By COLLive reporter
Photos: Meir Pliskin
Some 400 friends and supporters of Chabad of the West Side in Manhattan gathered Thursday for their 21st Annual Gala Dinner event at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York.
Jews from all ages and walks of life were greeted by the Chabad Shluchim couples Rabbi Shlomo and Rivkah Kugel, Rabbi Meir and Sarah Ossey, Rabbi Yisroel and Esther Miriam Fried, and Rabbi Chayim and Sarah Alevsky.
Guests mingled at the elegant Moroccan themed event, overlooking New York’s Battery Park and the Hudson River to pay tribute to guests of honor Levana and Moshe Kirschenbaum, Kim and Kevin Rosin and Mor and Alphonse Soued.
Dorit Gafni received the Educator of Excellence award for her work at the Chabad Early Learning Center.
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Wow! What an amazing event and suiting choice to honor Maurice and Levana Kirschenbaum. They have been a cornerstone of the Upper West Side for years. Their hospitality, generosity is famous far beyond the neighborhood. They have opened their home on shabbat, yom tovim and simchas to countless to people in the community and chabad time and again.
Their home is an example to all who visit it, for Jewish warmth and giving.
Love the Moroccan theme! The event looked truly beautiful. Sorry to have missed it. Kol HaKavod to Chabad of the West Side and honorees.
Rabbi and Mrs. Yisroel kugel, keep up your amazing work doin the rebbes shlichus! You are doing an amazing job! You both are a true example of dedicated shluchim!
You guys rock!!
woot woot woot!
mazel tov! so happy for you! you look beautiful! wishing you all the blessings on continuing to inspire, teach and touch young lives
you look amazing May this be the begining of many wonderfurl happy occasions for you , you are great teacher and very wonderful person, wishing you much Hatzlocha
From a mother of your good friend Chana
Mazel Tov, Dorit!!! May you go m’chayil el choyil!! And, Chavi – lookin’ good!!!