Devorah Benjamin and Levi Shemtov are two Lubavitcher that were selected and are among the five finalists in the Jewish Federations ‘Jewish Community Heroes’ contest. Each of the finalists will receive $1,000 towards their cause.
Five Finalists Selected in UJC’s Heros Contest
Devorah Benjamin and Levi Shemtov are two Lubavitcher that were selected and are among the five finalists in the Jewish Federations ‘Jewish Community Heroes’ contest. Each of the finalists will receive $1,000 towards their cause.
Three other finalists included Shmuly Yenkelowitz, Ari Teman, and Yonah Bookstein.
On November 9, only one of the finalists will be named the Jewish Community Hero of the Year—and receive $25,000 towards his or her community service work.
A MAJOR FAN
GOOD LUCK DEVORAH !!!!
your former teacher
Mazel Tov, Devorah! I hope you win, you can make so many more beautiful simchos with $25,000.
devorahs fan
Devorahs the only woman, liberal jews need the femine to win! Devorah mazel tov!
rach
YEAH DEVORAH!!! you know you deserve this above anyone else!!
Ich mein....
While my hat’s off to devorah benjamin for the wonderful things she does that are out of this world for the crown-heights/lubavitch community, i believe that that for the kiddush shem lubavitch that this federation thing has an affect, reaching people from all over the country, that rabbi levi shemtov has more in common, with his internationally renowned friendship circle.
Daas Torah
Devorah kept her position in the top 3 throughout the entire competition as a result of her facebook group which sent out reminders to vote almost every day.
The time has come people realize the potential of FB when it comes to making a dirah betachtonim.
crown heights parent
To Daas Torah:
Good point. Do you know if the hanhala of Bais Rivka has changed its position regarding the Internet? When they discovered that students were using Myspace, they expelled some girls from the school.
Q: Do the people in positions of authority in our schools understand that the Internet is not going away? That a-l-l their students use the Internet on a r-e-g-u-l-a-r basis? That they lose credibility with their talmidim (and parents!) when they fixate on the ‘dangers’ of the Internet, and not on its incredible potential for good??