February 2012 FEATURED ARTICLES

Our Responsibility to Sephardic Continuity

By: Rabbi Eli J. Mansour

My initial reaction was sheer disbelief.

The revered Mashgiah of Lakewood Yeshiva, Rabbi Mattisyahu Salomon, paid me an impromptu visit to request my participation in an historic hizuk (inspiration) mission to the Sephardic communities of Baku and Azerbaijan. At first, I thought he was engaging in friendly banter. After all, my familiarity with Sephardic communities extended to Flatbush, Deal, South America and Israel – but Russia? I quickly realized, ...(more)..

MABROUK!


Births – Baby Boy



Emanuel & Adina Kahen



Rabbi Raymond & Raquel Dwek



Rafael & Tamar Farhi



Rabbi Aharon & Becky Finkelstein



Isaac & Laura Shasho



Rabbi Jackie & Rachel Maslaton



David & Pauline Shamah



Rabbi Haim & Leah Choueka



Kobie & Jeanie Cohen



Shaul and Racheli Azatchi



Births – Baby Girl



Rabbi Jackie & Vicky Azoulai



Rabbi David & Shoshana Shasho



Stanley & Frieda Betesh



Dani & Allison Kheradnam



Shlomo & Miriam Shukory



Rabbi Jacob & Sarah Bijou



Rabbi Yosef & Renee Semah



Yoni and Esther Ohnouna



Shemuel Ezra and Sarah Azatchi



 



Bar Missva



Stanley, son of Mordechai & Celia Salem



Ralph, son of Choter Charles & Raquel Ishay



Yosef, son of Moshe and Deborah Toledano



Shemuel, son Rabbi Mordechai & Sylvia Sultan



Henry and Seymour, sons of Ikey & Sandra Levy



Shaul, son of Rabbi Robert & Julie Betesh



 



Engagement



David Gindi to Ruthie Ohayon



Yaakov Esses to Marglin Shamula



Zukie Sardar to Meital Cohen



Shemuel Zafrani to Dina Tawil



Jack Dayon to Julie Kassin



Alex Nassar to Lilly Gindi



 



Wedding



Michael Azar to Sarah Shabot



Moise Haboba to Simcha Matut



Yosef Chaim Durdan to Tzivia Nathan



Alex Halimi to Lauren Paskie



Mordechai Raccah to Shaina Kaye



Morris Safdie to Celia Shiram



Shelomo Dwek to Rivka Sasson



Av Haber to Bella Esses



Shaul Haber to Rivka Sutton


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