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Students Celebrate Birthday of Beloved Menahel

Students at Yeshiva Chovevei Torah in Crown Heights celebrated their beloved menahel Rabbi Mendy Blau‘s birthday with much fanfare.

Early Thursday morning, They hung up signs with birthday wishes all over the neighborhood, and strung a banner across Kingston Ave.

After the morning seder, they decorated the ‘Zal’ with balloons and streamers, and surprised their mentor with a brand new desk as a gift. They then sat down for a farbrengen in place of their lunch break, which lasted until the end of the day’s studies.

The lavish farbrengen was sponsored by Gombo’s Bakery – which donated a birthday cake and other baked goods, and Bunch-o-Bagels – which donated many bagels and salads.

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14 Comments

  • BSW

    I’m so happy that [Rabbi] Mendy is properly appreciated in the yeshivah. Ad Meiah v’esrim shonim toivos.

  • dovid

    wishing you much continued Hatzlacha. You are truly a beloved menahel and a real inspiration to your students!

  • What berocho

    Time to make sheecheyonu
    A Yeshiva in Crown Heights
    First year for this Rabbi with such love and respect
    From his students he is doing something right.
    If we would have the zchus to have more like him

  • copy

    this is a trademark of OT rabbi gerlitzky

    Please do not compare the 2 and be original

  • response to 9

    nobody is comparing the 2 rabbi gerlitzky is unique and special but theres no trademark or copyright on throwing a suprise farbrengen in middle of yeshiva
    bochurim are bochurim and some that come fro out of town think that this is the minhag haemdinah of crown heights

  • chonie

    umm we took r’ avrahams for a ride!!! 3,000 copies and lets not even begin to talk about the banner!!!

  • copy cater

    copy caters to oholei torah find somthing your self a desk sushi the signs come on