Mazal Tov! – 7 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Bentzi and Mashi (nee Moscowitz) Butman.
IYH at 679 Montgomery St, Apt 2G, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].

Dovid and Hindy (nee Gray) Harrison.
IYH at 374 New York Ave, [bet Carroll and Crown St].

Eli and Shayna Eliav.
IYH at 770 Lefferts Ave, Apt B1L, [bet Troy and Schenectady Ave].

Ushi and Chani (nee Bukiet) Steinmetz (Brooklyn, NY) .

Chaim Meir and Yael (nee Nates) Tessler.
IYH at 35 E 35th St, New York, NY.

Benjy and Leah Brackman (Shluchim to Westminster, CO) .
IYH at the Chabad House on 4505 W 112th Ave, Westminster, CO.

Shai and Chany (nee Zagury) Vaknin (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) .

What is a Sholom Zochor?

It is customary to make a party or get-together for friends and family on the first Friday night (Shabbat) after a baby boy is born. This is called a “Sholom Zochor,” loosely translated as “a time for wishing peace to the male child.”

The Sholom Zochor is usually held in the home of the newborn following the Shabbat meal. Refreshments are served and words of Torah are shared. This gathering is used an opportunity to publicly thank God for the baby’s successful entrance to the world. The gathering also celebrates the newborn’s first Shabbat, since the baby must experience the sanctity of Shabbat before he can be circumcised.

In addition, the Midrash relates that a child is taught Torah in the womb, and then forgets it at birth in order that he toil to learn it again. The Sholom Zochor is meant as a consolation of sorts for having forgotten the Torah. For this reason many people serve beans or chickpeas at the Sholom Zochor, since these are foods served at the house of a mourner.

Stay tuned as we update this list as information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info! Thank You.