With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Gershon Giter, OBM, dedicated husband, father, Chosid, Shliach and longtime rabbi of Congregation Beis Menachem in S. Paul, Minnesota. He was 61 years old.
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Yesterday, the talmidim of Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ, traveled on an interstate trip to Pennsylvania, where they had a great time kayaking on the Delaware river.
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