KAJ NEWSLETTER A monthly publication of K hal Adath Jeshurun

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1 KAJ NEWSLETTER A monthly publication of K hal Adath Jeshurun January 11, 17 י"ז טבת תשע"ז Volume 47 Number 5,רב זכריה בן רבקה Please continue to be mispallel for Rav Gelley.רפואה שלמה for a YAHRZEIT OF RAV SAMSON RAPHAEL HIRSCH This coming Teves 27 will mark the 128 th Yahrzeit of our Kehilla s founder, Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch. As is well known, Rav Hirsch did more for the preservation and revival of Torah learning and Torah living in Germany than one could reasonably have expected of one man in one lifetime. The Frankfurt Kehilla which he established under the principles of Austritt and strict adherence to Halocho, became a model Kehilla. With the equally extraordinary efforts of his grandson, Rav Joseph Breuer, this Kehilla and Yeshiva were reestablished on these shores after the Nazi Churban. The great opus of Rav Hirsch s writings continues to illuminate the Torah for us, for the children educated in our Mosdos, and for the wider Torah world. Today, our Kehilla and Yeshiva, proud bearers of Rav Hirsch s name, continue to carry on Rav Hirsch s sacred legacy of Torah Im Derech Eretz. CHANUKAH 5777 יהי זכרו ברוך The night of 25 Kislev (Motzoei Shabbos Parashas Vayeishev, December 24 th ) saw the first candle of Chanukah 5777 lit in the large Menorah of our Beis Knesses by Chazon Ezra Lasdun. As usual, many members and others from near and not-so-near came to our Shul s Hadlokas Neiros Chanukah over the various evenings, ensuring a full measure of Pirsumei Nisso. The choir, with its usual members over the weekend days of Chanukah, and with its more youthful ensemble on the weeknights, led the Kehilla in singing Mo oz Tzur.

2 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 2 Shabbos was not the only time the melody of Shenei Zeisim was heard. (Shenei Zeisim, the Meora for Shabbos Chanukah, is the only Meora included in the Piyutim of Minhag Ashkenaz.) Each day of Chanukah, the tunes of Mo oz Tzur and Shenei Zeisim could be heard in Adon Olam, parts of Hallel and in the Kaddish after Kerias HaTorah. The unique melody of V Ollu Moshi im was, likewise, rendered daily during Shacharis. In our Yeshiva, the students celebrated Chanukah with enthusiasm. Pictured next page, Rav Rubanowitz s bochurim enjoy their Mesiba in the Beis Medrash and Moller Hall. Rabbi Perlman s fourth grade class, pictured below, had to travel to get to their very special Chanukah treat they met with their rebbi s Rav, Rav Elimelech Bluth, before enjoying some fun and a Chanukah Mesiba at Rabbi Perlman s home.

3 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 3 The Elementary and Pre-School departments also enjoyed a variety of enjoyable crafts and activities, courtesy of their creative teachers. 67 th ANNUAL DINNER By the time you read these lines there will less than six weeks until the Yeshiva/Kehilla s Annual Dinner. The Dinner the main fundraising event of our Yeshiva is scheduled to take place on Sunday evening, February 19/ 24 Shevat, at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe. This is the time to solicit and place your ads in the journal, as well as to enter the Car Raffle. The KAJN is pleased to present brief profiles of this year s honorees. Rabbi Edwin Katzenstein, this year s Guest of Honor, and his wife, Mrs. Ruthie Katzenstein, need no introduction. It is hard to think of any facet of Kehilla and Yeshiva life in which the Katzensteins are not involved, giving of their time, resources, and their very selves. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Manfred and Esther Katzenstein z.l., founders and pillars of the Kehilla and Yeshiva, Rabbi Katzenstein has, for decades, exemplified the extreme devotion to Tzorchei Tzibur for which his parents were known. Rabbi and Mrs. Katzenstein, in turn, have raised a family of generations of Oskim BeTzorchei Tzibur in their own right.

4 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 4 Rabbi Katzenstein served as our Kehilla s President some years ago, guiding the Kehilla through the challenges it faced. Rabbi Katzenstein is the head of the Yeshiva s board, a grueling job requiring Mesirus Nefesh and devotion of an extraordinary caliber. Rabbi Katzenstein is also a member of the presidium of the Chevra Kadisha; his wife serves on the women s Chevra. Mrs. Katzenstein has also been a main force in our Yeshiva s Ladies Auxiliary. Rabbi Katzenstein was, for many years, the Chazon for Shacharis on Yom Kippur; he also davens the Selichos of Erev Rosh HaShana. Rabbi Katzenstein is one of the Mohalim of our Kehilla; though there is competition it is not fierce, since No man is jealous of his son or his student, and Messrs. Pinchas, Meir, Avrami and Yaakov Katzenstein are proud to be both grand/sons and students of Rabbi Katzenstein! We are delighted at this chance to publicly recognize the tremendous contributions of Rabbi Katzenstein. Rabbi Shraga Soloveitchik is this year s Harbotzas HaTorah Awardee. Rabbi Soloveitchik has been both the devoted Menahel of our Mesivta and its beloved ninth-grade Rebbi for the last six years. He oversees all aspects of his Pre-Mesivta and Mesivta talmidim s endeavors, in their growth in ruchniyus and learning, their academic successes, and overall emotional and social development and well-being. Rabbi Soloveitchik s devotion and care is such that, on the very day of graduation this past June, he was to be found looking at post-high school Yeshiva options for one of his talmidim. Rabbi Soloveitchik, who hails from Monsey, is one of the grandsons of Rav Yosef Dov and the famed Rebbetzin Soloveitchik of Bais Yaakov of Monsey. He has been involved in Chinuch for many years, including his successful career in Yeshiva Degel HaTorah of Monsey, before bringing his talents and energy to our Yeshiva. It is the Yeshiva s pleasure and pride to accord Rabbi Soloveitchik this honor, and we wish him Mazel Tov and much continued Hatzlocha in that which he does best, being Marbitz Torah to his fortunate Talmidim. Alumni Parents, Rabbi and Mrs. Mark and Esther Bauman: Alumni, parents, parents of alumni each alone would have more than qualified Rabbi Mark and Mrs. Esther Bauman for welldeserved recognition by the Kehilla and Yeshiva. As Alumni Parents, the accolades just keep coming. Both Rabbi and Mrs. Bauman come from the Heights, as children of staunch Kehilla families who were Oskim Betzorchei Tzibur. Though the Baumans make their home in Teaneck, they have not lost one iota of their deep connection to the Kehilla and Yeshiva, and Rabbi Bauman served some years ago as the dedicated General Studies principal of our Mesivta. Having attended YRSRH themselves, the Baumans have sent all their children to our Yeshiva, culminating with the current triple-play of Avigayil, Nechama and Yocheved in the eighth grade of our Bais Yaakov Middle School. The sterling Midos and outstanding academics of the Bauman students, both past and present, have often been noted. We wish the Baumans continued Nachas from their children and their families, and a heartiest Mazel Tov on this honor. This year s Chinuch HaBonim Awardee, Rabbi Yehudah Perlman, is our Yeshiva s dedicated and well-liked fourth-grade rebbi. In his eighth year at this post, Rabbi Perlman brings his well-known warmth, care and enthusiasm to all he teaches. Additionally, far beyond the Chumash, Mishnayos and other Limudim he teaches the boys, he serves as a wonderful Torah role-model for his Talmidim. It is no wonder he is beloved by both the boys he teaches and their families. A native and current resident of Brooklyn, Rabbi Perlman learned in Yeshivas Tiferes Elimelech, the Mir Yeshiva and in the Yeshiva of Rav Dovid Soloveitchik in Eretz Yisroel. He was a member of the Yam

5 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 5 HaTalmud Kollel of Yeshivas Torah Temima for over thirteen years before beginning his career in Chinuch. We wish Rabbi Perlman a sincere Mazel Tov on this well-deserved recognition, and much ongoing Nachas from both his own children, and the children he so faithfully guides and teaches in our Yeshiva. Mrs. Lenore Richter, recipient of the Continuation of Jewish Education Award, was born in New York City and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Mrs. Richter, along with her husband, Glenn, has lived a life of extraordinary Hisaskus betzorchei Tzibur. Her grandfather, Rav Avraham Eliezer Wolfson zt l, made Aliya in the early 1920 s, from Lithuania to Eretz Yisroel, then under the British Mandate. Upon his subsequent move to the United States, he served as a traveling Rabbi for the scattered Jewish communities across North Dakota, at a time when America was the proverbial Midbar in terms of Torah and Yahadus. Mrs. Richter fondly recalls walking to Shul on Shabbos with Rav Wolfson after he moved his family to Omaha. In her college years, Mrs. Richter became extremely involved in the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry movement, marrying its co-leader, Glenn. Mr. and Mrs. Richter have made the Upper West Side their home for several decades, but their passionate dedication for Jewish education spans much more than their local community. Mrs. Richter stresses that a Yeshiva education is all but a sine qua non for a child s future commitment to a Torah-true life. The Richters are as generous as they are dedicated, and have been mainstays of not only their local Yeshiva, Yeshiva Ketana (formerly Chofetz Chaim) but of numerous Manhattan Yeshivos, including our own. Mrs. Richter stresses that by supporting Yeshivos, the entire Manhattan Yishuv is strengthened. The Richters exemplify the concept of Areivus, coresponsibility for Klal Yisroel as one entity, and we are delighted to recognize her at this year s Dinner. This year s Dinner Chairman, Mr. Ori Alpert, is a proud member of the YRSRH graduating class of 1990, a talmid of our Yeshiva from first through twelfth grade. Mr. Alpert grew up in Englewood, NJ; he currently resides in Kew Gardens, Queens, with his wife and children. He works in the real-estate sector. As a son of the late Mr. Joseph Alpert and TBLCT Mrs. Gila Alpert, Ori s connections to the Kehilla and Yeshiva extend far past the classroom. His father was a good friend of Rabbi Edwin Katzenstein (this year s Guest of Honor), and had a close relationship with Rav Perlow Shlit a, attending the Thursday night Chumash shiurim both when they were given weekly by Rav Perlow, and later, by the various Magidei shiur. Ori cherishes his family s connections to the Kehilla, as well as his memories from his student days at Breuers. Ori hopes, as dinner chairman, to help ensure an equally positive future for our Yeshiva. As the Yovel Class Ambassador, Rabbi Yossi Krieger is the representative of the class of Rabbi Krieger is known as someone who participates in Tzorchei Tzibur and who helps others and gets things done without fanfare. We are pleased to be megaleh amukim and acknowledge Rabbi Krieger s contributions. Dr. Mark Eisen, Campaign Chairman, is no stranger to our Yeshiva nor the Dinner, as Dr. Eisen and his wife, Mrs. Hennie Eisen, have been delighted YRSRH parents for more than a decade, and were honored as Parents of the Year two years ago. Both native New Yorkers, Mark originally hails from Queens, while Hennie is a former Brooklynite. The Eisens currently make their home in Teaneck, with Dr. Eisen practicing chiropractics in Riverdale. The Eisens oldest child, Tzvi, graduated from our Pre- Mesivta this past June; Danielle is a seventh grader in the Bais Yaakov Middle School; Ari and Naomi are in the third and first grades.

6 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 6 Dr. and Mrs. Eisen have been at the forefront in spearheading some of our Yeshiva s recent initiatives, including the improvements to the schoolyard/play space, renovations of the laboratory room, and the nascent Beis HaMedrash room in the boys elementary building (beneath the Shul). We wish Dr. and Mrs. Eisen much strength and hatzlocha, and Nachas from their beautiful family, as they continue their dedicated and enthusiastic efforts on behalf of our Yeshiva. TWO SPECIAL SHIURIM Continuing the success of the past few years, the Kehilla offered the last two of the three legal-holiday shiurim this season on the mornings of Monday December 26 th and Monday January 2 nd. The shiurim were given by Rav Rubanowitz (directly below) and Rabbi Yosef Jacobovits (far below), and were well attended. Light refreshments were served.

7 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 7 UPCOMING DAF YOMI SIYUM The Daf Yomi siyum for Masseches Bava Metzia is scheduled for Sunday morning January 22 after the 7:30 Shacharis Minyan. The Siyum will take place in Moller Hall, 90 Bennett Avenue. If you desire to attend and/or participate please contact Elchonon Stern or Alan Ettlinger. FROM OUR YESHIVA Fifth Grade Boys Sukkah Fair Upon completion of the first two perokim in Mishnayos Sukkah, Rabbi Cohen s fifth grade boys hosted a Sukkah Fair, at which each boy presented a diorama of a particular case discussed in the Mishna, along with the pertinent facts and Halachos. Girls Melave Malka The Girls Elementary department recently enjoyed their annual Melave Malka, which included Divrei Torah, games, and dancing, as well as delicious food. It was emceed by Mrs. Faigy Szanzer. Moros and staff, mothers and daughters (including those below school-age!) enjoyed the camaraderie and school spirit.

8 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 8 A FEAST FOR THE SOUL, EYES AND PALATE By Mrs. Molly Resnick A room bedecked with decorous centerpieces, dreidel-laden props, and electric lights sitting atop blue and white gems; an evening highlighted by Agudath Israel s Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, emceed by Mr. Craig Cohen, with musical entertainment by Cantor Eric S. Freeman; a luscious hot buffet, wine, sushi, soup, a salad bar, delectable cakes, scrumptious ice cream, catered by Lechayim; and attended by our beloved Rebbetzin Gelley - what more could one ask for? The Senior Social Clubs of KAJ invited the entire Kehilla to a gala Melave Malka, on Motzoei Shabbos, Parashas Toledos, December 3, 2016, following its very successful inaugural affair last year. Food and good cheer pervaded the evening as members and friends of the Kehilla enjoyed the camaraderie, ambiance and Divrei Torah offered. Rabbi Zwiebel, Executive Vice President of Agudath Israel was introduced by Rabbi Edwin Katzenstein, who has worked together with Rabbi Zwiebel on many Agudah and community activities. Rabbi Zwiebel told the crowd that we, as Jewish people, must meet HaShem s exacting standards. It is not enough, he said, to be better than the secular world, which is becoming more immoral with each passing year. Rather, we need to live up to our divine mission of being a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. Our values, he said, come from HaShem. Without an absolute divine measure, marriage can mean one thing today and another tomorrow. The laws against murder may include ill people today but may not tomorrow. (Several states already, he said, permit assisted suicide.) That is why, he said citing a comment by Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch the Luchos contain seemingly obvious laws like killing and stealing. The general prohibition might be obvious, but all the myriad details certainly are not. The enchanted evening lasted approximately two and a half hours and was enjoyed by all. Inspiring words, sumptuous food, a feast for the eyes the Senior Social Clubs prides itself on doing this just right. NEWS FROM MORIAH SENIOR CENTER Moriah seniors celebrated Chanukah in festive style. A 5-foot balloon menora was on display and the room was decked out in glitz and panache. Dreidels and gelt were strewn on the tables and a sumptuous lunch of minute steak and latkes was rounded out with traditional custard doughnuts. Cantor Eric S. Freeman, along with banjo/mandolin player, Josh ( Mr. Shabbos ) Alpert, wowed the crowd with an energetic display of musical talent and witty banter unlike any previous performance. Every client went home with a gift and a smile on their face. Don t miss Moriah s upcoming concert on Monday, January 16 th Songs from Broadway Shows that Became Hits. If you are 60+, working or retired, this might be the time to come in and register. See what Moriah can offer you. If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter via , please contact us at moriahcenter@gmail.com.

9 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 9 SHIURIM NOTICES Rav Mantel s Tuesday evening Minchas Chinuch shiur will resume on the 24 th of January, in Shul following the 8:00 PM Maariv. Rav Posen will give a shiur on Hilchos Birchas HaMozon on January 17 th, same time and place. Nach Shiur for Ladies Rebbetzin Mantel s weekly Tuesday morning Nach shiur, which takes place at 10:15 AM in the Agudah Shul, will not be given on January 17 th and 24 th. It will resume on the 31 st. Thursday Night Chumash Shiur The following shiurim take place in Shul following the 8:00 Maariv: January 12 ויחי Rabbi Mordechai Piller January 19 שמות Rabbi Yehuda Ehrman January 26 וארא TBA February 2 בא Rabbi Avrohom Hoffman February 9 בשלח Rabbi Eliyahu Roberts Mikro Lectures The shiur takes place in Shul during the winter season following davening on Friday nights. January 13 ויחי Rabbi Avi Rogin January 20 שמות Mr. Michoel Meir Levi January 27 וארא Rabbi Yossi Basker February 3 בא Rabbi Elchonon Stern

10 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 10 בשלח February 10 Mr. Joey Gutmann Sisterhood Shabbos Shiurim The shiurim now take place one hour before Mincha in a classroom on the Main Floor of the Broadway Building. Jan. 14 ויחי 3:55 Miss Shayna Weinberg-Gordon Jan. 21 שמות 4:00 Mrs. Esther Katz Jan. 28 וארא 4:10 Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer Feb. 4 בא 4:15 Mr. Michael Gutmann בשלח Feb. 11 4:25 Rabbi Solomon Jacobovits Feb. 18 יתרו 4:35 Dr. Paul Breuer (ז"ל Fort Tryon Ladies Shiur (in memory of Mr. Marc Breuer The shiurim will resume in March. SOCIAL REGISTER It gives us much pleasure to extend our good wishes to Mrs. Edith Erlbach on the birth of two greatgrandsons. Mazel tov to the parents of the first little boy, Mayer and Bruria Willig, the grandparents, Rabbi Dovid and Baila Willig and Rabbi and Mrs. Yaakov Schatz and to the parents of the second boy, Yehuda and Shevy Stern, the grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Josh Stern and Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid Willig. At the same time, we are delighted to wish Mrs. Erlbach and the Willigs another mazel tov on the birth of a daughter to her grandchildren, Eron and Malka Degani. Mazel tov to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Degani. Yosef and Sari Levi happily announce the birth of their daughter, Elisheva Tova. Mazel tov to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Levi and Rabbi and Mrs. Avrohom Hoffman and the greatgrandmothers, Mrs. Margot Lasdun and Mrs. Ruth Hoffman. Our heartiest double mazel tov wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Raffi Klugman on the birth of their twin sons. Mazel tov to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Moshe Meir Klugman, and the greatgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius J. Klugman and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Katzenstein. All our good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Katzenstein on the birth of their grandson. Mazel tov to the parents, Eli and Faige Braun, the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Baruch Braun and the great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Katzenstein and Mr. and Mrs. Naftali Silberberg. We are pleased to extend mazel tov wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stern on the birth of their granddaughter. All the best to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asher Karoll. Mazel tov to Mr. Manny Meyer on the birth of his great-grandson. Our best wishes to the parents, Gedalia and Mindy Kessner and the grandparents, Marc and Dena Meyer. Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Raphael N. Wertheim upon the birth of a great-granddaughter. Mazel tov to the parents, Binyomin and Sarah Leba Nussbaum; grandparents, Leivi and Esther Hochhauser, Cheskel and Raizy Nussbaum, great-grandparents, Mrs. R. Hochhauser, Rabbi and Mrs. Lifchetz and Mrs. Nussbaum. It gives us pleasure to extend mazel tov wishes to Mr. Jacob Goldsmith on the marriage of his grandson, Yitzchok Pick to Esther Malka Deutsch. All the best to the parents, Yossie and Etti Pick, Mr. and Mrs. Dovid Deutsch and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eisenberger.

11 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 11 Our heartiest mazel tov wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Yehuda Levy on the engagement of their daughter, Ruti, to Yoni Epstein. Mazel tov to the Choson s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Meshulem Epstein and the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Ronald Levy. It gives us pleasure to extend mazel tov wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rosenberg on the marriage of their grandson, Nosson Zvi Reiser to Bracha Peres. Our best wishes to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Binyomin Reiser. Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Helmreich on the engagement of their granddaughter, Shulamis Helmreich to Shlomi Drazin. Our good wishes to the parents, David and Estee Helmreich and Ariel and Pearl Drazin. Mr. and Mrs. Elyu Levi are happy to announce the birth of a daughter, Chava Devora, to their children, Yehuda and Ilana Levi. Mazel tov to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rosenberg of Dallas, and the great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Levi and Mr. and Mrs. Moishe Spreiregen. Heartiest mazel tov to Mr. Erich Metzger on the engagement of his granddaughter, Shoshana Yael Gilbert to Jacob Moer. Best wishes to the parents, Steven and Bernice Gilbert and Arthur and Phyllis Moer. All the best to Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid Wiener on the birth of their granddaughter, Esther. Mazel tov to the parents, Avrumi and Golda Gershbaum and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eliyohu Gershbaum. Rabbi and Mrs. Solomon Jacobovits happily announce the birth of their great-grandson in Eretz Yisroel. Mazel tov to the parents, Yitzchak and Kayla Rizzi and the grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Jacobovits. Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Avi Tannenbaum on the birth of their granddaughter. Best wishes to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elli Tannenbaum of Lakewood, the grandparents, Rabbi and Ms. Avraham Aronovitch of Passaic and the great-grandparents, Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Blumberg of Baltimore. All our good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bernstein on the marriage of their granddaughter, Elka Rivka Fenyes to Binyamin Barman. Mazel tov to the parents, Shaya and Susan Fenyes and Mr. and Mrs. David Barman of North Miami Beach. Heartiest mazel tov wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Levi on the birth of their grandson. Best wishes to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yitzchok Levi. It gives us pleasure to extend our good wishes to Mrs. Shelley Bulman on the Bar Mitzvah of her grandson, Aharon Eliyahu Bulman. Heartiest mazel tov to his parents, Rabbi and Mrs. Meir Bulman and his great-grandmother, Mrs. Rivka Bulman. ANNOUNCEMENTS Whenever Maariv is recited before nightfall, as it is in Shul on Friday evenings and the weekday first Maariv, one is obligated to repeat the three Parashiyos of Shema after night. Mincha Gedola in Shul 1:15 PM through March 9

12 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 12 Produce from Eretz Yisroel which requires terumos and maasros to be taken is currently available in the stores. If you have shaalos about this procedure, please call the Rabbinate. Forthcoming Events: Monday, January 16 (18 Teves) Sr. Social Club Tour of Restored Eldridge Street Synagogue (see flyer) Motzoei Shabbos, January 21 (24 Teves) Annual Melave Malka of Mesivta Tiferes Jerusalem Sunday, January 22 (24 Teves) Daf Yomi Siyum on Bava Metzia Sunday, February 12 (16 Shevat) Sr. Social Clubs visit to New York Historical Society Jewish Exhibition 12:30 pm. RESERVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19/23 SHEVAT YESHIVA & KEHILLA ANNUAL DINNER TEANECK MARRIOTT AT GLENPOINTE Sunday, March 5 (7 Adar) Annual Chevra Seudos DONATIONS London. of,זצ"ל Dunner, donated by the family of Rav Yosef ספר מנהגי מהרי"צ הלוי New projector and cable for showing Rabbi Reisman s Motzoei Shabbos shiur, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Nechemia Erlanger. אבן מצבות EVAN MONUMENTS MONUMENTS AND GRAVE BEDS GARY EICHHORN Showroom 1898 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY Telephone: Fax:

13 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 13 FROM THE KEHILLA Mr. Henry Koschland (119 Williamsburg Lane, Lakewood) mourns the passing of his brother, Mr. Victor Koschland Mrs. Chevi Kirschner (1271 E. 28 th Street, Brooklyn) mourns the passing of her brother, Mr. Yonatan Lev Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld ( rd Street, Flushing) mourns the passing of his wife, our member, Mrs. Ruth Schonfeld ZICHRONOM LIVROCHO GEMILLUS CHASSODIM & FREE LOAN FUND Zum Andenken an Frau Rabbiner Rika Breuer, o.h. (Teves) From the Estate of Felix Lehmann, z.l... 1, In fond memory of Ilse (Glauberg) Weissman, o.h In fond memory of Jerry G. Bechhofer, z.l In gratitude to Martha Glauberg, o.h Dr. and Mrs. Seymour Perlstein in loving memory of Arnold and Else Haas, a.h Skadden Arps LLP Mincha Pushke Rabbi and Mrs. Elchonon Stern on the Yahrzeit of R Yeshaya ben R Yitzchok Meir, z l (18 Kislev) Dr. and Mrs. Meir Wikler for Yahrzeit of her beloved father, Sol Ferber, z.l. (21 Kislev) בס"ד I would like to thank Rav Mantel, Dayan Posen, friends and members of the Kehilla for their visits, phone calls and cards during my stay in the hospital and Nursing Home. May we all be זוכה to good health. Also a special Yeyasher Kochacho to Benny Ettlinger for running this year s Yayin L Kiddush campaign. Sidney Gutman בס"ד I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to the Rabbonim and members of the Kehilla, neighbors and friends for their דברי נחמה and assistance during the שבעה for my father, Mark Rubinstein,.ז"ל I would also like to acknowledge those who visited me and my family in Florida, as well as those who called or sent cards or s. May we share simchos. David M. Rubinstein

14 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 14 To Fall or not to Fall The following was composed during Chanukah and can be sung to the tune of Moaus Zur. The Chuppa ended in the wedding hall, 'Twas then I slipped and began to fall. With pain severe, in leg of mine, Hatzoloh came, and arrived in time. Two bone-cracks x-rays revealed, A five week stay in rehab was sealed, It helped, I walk, I'm almost fine again. Forever grateful to Hashem. End of song And now a most hearty thank you to all who called, sent cards, visited, brought cookies, donuts, and orchids for Shabbos. But most of all I thank my devoted wife and wonderful children for their constant support and encouragement, during my five week rehab stay. My children provided homemade food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, 95% of the time. Without their constant support it would have been a much more difficult period. I must mention my granddaughter, Adina, who did so much to make my recovery period a more tolerable experience. Thank you all again. Gunther Weiskopf Photo credits for this issue: We thank Messrs. Alan Ettlinger, Ben Ettlinger, Mrs. Shuli Gutmann, Dr. Johny Hellmann and YRSRH for providing the photos featured in this issue

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16 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 16 From the Memorbook of our Kehilla TEVES 1 Emma Schuster-NY 1 David Josef Weil-Ffm 1 David Neuhaus-NY 2 Regina Oppenheim-NY 2 Auguste Loebenberg-NY 2 Pinkas Zwi Lehmann-Fuerth 2 Toni Goldberger-NY 3 Jenny Ascher, nee Hochschild-Ffm 3 Meir Hochschild-Ffm 3 Moses Schuster-NY 3 Seligman Oppenheimer-Ffm 3 Julius Vorchheimer- Wuerzburg-NY 3 Veilchen Schoen-Vacha 4 Rebbetzin Recha Schwab- NY 5 Michael Neuhaus- Salmuenster 5 Elise Bier-Koeln 5 Bertha Sondheimer-Lange- Ffm 5 Emma Heuman-NY 5 Israel Moses-Ffm 5 Jacob Strauss-Ffm 5 Abby Cahn-NY 6 Jette Dingfelder-Uhlfeld 6 Isaac Miller-NY 7 Regina Zunz-NY 7 Joseph Wohlfarth-Ffm 7 Gertrud Edinger-Ffm 8 Adolf Friedmann-NY 8 E. Rosenbaum-Ffm 8 Arthur A. Stern-NY 9 Jacob Hoenlein-Nuernberg 9 Werner Halberstadt- Hamburg 9 Shoshana Marx-Seattle 9 Recha Stein-Ffm 9 Amalie Mosbacher-Ffm- Bruxelles-Mexico City 9 Sofie Schoen-Vacha 9 Ludwig Stern- Connecticut 10 Salomon Klipstein-Berlin 10 Fradel Klipstein-Berlin 10 Ruth Klipstein-Berlin 10 Max Darmstaedter-Dieburg 10 M. S. Oppenheimer-Ffm 10 Hugo Oppenheimer-Ffm 10 Sally Oppenheimer-Ffm 10 Toni Schwabacher-Ffm 10 Jenny Goldschmidt-Ffm 10 Emil Wolff-Creglingen 10 Isaak Schenkolewski- Hamburg 10 Julie Schlessinger-Mainz 10 Clara Naumann-NY 10 Jerry Bechhofer-NY 11 Sara Moos-Ffm 11 Gusta Gruenebaum- Brueckenau 11 Sally Joseph-Darmstadt 11 Salomon Maier- Schoellkrippen 11 Therese Schoen-NY 11 Margot Weis-NY 11 Taube Weissberger-NY 12 Justin Kaufmann-Denver- 12 Maier Adler-Urspringen 13 Liebmann Freund- Aschaffenburg 13 Jakob Katten-Kirchhain 13 Benno Weis-NY 14 S. Behrmann-Ffm 14 Aron Mausche Schwarzchild-Ffm 14 Betti Neufeld-Nuernberg 14 Sara Stern (Nussbaum)- Fulda 14 Rabbi Dr. Seligmann Meyer- Regensburg 15 Siegfried Schoenwalter-NY 15 Sigmund Katzenstein-NY 15 Leo Ullman-Gelnhausen 15 Manni Weil-NY 16 Abraham Goldstein-NY 16 Salomon Stern-Brueckenau 16 Henny Loewenthal-Tel Aviv-Yad Eliyahu 16 Abraham Loewenstein-NY 17 Gabriel Rosenberg-Berlin- Ffm 18 Willi Gruenebaum-NY 18 Bertha Stern-NY 18 Caroline Bondi-Ffm 19 Rosette Lang-Zuerich-Ffm 19 Adele Kaufmann-NY- Denver 19 Karoline Baer-Ffm 19 Max Gutmann-NY-Miami Beach 20 Samuel Rosenthal-Holzappel 20 Herman Loebenberg-NY 20 Rose Schlesinger-NY 21 Aaron Rapp-NY 21 Tobias Schapiro-Ffm 22 Leontine Goldschmidt-Ffm 22 Dr. Paul Kulp-Ffm-NY 22 Hanna Scheuer, nee Marx- Ffm-NJ 22 Manfred Adler-NY 22 Martha Lehmann-NY 23 Fanny Rothschild-Ffm 23 Gustav Schwarz-Ffm- Theresienstadt 23 Ferdinand Bamberger-NY 24 Jakob Eschwege-NY 24 Paula Rothschild, nee Enoch-Hamburg-NY-Israel 24 Heinrich Edinger-Ffm 24 Sali Sonder-NY 24 Leo Weis-NY 25 S. Klebe-Rhina 26 Walter Jakob Bier-NY 26 Friedrich Katz-NY 26 Sara Weisbecker-Fischborn 26 Minna Betty Katzenstein- NY 27 Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch-Ffm 27 M. H. Katzenstein-Rhina 27 Michael M. Gutmann- Kleinsteinach-Ffm-NY 28 Leopold Mosbacher-Ffm 28 Dr. Moses Kahn-Bnei Brak- Bad Mergentheim 28 Erika Isner-NY 29 Charlotte Sulzbach-Ffm 29 Menachem Wertheim-Fulda- London-NY 29 Samuel Wenger-NY

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20 Vol. 47, No. 5 KAJ NEWSLETTER Page 20 SHAATNEZ Shaatnez (wool and linen) is often found in garments bought even from a reliable Jewish clothing store. Therefore, it is forbidden to wear any man s, woman s or child s garment that contains wool or linen until it has been determined not to contain shaatnez. To determine whether your garment is shaatnez-free, garments may be dropped off at the Kehilla office, 714 W. 186 th Street at the following times: Weekdays 9:30 4:30 Fridays 9:30 12:00 If you are not available at these times, please make an appointment by ing shaatnez@kajinc.org. If you do not have , call and leave a message. Rabbi Kalman Strauss will test the garments on our premises. Please note that it is important to leave on tags with information where garment is manufactured and list of materials contained in it. Chevra Kadisha When the services of the Chevra Kadisha are required - Bar Minon - kindly contact any of the following immediately: OFFICE OF THE CONGREGATION EUGENE GOLDMAN-714 W. 181 st Street Residence: Cell: RABBI EDWIN KATZENSTEIN-730 Ft. Washington Avenue LEON GERSTLE 100 Bennett Avenue Cell: All levaya arrangements must be made verbally with the Chevra Kadisha or the Kehilla office. Family members should not contact the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel. To avoid mix-ups, the Chevra Kadisha will communicate with the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel regarding levaya arrangements. CONTACT INFORMATION Synagogue, Bennett Avenue, New York, NY Kehilla Office: 700 W. 186 Street New York, NY / Fax Rav Zachariah Gelley (Study) Rav Yisroel Mantel (Study) office@kajinc.org Rav Jacob Posen Bennett Ave (Social Hall) Rav Chaim Kohn Phone in Shul rabbikohn@gmail.com Mikve Broadway Rabbi Moses Edelstein Yeshiva Executive Office Fax Beth Hamedrash Payphone kashrus@kajinc.org Yeshiva Office Mr. Victor Sussman Mesivta Office Kehilla Maintenance maintenance@kajinc.org Jewish Community Council Moriah Senior Center HATZOLOH: or