu Adopts New Framework For Israel’s Natural Gas Industry (JNS.org) After a long legislative fight with MKs, Prime Minister Netanyahu chose to use his legal prerogative to adopt a new regulatory framework for Israel’s burgeoning natural gas industry.

Netanyahu used the powers vested in him under Article 52 of the Antitrust Law, which allows the prime minister to bypass the Israel Antitrust Authority when there are overarching national security and foreign policy considerations. A former Israeli antitrust commissioner, David Gilo, had opposed the gas deal.

“We must hit the gas pedal,” Netanyahu said. “We want to pump gas into Israel, into the economy, for the benefit of Israelis. This is a gift from G-d and it will turn us into an energy powerhouse.”

The proposed outline seeks to regulate the development, harvesting, and royalties

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from Israel’s Leviathan, Tamar, Tanin, and Karish offshore gas fields, as well as any future natural gas finds. The Leviathan field, discovered in 2010 some 81 miles west of Haifa, holds an estimated 22 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

New Dolphin-Class Submarine Leaves Germany For Israel

(JNS.org) The INS Rahav, the fifth in a planned fleet of six Israeli submarines, left the shipyard in Kiel, Germany, and is scheduled to arrive in Israel in January. The submarine is carrying some 50 crew members, including a senior Israeli Navy officer.

The new Dolphin-class vessel will make a scheduled stop 270 miles off the coast of Israel to honor the INS Dakar, an Israeli Navy submarine that sank there in 1968 with a crew of 69 on board.

Dolphin-class submarines are multipurpose vessels capable of carrying out a diverse range of missions. The Rahav is equipped with state-of-the-art surveillance and countermeasures systems, allowing it to avoid detection by enemy vessels. Each Dolphin-class submarine costs around $500 million, a third of which was sponsored by the German government.

17 Knesset Members Back Bill Labeling Foreign NGOs As “Plants”

(JNS.org) Likud MK Yoav Kisch’s bill proposing the characterization of certain NGOs that receive funding from entities outside Israel as foreign “plants,” or agents working against the state from within, has been signed by 17 Knesset members. 25,000 Israelis have expressed support for the bill on social media sites.

The proposal comes as a recent report issued by the Zionist group Im Tirtzu argues that “there are Israeli organizations perceived by society as ‘leftist’ or ‘human rights’ groups, but in fact they are not as such. They are foreign agents, extensively funded by foreign governments, and operating from within against Israeli society, against IDF soldiers, undermining Israel’s ability to defend itself in the war on terror.”

Kisch’s bill proposes compelling NGOs listed as “plants” to divulge all funding sources and banning them from collaborating with government bodies or the IDF. An NGO classified as a “plant” that fails to comply would be fined $25,700.

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Eliyahu Ben A Tribute To

Yehoshua

Goldman z”l Upon His First Yahrtzeit

By Layala Daskal and Mindy Tyrnauer On 14 Teves, 5775, our beloved zeidy, Eliyahu Ben Yehoshua Goldman z”l, passed away at age 82. Zeidy was born to Yehoshua and Malky Goldman in Poland in 1933. Zeidy had just one younger brother, Uncle Yisroel. When he was 6 years old, the Germans ym”s invaded Poland. Those without a passport, Zeidy and his family included, were unable to remain in Poland, and were sent to Siberia. Zeidy and his family were in Siberia from 1940-1942, living under inhumane conditions. After two years, they escaped Siberia, and went by train to Uzbekistan. During the Russian war, which was around the same time, Zeidy’s father was niftar. After his death, the two orphans were sent to a kinderheim. Zeidy was 9 years old at the time. On March 26, 1951, the brothers came to America with the General Sturgis Ship. The trip took 11 days. Once in America, Zeidy learned in Klausenberg Yeshiva and Torah Vodaath.

Zeidy married Miriam Corcos a”h on August 6, 1964. They had 7 children. Zeidy was full of life in a fine, eidel way. My Zeidy taught me to forgive and forget. He was never involved in any machlokes, always being mevater to make others happy. He had a listening ear. Everyone turned to him for advice on any matter. Zeidy never turned down a single tzedokah envelope. He cared for everyone. His

children and grandchildren meant so much to him. He kept a calendar with everyone’s birthdays and special events recorded in it. We used to visit Bubby and Zeidy every Shabbos afternoon. How he looked forward to those visits!

Each time we came, he used to bring out a big bag of candies and would distribute them among the children.

Zeidy suffered from kidney failure. Despite the pain and discomfort he endured, he remained positive and upbeat throughout. He never complained; instead, he tried to make things easier for everyone else. He was always inquiring about how others were feeling. Zeidy had a great sense of humor. He was always smiling, and had us all smiling along with him.

Zeidy was a pious Yid, constantly learning and davening. He davened in the Stetchiner shul in Boro Park. On Yom Kippur, Zeidy never went home during the two hour break.

He remained in shul with his Tehillim to take advantage of the special day. Zeidy was very particular in his kibbud eim. His mother lived with him during her last couple years. She was weak and frail, but Zeidy took great care to make sure she had what she needed.

They say, “You don’t know what you have until you don’t have it anymore.” Well, in this case, we knew what we had, we just never thought we’d lose it so soon. We miss Zeidy, our role model, dearly. It was an honor for me to name my son Eli, just four months after my grandfather passed away. May all our children, grandchildren, and future generations follow in Zeidy’s footsteps, and may he be a meilitz yosher for the whole family and all of Klal Yisroel.

Missouri Torah Institute: “Chinuch With Distinction” At A Five Star Campus Roshei yeshiva from Mesivta D’Missouri-Missouri Torah Institute will be meeting with menahelim nationwide and prospective parents and talmidim to share what makes the St. Louis yeshiva unique.

Having recently held a chanukas habayis campus dedication, the school is now onto recruitment for the coming academic year. While the 8 acre, magnificent campus is a definite draw, what goes on inside is what makes the school distinctive.

MTI is led by mission-driven rabbeim and certified, seasoned educators whose expertise and warm character inspire each talmid to achieve his potential. The philosophy at MTI is to engage each bochur academically, socio-emotionally and beruchnius to maximize his self awareness and capitalize on his personal strengths.

To implement this approach, shiurim and classes are offered in multiple tracks to suit many learning levels and styles, providing challenge to every talmid and allowing them to master material at their own pace.

The yeshiva also offers creative elective classes and plenty of opportunities for camaraderie.

The firm standard of excellence in limu-

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dei kodesh and chol is geared for ambitious, growth-oriented bochurim whose goals are to lead a responsible, exemplary life of Torah and yiras shomayim.

“I have been invited to give shiurim and divrei Torah at MTI and I always walk away feeling inspired by the bochurim and how they are engaged in divrei machshovah and divrei halachah,” says Rav Menachem Greenblatt, rosh kollel of the Saint Louis Kollel. “We are so fortunate to have such a mokom Torah in our midst.”

MTI is located in Chesterfield, Missouri, a serene suburb of St. Louis. The local Jewish community is vibrant, warm and welcoming, and is home to a complete infrastructure of a frum community, from kosher establishments to day schools and a kollel.

Roshei yeshiva Rabbi Dovid Fromowitz and Rabbi Shmuel Wasser will be visiting the New York metro area, as well as Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Detroit, MI; Baltimore, MD; Silver Spring, MD; and Los Angeles, CA. To schedule a visit to the campus or to find out more, please contact (636)778-1896 x105, rabbiwachsman@missouritorah.org, or visit www.missouritorah.org.

Ezer Mizion: A Hand in the Dark

Riding a Chariot Yumi, the angel that hovers over every nook and cranny at Schneiders Oncology Ward, was there for us, and hundreds of other families like us, from the day our precious, little Maoz was brought in. As a representative of Ezer Mizion’s Donald Berman Rehab Center, he is the welcomed rainbow amid the stark medical-ness of the hospital. He is the kids’ hero and, we all admit it, the hero of the parents as well.

His ambulance appears to us all like a fairytale chariot, housing all the treats he brings with him for the children. Like every other kid at Schneiders, our tiny champion longed for a ride in Yumi’s ambulance, complete with the screaming siren. If a smile would appear on his little face as he sleeps, we just knew he must be dreaming of the rapturous thrill of flying through the streets of his neighborhood with Yumi, his hero.

Life was hard, even for a “champion.” His hospitalization was over. He was just getting back to normal life with his friends at his preschool class. His conversation centered on his arts ‘n’ crafts of the day instead of scary IVs. On the surface, things looked normal, but not really. The simple symptoms of a virus would send us scurrying to the ER. It was on one of those occasions that my champion crumbled.

We were told that he would need antibiotics given intravenously. As much as he hated the taste of liquid antibiotics, this was far worse.

It meant a daily trip to the out-patient department and back to the horrors of a frightening needle that appeared monstrous in size to my no-longer-a-champion pre-schooler.

And to me.

The walls reverberated with his mantra-like screaming: “Ima, I don’t want a needle. Ima, I don’t want a needle. Ima, I…” And me? The pillar that he wanted to lean on? I totally fell apart. It was so hard to remain strong in the hospital.

Now that we are past that stage, every change in routine throws me into a panic. And panic I did. It was all I could do to refrain from kicking and screaming like a small child.

“Ima, I don’t want a needle.

Ima, I don’t want a needle. Ima, I…” And suddenly, there was Yumi. His very presence infused us both with strength. Then he made his announcement: “Okay, champ! You can do this. You’re made of strong stuff. It’ll soon be over and then you and me we’re going home together. In the ambulance.”

My tiny son was a champion once again…a champion who let out the loudest whoop you ever did hear. His mile-long grin lit up his face as bright as the lights that Yumi later made flash on the ambulance. The siren screamed, “Victory!” all the way home.

As Maoz triumphantly held the ambulance mike, I wanted to grab it from him to shout to the world in ecstasy, “Here in this magic chariot ride two heroes (and one wiped out mother).” Instead, I sat there quietly, offering a silent prayer for the wellbeing of every member of the Ezer Mizion family.

••••• For further info, call 718. 853.8400 or visit www.ezermizion.org.

Pessy Fishman a”h In Loving Memory of

Dearest Pessy, It is difficult to comprehend that it’s been three years already, three years during which I missed your smile, your cheerful attitude, and your smart comments. Three years during which I missed being in your presence.

At every family simcha, I always felt your presence. Yet a part of our family was missing. We will never have that full family picture again.

In our family, you are very much alive.

We talk about you as if you are still here and do things so that your neshomah should go higher and higher.

Pessy, everywhere I go you are alive.

You are alive within your special students’ hearts. I meet your students from time to time and they come running to me saying, “Where’s Morah Pessy? I love her, I miss her.” I always fight back my tears and answer with words that I know you would want me to say: “Morah Pessy is proud of you!”

These are the children whom you taught and to whom you gave your all despite being so sick. You even took them out so their parents could have a break, even when it meant being extra tired and working extra hard.

Pessy, you set an example that I am trying so hard to follow. As I go about my day, I always try to emulate you in each situation I find myself.

I remember how, when you were undergoing treatments, you were not focused on the pain you were in, but rather on what you could do to help others. You were always busy getting vort presents or baby presents for your friends and finding out what they needed. You even thought of a shidduch to redt to one of your friends. You did not have one ounce of jealousy that she had the ability to get married while you knew you would probably never reach that milestone. Your ability to fargin others made a big impact on me.

Pessy, I don’t know if you realized what a kiddush Hashem you made everywhere you went. People from all walks of life looked up to you. You inspired people just by being your regular self.

One of your nurses is now keeping Shabbos because of observing you in the hospital with your courage and quiet strength. Many people are now learning shemiras haloshon daily because you were so careful with your words. Many people are more tznius because of you.

Pessy, you were a cause for something really great! Yet we still need you desperately.

I hope the day soon comes when we will be reunited with you with the coming of Moshiach.

With much love always, Your Sister

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Chanukah Chagigah at MTI

Mir Yerushalayim Cleveland Shabbos Of Chizuk Rav Nissan Kaplan, r”m in Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim, traveled to Cleveland for a Shabbos of Chizuk the week of Parshas Vayeishev.

Rav Nissan’s yedios hatorah in Shas, Shulchan Aruch, and Chumash was evident as he began a chaburah at Khal Yereim Kollel (Rav Blum) on hilchos vesein tal umotor. He then proceeded to the Torah Life Building, Rav Hirschfeld’s

Rav Nissan Kaplan with a talmid, Dovid Malcmacher, and his son, Meir Malcmacher.

each yungerman to grow in his avodas Hashem.

After Shabbos, Rav Nissan continued his whirlwind of speaking engagements, addressing a group of youngsters at Avos Ubanim on motzoei Shabbos, charging them with the opportunity to make the most of their daily learning. He then headed to Cong. Shomre Shabbos to address the community with important les-

Rav Nissan Kaplan giving Yehuda Meystel a brachah.

On the 3rd night of Chanukah, the talmidim of Missouri Torah Institute enjoyed a Chanukah chagigah with family without making the long trip home.

The chagigah began with hadlokas neiros replete with singing and dancing. That was followed by an uplifting shmuess delivered by one of the roshei yeshiva, Rabbi Avraham Goldman.

Inspiration was lent to the evening when Menachem Sosonov, a newcomer to 11th grade, made a siyum on Maseches Ta’anis.

The highlight of the evening was the annual “MT-I-Tunes,” in which each grade had an opportunity to perform before the entire yeshiva. Rabbi Mendy Rosner kicked

acts. Student presented music videos, goodnatured parodies, and uplifting choirs.

Everyone agreed, however, that the 10th graders stole the show. They wowed the audience with an original song highlighting the special qualities of their beloved yeshiva.

Having demonstrated the abundant creative talent at MTI, the bochurim began another round of spirited singing and dancing.

Accompanied by the talented MTI band, the bochurim and rabbeim shook the dance floor for hours. In true MTI fashion, the distinctions between talmidim and rabbeim, ninth graders and beis medrash bochurim, melted away in the heat of the dancing. Af-

off this year’s MT-I-Tunes with a spoof of Abie Rotenberg’s Yeshivishe Reid. That was just a preview of things to come, as the bochurim watched a variety of entertaining

ter all, when you’re with family, age and status are insignificant.

As the evening’s hit song goes, “MTI, there’s no place like home.”

NEWS FROM ALL OVER Bais Yisroel of Minneapolis to Hold Shabbos of Chizuk

Dr. Louis Malcmacher and Rabbis Shlomo and Shmuel Malcmacher welcoming Rav Kaplan.

Rav Nissan Kaplan’s menorah that he lit on the plane.

A partial view of the crowd at the melava malkah, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Yonah Jacobs.

Rav Nissan Kaplan speaking Congregation Shomrei Shabbos.

Kollel, where he gave a chaburah on hilchos Chanukah, addressing his own situation of being en route in an airplane at the zman of the first candle-lighting.

On Friday night, Rav Nissan presented a short dvar Torah at Khal Bnei Torah.

He then spoke twice at the achsanya shel Torah, Dr. and Mrs. Louis Malcmacher.

A beautifully prepared oneg Shabbos saw close to 150 people in attendance.

On Shabbos afternoon, Rav Nissan gave a chaburah to Kollel Ateres Nachum Zev at the Yavne Library, on hadlokah oseh mitzvah. Then he continued with a shiur halachah in the main shul, Zichron Chaim. During seudas shlishis Rav Nissan spoke about giving every individual the ability to grow and see the love of Hashem in everyday life. He said that the city of Cleveland specializes in bringing out the maximum potential of

sons to be learned from Chanukah. He implored listeners to conduct introspection to see the yad Hashem, which is always present in one’s life.

He proceeded to the alumni melavah malkah, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Yonah Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs, a talmid of the Mir who learned for many years by Reb Nissan, put a lot of time and effort into its preparations. After Mr. Jacobs delivered the opening remarks, Rav Nissan spoke about the special relationship that continues with the talmidim and yedidim of Cleveland. Those assembled were treated to beautiful singing with musical accompaniment by Ari Lampert, a talmid of the yeshiva. Rav Nissan was then invited to the Telshe Yeshiva to give a 45 minute chaburah to a group of alumni and bnei Torah at 1 a.m. The chizuk of Torah lasted well into the night.

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Congregation Bais Yisroel of Minneapolis will hold its annual Shabbos of chizuk this weekend, Shabbos Parshas Vayigash, December 18-20. Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Klein, director of publications for Torah Umesorah, director of Zechor Yemos Olam, and a panelist of the Yated’s Chinuch Roundtable, will be the featured guest speaker. The Traveling Chassidim will also bring their unique ruach to the upper Midwest.

The Shabbos will be welcomed in at Bais Yisroel with the Traveling Chassidim leading Kabbolas Shabbos. Later, on Friday evening, Rabbi Klein will address “Parenting in the 21st Century: Withstanding the Challenges,” at a session for both men and women at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Noam Jaffa. The session will be followed by a lively sheves achim tish, led by the Traveling Chassidim.

Shabbos morning davening will once again be led by the Traveling Chassidim. On Shabbos afternoon, Rabbi Klein will deliver a shiur on “The Legacy of Yefes: A Post-Chanukah Postmortem.” Rabbi Aryeh Royde of the Traveling Chassidim will be the guest speaker at seudah shlishis.

Bais Yisroel will hold its annual melava malka on Motzoei Shabbos at the Sabes JCC. Rabbi Yechezkel Greenberg, rov of Bais Yisroel, will deliver an address. Rabbi Klein will speak on the topic of “Yosef’s Wagons: A Foundation of Compassion.” The Bais Yisroel Boys Choir will make its debut performance, and spirited music and dancing will be led by the Traveling Chassidim.

topic of “Shacharis at Night: Understanding and Navigating the Issues of Davening in South Bend.”

For those who are unfamiliar with South

Rabbi Dovid Margulies delivering the shiur in South Bend.

Bend, this city has one of the latest zemanim in the United States. It is located at the very western edge of the Eastern Time Zone, making sunrise and sunset much later than in the East Coast area. Some issues encountered by people davening in the winter in South Bend include when to put on tallis and tefillin and daven Shemonah Esrei when neitz is as late as 8:20.

Another problem is the fact that many people wake up early to learn before davening at an hour when it is too early to wash netilas yodayim in the morning. The South Bend community has long been relying on Rav Moshe Feinstein’s p’sak, originating from the 1970s energy crises, when Rav Moshe allowed one to consider alos hashachar 90 minutes before sunrise. Rabbi Margulies skillfully navigated these issues with the crowd, leaving everyone with clarity regarding these timely, yet complex issues.

Legal Holiday Learning Program in South Bend

Torah Learning Continues Unabated in Portland Despite Dangerous Weather

The men of the South Bend community enjoyed a special learning program on Thursday, November 26. The program was sponsored by the South Bend Kollel and included a breakfast buffet. Rabbi Dovid Margulies spoke on the

Mud slides, flooding and power outages could not stop residents of Portland, Oregon, from joining their daily Daf Yomi shiur. Torrential rains and strong winds caused mudslides, and flooding caused some deaths. Tens of thou-

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Community Currents Preschoolers in the Rambam Day School of Savannah, Georgia learn about the Aleph Bais and their names.

On Sunday, October 13, the Yeshiva of Central Queens kicked off its Parent-Child Sunday Learning Program.

Earlier this month, the Rachel’s Children Reclamation Foundation held its annual commemoration of Rachel Imeinu’s yarzheit. A buffet dinner was held at the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center on October 14. The keynote speaker was Rabbi Jonathan Rietti who gave a dramatic presentation on the relationship between Rachel Imeinu and the nal Geulah.

Keynote Speaker Rabbi Jonathan Rietti and Evelyn Haies, founder and president of RCRF.

Rabbi Yechezkel Pikus, Chaim Deutsch, and Evelyn Haies.

Siyum Sefer Torah by Rebbetzin Faiga Korenblit, written in honor of her parents, the kedoshim Rav Aron and Rochel Felberman, zt”l, who were killed by the Nazis.

On Tuesday evening, the 3rd night of Chanukah, the talmidim of MTI (Missouri Torah Institute) enjoyed an evening with family without making the long trip home. Their chagigah began with hadlakas neiros replete with singing and dancing, followed by an uplifting shmuess delivered by one of the roshei yeshiva, Rabbi Avraham Goldman. Special inspiration was lent to the evening when Menachem Sosonov, a newcomer to 11th grade, made a siyum on Maseches Tanis.

The highlight of the evening was the annual “MT-I-tunes,” during which each grade had an opportunity to perform before the entire yeshiva. Rabbi Mendy Rosner kicked off this year’s MT-I-Tunes with a spoof of Abie Rotenberg’s “Yeshivishe Reid.” That was just Honorees pose behind the Jewish Mother’s Day cake donatedaby Pressers preview of Bakery things Avenue to come,M.as(L-R) the bachurim enjoyed Mark Langfan, Breaking the Silence Award; Rabbi Yechezkel Pikus, Rahel Imeinu Community Chessed a variety entertaining student-made music videos, Award; Evelyn Haies, Fran and Stephen Epstein Actualist Award; EstherofLamm, Young Leadership Award; and Mitchell Shapiro, esq., Rachel Imeinu Activist Award. good-natured parodies, and uplifting choirs. The 10th graders were particularly impressive as they stole the show with an original song highlighting the special On October 2, Zicharon, an organization that assists people onof issues to demenqualities their relating yeshivah. tia, hosted an informative evening in Menorah Hall featuring renowned dementiathe experts Having demonstrated creative talent at MTI, who provided the audience with much-needed advice and information on dealing with this of spirited singing the bachurim began another round disease. Among the speakers were Rabbi Eliezer Kaminetzky; Dr. Gary Accompanied Kennedy, chief Ge-talented MTI band, and dancing. byofthe riatric Psychiatry at Monteore Medical Center; and Matt Kudish, senior vice president the bachurim and rebbeim shookofthe dance floor for caregiver services of the NY Chapter of the American Alzheimer’s Association. hours – the distinctions between talmidim and rebbeim, ninth graders and beis medrash bochurim, melting away in the heat of the dancing.

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Talmidim singing together after hadlakas neiros at the MTI Chanukah chagigah.

Eleventh-grader Menachem Sosonov making a siyum on Maseches Taanis at the MTI Chanukah chagigah.

A Family Chanukah Chagigah Without Any Relatives?

Y. COHEN

If you’re a talmid at Missouri Torah Institute (MTI), you know that this is not only possible but expected. On Tuesday evening, the 3rd night of Chanukah, the talmidim of MTI enjoyed an evening with family without making the long trip home.

The chagigah began with hadlakas neiros replete with singing and dancing, followed by a powerful and uplifting shmuess delivered by one of the Roshei Yeshivah, Harav Avraham Goldman.

Special inspiration was lent to the evening when Menachem Sosonov, a newcomer to the eleventh grade, made a siyum on Maseches Taanis.

Menachem’s new friends were visibly moved as they listened to him recite the hadran.

The highlight of the evening was the annual “MT-I-Tunes,” in which each grade had an opportunity to perform before the entire yeshivah.

Rabbi Mendy Rosner kicked off this year’s MT-I-Tunes with a spoof of Abie Rotenberg’s “Yeshivishe Reid.” That was just a preview of things to come, as the bachurim watched an amazing variety of entertaining student-made music videos, good-natured parodies, and uplifting choirs. Everyone agreed, however, that the tenth grade stole the show with an original song highlighting the special qualities of their beloved yeshivah.

Having demonstrated the abundant creative talent at MTI, the bachurim began another round of spirited singing and dancing. Accompanied by the talented MTI band, the bachurim and rebbeim shook the dance floor for hours. In true MTI fashion, the distinctions between talmidim and rebbeim, ninth-graders and beis medrash bachurim, melted away in the heat of the dancing. After all, when you’re with family, age and status are insignificant.

As the evening’s hit song went, “MTI, There’s No Place Like Home!”

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Yad Batya L’Kallah Annual Chinese Auction

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Slabodka Dinner

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Shuvu 25th Annual Dinner

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Yeshiva of Brooklyn Girls High School Play

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Talmudical Academy, Adelphia, NJ Annual Dinner

10 | Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov Pupa - Annual Dinner

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Yeshiva Bais Moshe – Scranton, PA, 51st Anniversary Dinner

12 | Yeshiva Livnas Hasapir (Chush), Annual

Flatbush Ladies Tea

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Yeshiva Beth Moshe of Scranton 51st Annual Dinner

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Yeshiva Gedola of Passaic 43rd Annual Dinner

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N’shei C.A.R.E.S. / Maimonides Medical Center Mothers of Multiples Support Group Meeting

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N’shei C.A.R.E.S. Rickey Halperin, a”h, Birthing Center Tours

17 | Dirshu KinyanTorah 30 Blatt Test #42 & Daf

Hayomi B’Halacha Test #10 19 | N’shei C.A.R.E.S. / Maimonides Medical Center

Mothers of Multiples Birthday Celebration 31 | Merkaz Hakolilim D’Shikun Square 53rd

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February 2016

13 | Hebrew Academy of Cleveland 73rd

Scholarship Tribute Dinner 13 | Mosdos Veretzky Annual Dinner 13 | Shevach High School Dinner 14 | N’shei C.A.R.E.S. Rickey Halperin, a”h, Birthing

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Yeshiva Heichal HaTorah Parlor Meeting

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Yeshiva of Far Rockaway 47th Annual Dinner

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Yeshiva Torah Vodaath Annual Melaveh Malkah

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N’shei C.A.R.E.S. Rickey Halperin, a”h, Birthing Center Tours

10 | Yeshiva Mir Yerushalayim Brooklyn Marriot Dinner

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Bikur Cholim Chesed Org-Staying Healthy With Diabetes and High Blood Sugar

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OHEL Community Conference: Meeting the Challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Around the World With Shovavim!

M. LOWINGER

Spin the globe and point your finger at any given spot. Chances are there’s a Shovavim program going on somewhere near there. Irgun Shiurai Torah’s Worldwide Shovavim Campaign is going global in a big way. Lectures and shiurim are being held in virtually every Jewish community around the world.

In its own outstanding way, Irgun Shiurai Torah’s Shovavim Project is offering halachah and hashkafah, chizuk and inspiration, guidance and education to tens of thousands. When Irgun Shiurai Torah says that their lectures are worldwide they’re not just saying it. It’s true!

The history of this organization is amazing. Twenty years ago it began as a fledgling mitzvah campaign. Today it has turned into a worldwide organization. Dozens of askanim are scattered all over the world, working tirelessly on behalf of Irgun Shiurai Torah.

Meanwhile, at the Irgun’s New York

headquarters, researchers and demographic experts are processing the information, leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to reach every single community in the world.

In Eretz Yisrael, a massive Irgun Shiurai Torah shiurim campaign is currently ongoing. Shiurim are being held in over 250 locations. These include the many chareidi areas of Yerushalayim, of course. It includes Kiryat Sefer, Tel Aviv, Beit Shemesh, Haifa, Petach Tikvah, Tzfas and Bnei Brak. But it also includes many kibbutzim and moshavim where the laws of taharas hamishpachah are not yet familiar.

According to one eye-witness, “The shul is jam packed. It seems like every single person in the city is attending the shiur tonight. There’s no place to sit. There’s no standing room either.

There’s only a bit of floating space for anyone who still might want to come in!”

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Missouri Torah Institute: ‘Chinuch With Distinction’ At a Five-Star Campus DEVORAH KOENIG

Magnificence Inside and Out

Roshei Yeshivah from Mesivta D’Missouri-Missouri Torah Institute will be meeting this month and in January with menahalim nationwide and prospective parents and talmidim to share what makes their St. Louis yeshivah unique.

Having just held a chanukas habayis and campus dedication event last month, the school, in its eight-acre, magnificent home is now onto recruitment for the coming academic year.

And while the five-star campus is a definite draw, what goes on inside is what makes the school truly distinctive.

MTI is led by mission-driven rebbeim and certified, seasoned educators whose expertise, warm character and sense of purpose blend to inspire each talmid to achieve their greatest potentials.

The philosophy at MTI is to engage each bachur academically, socio-emotionally and in ruchniyus to maximize their self-awareness and capitalize on their personal strengths.

To implement this approach, shiurim and classes are offered in multiple tracks to suit many learning levels and styles, providing challenge to every talmid, and allowing them to master material and acquire important life skills. The yeshivah also offers creative elective classes and plenty of opportunities for camaraderie,

especially with their beis medrash bachurim.

This unique approach to chinuch and the firm standard of excellence in both limudei kodesh and chol are geared for ambitious, growth-oriented bachurim whose goals are to lead a responsible, exemplary life of Torah and yiras Shamayim.

“I have been invited to give shiurim and divrei Torah at MTI and I always walk away feeling inspired by the bachurim and how they are engaged in divrei machshavah and divrei halachah,” says Harav Menachem Greenblatt, Rosh Kollel of the Saint Louis Kollel. “We are so fortunate to have such a makom Torah in our midst.”

MTI is located in Chesterfield, Missouri, a serene suburb of St. Louis; a wholesome place to thrive. The local Jewish community is vibrant, warm and welcoming, and is home to a complete infrastructure of a frum community, from kosher establishments to day schools and a kollel.

Roshei Yeshivah Rabbi Dovid Fromowitz and Rabbi Shmuel Wasser will be visiting the New York metro area, as well as other Jewish communities nationwide to introduce MTI’s inside and outside “Chinuch with Distinction” to prospective parents and talmidim.

To schedule a visit to the campus or to find out more, please contact them at 636-778-1896 x105 or email rabbiwachsman@missouritorah.org.

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Realizing the Dream at Missouri Torah Institute DEVORAH KOENIG

Missouri Torah Institute celebrated a historic chanukas habayis Sunday, with over 700 men, women and children in attendance at their new campus in Chesterfield, Missouri, touted as “Magnificence in Missouri.”

People from all walks of life, representing many communities across the country, came — many of them well before the program began, arriving in cars, chartered planes, coach buses and limousines.

Out-of-town Rabbanim and VIPs were given a tour of the building followed by private luncheons hosted separately by Harav Aaron Winter, Rav of the Chesterfield community and the Building Committee Co-Chairs Dr. Craig Reiss and Mr. Charles Deutsch.

MTI talmidim were involved in every aspect of the chanukas habayis, from playing violin in the main reception area, to acting as tour guides for the many guests in attendance.

Dr. Craig Reiss addressed the crowd and gave thanks to all those who were involved and supportive. The event was graced with the honorable presence of, shlita, the Roshei Yeshivah of Rabbinical Seminary of America-Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Queens Harav Dovid Harris, and Harav Akiva Grunblatt, as well as National Director of Torah Umesorah, Harav Dovid Nojowitz, and Harav Nota Greenblatt, founder of Vaad Hakehiloth of Memphis, who all shared their inspiring divrei brachah. Mayor of Chesterfield, Hon. Bob Nation, and the CEO of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, Dr. Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., were in attendance as well, in support and awe of the magnificent acquisition.

Harav Malkiel Kotler, shlita, Rosh Yeshivah of BMG-Lakewood, unable to attend, offered divrei brachah on a video presentation to inspire the crowd, along with Gedolim such as, shlita, the

Dr. Craig Reiss — chairman of the board and building committee co-chair, addressing the crowd.

MTI presentation of a menorah to Congregation Tpheris Israel (L-R): Dr. Keith Mankowitz, Dr. Craig Reiss, Rabbi Aaron Winter, Rabbi Dovid Fromowitz, Rabbi Avroham Goldman, Rabbi Shmuel Wasser.

Over 700 people in attendance — a historic display of kvod haTorah at the MTI Chanukas Habayis event.

In front of the magnificent new MTI campus, (L-R): Avi Goldfeder, Herschel Leiner, Rabbi Bentzion Chait, Charles Deutsch, Erez Baver, Barak Baver, Yossi Meystel, Yehoshua Davis, Rabbi Nosson Factor, Yosef Knopf.

Novominsker Rebbe, Harav Shmuel Kamenetsky, Harav Avrohom Chaim Levin, Harav Aharon Feldman and Harav Shmuel Fuerst.

Rabbi Wasser expressed hakaras hatov to the local community for their tremendous support of MTI, from its inception and through this milestone, and presented a sterling silver menorah to Harav Aaron Winter, Rav of Congregation Tpheris Israel, as a token of appreciation. Tpheris Israel housed Mis-

souri Torah Institute at their location for the last seven years.

Mr. Deutsch gave emotional closing remarks addressed to the MTI t­almidim and supporters, charging them to take advantage of the opportunities presented by this magnificent campus and outstanding institution.

The program was followed by live music and energized dancing, led by Yehuda Green, Nochi Krohn and Ari Boiangiu, echoing throughout the wide-

open spaces and soaring ceilings of the yeshivah, as a drone circled overhead videoing birds-eye-view footage of the simchah-filled atmosphere.

The new campus offers bachurim the utmost in ruchniyus and ­gashmiyus and provides a medium for unprecedented growth for them, the Yeshivah, and the local community, making it a source of inspiration nationwide.

For more information about MTI, contact the office at 636-778-1896.

A Day of Learning With Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller YEHUDITH SANDORFY

We are honored to welcome Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller, senior lecturer at Neve Yerushalayim and Naaleh.com, beloved Hamodia writer and noted author of popular titles including Battle Plans, Here You Are and Balancing Act. Rebbetzin Heller has unique insight into human behavior and relationships.

Combined with her scholarly mastery of Chassidus, mussar, Tanach and halachah, her shiurim are a treat. Her unique ability to bring lofty concepts into practicality all wrapped neatly together with true life stories and an excellent sense of humor leave her audiences with practical means to enhance their relationships with Hashem, others

and most importantly themselves.

Rebbetzin Heller travels to the United States twice annually to share her Torah with women and seminary girls of all backgrounds. One of the highlights of her upcoming trip is an Erev Chanukah half-day of learning in Flatbush, where the Rebbetzin will give three shiurim to inspire and motivate us to light up the dark days of winter and Galus, especially during this most challenging time in Eretz Yisrael and the world at large.

The Day of Learning will take place on Sunday, December 6, at the ballroom at Congregation Agudath Sholom, conveniently located at 3714 18th Avenue, between Coney Island Avenue and East 9th Street in Flatbush, Brook-

lyn.

Registration begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by the first shiur at 11:00 a.m. called “Soul Mates: Fantasy or Reality?”

The Rebbetzin will provide both single and married women with a discussion of the concept of “bashert.”

How would you like to make quick and guilt-free decisions without second-guessing yourself? Then our 12:00 p.m. shiur, “Make Up Your Mind” is for you!

In our final shiur at 1 p.m., “Praying Without Passion,” we will do some soul-searching and learn how to align our will with Hashem’s will when our tefillos and tears seem to go unanswered, via the lens of the Chanukah story. The event is being dedicated

l’iluy nishmas Rebbetzin Heller’s husband, Harav Avraham Dovid Ben Zeev Heller, z”l.

The cost for the full day of learning is $40 if prepaid by 12/4 and $45 thereafter and payable at the door. The cost per shiur is $15. Walk-ins are welcome and pre-registration is not required.

Dasi Brown of Dream Big Jewelry will be onsite with her amazing costume jewelry collection so you can purchase your Chanukah gifts too!

For more information please call in the evenings: Chaya Surie: 718-8102845; Yehudith: 718-637-6001 or email: yehudith18@yahoo.com.

CDs and tapes of the event will be available for sale during and after the event by calling 718-252-5274.

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Upcoming Chanukas Habayis For Missouri Torah Institute

Fountain View Hachnasas Sefer Torah B.R.

In anticipation of the hachnasas sefer Torah to commemorate the memory of Mr. Paltiel (Paul) and Mrs. Baila Chassa (Helen) Sperling, z”l, their daughter Rochelle Graubard shares her views and those of her two brothers with an inspiring look into the life their parents enjoyed at Fountain View — Rockland’s premier retirement community.

Your father lived until the ripe age of 100.

Rabbi Avroham Goldman, Rosh Yeshivah, giving a mussar chaburah in the new MTI beis medrash.

Our father passed away at the golden age of 100, after having lived a full, meaningful life. Last November, we celebrated his 100th birthday with a festive party at Fountain View with relatives and close friends.

How long were your parents married?

Can you believe — 72 years! They were truly two halves of one whole and neither could have accomplished what they did without each other. They truly complemented one another.

When did your parents come to Fountain View?

Rabbi Shimshon Gewirtz giving a shiur to his 9th-grade class in one of MTI’s open and naturally lit classrooms.

DEVORAH KOENIG

Missouri Torah Institute will be celebrating the dedication of their new campus on Sunday, November 15, marking the realization of their dream of building and glorifying Torah in the Midwest, in a momentous chanukas habayis event.

The new campus, touted as “Magnificence in Missouri” is an eight-acre, 120,000-sq.-ft. property in Chesterfield, Missouri, and is a veritable jewel in the crown of the yeshivah Torah world.

The chanukas habayis will be graced by the presence of Gedolim as well as Torah personalities from across America, who will be sharing divrei brachah at the event.

There will also be a video with other Gedolim sharing divrei brachah.

Local dignitaries and Rabbanim will be in attendance

as well, in support of the magnificent acquisition in the name of Torah advancement. This new campus will enable unprecedented growth for the yeshivah and the local community, and is a source of inspiration nationwide.

In addition to the divrei brachah presentations, the chanukas habayis will feature a grand tour of the campus, light hors d’oeuvres, a dessert reception, live music, a children’s program and more.

“This event represents a true simchas haTorah,” says a beaming Rabbi Shmuel Wasser, Rosh Yeshivah of MTI. “We are celebrating the beautiful, new facility, which will be dedicated to the furtherance of Torah study.”

For more information about the Missouri Torah Institute or the event, please contact us at 636-778-1896.

Our father was 95 and our mother was 92. Most of their married life they lived in Washington, and then they moved to Baltimore, where they resided for nine years.

At that point, it was clear that they needed additional help, and it was decided to have our parents move to a senior facility.

Why Fountain View?

After visiting several possibilities in the New York area, we realized that Fountain View was our number-one choice. Walking into Fountain View is like entering a five-star hotel. It’s exceptionally well-kept; the grounds are truly magnificent and the pool is a wonderful recent addition. But more important are the people who make Fountain View work.

The personnel — from the executive director to the maintenance crew — are gems. They try to accommodate everyone’s needs and treat everyone with dignity and respect.

Our parents worked hard

their whole lives and we were happy that Fountain View offered them such a comfortable and heimishe life in their later years.

So it was a perfect fit from the beginning.

Our parents came on a trial basis. As with everything in life, some adjustments were necessary. But stay they did — one of the best decisions they could have made. In particular, our father was ecstatic that there is a shul on the premises and he enjoyed the warm prayer services with a minyan three times a day, all made possible by Rabbi Seplowitz, a wonderful Rabbi who is a caring, thoughtful and concerned individual.

Another point of appreciation for our parents was the warmth and care in the dining room. For seniors, meals are a very social event.

The meals are delicious and beautifully presented, and are an example of Fountain View’s respect for its residents.

Our father was impressed that, rather than having to eat the Shabbos or Yom Tov night meal at the specific mealtimes, he was able to have a full Shabbos seudah after davening. That is what he always did, and was initially afraid he would have to give up this pattern of his life. He was so happy that at Fountain View “Shabbos is Shabbos and Yom Tov is Yom Tov.” The care model equally respects individuality, independence, and religious standing. Any person, of any affiliation, can feel perfectly at home.

How did your family dynamics play out?

With our parents together, we functioned as a unit.

Our mother and our father loved the gorgeous grounds,

often spending 2-3 hours a day outdoors. We visited regularly and were thankful to witness how, despite our mother’s waning strength, she was treated with endless respect — never as a burden.

Until today I visit Fountain View from time to time to look in on those residents I got to know.

What inspired you to donate a sefer Torah in your parents’ memory?

A sefer Torah seemed the most fitting way to immortalize the memory of our mother and our father.

Neither of them was ostentatious and always valued what was truly important.

Now it is befitting to commemorate their lives with the joy and simchah and love of Torah.

With you in Queens and your brothers in Baltimore and Lawrence, why the donation to Fountain View?

We feel tremendous hakaras hatov to Fountain View. For almost five years, this community cared for our parents. Whenever we headed back home after a visit, we knew deep in our hearts that we had made the best choice and that we were leaving them in the best possible hands.

And now the community will have a new sefer Torah by which to remember both your mother and father.

Absolutely! A magnificent hachnasas sefer Torah is planned, which coincides with the day after our father’s Hebrew birthday.

Fountain View should definitely be a first choice for retirees seeking a retirement community, with a beautiful new sefer Torah dedicated to the memory of our parents to greet them as they enter. ‫בס“ד‬

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Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis to Be Honored at Upcoming Hineni Dinner FERN SIDMAN

In a display of profound gratitude, the internationally renowned Torah outreach organization, Hineni, is proud to announce that this year’s revered guest of honor at their annual dinner will be Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, the founder and president of the historic kiruv movement.

As Hineni celebrates its 50th anniversary, the organization will honor the infinite contributions that Rebbetzin Jungreis has made in inspiring alienated Jews around the globe; bringing them closer to Hashem and their majestic Torah heritage.

As a survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Nazi Europe, the Rebbetzin has made it her life’s mission to disseminate the timeless and eternal wisdom of the Torah to a lost generation desperately seeking spiritual sustenance.

Having touched the hearts, souls and minds of hundreds of thousands of people over the last half century through her captivating Torah classes, books, films and countless articles, Rebbetzin Jungreis has been a driving force in countering the spiritual holocaust that has afflicted the Jewish nation. As such, she holds a special place among

the world’s Torah luminaries as a leading visionary.

For both secular and observant Jews alike, Rebbetzin Jungreis has significantly impacted their lives through the thousands of shidduchim she has made and the Torah families she has created. Her palpable warmth, sincere devotion and boundless love for every Jew has been her hallmark since her earliest days as a pioneer in kiruv.

In addition to authoring four bestselling books, The Jewish Soul on Fire, The Committed Life, The Committed Marriage, and Life Is a Test, Rebbetzin Jungreis has been an esteemed columnist at The Jewish Press since the publication’s inception.

Among those that have recognized the Rebbetzin for her work are B’nai B’rith, the Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations and the Knights of Pythias. She has spoken for the Rabbinical Council of America, ORT, Hadassah, the United Jewish Appeal, Israel Bonds, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, the 2004 Republican National Convention, the Shomrim Society, Young Israel, Mizrachi, the National Council of Jewish Women and the Orthodox Jewish Teachers Association,

among many others. She has been accorded recognition by the State of Israel and invited to address members of the Israel Defense Forces and has received awards from every branch of the service.

Moreover, former President George W. Bush appointed the Rebbetzin to serve on the honorary delegation that accompanied him to Jerusalem for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel in May 2008.

On March 15, hundreds of people will be joining together to pay a tribute to the Rebbetzin. They will rejoice in her recovery from a recent illness, her tremendous accomplishments and the powerful experiences in which the Rebbetzin has touched their lives.

This year’s dinner will be on Tuesday evening, March 15, at Guastavino’s, 409 East 59th Street in midtown Manhattan. Cocktail hour will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the dinner, along with the very special program, will commence at 7:30 p.m.

For further information on reservations and journal ads, please contact Hineni at: 212496-1660, or e-mail them at: Hineni@hineni.org.

Don’t miss the most memorable dinner of the decade.

Make your reservations today!!

MTI Hosts Eighth-Graders Nationwide At ‘Shabbos of Distinction’ DEVORAH KOENIG

Missouri Torah Institute invited 8th-grade bachurim from St. Louis and across America to participate in their “Shabbos of Distinction,” a weekend for boys to experience firsthand what it means to be an MTI talmid.

Boys came from a number of states around the country, including Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, New York, and Ohio, from Thursday through Sunday, to visit the magnificent new MTI campus and see how the yeshivah provides a “Chinuch With Distinction.” The yeshivah currently has talmidim from more than 25 different cities.

After participating in the

Gemara shiur given by the Menahel, Rabbi Dovid Goldman, one participant related, “The way Rabbi Goldman explained the concepts of chazakah in Bava Basra was clear and interesting. He brought in examples that made it exciting for everyone to participate. In addition,” he effused, “the ruach at MTI is exceptionally warm and the food was amazing!”

Another boy commented, “I feel like I can accomplish a lot at MTI.” “In such a short time, the boys really made nice connections with one another,” says Rosh Yeshivah Rabbi Dovid Fromowitz. “They got the chance to see how warm the MTI talmidim are, the school’s incredible

environment, and enjoy a most uplifting, spirited Shabbos with the hanhalah and rebbeim.”

In addition to a ruach-filled Shabbos, the yeshivah administered farhers and assessment tests to the prospective talmidim on Friday and Sunday. On Motzoei Shabbos, guests enjoyed basketball and ice-skating, building camaraderie among themselves and the current talmidim.

One participant commented, “It was the best Shabbos of my life. I would like to attend MTI.” For more information on MTI’s “Chinuch With Distinction,” please call the yeshivah office at 636-778-1896, or email admissions@missouritorah.org.

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