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Boys at First School Day

The new school year opened in Crown Heights on Tuesday, with the neighborhood's boys entering new classes and meeting their teachers. COLlive photographer Yossi Percia was at Oholei Torah and Lubavitch Yeshiva. Photos

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bsb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 13, 2011 10:08 am

I SPOT SOMEONE

so cute!
September 7, 2011 11:42 pm

those boys look very well behaved- so cute!

BSB
September 7, 2011 9:00 pm

Looks like you’re a born teacher! (not that I’m surprised)
Soon OT’s gonna get calls, “Can my son be in Blesofsky’s class next year?”
Hef 😉

New york is so old fashioned!
September 7, 2011 7:40 pm

In la we have normal desks that aren’t made of wood

republican or democrat
September 7, 2011 5:02 pm

is ully republican (red) and oholei torah democrat (blue)? Come to think if, i think so!

r katz and r barnett
September 7, 2011 4:15 pm

great teachers.

what about the other yeshivos
September 7, 2011 3:12 pm

Are these the only boy Yeshivos ?
Why don’t you showcase the other Yeshivosas well.
BTW my son is in Oholei Torah, but for other children one of the other yeshivos may be more appropiate.
You have Ohr Menachem, Darchei Menachem and the ULY on Ocean Parkway,which one of my friends told me is experiancing a comeback with tremendous new enrollment in every class.

go motti yarmak
September 7, 2011 2:57 pm

i see you
your the best

!!!!!
September 7, 2011 1:21 pm

Go Sarytchev !!!!

!!!!
September 7, 2011 12:19 pm

Go Mendel spritzer!!!

vintage
September 7, 2011 11:38 am

Dear Oholei Torah: You probably still have the vintage desks because you believe that although they are old, they are still usable, so why waste “yiddishe gelt” on newer, modern desks? Well, I here’s a thought – vintage is very “in” these days, I bet they’re worth more money than you think. So why not try selling them for newer desks, hey, you may even come out with a profit 😉 Good luck with whatever you decide to do with them. Either way, it was fun experiencing deja vu, seeing those desks that I sat in up until elementary school… Read more »

Go Rabbi Katz!
September 7, 2011 10:47 am

Rabbi Katz taught me when I was in 2nd grade in Ocean Parkway, now i’m 22! What a great teacher! I still remember those shoresh trees you see on the wall in the pics.If I remember correctly, one shoresh will be Amar- say and another Shlach-send…..M.N.G.

Go First Graders!!
September 7, 2011 9:07 am

Go Zvi Levin!! Such a nice beginning! Have a Great Year!
Proud Ima

missin you in australia
September 7, 2011 4:41 am

GO TZVI HIRSH!!!!! I MISS YOU!!!
love your antie

???
September 6, 2011 11:57 pm

Bsb, When did you come a teacher???

Is BSB a rebbi?
September 6, 2011 11:31 pm

he would be an awesome teacher!

CH Family
September 6, 2011 11:23 pm

Tzemach, my love! The bestest, cutest! I am so proud of you. May you grow up to be a Chosid, Yirei Shomayim and a Lamdin and be a true source of emmese, chassidishe, yiddishe nachas. Have a shnas brocho v’hatzlocho in aleh inyonim.

Hey Tzem
September 6, 2011 11:08 pm

After school come on down to florida and will chilax together:)

go shmuli!!!
September 6, 2011 10:59 pm

u look so cute!!!!!!!!!

BS Blesofsky
September 6, 2011 10:31 pm

i SPOT A JEWISH STAR: BORUCH SHOLOM BLESOFSKY – THE MULTI TALENTED!!!!

YECHI HAMELECH!

neighbor
September 6, 2011 10:16 pm

a happy, healthy and successful year for all our precious children, their teachers and families!

Desk Size
September 6, 2011 10:04 pm

Look at the luxury these children are gifted with… desks that actually fit the children as their feet comfortably reach the floor!

an observant cousin (CV)
September 6, 2011 9:58 pm

Am I the only one who noticed in which picture from ALL the posted pictures EVERY SINGLE student is looking with interest at the Rebbi?? BSB, u r not even the official teacher,, I think I hear your calling,,,, what do u say?

is that boruch sholom belsofsky teaching???
September 6, 2011 9:57 pm
Tzemach!
September 6, 2011 9:49 pm

Hey Tzem! looking good big boy!! 🙂

Moshe Noach
September 6, 2011 9:48 pm

I spy two of them 🙂

Proud Bubble
September 6, 2011 9:28 pm

I spy Menachem Mendel Pinson!
I’m in love. Sigh.

TZEM!!!
September 6, 2011 9:25 pm

Hey cutie!! We are so proud of u!! we love u!

y.b.
September 6, 2011 9:23 pm

go yackov binyomin

another proud aunt :)
September 6, 2011 9:22 pm

spies them too!!

I spy Twitched Cutie
September 6, 2011 9:13 pm

Little Shmuel jaffe Ben yechiel Moshe

i know u
September 6, 2011 9:09 pm

go tzem

a proud aunt
September 6, 2011 8:52 pm

I spy Moishe Butman, Peretz Mochkin, and Yuda Brawer!!

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