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Melbourne Yeshiva Gets Smicha

16 bochurim recently completed their smicha at the Machon L'Smicha Yeshiva in Melbourne, Australia, directed by Rabbi Yossel Gutnick and Rabbi Faitel Levin. Photos

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saraloveisrael
August 3, 2010 9:53 am

mazal tov
i am really so proud of u

GO SHMULI TELSNER
August 3, 2010 2:16 am

MAZAL TOV!

TZADIK
August 2, 2010 10:44 am

Yes, Yakov, Your so good! A Real Dugma Chaya, living EVERY moment with Emes. 😉

Cool!
August 2, 2010 10:43 am

Check him out! It’s Shmuly Silberstein, he did it 🙂

Amazing!
August 2, 2010 10:43 am

Go Avremi Lerner, so good to c u 🙂

mazal tov guys, well done
July 31, 2010 8:28 pm

doodz new

From a London Bochur
July 31, 2010 6:41 pm

Mazal Tov Yosef Hazdan, Yaakov Gershon and Heshy Hoffinger
Your’e the best!

Put together
July 31, 2010 7:11 am

Mentsch first, Rabbi second. A Rabbi needs to have polished shoes…

shmuli
July 31, 2010 6:49 am

MAZEL TOV RABBI SHMULI TELSNER!!!!
Love the groners

mazal tov
July 31, 2010 5:52 am

mazal tov micholi chaikin!

GO MICHOLI!!
July 31, 2010 4:32 am

wooooohoooooo!!!..

hi!
July 30, 2010 7:01 pm

GO SHUA!!!!!!

Mazal-Tow
July 30, 2010 3:04 pm

Congratulaition my darling son! You make me very proud B-H.
Hashem should give you many good healty years to cary on your wunderfull work. and a lot of chasidishen nachas from your familie togeher with Rivy in plenty Bgur.love Mamme.

Shliach
July 30, 2010 5:10 am

Dani your going to be a big speaker/shliach one day.

yosef blasberg
July 30, 2010 3:28 am

mazel tov mazel tov
we can’t wait to c u back in NY,

Michael Rubens Bloomberg
Mayor of New York City,

polish
July 30, 2010 2:33 am

how about polishing the shoes!? you dont need smicha for that or do you?

GO HERSHY HOFFINGER!!!
July 30, 2010 2:27 am

MAZEL TOV!

YOU ROCK!!!!

MICHOLE RASKIN
July 30, 2010 12:35 am

Mazal Tov!
you make us very proud=)

Proud in Edmonton
July 30, 2010 12:19 am

Mazel Tov to Yudi and to the whole group!!!

YOSEF HAZDAN
July 29, 2010 10:42 pm

BEST GUY IN THE WORLD!!! MAZAL TOV

CHASSIDISH, FRUM, FUN, REALLY NICE GUY, SMART…”ALLEH MAALOS”

chicago bochur
July 29, 2010 9:48 pm

mendy edelman and shua greenspan, the greatest shluchim ever!!!!!!!!

yay yudi!
July 29, 2010 9:03 pm

so proud of you!

Shmuly Telsner
July 29, 2010 9:00 pm

MAZEL TOV SHMULY! FROM YOUR NEWLY MARRIED FRIEND YOSSI!!!!!

To 13
July 29, 2010 8:11 pm

He’s not just a guest speaker, he gives them Semicha.

Rabbi Shloime
July 29, 2010 7:50 pm

We’re so proud of you!! We can’t wait to see you next week! (can you babysit on Wednesday?:D)
N&D

Go yudi Green!
July 29, 2010 7:39 pm

From the YSP staff office!

to 7 long beach
July 29, 2010 7:33 pm

a nachas for who!!!!!!!!!!!
value

your london bros...
July 29, 2010 6:53 pm

go shmuli telsner

someone
July 29, 2010 5:58 pm

Why is there no mention of the guest speaker Rav Elya Fisher Rosh kollel of Gur in Boro Park

Only one!
July 29, 2010 5:08 pm

There is only one person that could take over that singing market…
Come’on, go for it and blow the world away.
r.

Yudi, Aizik, Michoel
July 29, 2010 5:00 pm

Mazel tov to u lamdanim and shluchim!
-D.B.

we love our new haven shluchim
July 29, 2010 4:47 pm

aizik. michoel , yudi we knew you where bound for greatness!

DANI
July 29, 2010 4:36 pm

GO DANI BEST SHLIACH IN TORONTO!

best singer
July 29, 2010 4:21 pm

hey there!

long beach
July 29, 2010 4:13 pm

A real nachas…

heshy and yakkov
July 29, 2010 3:51 pm

regards from edgeware 5770

Go Rabbi Levin
July 29, 2010 3:37 pm
mazel tov
July 29, 2010 3:36 pm

rabbi pappa jakes

Rabbi Newman
July 29, 2010 3:19 pm

Hi Shloime,
We are all so proud of you! We love you!
Love, your family (specifically your favorite sister in NY)

Rabbi Levin
July 29, 2010 3:03 pm

yeyasher kochacho for sharing with the world the knowledge you have ….we just want more chasidishe farbrenguens with you and nigunim!!

Mazeltov!
July 29, 2010 3:01 pm

Mazeltov, mazeltov!

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