As the Gala Dinner of Oholei Torah is just over a week away, Chazzan Yitzchok Meir Helfgot visited Oholei Torah together with Mendel Duchman of Los Angeles, CA.
They both will play key roles at the event, as Chazzan Helfgot will be giving a concert and Mendel Duchman will be the key-note speaker.
During the visit, Chazzan Helfgot met many of the Talmidim, and quickly found himself to be amongst friends, even joining in a chavaursa session and shooting hoops in the Popack Recreational Center Gym.
After the visit, Chazzan Helfgot was visibly impressed with the high level of learning, both in the cheder as well as in the Raitport Beis Medrash.
The Gala Dinner is the culmination of the Shnas HaShishim campaign of Oholei Torah, by honoring a group of 60 Alumni, who represent the thousands of alumni around the world. The vast majority of the 60 Alumni will be attending, many coming from all parts of the world.
There is much talk and excitement of this community event, and the Board of Directors are anticipating a much larger amount of attendees. Special video presentations, an intriguing program and much effort have been put into this year’s gala event – ensuring that it will be both a memorable and most enjoyable evening.
The dinner office asked, if you plan on participating, or placing a Journal ad please do so before this Friday – May 19th, 23 of Iyar,
For more information on the dinner, please see www.oholeitorah.com or call the Dinner office at 718-483-9000
With Hashem’s help and the kedusha of Yud Alef Nissan, Chazzan Helfgot effected a medical miracle within my family Several years ago, doctors gravely informed us that my cousin had a very small chance of ever waking up from a coma. A chazzan himself, several chazzanim were invited to the bedside to sing to him. When Chazzan Helfgot sang our family nigun, “She yibane beis Hamikdash,” to the shock of the doctors, my cousin woke up! We had several extra years with him, years spent singing the tefillot that meant so much to him until his untimely passing, but still,… Read more »
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did he make the shot
if that is Rabbi Duchman the man is unreal-involved from coast to coast and strength to strength