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Siyum and Hachnosas Sefer Torah in Memory of Harav Sholom Gordon

TARZANA, CA [CHI] — Hundreds of people gathered at Chabad of Encino in the SF Valley, California to complete and dedicate a new Sefer Torah donated in tribute to Rabbi Sholom B. Gordon, ob’m. The campaign was launched by Rabbi Yehoshua Binyomin Gordon, Shliach of the Rebbe in the Valley in conjunction with the upcoming 7th Yahrzeit of his father, on Achron Shel Pesach.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

The Torah was dedicated by Mark and Amy Kestenbaum and Family. Each of the five Seforim were dedicated by another Family including the Finder, Leibowitz, Brown and Fischer families.

Rebbitzen Miriam Gordon, wife of Rabbi Sholom B. Gordon z’l as well as some of her children came in for all over the world, and from as far as Melbourne Australia where Rabbi Yossi Gordon is on Shlichus as well as Rebbitzen Bluma Rivkin, Shlucha from New Orleans, LA.. The proceeds of the campaign were given as grants to the various outlying Chabad Houses under the auspicious of Chabad of the Valley. The Torah itself will travel from one Chabad House to another, to help facilitate the Sefer Torah needs of new Chabad Houses in the Valley, for a period of six month at a time.

A booklet about Rabbi Sholom B. Gordon, z’l was published and distributed as well. Click Here to download and view it.

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6 Comments

  • I was Their

    it was a beutiful event I’m so glad that i was able to be their

  • Arna Lipkind

    I was fortunate to be part of Rabbi Gordon’s shul in Maplewood. He was a man of great integrity and bitul.He embodied
    the true Chassid; and yet he made you feel at ease.As a rule he never got involved in machlokes; on the contrary, as chaplain of Beth Israel and St. Barnabus Hospital of New Jersey, he used all of his koach to do chessed and the Rebbe’s Mivtzoiym.This is a great man we should all try to emulate.I invite others to please use this forum to share stories about this special man.

  • the former Jamie Levine

    B“H
    As a ”transplant“ to Crown Heights, from Maplewood,NJ, where Rabbi Gordon, A”H, was the shliach (after his years in Newark and elsewhere), I was extremely fortunate to have been among those who were makaruv via his shul.

    Rabbi and Mrs. Gordon (may she enjoy lange, gesundedikeh yahren!) took me under their wings and showed me so much patient guidance and education, for which I can never thank them enough.

    We were so fortunate that Rabbi Gordon attended our l’chaim, only a few short months before he was niftar.

    When I was a regular at his “Ahavath Zion” shul, he even urged me (a woman) to attend the study shiurim held by the daily minyan before davening. This was despite the discomfort of some of the older gentlemen in attendance, who were accustomed to this being a “men only” setting.

    There are so many great “Rabbi Gordon” stories, and they’re ALL TRUE!

    Thanks, Webby, for including the option to download the tribute book.