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Jewish Life in Central Africa

Photographer Israel Bardugo spent a week documenting Jewish life in the Central African country of the Congo. Photos

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sounds like an interesting place to live!
December 23, 2010 5:48 am
To #25
December 21, 2010 3:17 pm

Not uncle but brother in law …

#25
December 19, 2010 6:20 pm

yep it is

thats my friends uncle!
December 16, 2010 12:59 pm

thats mendachem chadads uncle!

#22
December 14, 2010 2:06 pm

yeah he is

coca cola crate:)
December 13, 2010 11:50 pm

Wherever theres coca cola, theres chabad:) lol

Go rabbi bentotlila- a real shliach- in the full sense of the word!

hey?!?!?!?
December 13, 2010 6:20 pm

is he on the video “lamplighters”

amazing
December 13, 2010 11:39 am

simply unbeliveble – moshiah is here already!!!

#19
December 13, 2010 11:14 am

right!

The store named "Chez Mamie",three pictures up...means
December 13, 2010 8:33 am

House of Yo Mama,right?

GEVALDIG!!!
December 13, 2010 7:40 am

no words… bringing light to the darkest corners of the world. CHAZAK!!!

Shliach from the older generation
December 13, 2010 6:35 am

Shlomo’s mesiras nefesh to rent a gondola to go bring Menorahs to yidden, is like the first generation of Shluchim whose selfless devotion to the Rebbe knows no boundaries… He is not like the new 23’s whose Shlichus is all about Ipads etc. He is truly a gem in the Rebbe’s crown of African Shlichus…

Moshe
December 13, 2010 3:38 am

As a bochur who went to africa for pesach. I tell you the amazing work the bentolilas do for the jewish community throughout africa. Someone asked me when we where there, “Why does a rabbi in Congo care about the jews in the whole africa’?

WOW!!!
December 13, 2010 2:34 am

Seriously touched me to the core to see these pictures. The shliach looks so devoted to the Rebbes work its unbelievable!! Like i don’t know if i wuold ever be able to live in a place like that but now i would think about it becasue i see that this Shliach can do iT!!!

amazing
December 13, 2010 12:22 am

you should have alot of hatzlacha. i cannot begin to imagine what it must be like to live over there.

from crown heights
December 13, 2010 12:13 am

Thank you for sharing; the rich beauty of the land and the simple but special people that you are in contact with on a day to day. Be blessed in all you do

Kalfa
December 12, 2010 11:35 pm

You look so mimish in the talis with the Torah I thought u were gmg

YOSSI E
December 12, 2010 10:09 pm

NOW THATS A SHLIACH I TAKE MAY HAT OFF. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE TALKING AT THE CONVETION HE HAS A STORY OR TWO. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL HART WARMING SOUL. HASHEM SHOULD BLESS YOU AND YOUR DEAR WIFE AND FAMILY WITH ALL AND MORE .

nice shul
December 12, 2010 9:37 pm

i wouldnt expect such a nice shul in congo!!! kol hakavod for all the shlichus!!!

עלה והצליח
December 12, 2010 9:32 pm

keep on going reb Shlomo you are an inspiration for a lot of us

MGPDCM

Amazing work
December 12, 2010 6:28 pm

Shlomo and miriam , it is so nice to see you on col. You are doing such an amazing job . We miss you.
Shlomi and Yael Sufrin

The site of Bardugo: www.bardugo.net
December 12, 2010 6:20 pm
What Stock Bardugo, amazing!
December 12, 2010 6:19 pm
wow
December 12, 2010 5:55 pm

the pictures are beautiful!!!!!!
kol hakavod !

Chaver
December 12, 2010 5:40 pm

Good old Shlomo Bentolila. Hatzlocho Raboh Umuflogoh Mayoh Peomim Cocho! (Did you meet any old neighbors from Montreal?)( What’s the name of the river?) Hope you and your family are good.

No words!
December 12, 2010 5:38 pm

Dear shlomO I don’t think there is words to describe what you have done in Africa, you have reachedbthe Jews in 20 countries. May you go from strength to strength! From your beloved friend who is writing this from his IPAD

Beautiful!
December 12, 2010 5:26 pm

Thanks for posting:)

Experience of a lifetime...
December 12, 2010 5:15 pm

it must have been quite an experience as a photojournalist out there!

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