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Book on Calabrian Esrogim Presented to Satmar Rebbes

Chabad author Rabbi Eliyahu Matusof who has written on Halacha and who researches and edits Chassidic seforim addresses the issue of purity in Calabrian esrogim in depth in a newly published sefer. Rabbi Matusof presented the book to Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum and to Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum both Rebbes of Satmar who showed much interest in the Sefer.

97-Year-Old Survivor Finds New Purpose at Long Island’s Newest Congregation

Born in a small town in the Carpathian Mountains, Edward Hoffman was just a teen when his life was upended by the Holocaust. Out of 11 siblings, only he and one brother survived the Nazi German death camps. On Rosh Hashanah morning, 97-year-old Edward Hoffman stood beside the ark at Chabad of Sea Cliff and Glen Cove, N.Y., faced the congregation and recited Birkat Kohanim, the priestly blessing, as three younger generations of his family looked on.