Daily Archives: December 6, 2005

Orthodox Jews rebuild spiritual borders that fell victim to Wilma

Throughout South Florida, symbolic walls brought down during Hurricane Wilma are being repaired.

In strict Jewish observance, on the Sabbath, people are prohibited from carrying anything from a private domain, such as their home, to a public domain, such as the synagogue.

1000 Tefillin Distributed at Kinus Hashluchim

The Tefillin and Mezuzahs bank distributed some 1000 pairs of tefillin to be handed out in 16 different countries and 1800 mezuzahs in communities of shluchim all over the globe. To date 2600 pairs of tefillin and 3500 mezuzahs have been handed out by the Tefillin Bank since its inception. As one shliach put it, “the tefillin so many Jews began wearing daily and the mezuzahs on so many Jewish doors has caused a ‘revolution’ in our quite little town!”

The Kushner International Tefillin and Mezuzah Banks are a project of The Shul of Bal Harbor in conjunction with The Shluchim Office and made possible through the philanthropic leadership of the C. Kushner Companies Foundation. The Tefillin Bank receives an ever growing number of requests for tefillin and mezuzos daily “on average we receive 25 to 30 requests for tefillin a day from shluchim” says Rabbi Sholom Ber Galperin of The Tefillin Bank. “and that number is steadily increasing”.

Hundreds Attend the Levaya of R. Levi Yitzchok Schapiro OBM

Hundreds of residents led by the Bais Din of Crown Heights and members of the Vaad Hakohol attended the Levaya of R. Levi Yitzchok Schapiro OBM who had passed away last night [Monday] at the age of 90, after many years of devout community service. R. Schapiro was the Mazkir of the Bais Din and one of the first members of the Vaad Hakohol.

A Concert For Gush Katif

Over 2,000 women from Crown Heights, Boro Park, Flatbush, Monsey and New Jersey turned out for a benefit concert for Gush Katif, held Sunday night in Oholei Torah. The event was chaired by Mrs. Miriam Swerdlov, and Assemblyman Dov Hikind was the guest speaker. Musical entertainment was provided by the Light Peddlars Band, Kineret, and Shimona. The highlight of the evening was a video presentation produced by Rochi Lebovic, depicting the reality of the lives of the Gush Katif refugees.

The inspiration for this evening came from Rochi Lebovic, who spent last summer in Gush Katif, and did all she could to support the expelled families and ameliorate their difficult plight. She is now committed to raising awareness of the deplorable situation of the Gush Katif refugees, many of whom have not received a penny of compensation from the government and now have no homes, jobs or security.