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Siyum on Shishah Sidrei Mishnah for Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Jacob Joseph
Yated Last Thursday, chof-daled Tamuz, marked the 107th yahrtzeit of New York City’s first Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Jacob Joseph, who was niftar in 1902 at the age of 59. In honor of the yahrtzeit, an anonymous donor sponsored the completion of the entire Shishah Sidrei Mishnah through Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah’s mishnah study program. The siyum, which was followed by a [...]
Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah
Viewpoint Magazine The loss of a loved one is a searing experience. Confronted with a gaping hole in their lives, bereaved family members often seek to establish a memorial for eternity. The question is, how? Rabbi H., a graduate of NCYI’s rabbinics and not-for-profit training programs, understood the frustration that [...]
Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah – The Society for Mishnah Study
Mishpacha Magazine By Libi Astaire He had a birthday coming up – one of those big, milestone birthdays – and his wife asked him how he wanted to mark the occasion. Go to a fancy restaurant? Go away for Shabbos? Then a friend mentioned that his family could commission a [...]
Daring to Hope… Once Again
Binah It happened whenever Leah returned home from a class gathering or reunion. She would enter the house, stop for a brief moment at the front closet to hang her coat, and then make a beeline for her bedroom. She wanted to be alone; she had to be alone. It [...]
A Link to the Past; A Gift for Eternity
Five Towns Jewish Times Anna Preisand was a single woman from Atlanta, Georgia. For many years, Anna devotedly cared for her ill sister, tending to her every need. When the day finally came that her sister passed on from this world, Anna sought to provide her with one final gift: [...]
From Lakewood to Teaneck—and Beyond
Hamodia The drive from Lakewood to Teaneck is a long one, and yungeleit usually only attempt it—often somewhat reluctantly—for family get-togethers. What, then, could have motivated more than a minyan of worthy yungeleit to make the trip for a simchah, in which they were unrelated to and barely even acquainted with the hosts? An unusual occurrence, perhaps—but [...]
