My name is Tzofia Rivka Frieden, I am 22, and I grew up in Massachusetts to a reform family. My grandfather’s family had been religious (my great uncle was the rebbe’s photographer, Levi Frieden), but my family became less so over time. I started becoming more religious at 18, and became frum through the incredible Mendy and Brocha Benhiyoun in Chicago. I moved to crown heights a year and a half ago to have better access to a young and vibrant religious community, but when I got here I felt alienated by the blacked-out windows of the women’s section at 770 and wanted back the warmth of my chabad house back in Chicago. That’s when I was brought to the Soul House.
I cannot express how grateful I am to have the Engleson in my life. Miriam and Eli have built a home of Torah that allows everyone to nurture and explore their authentic selves through the lense of chassidus. I have never found a shul where I can be my most authentic self and not feel as though I am putting on a performance for others. The Soul House is a home which I feel that (truly in line with the times of mashiach) values and respects jewish womanhood in a truly incredible way. From having a women’s kollel and creating a place where women are engaging with text in a meaningful way, to having an overflowing women’s section every shabbos morning, I have never been to an environment in which I have felt more respected and welcomed. I can never in a million years put into words what Miriam and Eli have done for the crown heights community or for the Jewish world as a whole.
If there was ever a worthy cause to donate to, this is it.
GIVE GIVE AND GIVE MORE. RABBI ELI AND REBBETZIN MIRIYAM ARE MAMESH THE AVRAHAM AVINU AND SARAH IMEINU OF CROWN HEIGHTS. In crown heights we forgot about our own kids who have an issue to say the least with the way Torah and Chassidus has been explained to them. At the Soul House these kids find there spark, they find there Soul. In this space they realize that they are a “Nefesh Eloka M’maal MAMESH”
Eli and myriam are pioneers in INREACH shlichus- creating a warm safe environment where everyone feels welcome, empowering our own young people to appreciate themselves and to grow and further inspire. I feel so lucky to be a part of this
So beautiful!
The Engelson’s are changing lives!
So so beautiful
Tzofia is an amazing person and the Soul House has truly brought light to so many people who pass through its doors. Even if they’ve only visited on occasion, the experience stays with them for much longer.
The Engelsons have done such amazing work in the Crown Heights community, there are so many young people who would have no place to go if not for the home they provided. They’re doing real in reach work, that is so needed!! They are truly bringing on the Geulah this much closer. No doubt the rebbe its so proud! – A proud soul house community member ❤️
Such an incredibly warm and happy environment!!
Thank you Eli and Miriam for stepping up being so much for so many. Kol Hakovod on your shlichus!
So beautiful that the Rebbe’s photographer’s great niece found her way home! Chabad youth have needed something like this in crown heights for such a long time. Long overdue.
More like ‘slightly tinted’, you can clearly see everything going on downstairs (if you want to).
Amazing place of growth !!! Rabbi Engelson and Miriam are just rare gems who literally save lives and inspire this generation like nobody else , so forever grateful for this one and only place !!!! May HaShem Bentch you with endless brachos and true nachas from all your spiritual children and your own as well 😇🙌 with abundance in gashmiut and ruchniut!!!!
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