By COLlive Reporter
Photos: Levi Percia/COLlive
Tzivos Hashem held their 32nd Annual Dinner and Jewish Kids got Talent Competition finals Monday evening at the Hilton Hotel in New York City.
9 finalists presented their talents to the guests in attendance, who voted for their favorites.
Hosted by comedian Modi, entertainment included Mentalist Marc Salem and a musical performance by Jewish Star 2012 Junior Winner Dovid Moskovits, accompanied by the Freilach band.
Remarks were given by Rabbi Yerachmiel Benjaminson, Director of Tzivos Hashem, and Dr. Marcia Wilf, who dedicated the evening in memory of her parents Ruth and Saul Robbins.
Rabbi Benjaminson thanked Yossi Popack, Chairman of the Board of Tzivos Hashem and Elie Furst, the Dinner Chairman, for their dedication to the organization.
The winners were Mendy and Levi Konikov from Orlando, Florida, who performed a magic show, Jaydon Levitt from S. Diego, Ca, who advocates for and volunteeers with children with special needs, and Mordechai Razrieli of Kfar Chabad, Israel, who set his mind to living a healthy, meaningful life, and lost 20 lbs.
The grand prize winner for a trip to Israel sponsored by EL AL was Jaydon Levitt.
Other finalists were Eli Leinkram of Sydney Australia, Yitzy Muller of Ilford, England, the Gilboa Brothers from Pittsburgh, PA, Esther Tova Muhlmann of Longmeadow, MA, Cameron Cohen of Brentwood, CA and Yossi Slavin of S. Clemente, CA.
I’m cousins with the konikov boys From Orlando.
Go Yosef konikov!!
Good job Yitzy!! We are so proud of you! You did fabulously!! Cant wait to see you! Your Chicagoan family
hey its esther m! i had a great experience thanks tzivos hashem and lya!!!
MENDY AND LEVI KONIKOV YOU ARE THE CUTEST PEOPLE EVAAA! U ROCK AND IM SOOO HAPPY FOR U!!!!!!!
We are Proud of your achievements,
But can you run a 10K?
Or marathon???
That’s an achievement!!!
Chazak!!!!!
I was upset . Humph!
A HUGE congratulations to Rabbi Benjaminson for all his hard work that has really brought Tzivos Hashem & the JCM to where it is now.
Much Hatzlocha onward!
Go Esther Muhlmann!!!!!
go elie furst
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy of Longmeadow, MA is proud of our student Esther Muhlmann. You did an excellent job representing our school and are an outstanding leader.
Cutest kids ever!
go mendy and levy
you guys rock
you are a real inspiration your love and devotion to your boys in OHR SIMCHA is something special, seen it first hand.
Chaya Shusterman you are one amazing young lady!!!!!!!
How right you are. Food is probably the hardest addiction to break. 20 pounds down is amazing. My hats off to this wonderful boy that achieved this.
You have touched so many and helped so many to live better lives. You’re an inspiration to everyone who works with you.
We are all so proud of you.
Friendship Circle SD
yerachmiel Benjaminson is beyond an amazing man
Shkoyach for being the chairman, and I see you brought along the neighbourhood!
– reena
Yitzi we are all proud of you, well done!!
Kanokovs great job, we miss you at CGI Florida!!!!!
Yossi Slavin- you and your family make our Rebbe so proud with your incredible warmth and dedication! Yossi, you were great onstage!!
you are so awesome!!!
so proud of my TALENTED cousins!!!
definitely impressive!
You’re adorable and so brave to stand up there, the only girl in the competition! You rock. <3 Chaya
First of all please use sensitivity when writing such things online!! Second of all, watch the kids video and then ull understand. It’s a talent to have such self control at such a young age and especially after going thru such life challenges as he does. He won from the ACHIEVMENT category- It that is not an ACHIEVMENT then what is???
Amazing job Chaya Shusterman for arranging the entire dinner!!!
B”H
Joe P you da man
🙂
Mazal Tov Jaydon
We are very proud.
Totty & Mommy
but can s/o plllllllllllllllllllllllls explain how losing weigh is a talent???????
best learning director ever 🙂
I still think Yitzi should have won
Such a nice event!!!!