And the winners are….
116 Girls from around the world competed at the international tournament of the 613 Mitzvos, culminating in the live game show in Crown Heights.
After a packed weekend with fun and trips the shabbaton culminated in a grand live game show on Sunday, showcasing the talent and grit of Lubavitch’s best students.
The vibe in the room was electric, as Vice chairman of Merkos Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky opened the program, telling the girls how dear the Limmud Horambam is to the Rebbe. “You all competed to be the first prize winner,” said Rabbi Kotlarsky. “But only one girl walks away with that prize. The true grand prize, however – the coming of Moshiach – is something you have brought much closer, and not only for yourselves but for the entire Klal Yisroel.”
The program continued with a video of the Rebbe about Limmud Horambam, and then the finalists of were called onto the stage.
The girls sat in teams as singing sensation Eli Marcus performed, and they watched a movie-style film that included many mitzvos. The finalists were challenged to work out how many mitzvos were in the film and the teams were awarded points for each Mitzvah they found. There was one team that found one Mitzvah that no other team had found, and were awarded 100 extra points.
The excitement kept building as the MC Rabbi Shimmy Weinbaum asked the teams questions, strobe lights flashing to indicate which team had pressed their buzzer first. The teams received points for each question they got right. It was mind-boggling to see the girls rattle off so much information about so many Mitzvos.
The program concluded with the medal ceremony. The third place winner in each grade earned the bronze medal the second the silver and the third the gold.
The winners were announced by the executive director of Tzivos Hashem Rabbi Yerachmiel Benjaminson. The winners received sets of Chumoshim and Tanach that were sponsored in memory of 11 year old Tzivos Hashem general Chaya Spalter OBM who recently passed away.
Bronze Medal
4th Grade
Cheder Menachem, Wilkes Barre
Sima Chaya Hershkop
5th Grade
Bais Rivkah, Crown Heights
Malka Futerfas
6th Grade
Bais Rivkah, Crown Heights
Esther Morozow
7th Grade
Bais Rivkah, Monreal
Miriam Ashkenazi
Yeshiva Schools, Pittsburgh
Menucha Rochel Itkin
8th Grade
Bais Chaya Mushka, Crown Heights
Rivkah Plotkin
Silver Medal
4th Grade
Bais Rivkah, Crown Heights
Chava Bronstein
5th Grade
MyShliach
Sara Fineland
Bais Rivkah, Crown Heights
Leah Avtzon
6th Grade
Lubavitch Cheder Day School, Minnesota
Mushkie Goldberg
7th Grade
Bais Rivkah, Montreal
Freida Menucha Vaisfiche
8th Grade:
Bais Rivkah, Montreal
Hinda Gurary
Gold Medal
4th Grade
Cheder Menachem, Wilkes Barre
Chaya Mushka Levitin
5th Grade
Bais Rivkah, Montreal
Devorah Leah Gurari
6th Grade:
Beis Chaya Mushka, Toronto
Sheina Bracha Landau
7th Grade:
Bnos Menachem, Crown Heights
Devorah Leah Hendel
8th Grade:
Bais Rivkah, Montreal
Freida Vaisfiche
shaina bracha!!!
go menucha rochel!
Oh Simmi and Chaya Mushka! I am so proud of you and this is no surprise to me. All of you girls were my shiny stars! Mozel Mozel Mozel tov! Hatzlacha rabbah! Eshes chayil mi yimtzaaaa
Verachok mi’pninim michraaaaaaa
you tottaly ernd it .
you rock
love: anonymous
NO PRESSURE!!NO PRESSURE!!
FROM BNOS MENACHEM 7Th GRADERS
Go Devorah hendel!!! You won!!!
Why are there no girls from Los Angeles?
Go Fraida and Hinda!!!!
You’re my hero!
Mazal Tov Shaina Bracha!!!
br ny
please enourage the kids next time on an ongoing basis
they found out properly about it in the few days before the actual chidon
ty
Go chaya
your uncle in LA
Yasher Koach and Mazel Tov to Chaya Mushka Levitin. We are so proud of you. May you continue to give the Rebbe, your grandparents and parents much Chassidishe nachas!!!!!!!!!
from your family” down under”
Bravo Sarah Kupfer u did a wonderful job !!
U r awesome !!!!!!
Kol hakavod!!! We are so proud of you
Ur awesome!!!
to everyone
So proud of our Wilkes-Barre representatives! Great job girls!
Freida,Fraidy,Hinda,Miri and Devorah Leah!!! Were so proud of you keep it up!
Go Toronto!!
WHOOP WHOOP!!
Sarah Kupfer very involved and devoted with this Chidon program, as always you are amazing person and we all appreciate it … YOU’RE MY ROLE MODEL, SARAH, WE LOVE YOU !!!!!
WISHING YOU BESOROS TOVOS VERY VERY SOOOONNNNNN ~~
bunk yudders won all the 8th grade prizes 🙂 were so smart
YOUR THE BEST! U WORKED SO HARD! U REALLY DESERVE IT!!!!
LOVE RIVKA FROM 7a
2 Golds !!
2 Silvers !!
1 Bronze !!
WOW !!
Thanks Mrs Scheiner.
Go freidy and miri
Go all Montrealers
Love fraidy and miris friend
ur the best!!!
go shaina bracha and mushky goldberg
ashkenazi & plotkin!
I wish MY daughters would have tried for this… Their parents should have continued yiddishe nachas!!
Chaya Levitin and Simi Hershkop. Cheder Menachem, Wilkes-Barre PA!
it is great to see such a strong representation from montreal. we are sure Rabbi E. Wenger a”h is having much nachas.
5 out of the 8 montrealers won! they all worked sooo hard!!!
love a fellow montrealer
good job!!!!
<3 mushkie 🙂
mazal tov to my neice sheina bracha landa, winner pf 6th grade!
FREIDA, FRAIDY, HINDA, MIRI!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD JOB!!! WE KNEW YOU WOULD WIN!!!!!
Congrats to the Montrealers who won!
Love a fellow Montrealer