Daniel
Keren
August 1, 2017
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Daniel
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A major community project of the Jewish Community Center of Marine Park is the sponsoring of, in conjunction with Maimonides Medical Center, a series of blood drives to raise a supply of safe blood for members of our community. The urgent appeal, in memory of Arnold Jablon, father of Douglas Jablon (special assistant to the president of Maimonides Medical Center) was held last month at Khal Zichron Mordechai (Rabbi Sherer’s shul) at the start of the Three Weeks. Dozens of dedicated Marine Parkers came after work for the evening mitzvah event. In addition to a delicious and nutritious dinner, free gifts were given to all the selfless donors.
A popular highlight of the Southern Brooklyn summer season is the annual Shuvu Summer Parlor Meeting hosted last month in the home of Rabbi Gedalia and Mrs. Rachel Weinberger. Hundreds of men gathered to hear from Rav Dovid Feinstein, Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Tiferes Yerushalayim and Dayan Yonasan Abraham, a prominent member of the London Beth Din. Shuvu was created more than 25 years ago by Rav Avraham Pam, zt”l, whose heart was torn by the fact that tens of thousands of children from the former Soviet Union had immigrated to Israel and were denied a Torah education by the secular public schools. Today Shuvu is inspiring more than 15,000 students and family members to participate in the beauty of a Torah way of life.
Perhaps one of the toughest questions in Jewish circles even more than 70 years after the end of the Holocaust is why six million Jews died in such a horrible manner. And this question is especially difficult for young children and students to comprehend. Project Witness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating documentaries and educational programs, orchestrated last month a Holocaust Education Conference at the Center for Jewish History Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. The theme of the three-day conference was “Transmitting Memory; Commemorating Heroism: Empowering Today’s Educators for Tomorrow’s Students.” Special sessions were held to discuss methods of teaching the Holocaust in a variety of school setting by educators from across the U.S.; how to deal with challenging questions about the Holocaust; teaching the Holocaust through literature; the role of the museum in portraying the Holocaust; and how to handle new era propaganda.
Hundreds of men and women marked the Nine Days by attending a moving Shloshim Kinnus and Siyum Hashas that was held at Congregation Gvul Yaabetz in memory of Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz, zt”l, general editor of ArtScroll Publications. Many Gedolei HaRabbanim who were close to the niftar paid tribute to his accomplishments and memory. Rabbi Zlotowitz revolutionized life in the English-speaking Jewish world by establishing Mesorah Publications that made it possible for Jews from all segments of Klal Yisrael to understand the Siddur and to learn the Chumash, Tanach, Mishna and the Talmud (both Bavli and Yerushalmi). May his memory continue to be a blessing.
Hey, what kid do you know who really wants to say “good bye to summer and hello to school?” To make that necessary transition a little sweeter, the Jewish Community Council of Marine Park is going all out by inviting kids and parents from the community to a fun-packed September 4, Labor Day “Welcome Back to School Fair.” Cool knapsacks will be distributed to school boys and girls along with fun rides, fascinating magic shows and free delicious popcorn and other tasty nosh. Mark your calendars for Labor Day from 12 P.M. – 4 P.M. Your kids will thank you.
Once again Irgun Shiurai Torah has organized an exciting summer season of fascinating Torah lectures to those fortunate to be in Brooklyn on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the Bostoner Bais Medrash on the corner of Avenue J and East 29 Street. Among the popular Maggidei Torah who are coming to our community in August for the hour-long lectures beginning at 9 P.M. and open to both men and women are Rabbi Ephraim Shapiro, Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss, Rabbi Fischel Schachter, Rabbi Yonatan Rietti, Rabbi Manis Friedman, Rabbi Mordechai Becher and Rabbi Eytan Feiner. You can also purchase CDs of exciting July Irgun Shiurai Torah lectures by Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen, Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi, Rabbi Yosef Viener, Rabbi Paysach Krohn, Rabbi Zecharya Wallerstein, Rabbi Yissocher Frand and Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser.
The Three Weeks of Mourning for the loss of our Beis Hamikdash have come to an end and we are now in the midst of Chodesh Elul, a month of reflection as we prepare to do teshuvah for the coming Yomim Nora’im. An appropriately timed event was last month’s gathering for dvrei chizuk on inyonim of Tisha B’Av at Yeshiva and Mesivta Torah Vodaath. The event included a special memorial tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Myrtle Hirsch, a’h, beloved supporters of the yeshivah, and was highlighted by special addresses on the theme of “Yearning for the Geulah” by Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Torah Vodaath and Rabbi Avrohom Schorr, Mara D’asra of Khal Nezer Gedalyahu.
American Friends of Migdal Ohr’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. For nearly 45 years, and under the visionary leadership of Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, Migdal Ohr has been creating substantial positive change in the lives of tens of thousands of at-risk Israeli children and teenagers. One of Israel’s premier nonprofit organizations, Migdal Ohr annually provides Israel’s most disadvantaged youth with a top-tier education, food, clothing, housing, medical care, psychological counseling and recreational activities. Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. “American Friends of Migdal Ohr’s exceptional 4-star rating sets it apart from its peers and demonstrates its trustworthiness to the public,” according to Michael Thatcher, President & CEO of Charity Navigator. “It’s important that our donors know how great an impact their support has made in helping Migdal Ohr ‘un-risk’ nearly 12,000 Israeli children annually, while also operating in a fiscally responsible way” said American Friends of Migdal Ohr President, Tony Fromer. “Our 4-star Charity Navigator rating further demonstrates our good governance and financial accountability.”
At the Nikelsburg shul in Woodburn, NY
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