Info to Be Menachem Avel the Blachman Family

The Blachman family is sitting Shiva after the passing of Chaya Rifkah OBM, at 682 Lefferts Ave. [between Albany and Troy Ave.]

Shachris – 7:30
Mincha: Thursday – 5:30, Friday – 1:00, Sunday and Monday – 4:30
Maariv – Bizmanoh

Please send memories and condolences to: blachmanfamily682@gmail.com or (718) 493-0055

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