Av 5763 / July 2003 - Hebrew Academy of Cleveland

AV 5763 / JULY 2003
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MAZEL TOV TO THE GRADUATES OF 5763/2003
his June, thirty four students
graduated from the Academy’s
Beatrice Stone Yavne High School
and Yeshiva High School divisions.
All graduates will continue their education, with
the overwhelming majority, thirty students, opting
to attend yeshivos and seminaries in Eretz Yisroel.
Yavne Graduation
A capacity crowd participated in the
moving ceremony, ably chaired by Dr.
Elliott Dickman, member of the Academy
Executive Board and parent of one of the
graduates. As noted by Mr. Ivan A. Soclof,
President, this outstanding class was the first to celebrate its
commencement in the new Beatrice Stone Yavne High School
building. Rabbi N.W. Dessler, Dean, praised the girls for their
middos tovos and readiness to help others in a discreet and joyful
manner. Rabbi Dessler then presented the prestigious Beatrice
Stone Midos Award, which includes a full-year scholarship to a
teacher’s seminary in Israel, to Elisheva Howitt.
Rabbi Chaim Stein, Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe, chairman of the
Vaad Hachinuch, praised the girls’ commitment to spend an
additional year of study in order to be able to build true Jewish
homes in the future. Rabbi Simcha Dessler, Educational
Director, commended the girls on their accomplishments and
expressed that “the graduates are recipients of a gift to be
cherished, the gift of an education for life.” Rabbi Avrohom
Schwartz presented the Hendel Berliner Awards, to Djilda
Henkin, Nechama Heimowitz, and Naomi Laufer. This
award perpetuates the memory of Mrs. Hendel Berliner who
survived the flames of the Holocaust and proceeded to build a
Jewish dynasty in America.
Judaic and General Studies Valedictorian, Djilda Henkin,
expressed hakaras hatov to her teachers, explaining that just like
a tree needs nutrients to grow, so a student only thrives
because of the vital foundation nurtured by mechanchim, moros,
and teachers. Judaic salutatorian, Naomi Laufer, promised that
graduates will try to use the talents nurtured in the Academy to
reach their potential; and General Studies Salutatorian, Nechama
Heimowitz, reiterated the general consensus that all the girls felt
proud to have had the privilege of learning at the Academy
and eagerly await the opportunity to be mekadesh shem Shomayim
b’olam. A gift from the graduating class was presented to
Rebbetzin Rochel Sorotzkin, treasured Supervisor of Yavne
High School for many years.
The ceremony concluded with the presentation of diplomas
by Mrs. Neche Moerman, Principal of Yavne,
Mrs. Lois Mager, Assistant Principal, and on behalf of the
Board of Directors, Mr. Alan Schabes and Mr. Mel Waxman.
Yeshiva High School Graduation
The new Beis Medrash at the Jacob Sapirstein campus was the
site of the commencement exercises of the Yeshiva High School.
Chaired by Mr. Ronald Greenfeld, the event was indicative of
the enthusiasm, dedication, and impressive achievements of the
graduates themselves.
Rabbi Yitzchok Sorotzkin, Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe, speaking
on behalf of the Vaad Hachinuch, commended the students for
their sincere commitment to Torah education. Rabbi Sorotzkin
expressed that the high standards and levels attained by the
student body was most evident during oral bechinos which he
administered just days prior to the graduation.
In his message, Rabbi Simcha Dessler, Educational Director,
lauded the graduates as, “an extraordinary group of young men
who recognized and utilized a unique opportunity at the
Yeshiva High School to benefit from life-altering and lifelong
relationships with an outstanding faculty.”
Valedictory addresses were delivered by Noah Kraut
(Limudei Kodesh) and Yaakov Zev Greenfeld (General Studies).
Rabbi Leib Scheinbaum, Supervisor, presented the coveted
Amud HaYeshiva Award to Doron Bennett who expressed his
appreciation in a beautiful speech lauding the devotion of the
Rabbeim to the growth and development of each individual
talmid. Doron posed the question of how a talmid could possibly
repay a Rebbe who has invested so much diligence, patience,
expertise, and influence. Doron cited the beautiful Gemara that
brings the story of a starving, tired, thirsty man in a desert who
suddenly discovers a fruit tree that revives and revigorates him.
This man ultimately bestows the blessing on the tree that all its
branches should be like him. Doron concluded from this that
the “best show of hakaras hatov that we can give our Rabbeim is
by following their examples of mesiras nefesh, mussar, hashkafah,
and hasmadah that they have impressed upon us.”
On behalf of the seniors, Doron presented the school
with a magnificent Ner Tamid which graces the Aron Kodesh
in the new Beis Midrash. Rabbi N.W. Dessler presented the
Judaic diplomas and Rabbi Yitzchok Kasnett, Principal of
General Studies, presented diplomas and various national
awards for excellence.
May all the graduates go M’chayil el chayil, from
strength to strength, and continue transmitting our heritage
from generation to generation.
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V’DIBARTA BAM
This year, the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland was the proud host of the
Midwest V’Dibarta Bam Mishnayos Program. This international program
perpetuates the memory of the 1.5 million children who perished in the
Holocaust and involves rigorous exams on Mishnayos which are taught
during voluntary after school enrichment classes
offered throughout the year by Rabbi
Hillel Drazin. HAC winners were
Aryeh Greenfeld, Betzalel
Freedman, Yehuda Leib Goldfarb,
Eli Chaikin, and Moshe Rom.
This year’s program was sponsored
by Mr. Mendy Klein in memory of
his father, Mr. Naftoli Herzka Klein, z’l.
ACADEMY HOSTS NATIONAL BAIS YAAKOV CONVENTION
The weather was snowy, bitterly cold, but spirits in the
Beatrice Stone Yavne High School were soaring. Over 600
delegates, from schools as distant as California, Texas, and
Georgia, converged on Beachwood, Ohio to spend a Shabbos
learning, sharing, singing, and performing in classrooms
extensively decorated to reflect the theme of the Bais Yaakov
Convention - Hakol Kol Yaakov, the fervency of our tefillos will
prevail over the sword of Esav.
The delegates were amazed at the hospitality extended to
them and the weekend’s meticulous detailed organization that
left them elated and inspired. We are proud that our girls so
utilized and projected the ahavas yisroel and ahavas Torah that
their teachers strive so hard to imbue in each student.
FROM BRURIAH HIGH SCHOOL, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY:
I must commend you on a fantastic convention. The girls came back so
excited. They felt it was an inspiration as well as fun fun fun and they felt
properly welcomed.
CONVENTION NOTES:
FROM BNOS BAIS YAAKOV HIGH SCHOOL,
TORONTO, ONTARIO:
We can only attempt to express our appreciation to you and to all the staff
and students of Yavne, for the beautiful convention. The speeches were
inspiring, the presentations were entertaining and thought provoking, and
the achdus, unity, was truly soul stirring! The entire Shabbos was
unforgettable; the many aspects of hakol kol Yaakov will remain in our minds.
FROM BAIS YAAKOV SCHOOL FOR GIRLS,
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND:
Our convention delegates returned from Cleveland exhausted from the most
wonderful, exhilarating and inspirational weekend at Yavne. The speakers,
the workshops, the weekend program and general camaraderie that
convention weekends foster – all contributed to a magnificent convention
experience for our talmidos. We in Bais Yaakov thank you for all the time
and effort and personalized energy that go into the planning and ultimate
execution of this mammoth undertaking.
FROM BAIS YAAKOV HIGH SCHOOL, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI:
We thank you all for the wealth of material we learned and shared, and
also for the tireless efforts that kept us well fed and taken care of. Most of
all, we enjoyed the atmosphere you provided in this true kenessiah l’shem
Shomayim, gathering for the sake of Heaven.
FROM HANNA SACKS BAIS YAAKOV HIGH SCHOOL,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS:
We were very impressed with your beautiful facility, and even more
importantly, with the gracious and caring hospitality displayed by all
your students and staff. The concern and effort expended to insure that
every individual need was taken care of was evident.
FROM BAIS YAAKOV BNOS CHAYIL,
LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY:
Just watching the way your Yavne girls interact with each other and their
behavior in general warmly inspired us and was a kiddush Hashem.
FROM MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, NEW YORK:
I feel compelled to take time to thank you for a most impressive and
enjoyable Bais Yaakov Convention. The planning of the event, the sensitivity
to detail and the personal pride you take in the Bais Yaakov movement
guaranteed the success of the convention.
FROM BAIS YAAKOV OF PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY:
Our students returned from the Convention enthusiastic, inspired and
bubbling over with quotes from speeches and workshops. It was obviously
a most productive kinus l’shem Shomayim.
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WE ARE ONE - TEACHING ACHDUS AND EMPATHY
Today, more than ever, the speed of worldwide
telecommunications has made it possible for us to know
almost immediately the plight of fellow Jews around the
world. At the Academy we have initiated many programs
that teach children how to feel connected, empathize, and
help our fellow Jews.
Three alumni involved in the distribution section of our
project have shared their enthusiasm.Writes Debby Oster Stein,
now the Director of Psychological Services at Ginot Shomron:
“The gifts with the notes from the Yavne girls were
distributed on Purim morning and brought smiles to the
faces of the children…. I decided to buy Pesach gifts at the
non-profit gift shop run by volunteers. The shop profits
go to fund special projects for children who are sick in the
hospital. I arranged for these Pesach gifts to go to families
who do not necessarily get help from social workers
because the idea of saying “I need help” is very difficult for
them. I want to thank you, as well, as a representative of
the professionals of the yishuv who work hard day in and
day out to help the children who suffer both from poverty
as well as from the terrorism that has hit us hard in our yishuv.”
This year, students from kindergarten through high
school have been involved in a myriad of projects promoting
connectedness. Kindergartners, third, and sixth graders
created a mobile and toys for the Bikur Cholim House in
our neighborhood. First graders pieced together a quilt for
the lobby of the Bikur Cholim House and fifth graders
drew large murals of Eretz Yisroel and the Yomim Tovim for
other rooms in the house. Students in kindergarten
through third grade created cards for children in Rainbow
Babies and Children’s Hospital while sixth graders developed
games for those hospitalized. At a truly inspirational assembly,
Mrs. Z. Weiss from Jerusalem who stayed
at the Bikur Cholim House during
treatment at the Clinic, gave
personal testimony of the
tremendous chesed extended
to her by the Cleveland
community.
Gitel Meisels Fischer of Yerushalayim writes: “I cannot tell
you how many children you made
happy. The toys and games
were carefully chosen to
suit the families which
were picked. They were so
delighted. Many of the
families chose building
toys such as blocks and
lego….your share in bringing
simchas Yom Tov to these
families and their children
was so well received.”
The boys’ Yeshiva Ketana
often visited Menorah Park
Senior Citizen Home to sing
and perform, and brought Yom Tov
cheer to the residents. Third
graders also presented a musical
performance to Holocaust
survivors under the auspices of
the Jewish Family Service. Our
students raised funds for a
computer center in the Merav
Children’s Home in Israel, and
for Kids for Kids, a support group
for families who are victims of terror
in Israel.
Batya Einstadter
spoke to the girls directly
during a recent visit to
Cleveland and reiterated
the importance of the girls’
efforts. “One cannot possibly
fathom the struggles these
children encounter daily,” she
said. “At best, others assist them with
basic food and clothing. Toys, especially new ones,
are usually non-existent. The joy these children feel and
display as they receive these ‘basic’ toys is heartwarming.”
High School students participate in the Irving I. Stone
Tzedakah Fund whose M’Yad L’Yad program successfully
sensitizes students to the challenges of their
counterparts in Israel. Yavne High School girls raised funds
for the Bais Yaakov of Baku in the former Soviet Union
and sent moneys to alumni to purchase yom tov toys and
shlach manos for needy chidren in Israel. Students held a
fun-filled Monopoly Chinese Auction and Mrs. Miriam
Dessler’s lashon class conducted a lively Purim Shelach
Manos Auction plus the girls again conducted their successful
Annual Shavuos Flower Sale to raise funds for Eretz Yisroel.
Perhaps the most touching letter of all came from a
recipient of some toys who wrote the girls: “I live in a
two-bedroom apartment and gave birth to my sixth child,
be’h, a week before Pesach. The toys occupied the children
during the Yom Tov and really benefited us all to maintain
the calm and serenity in our home at this hectic time.”
Each division hopes to continue and strengthen its
commitment to teach and demonstrate to our students the
all encompassing concept that kol yisroel areivim zeh l’zeh, we
are all connected one to another.
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Third graders used several computer programs to create graphic organizers and research
projects. On Technology Night, fourth graders proudly demonstrated their knowledge of
computer technology and displayed their finished products; reports that were full of
content, organized logically, grammatically correct, and very professional.
Yeshiva High School students traveled to
Detroit to visit and be inspired by Rabbi
Chaim P. Sheinberg of Eretz Yisroel.
On the New York Torah tour, seventh
grader Betzalel Freedman met Rabbi
Shmuel Berenbaum, Rosh Yeshiva of
Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute.
Cocoons to butterflies – right in the
classroom! One of the miracles of nature
unraveled in its glory to our first and
second graders who watched caterpillars
hatch into beautiful butterflies that they
then freed into the greenery surrounding
our playground.
Academy parents
generously lend their
time to share their
expertise with students.
Dr. Daniel Karns, an
orthopedic surgeon at
Parma Community
Hospital, recently visited
a kindergarten class to
explain x-rays, splints, and
hygiene.
Sixth grade students culminated
a unit on scientific inquiry with an
outstanding Science Fair evening that
showcased their ability to create
hypothesis-based projects that
scientifically demonstrated many
wonderful aspects of our amazing
world.
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60TH SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN DINNER HIGHLIGHTS
Moshe and Zahava
Neuman, receiving
the Alumni Award
from (l -r):
Rabbi Eli Dessler,
Rabbi N. W. Dessler,
Mr. Ivan A. Soclof,
and Rabbi Simcha
Dessler.
Dr. Louis J.
Malcmacher,
Dinner Honoree,
flanked by(l -r):
Mr. Ivan A. Soclof,
Rabbi N. W. Dessler,
and Rabbi
Simcha Dessler.
Enjoying the reception
at the Scholarship
dinner are (l -r):
Neil Genshaft,
Peter Rzepka,
Judge Dan Polster,
and Rabbi Eli Dessler.
The
Hebrew
Academy
Boys Choir
PTA CHINESE AUCTION
The theme of this year’s
PTA Chinese Auction was
the blessing of everyday
continuity, the harmony that
enables parents, teachers
and staff to continuously
dedicate themselves to the
wellbeing of our students.
Special thanks to Mrs. Suri
Goldman, Auction Chairperson, and her cotillion
of dedicated volunteers
for coordinating an event
that celebrated the
concept of friendship
and camaraderie.
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FROM OUR MAILBOX
ALUMNI NACHAS
ENGAGEMENTS/MARRIAGES
Dear Rabbi Dessler,
As a HAC graduate, it makes me proud to know that the
ideals of Torah and chesed that I received from the school
continue to be passed on to future generations of Academy
students. Thank you to the students of the Hebrew Academy for
their generous donation of $1,300 for our computer center in
Bet Hayeled. Bet Hayeled provides a secure and nurturing
environment for orphaned children and children from distressed
home environments. We were touched by this true act of chesed.
CHAYA SORAH BARKIN TO ZEVY HERSHFELD
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. MOSHE REUVEN BARKIN
TOVA BLOCH TO MARC REISMAN
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. AARON BLOCH
AHRON LIPA MANN TO LEAH MENDLOWITZ
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. ELOZAR MANN
AND RABBI AND MRS. MEYER ZELIG MANN
ARYEH ZIGDON TO FANNY GUZELGUL
YOSSI ZIGDON TO SHEVY STAWIS
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. BENNY ZIGDON AND MRS. HANNAH FIELDS
ISRAELA CUDEK TO YITZY REICH
MAZEL TOV TO MRS. PENINA CUDEK
RUTI FREUND TO YISROEL GOLDSTEIN
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. MOISHE FREUND AND MR. JOSEF FREUND
RENA FRANK TO YOSSI MOSKOWITZ
MAZEL TOV TO MRS. HARRIET FRANK
BROCHA NEUMAN TO AVROHOM REUVEN FRANKEL
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. BINYOMIN A. NEUMAN
AND RABBI AND MRS. SHLOMO MOERMAN
AND MR. AND MRS. LAZAR NEUMAN
YOCHEVED ROSE TO ALAN DASKAL
MAZEL TOV TO DR. AND MRS. MITCHELL ROSE
ADINA STEIN TO MOSHE STEFANSKY
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. BINYOMIN STEIN
AND RABBI AND REBBETZIN CHAIM STEIN
SIMI RUBIN TO SHLOIME GLICK
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. MARK RUBIN
ALIZA SCHUR TO DOVID REICH
MAZEL TOV TO DR. AND MRS. ZELIG SCHUR
AND RABBI AND MRS. DONIEL SCHUR
ESTHER SCHNITTLINGER TO SHMUEL ABRAMSKY
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. ALEX SCHNITTLINGER
YITTY FEIFER TO YEHUDA LEIB LANDSMAN
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. ABISH FEIFER
TZVI FEIGENBAUM TO RAISEY WEISS
MAZEL TOV TO MRS. PAULA FEIGENBAUM AND MRS. SYLVIA FEIGENBAUM
PINNY WOLMAN TO ITIYA HANAU
MAZEL TOV TO MR. SAM WOLMAN AND RABBI AND MRS. AARON WOLMAN
MOSHE FRIEDMAN TO FRAIDY FRIED
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. YECHIEL FRIEDMAN
HADASSAH HEIFETZ TO CHAIM TZVI SHAPIRO
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. BORUCH HEIFETZ
AND MR. AND MRS. HERSCHEL ITZINGER
AND MR. AND MRS. MORTON HEIFETZ
ROCHI IRELAND TO JORDON BERKOWITZ
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. GERSHON IRELAND
Yitz Feigenbaum, Director,
Merav Children’s Group Home,
Beit Shean, Israel.
Dear Rabbi Scheinbaum,
I am sure that, after many years of successful publication of the
“Peninim on the Torah” series, you do not need any further
praise of your work, least of all from a baal habayit from
Johannesburg, South Africa. However, since I get so much
benefit from your weekly Parsha page I feel that it is necessary
for me to express my hakarat hatov. I should tell you that it is
not only I who has benefited from Peninim – I give a Chumash
shiur at my shul every Shabbos morning, and many times I
quote from your insights (with due acknowledgement to you as
a source), so the people who attend my shiur also get the benefit
of your Torah. What I find particularly nice about your style is
that you combine both the intellectual and emotional aspects of
a subject. You seem to have found the perfect balance between
insight and inspiration. May Hashem bless you to continue
illuminating us with your Torah for many years to come,
and thank you again for all the Torah I have learnt from
you in the past.
Rabbi Cecil Steinhauer,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
BIRTHS
RABBI AND MRS. AVI GRUBNER (GIRL)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. REUVEN DESSLER
AND RABBI AND MRS. N.W. DESSLER
MR. AND MRS. YOSSI KORNFELD (GIRL)
MR. AND MRS. MENDY POLLACK (GIRL)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. YAACOV POLLACK
AND MRS. HELEN POLLACK AND MR. AND MRS. DAVID STERN
RABBI AND MRS. SENDER STOLL (GIRL)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. ALEX SCHNITTLINGER
MR. AND MRS. BINYOMIN NEUMAN (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. SHIA NEUMAN
AND MR. AND MRS. LAZAR NEUMAN
RABBI AND MRS. CHAIM FELD (GIRL)
MR. AND MRS. SRULY MANN (GIRL)
MR. AND MRS. BENTZY KAUFMAN (GIRL)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. SHMUEL Y. MANN
AND RABBI AND MRS. MEYER ZELIG MANN
Eleventh grade girls received a hands-on civics lesson when
they visited the Federal Courthouse in downtown Cleveland
and received instructional information from Judge Dan
Polster.
MR. AND MRS. YONATAN DIENA (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. YAACOV KOVAL
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MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. HYMIE KELLER
AND MR. AND MRS. ISZAK KELLER
RABBI AND MRS. LEIBIE LANDESMAN (TWIN BOYS)
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. SHLOMO MOERMAN
RABBI AND MRS. CHESKY SCHNEIDER (GIRL)
MAZEL TOV TO DR. AND MRS. ABBA SPERO
AND MRS. ELISSA SPERO
RABBI AND MRS. YOSSI FREEDMAN (GIRL)
RABBI AND MRS. MENACHEM FREEDMAN (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. MOSHE FREEDMAN
RABBI AND MRS. AHRON DOVID LEBOVICS (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS.YEHUDA LEBOVICS
AND TO RABBI JOSEPH K. FABIAN
RABBI AND MRS. DOVID FARKAS (GIRL)
RABBI AND MRS. YITZY KLAHR (BOY)
RABBI AND MRS. CHAIM WEISBERG (BOY)
RABBI AND MRS. YOSSI RENNERT (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. PINCHOS KLAHR
MR. AND MRS. JEFFREY SOCLOF (GIRL)
MR. AND MRS. DAVID SEIGER (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. IVAN SOCLOF
RABBI AND MRS. AVROHOM GREENBERG (BOY)
RABBI AND MRS. AVI METHAL (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. SHRAGA WEIMER
RABBI AND MRS. SHAUL BODENSTEIN (GIRL)
RABBI AND MRS. ZEV MEISELS (GIRL)
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI YOSEF MEISELS
RABBI AND MRS. MORDECHAI FEIGENBAUM (GIRL)
MAZEL TOV TO MRS. PAULA FEIGENBAUM
MR. AND MRS. DUVIE SAUBER (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. SROY LEVITANSKY
MR. AND MRS. EZRA BENNETT (GIRL)
MR. AND MRS. MORDECHAI LIPTON (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. TED BENNETT
RABBI AND MRS. NOAM KUTOFF (GIRL)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. MOSHE YEHUDA MANN
AND RABBI AND MRS. MEYER ZELIG MANN
MR. AND MRS. SHMUEL FEUER (BOY)
MR. AND MRS. ELIE KOVAL (GIRL)
RABBI AND MRS. MOSHE KOVAL (BOY)
RABBI AND MRS. ARYEH L. FREEDMAN (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. MORDECHAI KOVAL
MR. AND MRS. PINKY MIKHLI (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. LOUIS SCHONFELD
AND MR. BORIS AND DR. ALLA MIKHLI
MR. AND MRS. JEREMY CASSIUS (GIRL)
MAZEL TOV TO RABBI AND MRS. MOSHE BERGER
MR. AND MRS. NOACH LIPINS (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. DOVID LIPINS
RABBI AND MRS. ELI GOLD (TWIN BOY AND GIRL)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. LARRY GOLD
MR. AND MRS. DOVID NEUMAN (BOY)
MAZEL TOV TO MR. AND MRS. MOSHE NEUMAN
AND MR. AND MRS. LAZAR NEUMAN
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DR. AND MRS. JEFFREY SOLOMON AND YOSEF
MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH EDELSTEIN AND MORDECHAI
MR. AND MRS. REUVEN GANCZ AND YONI
RABBI AND MRS. AHRON EPSTEIN AND BORUCH
DRS. PINCHOS AND LYNN SCHOENFIELD AND YOSSI
MR. AND MRS. ZEV KUSHNER AND NECHEMIAH
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Dean: RABBI N.W. DESSLER
IRVING I. STONE, k”z Board Chairman (1976-2000)
IVAN A. SOCLOF, President
MORRY WEISS, Immediate Past President
MELVIN WAXMAN, Board Vice Chairman
Educational Director: RABBI SIMCHA DESSLER
Financial Director: RABBI ELI DESSLER
Editor: MRS. SELMA HELLMAN
HEBREW ACADEMY NEWS • AV 5763 / JULY 2003
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