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A Visit Like 20 Years Ago

A visit Tuesday by Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar to Beth Rivkah in Montreal reminded the principal Rabbi Yosef Minkowitz of a similar honor. Full Story

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To 20 and 21
June 8, 2012 5:34 pm

While both Rabbi Minkowits and Rabbi Dahan HAVE principles, neither of them IS a principle, they are both good principals.

to #7 the first BR principal was Rabbi Slavin, a”h.
to #14, just know that #23 and 24 are also right.

That’s Montreal for you!

An old BR student
June 7, 2012 12:35 am

I remember when Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu came to visit although I do not remember his words. I only remember being particularly impressed by his hat and robe. Yasher Koach to Rabbi Minkowitz and the staff and students of BR.

YAY
June 6, 2012 8:35 pm

GO MY 2 COUSINS FREIDA V.

To #14
June 6, 2012 3:58 pm

There was the lubavitcher yeshiva & Merkos hatorah for boys & bais rivkah & bais yakov here in Montreal before Rabbi Minkowitz showed up.
Yes he had a lot to do with the growth of Bais Rivkah from a very small school to what it is today but please do not distort history.

To number 20
June 6, 2012 3:55 pm

Glad you think you’re setting the record straight but I happen to know first hand that rabbi minkowitz was directly responsible for obtaing the necessary permits to expand the school and make the building the way it looks today. And about starting the school it is true that there were other people that founded br montreal but they would be the first ones to tell u that without him it would never have really taken off.

Go BRM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 6, 2012 3:37 pm

We rock!!

Just for the record
June 6, 2012 11:28 am

Rabbi Dahan is the best Sem principle ever

Just for the record
June 6, 2012 10:30 am

Rabbi Minkowitz is a amazing principle but he did not start the school and he did not build the building.

Best school ever!!
June 6, 2012 6:18 am

Dear R’ and Mrs Minkowitz
Thank you for all that you do for every student.
May G bless you both for all the hours you put in.

good. very good.
June 6, 2012 2:33 am

thank you.

very special indeed
June 6, 2012 12:27 am

bet rivka montreal has a very special connection with Moroccan Jewish community, so it is extra special therfore to have this visite from Rav Amar
merci a bet rivka!

rabbi and mrs minkowitz
June 6, 2012 12:25 am

thank you to rabbi and mrs minkowitz for putting their heart and soul into our school! your work is appreciated by all of us

Reu Gedulim Shegidalta 5747
June 6, 2012 12:02 am

To the hundreds if not thousands of akeres habayis Bais Rivkah molded under the leadership of Rabbi Yosef and Pessi Minkowitz.

to # 7
June 5, 2012 11:42 pm

There was no official frum school for jewish girls before rabbi minkowitz came along. there were 1 or 2 classes but no official school.

Rabbo minkowitz was the first to start a jewish day school for boys or gilrs in canada and he built the beautiful building that exist today and he deserves a big yasher koach for this

Rav Amar has hadras panim
June 5, 2012 11:30 pm

Thank you Rav Amar for visiting
& Bet Rivka for bringing Rav Amar
Machia’h now

BCMS
June 5, 2012 11:28 pm

We were there!! Go Bais Chaya Mushka Seminary!!!

Mushky Shano
June 5, 2012 11:27 pm

I see you…

BCM Sem!!
June 5, 2012 11:26 pm

Go BCMS and Rabbi Dahan!! Best Sem ever!!

I remember!
June 5, 2012 9:54 pm

Has it been that long? Oy! I am getting old!
From and OLD student now in LA

BRM!!!
June 5, 2012 9:23 pm

WE ROCK!!!

bais rivka
June 5, 2012 6:26 pm

we admire respect appreciate and think rabbi minkowitz is the best-but bais rivka montreal was started in 1956 in a small house
thru the efforts of many ,rabbi leibel ceitlin broishom.
rabbi minkowitz has been here since 1973-74 and has led us from small classes of 4-8 girls, to a big school of parellel classes- and we think he is the besst.thank you rabbi and mrs.

friend from ny
June 5, 2012 6:20 pm

goooo chayaaaa!!
I MISS YAAA!!

Wow!
June 5, 2012 5:48 pm

BS”D
This is incredible! Boruch Hashem.

Go SOPHIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 5, 2012 5:47 pm

10th grade rocks 🙂 🙂

BRMer
June 5, 2012 5:46 pm

go BRM!!!!!!!!!we rock1

thanks to
June 5, 2012 5:27 pm

Special thanks to rabbi minkowitz who started the school from nothing and made it to where it is today.

thanks to rabbi minkowitz for a beautiful building and bringing up all the girls in montreal

Yshar koach
June 5, 2012 5:26 pm

to the principal and all the staff for all that they do

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