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Honoring DR. & MRS.
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RUBIN & MANDY BRECHER
MENDEL & ALIZA FUNDO
GREGORY & IVY LEVI
VITALIY & NATALYA MIKINBERG
GUESTS OF HONOR
GUESTS OF HONOR
GAN CHAMESH PARENTS OF THE YEAR
GUESTS OF HONOR
TH I S D I N N E R I S D E DI CATE D TO T HE LOV ING ME MORY O F T H E LU BAVI TCHE R RE B B E , OB” M
RABBI MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON The Rebbe revolutionized the global landscape through a singular vision of bringing G-D’s creation to perfection through goodness and kindness. Millions of people have been touched by his light and his love – directly or through the Shluchim, his personal emissaries who spread his message throughout the world.
the point of light which could be nurtured and magnified. He inspired countless people to make tzadakah a daily way of life.
The Rebbe’s faith in each individual led him to recognize the potential for new and revitalized life where most had long given up hope. Against all odds, he relentlessly fanned the embers of Jewish observance in the Soviet Union during a half century of Communist oppression; the result of which is an unprecedented network of schools, synagogues, and mikvaot in the former USSR. Where others saw only darkness, he saw
By making us active participants in the perfection of G-d’s world, the Rebbe has empowered us as only a parent can empower his children.
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The Rebbe’s legacy is that his Shluchim and the hundreds of thousands he touched throughout the world carry his message and extend his embrace to the farthest reaches.
May the Rebbe’s sacred and primary mission to help bring about this perfection and the ultimate final Redemption be realized speedily and in our days.
Dear Friends, Mazel Tov to our distinguished Guests of Honor: Dr. & Mrs. Rubin & Mandy Brecher, Dr. & Mrs. Mendel & Aliza Fundo, Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Ivy Levi, Mr. & Mrs. Vitaliy & Natalya Mikinberg, the Friendship Circle Presidents, Cteen Leaders and to all who are attending our Annual Dinner Celebration. On behalf of the many who benefit from the warmth and joy of the Chabad Center of the Five Towns, I wish to thank you for joining us as we celebrate 24 years of serving and strengthening the community. We pay tribute to our founder and leader, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, OB”M. The Rebbe’s selfless leadership and unconditional love for every Jew and every human being are the inspiration for
Rabbi’s Letter
all the activities at the Jean Fischman Chabad Center of the Five Towns, as well as the 4,000 Chabad Centers throughout the world. The theme of this year’s dinner is “Chabad--Heart of the Community.” As the heart pumps life through the entire body, so do we at Chabad endeavor to spread passion and vitality through the entire Jewish community. As we gather here tonight, I take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the many people who have contributed in so many ways to keep this heart beating over the past 24 years. Each of you is an integral part of the amazing success of Chabad of the Five Towns. I thank you for your friendship in the past and ask for your continued and increased support in the future so that many more people, young and old, from all walks of life, will be able to grow and flourish together through our Chabad Center--a home away from home for everyone who walks through its doors. With esteem, friendship, blessing, and best wishes for a Happy Purim,
Rabbi Zalman Wolowik D I R EC TOR & SP I R I TUA L L E A D E R 20 1 9 CH A BA D F I V E TOWN S A N N UA L GA L A 3
Guests of Honor
DR. & MRS.
RU B I N & M A N DY B R EC H E R GUESTS OF HONOR
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I T I S T H E I R H O P E T H AT O N C E T H E Y RETIRE THEY CAN BECOME SHLUCHIM TO T H E B A H A M A S , A N D W E L C O M E A L L K I N D S O F J E W I S H S O U L S I N TO T H E I R HOME ON THE BEACH.
Rubin and Mandy both grew up in Flatbush.
her husband Chaim Frankel live in North
Rubin attended The Yeshiva of Flatbush.
woodmere with their 3 children and works
Mandy went to Shulamith Elementary School
with her parents.
and Central Brooklyn for High School.
Eliana and her husband Rabbi Moshe
Rubin & Mandy have lived in Lawrence for
Watson live in Kew Garden Hills with their
the past 27 years. They have been affiliated
3 children and is an OT working in the NYC
with several shuls including the Young Israel
Public School System. Shmuli, the youngest
of Lawrence Cedarhurst, Aish Kodesh and
in the family, moved to Israel after High
Rabbi Grubers.
School, and lives with his wife Etty in Beitar
Rubin, an Ophthalmologist, specializing in Medical Retina, graduated YU, & Albert
Illit where he is learning in Kollel full time and studying Shechita.
Einstein and Mandy runs the financial side
Rubin & Mandy travel frequently and always
of the business. They have 4 children, all
enjoy visiting Chabad Houses all over the
graduates of HALB, and 6 grandchildren.
world. It is their hope that once they retire
Their eldest son Elie, is a Harvard trained
they can become Shluchim to the Bahamas,
dentist, currently is Chief Resident in
and welcome all kinds of Jewish souls into
Maxio Facial surgery in Boston. Ayelet and
their home on the beach. 20 1 9 CH A BA D F I V E TOWN S A N N UA L GA L A 5
Guests of Honor
DR. & MRS.
MENDEL & ALIZA F U ND O GUESTS OF HONOR
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Aliza and Mendel moved to Cedarhurst
to become members of an underground
9 years ago from Teaneck, NJ. They were
Christian Church. Mendel together with
immediately drawn to the warmth and
his family became very involved with the
friendly atmosphere of Chabad.
Today,
church even to the point that his father
Mendel and Aliza along with their three
became an ordained minister. Despite all
children Michali, Yoni and Levi are proud
this, their Jewish neshama never gave up
members of Chabad of the Five Towns.
fueling their perpetual thirst for finding the
Both Mendel and Aliza immigrated to the
ultimate truth.
United States from the former Soviet Union.
Within a few years of coming to New York,
Aliza came to attend a Jewish High School
through a series of extraordinary events of
in Denver, CO when she was 15 years old,
Divine providence, and of course with the
while her parents and family remained in
help of Chabad, Mendel together with his
Simferopol, Ukraine. This in itself was a
sister and parents returned to Yiddishkait
remarkable achievement on behalf of Aliza’s
and became fully observant Jews.
parents. With almost no knowledge about any Jewish practice or way of life, sending their daughter to a Jewish school was certainly “out of style” amongst their friends and peers. Aliza graduated Beth Jacob High School and went on to attend Maalot Seminary, College, and Masters Program in Baltimore, MD. Mendel came to the United States from Moscow, Russia with his parents and sister in 1992, when he was 9 years old. Up until the age of twelve, Mendel who at that time was known as ‘Andrew’, grew up as a son of a pastor. His parents, although being Jewish, knew absolutely nothing about their heritage. Unfortunately this was a common result of growing up in communist Russia.
From the age of 12, Mendel together with his family grew up in West Hempstead, NY. Beginning with the 7th grade he attended Hebrew Academy of Nassau County. He then spent a year at Yeshiva Ohr Dovid in Israel, followed by Yeshiva University and graduated from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as a dentist. Today, both Mendel and Aliza work together at their dental practice in Forest Hills, NY. They are truly honored to be recognized at
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the Chabad Annual Dinner.
T O D AY, M E N D E L & A L I Z A A L O N G W I T H THEIR THREE CHILDREN MICHALI, YO N I & L E V I A R E P R O U D M E M B E R S
In the early 1980’s their search for spirituality
O F C H A B A D O F T H E F I V E TO W N S .
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Guests of Honor
MR. & MRS.
G R EG O RY & IVY LEVI G A N C H A M E S H PA R E N T S O F T H E Y E A R
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Ivy and Greg made aliyah to Woodmere from
Greg is currently a Portfolio Manager at
Manhattan a little over two years ago, just in
Loews Corporation and finds great meaning
time for the starting bell of Gan Chamesh
in the trenches of parenting.
classes. The reputation of Gan Chamesh as a school infused with an infectious love of Torah and Mitzvos was quickly revealed to be a complete understatement! Before even attempting to unpack, a true partnership with many excellent educators took root and continues to flourish into its third year. Elan (5), who was blessed with tremendous individual care during his two remarkably formative years in the Yellow Room and Green Room, has passed the Gan Chamesh torch to his sister Eden (3), who has benefitted from the unsurpassed Morahs of
Ivy is a Manhattan native and attended the Ramaz School followed by the University of Michigan. After graduating with a degree in Communication Studies, Ivy returned to New York where she worked in television production (please don’t tell the kids). Inspired by a deep desire to grow and live an authentic Torah life, Ivy took a detour to attend Neve Yerushalayim in Jerusalem. Ivy went on to work in Jewish outreach at the Brownstone in Manhattan, and now dedicates herself 24/7 to the Levi family.
the Red Room and Blue Room. The future
The early education at Gan Chamesh
together looks promising as Aviella (1.1) is
brought to life by such talented and
eager for 2020!
dedicated educators continues to be a
Greg grew up in Iowa City as a 4th generation Iowan. After graduating with a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Iowa, Greg worked in industry in Minnesota, Illinois and California before returning to the classroom at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
tremendous blessing in the lives of the Levi family, yet the school is merely one of the immeasurable contributions made by Rabbi and Rebbetzin Wolowik to ensure the strength of our collective Jewish futures, both locally and globally. Ivy and Greg are deeply grateful for the opportunity to accept the recognition of Gan Chamesh
Following his relocation to NY to pursue an
Parents of the Year. It is with heartfelt
investment career, Greg was fortunate to
appreciation for this exemplary school that
discover the depth of the Torah. In response,
they seek to further inspire and strengthen
he later took a Sabbatical to learn in Machon
the support our community provides to Gan
Yaakov, an intensive yet intimate yeshiva in
Chamesh and the essential Chabad of the
Jerusalem where he remains very involved.
Five Towns.
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Guests of Honor
MR. & MRS.
V I TA L I Y & N ATA LYA M I K I N B E RG GUESTS OF HONOR
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. . . N ATA LYA N U RT U R E D H E R B U S I N E S S & G R E W I T I N TO T H E L E A D I N G I N D E P E N D E N T B R O K E R A G E I N T H E F I V E TO W N S W I T H O V E R 4 0 R E A L E S TAT E A G E N T S .
Natalya Mikinberg is a Broker and founder
once establishing herself as a Licensed Real
of V.I. Properties, who’s been proudly
Estate Salesperson in 1993. On February 9,
servicing the Five Towns community for the
1999, Natalya officially opened the doors
past 26 years. Natalya, her husband Vitaliy
of V.I. Properties. With only herself in the
Mikinberg, and 2 daughters a Zhanna and
beginning, Natalya nurtured her business
Ella immigrated to New York from the Soviet
and grew it into the leading independent
Union in 1990. Before taking on Real Estate,
brokerage in the Five Towns with over
Natalya educated students in Economy
40 Real Estate agents. Her biggest joy is
and Finance back in the Soviet Union. Her
contributing and supporting her community.
Husband was a Mechanical Engineer. Natalya has gained support due to her
In her free time, she enjoys spending quality time with her 2 daughters, & 5 grandchildren.
compassionate and sympathetic personality
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Friendship Circle Leaders B ECK Y HAV IV “Friendship Circle means everything to me. Seeing the childrens’ faces light up when you are with them makes me the happiest person in the world. I have been impacted by these kids in a great way because they have shown me that the smallest gesture can make a difference.”
J U L IA K L AY MAN “Each week, when I meet my friends, they put a huge smile on my face. It’s so rewarding to be able to make a child with special needs’ day just a bit brighter.”
E ST H E R M E A DOWS “When I started to volunteer with Friendship Circle I thought I was going to be the one making the impact on the kids , however they always make my day and have an impact on my life.”
“Friendship Circle allows me to be part of a larger community that cares for everyone equally. I have been able to make friends and connections with great people”
“Wednesday has become my favorite day of the week. On Wednesday’s I get to come to Chabad and see my special friend learn and laugh. It’s incredible to see how Friendship Circle has such a profound impact on their lives.”
I LA N A KAT Z “Friendship circle means so much to me! Over the past 4 years, I’ve been given the opportunity to expand my perspective on how differences shouldn’t be a barrier between friendships.”
GA B BY N A KKA B
MIR IA M B O R E NS T EI N
A N A B E LLE M ULLE R
“The Friendship Circle embodies what it means to be accepted. No matter who walks into the arms of the Friendship Circle family, it is without a doubt that they will be taken care of. Being a part of this family has given me a new mantra in life and I hope I can pass that on to every person I encounter.”
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LE A H KAT Z “My friends in the Friendship Circle have taught me how to always be happy, and to see the good in everything.”
ZA H AVA GRA F F “Friendship Circle has given me the opportunity to hang out and form relationships with kids I would have never formed otherwise. It has taught me the important lesson that although me and the friendship circle kids may seem different, we really are the same.”
SHU E Y F E IE R M AN “Friendship Circle has brought an unbelievable bond between me and my friend, nothing I could’ve done on a normal day. Leaving me with the happiness I could change lives, meanwhile changing my own.”
Y ISH A I ATT I AS
JO N A H NAIMAN
“Friendship Circle means everything to me, a chance to be a better person and a better friend, it’s an opportunity to truly put others in front of yourself and experience what it means to be a ba’al chesed and an Eved Hashem”
CTeen Leaders J USTIN SA J OV I T S “I became a Cteen Leader to learn about giving back to my community. I am learning about how to appreciate being a young Jewish Teen. I am learning leadership skills as well as becoming closer and interacting with other teens in my community. It’s helping me Care about others, being Respectful,and Honest to my community and to my peers. I have made many new friends because of Cteen and I am very grateful to be apart of it.”
SASH A TE P L IS H “A Cteen leader is someone who makes the time in their hectic schedule to take part in a meaningful experience that incorporates helping others, bringing definition to our Jewish culture, and builds a strong community for generations to come.”
“Volunteering for Friendship Circle and the Friends At Home program has taught me a lot about giving of myself. It has enabled me to bestow kindness while helping me grow considerably through my actions. Somewhere along my continuum of growth, I was lucky to form a deep bond with a new, cherished friend.”
RACH E L BOHNIK “Attending Lawrence high school, it can be more of a challenge to establish your sense of identity and community. CTEEN has made me more aware of my Jewish identity and motivated me to share that with others. It has brought me to meeting many other people just like me. I am very grateful for everyone involved!”
DO RA A RO N OV
E V E T TA PO LE Y
JO RDA N M YE RS “Being a Cteen leader has been a great experience. It gave me the opportunity to meet new people and be involved in the community. The many activities like Challah bakes, sending packages to the soldiers in Israel, and filling backpacks for children in need are just some of the ways we were able to make a difference. Cteen is a great organization and I’m happy to be apart of it.”
E LLI E CO H E N
MIA GW I RT ZM A N
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Thank You Thank you to the staff of the Jean Fischman Chabad Center of the Five Towns for another successful year. Our 24th year and going strong!
E X ECU T I VE D IR EC TO R
P ROGRA M D I R EC TO R
CT E E N & YO UT H PRO GRA M DI RECTO RS
Rabbi Zalman Wolowik
Mrs. Chanie Wolowik
Rabbi & Mrs. Meir & Hadassah Geisinsky
C HA BA D O F F I VE TOW N S ’ HE WL E TT D I VI S I ON
FRI E N DSH I P CI RCLE DI RECTO R
SCH O LA R I N RE SI DE N CE
Rabbi & Mrs. Nochem & Rivkie Tenenboim
Mrs. Batsheva Borenstein
Rabbi Shais Taub
O F F ICE M AN AG ER
AD M IN I ST RATO R
B O O KKE E PE R
Mrs. Miriam Feldheim
Dr. Binyomin Muller
Mrs. Susan Gold
F R I EN D S HI P CI RCLE STA F F Tova Ackerman Social Skills Therapist / Sunday Circle Staff Meir Breur Fun and Fitness Instructor Michael K Brown Fun and Fitness Instructor Daniela Cwibeker Program Staff Sara Dubinsky Judaica Circle Teacher
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Mikki Friedman Judaica Circle Staff
Yehuda Phillips Track Instructor
Shlomi Greenberg Therapist
Rochie Segal Judaica Circle Teacher
Shaindy Hammer Dance Instructor
Sara Shonfeld Music Therapist/ Sunday Circle Staff
Racheli Lavernoff Program Coordinator Atara Levin Sunday Circle Staff Miriam Melone Sunday Circle Staff
Deena Sturm Volunteer Coordinator Goldie Wolowik Teen President Leader
E D U CAT I O N AL D I R EC TO R GAN C H AM ES H
A DM I N I ST RAT I V E DI RECTO R GA N CH A M E SH
Mrs. Susy Adler
Mrs. Suzanne Wallin
GA N C H AM ES H OF FI C E A D M I N I S T R ATO R
GA N CH A M E SH O F F I CE M A N AGE R
Mingy Dworcan
Keri Naiman
GAN C H AM ES H T E ACH E RS Tamar Barak
Elie Greenberg
Blumi Mayzlesh
Laura Slomnicki
Bassie Barash
Lorraine Grun
Shaindel Orenstein
Bassy Tewel
Devorah Leah Bernstein
Etel Hurwitz
Rivka Osdoba
Janet Weiss
Risa Brikman
Rachel Keller
Miriam Roberts
Mussia Wolowik
Chaviva Greenberg
Chaya Rochel Lieberman
Sara Sharfstein
SHA B B O S G RO U P L EAD ERS
CH A BA D H E B RE W SCH O O L T E ACH E RS
Mendel Weiss
Sara Dubinsky
Mendy Dukes
Hindy Geisinsky
Nisson Koncipolksi Zoey Poznonski Rosy Geisinsky Hindy Heisinsky
Malka Rozenblat Chaya Mushka Woliwik Henya Wolowik
Chana Fishbein
Shifra Pewzner
Miriam Roberts
Chaim Yosef Neuman
YO U TH C LU B L EAD ERS
CH I E F CUSTO DI A N
Rivky Segal
Mr. Dee Maldano
Sara Dubinsky 20 1 9 CH A BA D F I V E TOWN S A N N UA L GA L A 15
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE VOLUNTEERS FEMALE VOLUNTEERS Abby Ackerman Penina Ackerman Meira Adler Perla Amsel Eden Barzvi Leora Bennett Talia Ben-Simhon Chaya Malka Bokow Miriam Bornstein Ayala Bruger Hadassah Chait Shifra Chait Daniela Cwibeker Alyssa Dachs Allison DeMeo Malkie Derdik Lily Eisenberg Finny Elkouby Leora Ellenberg Michelle Erdos Adina Feder Ayala Feder Halli Fein Leora Fenster Penina Fiber Michal Fine Chaya Sara Fishfeld Goldie Fogel Shelly Forkosh Kayla Frankel Adina Frankel Leora Friedman Daphna Friedman Devora Friedman Aliza Fruchter Devora Fuchs Rebecca Golan MeiraGoldstein Golda Gordon Sabrina Graff Zahava Graff Abigayl Greenberg Shoshi Greenberg Atara Greenfield Gabriella Grossman Esther Halpert Michal Hammer
Becky Haviv Rachelli Hefter Gabriella Herman Leah Hersh Chanie Hertz Eden Hirmes Sophia Hoenig Nechama Jacobowitz Elisheva Jaffa Leah Katz Abby Katz Ilana Katz Bracha Kaufman Michelle Kirschner Julia Klayman Leora Koenig Sophia Koffsky Hanna Koffsky Malka Korngold Ella Kurtz Julia Levy Naomi Lichter Arielle Lipsky Michal Lipsky Nava Liss Esti Livshitz Rochel Lotwin Lea Lubin Noam Maman Lenoy Manos Sara Mayer Esther Medows Miriam Melohn Kaily Mermelstein Jillian Mestel Annabelle Muller Gabby Nakkab Shoshana Netzer Meria Orner Chaya Leah Peltz Shiffy Pinchasov Shoshana Pomerantz Riki Posner Riky Ratner Hilda Roffe Shani Roffe Haley Rosenberg
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MALE VOLUNTEERS Dina Rosenzweig Ayelet Rosman Menucha Ross Esther Bracha Rumstein Faigy Rutner Lilly Sassoon Ettie Scharf Tzivie Scharf Ariella Schechter Ariella Schecter Tzippy Schein Ella Schwartz Rachel Schwartz Mikayla Schwartz Leah Shapiro Fay Shaulson Aliza Shloush Atara Sicklick Molly Sigman Daniella Smus Samalie Snyder-Feintuch Eliana Sokol Megan Solomon Rochel Leah Solow Mellisa Spector Chayala Stern Leora Stern Tamar Stern Katie Stupak Liora Sturm Deena Sturm Brianna Swedarsky Malka Adina Taub Amalya Teitelbaum Sophia Thall Issac Thurm Rikki Wachsler Liora Weiner Emily Weintraub Isabella Weisfeld Aliza Weiss Arielle Well Kayla Wienerkier Michal Zelmanovitz Emily Zwiebel
Yishai Attias
Doniel Lasky
Netanel Attias
Yehoshua Sholom
Max Blumenthal
Lerner
Avi Cohen
Aryeh Levine
Moshe Crane
Yehuda Levine
Dov Crystal
Joshua Lieberman
Shuey Feierman
Yizchak Lowy
Akiva Fishfeld
Rani Milberg
Doniel Fodiman
Eitan Miller
Ben Freundlich
Yoseph Miller
Daniel Friedman
Jonah Naiman
Sruli Fruchter
Ethan Penstein
Yehuda Girnun
Bentzy Pifko
Josh Goldfeder
Barry Rosenberg
Moshe Goldfeder
Yaakov Samuels
Daniel Goldstien
Aaron Schwartz
Max Gowirtz
David Schwartzstein
Avi Halbfinger
Sholy Shafran
Jeremy Haviv
Chaim Shwartz
Gavriel Haviv
Zachari Srulovich
Jacob Hecht
Jakey Srulovich
Eitan Hoschander
Dani Sturm
Avi Issacson
Sammy Tisser
Yaacov Jacobowitz
Brian Topco-Alteresc
Leeon Jacoby
Yizchak Weiss
Adam Klein
David Wexler
Jacob Kuchik
ADULT VOLUNTEERS Michael Brown
Ari Shaulson
Daniela Cwibeker
Mellisa Spector
Yitzy Cwibeker
Deena Rabbenou
Adina Feder
Ari Wallach
Pnina Fiber
Avital Levin
Chaya Sara Fishfeld Sara Prager Miriam Melohn
Mikki Friedman
Tzippora Ryback
Lenoy Manos
Fay Shaulson
Yehuda Levin
CHABAD THANKS OUR VOLUNTEERS SHABBOS GABOIM
WEEKLY
SMILE ON SENIORS
Mr. Max Kirsch Mr. Michael Hatten Meir Dahan Avi Feinberg Yossi Krasnianski
R’ Yanky Feder R’ Igor Lerner R’ Mayer Preger R’ Nachman Ross
Mrs. Michele Justic Mrs. Lisa Pockriss
WEEKDAY GABAI
R’ Shais Taub
Mr. Chanina Berman
SECOND FLOOR MINYAN
TEEN MINYAN GABBOIM
R’ Mayer Preger
Moshe Koncepolski Shmuel Chein Shmuel Jacobs
KIDDUSH COMMITTEE
ONGOING SHIU RIM DAILY R’ Elozor Cohen R’ Lazer Sachs
BAALEI KRIAH R’ Elozor Cohen R’ Yudi Dukes R’ Yonah Nelson R’ Mottie Glick R’ Nachman Ross
EVENTS SERVICES KINDLY SPONSORED BY Gary Wallin Orchestra Jerusalem Florist Three Star Photography and Videography
B I KKUR CH O LI M SUI T E S Mrs. Tovah Brill Coordinator
VOLUNTEER YESHIVA BOYS VISITATION PROGRAM
Mrs. Lisa Balch Mr. Avi Friedman Mrs. Paula Friedman Ms. Helene Goldberg Mrs. Sandy Gordon Mrs. Debby Hoffert Mr. Leibel Stein Mr. Alan Strauss Mr. Yechezkel Taitz Mrs. Marla Turk
Baruch Ceitlin Mendy Ceitlin Yosef Aryeh Feller Shneur Morosow Levi Plotkin Mendel Wolowik
PRESS RELEASES Mrs. Michele Justic
RAFFLE SPONSORS Dr. & Mrs. Rubin & Mandy Brecher Flywithclass.com Mr. & Mrs. Ari Goodman Machon Stam Mr. & Mrs. Gidon & Alla Shema
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Special Thank You DINNER CHAIRWOMAN Penina Batsheva Popack Your extraordinary vision and creative talents know no bounds. We are so grateful for your dedication to Chabad of the Five Towns and thank you for being our partner. May Hashem bless you with everything good, materially and spiritually, and above all, much nachas from your beautiful family.
DINNER CHAIRPEOPLE Mr. & Mrs. Jeff & Shira Eisenberg Mr. & Mrs. Larry & Susan Sachs Our esteemed Dinner Chairpeople, thank you so much for all your hard work and devotion on behalf of Chabad of the Five Towns. The success of tonight’s dinner is thanks to your outstanding efforts. May Hashem repay you with all the brachot, materially and spiritually.
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A GLIMPSE OF ALL THAT THE JEAN FISCHMAN
CHABAD CENTER OF THE FIVE TOWNS HAS TO OFFER
Experience the joy of Judaism at our Chabad Center. We invite you to stop by any time to participate in the program of your choice and learn more about our unique approach. ADULT EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Gan Chamesh Early Childhood Center
Weekly Classes for Men & Women Jewish Learning Institute – JLI
Jewish Discovery Program - Hebrew School
Rosh Chodesh Women’s Society
Cheder Menachem Mendel
Lectures with Rabbi Shais Taub
The Friendship Circle
Guest Lectures
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS Smile on Seniors – Sunshine Club RIIH - Learn to read Hebrew Loaves of Love Torah & Tea Farbrengens Women Unite @ the Ohel Social Events
Membership Melavah Malka Gala Ladies Nights Out Friday Night Dinners Café Chabad Weekly Kiddush
FAMILY HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS Simchat Beit Hashoeva- SukkaFest!
Mishloach Monot Campaign
Communal Seder
Sukkah-mobile
Communal Purim Bash
Passover Moshiach Seudah
Sukkah Hop
Multi-Media Megillah Reading
Lag B’Omer Festivities
Chanukah Experience
Round the Clock Megillah Readings
Public Chanukah Menorah Lightings
Shmurah Matzah Distribution
Shavuot all Night Torah-thon
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YOUTH PROGRAMS Bagel Babies Chabad Kids Club Youth Zone Boys Club Rabbi and the Mitzvah Men
Chai Five Bat Mitzvah Club Bat Mitzvah Adventure CTeen CTeen Jr.
Jewish Birthday Club Gan Israel Winter Camp/ Summer Camp Junior Congregation Chabad Chess Champs
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PROGRAMS Friendship Circle Programs Friends at Home Sunday Circle Sunday Circle Trips
Judaica Circle Marathon - Team Friendship T-YAD-Young Adult Program Fun Camp/Fitness
Full Service Synagogue Daily Minyanim Kitchen Koshering Mezuzah & Tefillin checking Crisis Counseling Bar Mitzvah Lessons Life Cycle Services Beit Medrash Tree of Life Partnership Club Donor Dedication Opportunities
Moms Night Out Holiday Programs Birthday Club Volunteer Club
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Honorees Dr. & Mrs. Rubin & Mandy Brecher
Dr. & Mrs. Mendel & Aliza Fundo
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory & Ivy Levi
Mr. & Mrs. Vitaliy & Natalya Mikinberg
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C ROW N Mr. & Mrs. Larry & Esta Gordon Mr.& Mrs. Shalom & Iris Maidenbaum
D I AM ON D Mr. & Mrs. Yehuda & Yocheved Daphna Dr. & Mrs. Steven & Marjorie Kellner Mr. & Mrs. Shimie & Chanie Klein Mr. & Mrs. Larry & Susan Sachs
EM E R A L D Mr. & Mrs. Jeff & Shira Eisenberg Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth & Kimberly Schuckman Schuckman Realty Mr. Stanley Schuckman Schuckman Realty Ms. Esther Wolfman Schuckman Realty
P LAT I N U M Mr. & Mrs. Ian & Sophie Glastein Mr. & Mrs. Phillip & Malkie Rosen
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CHAI Mr. Shimshon Ayzenberg Mr. Moshe Bass Rabbi Mordechai Katsevman Mr. Yaakov Dovid Klyuchnikov Mr. Simon Levine Mr. Max Maslennikov Mr. Eli Pilavsky Mr. Yan Rusanov Mr. Avrohom Weitzman Mr. & Mrs. Ely & Elisheva Baum Mr. & Mrs. Ira & Michelle Braunchweig Dr. & Mrs. Judah & Ashley Charnoff Mr. & Mrs. Avi & Julie Feinberg Mr. & Mrs. Aaron & Michal Gorin Mr. & Mrs. Sholom & Pessy Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Yonatan & Lea Melnichenko Dr. & Mrs. Evan & Lisa Pockriss Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan & Shana Rabinow Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey & Nicole Spivak Dr. David Solomon Mr. & Mrs. Shai & Meira Stern Mr. & Mrs. David & Lisa Zaslowsky
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GO L D Mr. Barry Borgen Mr. Mark Fenster Mr. Josh Graff Mr. Normy Kupferstein Mr. Mechel Malek Mr. Jay Rand Mr. Pinny Shapiro Mr. Frank Berkowitz Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Lynda Brafman Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey & Lauren Eisenberger Dr. & Mrs. Jay & Chana Fenster Dr. & Mrs. Irving & Miriam Fishman Mr. & Mrs. Moshe & Rebecca Fleischmann Mr. & Mrs. David & Wendy Friend Mr. & Mrs. Israel & Sharon Garber Mr. & Mrs. Jay & Shani Gelman Mr. & Mrs. Baruch & Ariel Glaubach Mr. Eugene Gluck Mr. & Mrs. Evan & Rebecca Goldenberg Mr. & Mrs. Nachman & Esther Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Elisha & Daniella Graff Mr. & Mrs. Yitz & Lisa Grossman Mr. & Mrs. Shelly & Gaye Hoffman 2 4 C HABAD: HEART O F T H E CO MMU N I T Y
Mr. & Mrs. Seme & Bernice Joszef Mr. & Mrs. Eli & Yali Katz Mr. & Mrs. Melly & Rochelle Lifshitz Mr. & Mrs. Joel & Lynn Mael Dr. & Mrs. Danny & Perela Mergui Mr. & Mrs. Heshy & Bonnie Schertz Mr. & Dr. Shimmy & Barbara Schwartz Rabbi Dr. Israel Singer Mr & Mrs Charles & Esther Spirgel Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Barbara Weichselbaum
S I LV E R Mr. & Mrs. Benny & Shanna Baron Mr. & Mrs. Ronald & Beth Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Shelly & Anne Golombeck Mr. & Mrs. Josh & Beth Kalter Mr. & Mrs. Menachem & Mariam Lieber Dr. & Mrs. Edward & Donna Stroh Mr. & Mrs. Jerry & Esther Williams Mrs. Myrna Zisman 20 1 9 CH A BA D F I V E TOWN S A N N UA L GA L A 25
D O NOR Dr. Adrienne Perlman Dr. Lee Spector Dr. & Mrs. Neil & Susy Adler Mr. & Mrs. Gershon & Malka Akerman Ms. Tamar Barak Mr. & Mrs. Avi & Leah Begun Mr. & Mrs. Aaron & Dina Berger Mr. & Mrs. Aaron & Aly Bhatia Mr. & Mrs. Aryeh & Bracha Blumenthal Mr. & Mrs. David & Carol Braunstein Dr. & Mrs. Chaim & Tovah Brill Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Caroline Brodsky Dr. & Mrs. Justin & Chanie Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Elan & Ashley Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Mel & Ethel Cwibeker Mr. & Mrs. Yitzy & Daniella Cwibeker Mr. Meir Dahan Mr. & Dr. Chaim & Suri Dienstag Mr. & Mrs. Abbe & Deborah Dienstag Mr. & Mrs. Zev & Esther Donin Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Adele Dubin Ms. Mingy Dworcan Mrs. Sheila Edison Mr. & Mrs. Ari & Rachel Ellenberg Mr. & Mrs. Doron & Rina Evans
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Mr. & Mrs. Yankie & Raizel Feder Mr. & Mrs. Avrumie & Tobi Fein Mr. & Mrs. Leonard & Bobbee Feiner Dr. & Mrs. Joseph & Jenny Felder Mr. & Mrs. Chaim & Ayelet Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Dudie & Elaine Frankel Dr. & Dr. Avi & Elin Freilich Mr. Marc Fried Mr. & Mrs. Ari & Susie Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Erez & Mushki Friedman Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey & Sharon Frieling Mr. & Mrs. Nathan & Beth Fruchter Mr. & Mrs. Reuven & Michal Garrett Mrs. Marilyn Gochberg Mr. & Mrs. Susie Gold Mr. & Mrs. Andy & Irene Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Moshe & Deanna Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Kalman & Ayala Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Sandy Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Norbert & Lauren Gottesman Mr. & Mrs. Zevi & Evy Guttman Mr. & Mrs. Yumi & Rivka Guttman Dr. & Mrs. Barry & Atara Habib Mr. Moshe Hammer Mr. & Mrs. Shalom & Sheri Hammer
Mr. & Mrs. Mendy & Shaindy Handler
Mr. & Mrs. Hillel & Debbie Levitz
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Chaya Hatten
Rabbi & Mrs. Yossi & Chaya Rochel Lieberman
Mr. & Mrs. Nosson & Audi Hecht
Mr. & Mrs. Elie & Chava Lowy
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Etty Herschberg
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard & Phyliss Lubin
Mr. Stuart Hershkowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Yael Mandel
Dr. & Mrs. Benjy & Faigy Hertz
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory & Marley Manto
Rabbi & Mrs. Mendy & Chana Herz
Mr. & Mrs. Sruly & Esther Max Maxsip Telecom
Mr. & Mrs. Sydney & Debbie Hoffert Rabbi & Mrs. Dovid & Etel Hurwitz Mr. & Mrs. Yitzchak & Ruth Iglicki Mr. & Mrs. Marc & Leesha Israel Mr. & Mrs. Uri & Toby Jacobs Mrs. Harriet Kagan Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo & Debra Katz Mr. & Mrs. Max & Fabiana Kirsch Mr. & Mrs. Sully & Faigy Klein
Mr. & Mrs. James & Batsheva Meadows Mr. & Mrs. Elie & Daphna Mishaan Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Gabrielle Muller Mr. & Mrs. Mayer & Keri Naiman Mr. & Mrs. Martin & Reva Oliner Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Corinne Paroly Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan & Tziporah Paull Mr. & Mrs. Moshe & Atara Pearl Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Mindy Peyser
Mr. Howard Kogan Mrs. Mindy Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. Eli & Elisheva Pilavsy
Mr. & Mrs. Yossi & Devorah Krasnianski
Mr. & Mrs. Joel & Roz Plaut
Mr. & Mrs. Meir & Alisa Krengel
Mr. & Mrs. Adam & Esther Polansky
Mr. & Mrs. Rob & Elizabeth Kurtz
Mr. & Mrs. Leon & Brenda Porter
Mr. & Mrs. Scott & Pam Langstein
Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Robin Post
Mr. & Mrs. Dror & Lea Lazari
Mr. & Mrs. Mayer & Henny Preger
Mr. & Mrs. Dov & Ronit Lederer
Mr. & Mrs. Asher & Rivka Putter
Mr. Ian Leigh
Mr. & Mrs. Dukes & Miriam Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. Igor & Rena Lerner
Mr. & Mrs. Elie & Rifky Robinson
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Mr. & Mrs. Menachem & Devorah Rosenzweig
Mr. & Mrs. Yehuda & Rachel Spindler
Mr. & Mrs. Tzuriel & Lizzy Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Shmuli & Frady Spirgel
Rabbi & Mrs. Nachman & Fraidy Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Vivien Strauss
Mr. & Mrs. Yaakov & Devorah Leah Rozenblatt
Dr. & Mrs. Moshe & Judy Susman
Mr. & Mrs. David & Rena Saffra
Mr. & Mrs. Myron & Marlene Teichman
Mr. & Mrs. Alex & Leah Sajovits
Mr. & Mrs. Alex & Melania Teplish
Mr. & Mrs. Eli & Michelle Salig
Mr. & Mrs. Zvi & Eda Tsatskis
Dr. & Mrs. David & Chanie Schechter
Mr. & Mrs. David & Cheryl Unterberg
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce & Carine Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. Borris & Anna Volfman
Mr. & Mrs. Shmuelie & Sarah Schochet
Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Suzanne Wallin
Mr. Michael Schreiber
Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe & Eliana Watson
Mr. & Mrs. Chaim & Bracha Schulhof
Mr. & Mrs. Ephraim & Susan Weingarten
Mr. & Mrs. Shlomi & Yael Schulman - Peretz
Mr. & Mrs. Baruch & Esther Weinstein
Mr. & Mrs. Neal & Debbie Schweifel
Mrs. Janet Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Suzanne Segal
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Tessie Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. Eli & Ruthi Seidenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Avi & Janet Weiss
Mr. Victor Serby
Mr. & Mrs. Marty & Rachel Weissman
Mr. & Mrs. Usher & Cirri Shaffran
Mr. & Mrs. Motti & Dassie Weitz
Mr. & Mrs. Jack & Sue Shalhon
Mr. & Mrs. Eli & Rhona Wilamowsky
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan & Rosalie Shatzman
Mr. & Mrs. Tzvi & Elkie Willner
Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Barbara Simon
Dr. & Mrs. Chaim & Alyssa Winter
Dr. & Mrs. Yossie & Judy Simpson
Rabbi & Mrs. Berel & Miriam Wolowik
Mr. & Mrs. Laura Slomnicki
Mr. & Mrs. Peretz & Mussie Wolowik
Mr. & Mrs. Aron & Rachel Solomon
Mr. & Mrs. Charles & Stacy Zrihen
Mr. Craig Spatz Mr. & Mrs. Jay & Malky Spector 2 8 CHABAD: HEART O F T H E CO MMU N IT Y
Bodek and Kantowitz Families
F R IE N D Mrs. Faye Adams
Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Shevi Kaufman
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Michelle Berger
Mr. Abba Korotkin
Mr. & Mrs. Chanina & Roslyn Berman
Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo & Aliza Liechtung
Dr. & Mrs. Yoni & Nahva Bindiger
Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Illana Lipman
Mr. & Mrs Jacques & Lauren Blinbaum Mr. & Mrs. Haim & Wendy Boaron
Mr. Ephraim Lowy Extended Lowy Family Mr. & Mrs. Alex & Tova Pfeffer Extended Lowy Family
Mr. & Mrs. Moshe & Rebecca Bolinsky
Assemblywoman Missy Miller
Ms. Lenore Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff & Meira Neckonoff
Mr. Mordechai Deitsch
Mr. & Mrs. Avi & Karen Shapiro
Mr. & Mrs. Ari & Ariella Deutsch
Mr. & Mrs. Alex & Esther Shulman
Mr. & Mrs. Avi & Rayna Deutsch
Mr. Ira Silverman
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Michelle Edery Paradigm Commercial Real Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Glen & Shoshie Skolnick
Mr. & Mrs. Aryeh & Shifra Blumstein
Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon & Cindy Small
Mr. & Mrs. Adam & Suzanne Feit
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan & Heidi Talansky
Dr. & Mrs. Arthur & Adina Gerber
Mr. & Mrs. Neil & Nathalia Thalheim
Dr. & Mrs. Elliot & Seryl Goldofsky
Mrs. Svetlana Vaksman
Mr. & Mrs. Zev & Aviva Golombeck
Mr & Mrs. David & Miriam Vegh
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew & Terri Herenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan & Shari Lauer
Dr. & Mrs. Dwight & Michelle Hershman
American Drive In Cleaners
Mr. & Mrs. Lance & Rivkie Hirt
Lewis & Associates
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Faiga Joseph
PAT RON Mr. & Mrs. Samuel & Ronee Berger
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Claire Gabe
Mr. & Mrs Andre & Paula Bernard
Mr. & Mrs. Elliot & Sara Ganz
Mr. & Mrs. Barry & Shelly Dorf
Dr. & Mrs. Chaim & Lynn Gettenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Cheryl Ellenberg
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley & Brenda Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Debbie Eisenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Eli & Linda Gottlieb
Mr. & Mrs. Leib & Debbie Eisikowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Ari & Aliza Haas
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Jana Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Jay & Chanie Kestenbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Moshe & Marina Fundo
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Mr. Ed Klar
Dr. & Dr. Mark & Margo Spitzer
Mr. & Mrs. Asher & Shevy Ogorek
Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Sherry Steinmetz
Mr. & Mrs. Adam & Lindsay Okun
Mr. & Mrs. Eli & Eugenia Sudwarts
Mr. & Mrs. Mordy & Ruchi Pluchenik
Mrs. Cindy Watts
Mr. & Mrs. Rena Schnaidman
Mr. & Mrs. Moshe Wieder
Mr. & Mrs. Dovid & Miriam Solomon
Rabbi & Mrs Yosef & Henny Wolowik
G R EE T I NG Mr. & Mrs. David & Lisa Balch
Mrs. Polya Khokhlova
Mr. & Mrs. Simcha & Esther Ben-David
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel & Shayna Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Chaim & Anne Bernstein
Mr. & Mrs. Shalom & Tina Lamm
Mr. & Mrs. Saul & Deborah Bienenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Jay & Shani Lerman
Mr. & Mrs. Yanky & Chanie Borenstein
Ms. Eva Levi
Mr. & Mrs. Yumi & Reva Borgen
Mr. & Mrs. Elly & Suzy Libin
Ms. Anna Briskman
Mr. & Mrs. Elie & Robyn Lowenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Shlomie & Atara Cohen
Mr. Igor Meystelman
Mr & Mrs Richard & Shevy Cooperberg
Mr. & Mrs. Jon & Michelle Newman
Mrs Renee Davidowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Dov & Laya Perlysky
Mr. & Mrs. Jack & Leah Diamond
Mr. & Mrs. Josh & Allison Richman
Dr. & Dr. Jay & Charisse J Dolitsky
Mr. Mitchell Rosenfeld
Dr. & Mrs. Chaim & Lisa Ehrlich
Mr. & Mrs. Joel & Segal Rothman
Mr. & Mrs. Pinny & Yael Farkas
Mr. & Mrs. David & Tamar Samuels
Mr. Elliot Feinerman
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Lisa Schiff
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald & Pauline Feldman
Dr. & Mrs. Larry & Helene Sher
Mrs. Shirley Feuerstadt
Mr. Gennadiy Shrom
Mr. & Mrs. Ahron & Rikki Fishbein
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen & Denise Silverstein
Mr. & Mrs. Yale & Sherry Fishman
Mr. & Mrs. Menachem & Michal Soffer
Mr. & Mrs. Herby & Esther Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. David & Robin Stern
Mr. Howard Ganci
Mr. Levi Stewart
Mr. & Mrs. Ricky & Lynda Goldfarb
Ms. Hillary Storch
Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Chanie Greif
Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe & Eliana Watson
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip & Evie Hoffman
Mr. & Mrs. Bert & Valerie Weichselbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Kalman & Doba Isaacs
Mr. & Mrs. Zvi & Stefanie Zauderer
Mr. & Mrs. David & Naomi Kasovitz
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon & Helen Zelig
Mr. & Mrs. Ruven & Tanya Katz
Dr. & Mrs. Morton & Elaine Zinberg
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