By COLlive reporter
The Drizin family recently marked the 15th yahrtzeit of Mrs. Sarah Drizin OBM, daughter of the the known Mashpia Reb Zalman Moshe HaYitzchoki and wife of another legendary Mashpia, Reb Avrohom Drizin (Mayorer).
“She was known for her great mesiras nefesh in the darkest times in Russia,” said Rabbi Shimon Hecht, Director of Chabad of Brownstone Brooklyn who is building a Mikvah in Park Slope in her memory.
While overseeing final touch-ups on the state-of-the-art ritual bath which will service the many families in the Brownstone Brooklyn area, Hecht said he felt “this will be a most appropriate dedication in her memory.”
Located on 15th Street, it will be Park Slope’s first women’s Mikvah and will include Hachnosas Orchim guest suites, a men’s Mikvah, and administrative offices.
Rabbi Hecht’s enthusiasm and legendary energetic commitment to all aspects of Yiddishkeit were the catalysts for him to become involved in this vital project, said Zevi Drizin, her grandson and donor of the Mikvah along with the Katz and Kupfermin families.
Last year, Crown Heights’ Rosh Kollel Rabbi Yosef Heller toured the Mikvah, providing 30 Kollel members with the opportunity to experience first-hand the intricacies of building a kosher mikvah with all its modern-day implications.
The Mikvah is expected to open before the summer, COLlive was told.
Yes, there are a growing number of observant Jews in Park Slope The 3 main shuls they attend are: Prospect Heights Shul (modern orthodox -currently rabbi shopping), Kol Israel(Rabbi Kirshenbaum), and the Iyun Center (Rabbi Pinson). There seems to be an upper west side crowd moving in –attracted by the neighborhood and the modern orthodox minyan, I think.
Mazaltov. We welcome more mokvas. I hope u made more rooms than needed now. Everyone underestimates the crying need for mikvas. Kol hakovad for doing this liluy neshoma mrs. Drizin. Enough of sefer torahs. People should donate rooms or even washing machines, etc. For rememberances. The zechus ges on forever!
It looks like it will be one of the nicest mikvahs around. Mrs Seema gansburg’s uncompromising standards of excellence, great taste and attention to detail definitely are appearant! beautiful job! thank you drizins!
I don’t understand what’s so funny
The flooring looks like Rifted Jatoba, Very stable , Good Choice
hes the hard worker behind making it happen!!!
will Crown Heights residents be welcome to use the Mikvah, or is it exclusively for Park Slope residents??
Beautiful! Kol HaKavod!!! keep up the outstanding work — Rabbi and Rebitzen Hecht — you are an inspiration to us all!!
how many will use it? is yiddiskeit growing there? it’s a tough place,unless the reform are changing
Dear Rabbi Shimon Hecht…GO!
GRRRREAT!
Continue success….whoopee!
Beautiful…more glory and honor for ‘The Torah!’
LIGHT…LIGHT…LIGHT!
it is not too far away, only a few miles
Wow! Rabbi Hecht keep up the great great work!
LOL.
Shiffy
BS”D
Rabbi Shimon Hecht is incredible!
Sarah Piekarski had a big hand in this too… as usual great job! From what I understand it was a great team!
To post # 1. Chaya Devorah.
The designer. Was seema bas Chaya Devora Gansburg
May she continue to build. Nice And beautiful designs
Yanky Sufrin. He built a number of Mikvaos and is very good.
If this is under Hashgacha of Shimon Hecht it will be Mehudah. No, I’m not a Hecht and I’m not a fan but Shimon Hecht is very, very frum & it will be al pi Halacha to the nth degree. Congratulations to him for building it. It looks beautiful.
hi it looks lovely by any chance does anyone no rabbi Drizen email address as he sponsored my sons yeshiva in israel for there hat a suit for yomtov and i as a parent would like to thank him thanks again chana grossman
who designed the mikveh? it is great. who ever did the design should be commended.