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Rabbi Gerlitzky Celebrates his 61st Birthday with his Class

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A long-standing tradition was honored once again today when Crown Heights residents woke to find the streets of the neighborhood filled with signs wishing “happy birthday R. Avrohom”, those signs were referring to Rabbi Avrohom Gerlitzky who celebrated his 61st birthday today.

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Following the tradition the Bochurim ‘surprised’ their Maggid Shiur with a unique cake, designed after the cover of the Kovetz Haores Ubiurim, in the Zal then the Bochurim went downstairs to one of the classrooms for a Farbrengen.

During the Farbrengen the Bochurim presented Rabbi Gerlitzky with a two gifts, one was a leather-bound safer he complied called “Yemos HaMoshiach BeHalacha” which is out of print, and the other was a new LCD computer screen, which will replace his outdated CRT monitor. This gift complements last year’s where the Bochurim gave him the “Otzar Hachochma” which is a collection of every Safer published in digital format.

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17 Comments

  • a former talmid of Reb Avrohom ..

    Not to forget, the e-mail address for Birthday wishes (which was prominently displayed on the car-advertisements) – came to great use, as many well-wishers, old and young chaveirim alike, e-mailed their various Mazel tovs.

    A dugma chaya of a most-devoted Magid Shiur!

  • OTU Bochur

    Wow! check out that cake!!!
    It’s an edible picture of the kovetz!!!!!!!!!!!
    Great idea….

  • Your greatest fan

    Yasher Koach Mendy B. for pulling together the party. You never fail to amaze me with your capabilities!

  • Happy Birthday -til 180!

    Yisroel went back to school?
    Hey, if he gets to have Avrum as a teacher, who can blame him??!

  • Mazel-Tov wrote:

    Kol Hakavod to the Bochrim who pulled this off!! Reb Avrohom deserves this!!What special gifts!!

  • Rivkah Aisenbach

    Reb Avrohom,

    I don’t cease to wonder and admire the originality of the gift/cake every year, and the great admiration and hadras kovod the students have for you.
    May you go michayil el choyil, and merit many many years, of educating the next generation mitoich brius venachas rav
    mikol talmidecho ad bias Moshiach Tzidkeinu bekorov mamash.

    Your sister, Montreal Canada

  • AUSSIE

    AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!!!!!!!! OY OY OY!!!!!!!
    KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!
    SHOW THEM WHAT YOU’VE GOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!