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Copyright 2010 Sheldon SalzbergPublished by Congregation Ohaiv Yisroel


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Rabbi Alfred Cohen

Congregation Officers

Leonard Mann ....................................................................President

Gerald From ................................................................Vice President

Morris Meisner ..................................................... Financial Secretary

Ari Markowitz......................................................Recording Secretary

Marilyn May................................................. Corresponding Secretary

Menachem Ickovitz.................................................................. Gabai

Mordechai Kushner.................................................................. Gabai

Ira Schwartz.................................................................Past President

Board of Trustees

Stuart Cohnen ..........................................................Robert Goldfarb

Willie Goldstein ........................................................ Seymour Kerner

Noreen Mann..........................................................Sheldon Salzberg

Sisterhood Board

Kathy Perles ..........................................Communications & Treasurer

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Our Shul dinner is a yearly ritual, where we join together toassess and celebrate our congregations progress andachievements. It is now many years since our Shul wasestablished, and we continue to stress, as we have from thebeginning, three pillars of our faith: Torah, Tefilla, and Chesed the study of our heritage, communal and person prayer, andcaring and support for others.

The Jewish religion has multiple facets, and differentpeople stress varying parts of the religion as being of foremostimportance. The Midrash records that there was once a debateamong the great Rabbis, as to which verse in the Torah capturesthe essence of what it means to be Jewish.

Ben Zoma said, the central verse is Shema Yisrael Hashem

Elokeinu Hashem Echadthere is only one G-d and we mustworship him.

Ben Nanas said, the verse which embodies the quintessence

of Torah is Ve-ahavta lereacha kamochalove your fellow manas you love yourself.

Ben Pazi said, the central characteristic of Judaism is in theverse, Es hakeves haechad taaseh baboker, vees hakeveshasheini taaseh bein haarbayimthe first lamb is to be sacrificed

[daily] in the morning and the second lamb is to be brought every

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Presidents Message

It is my pleasure to welcome you to our Shuls 31st Annual

Journal Dinner. Like everything else in our Shul, it is the

product of a collaborative effort by many people.

Our Dinner Chairman, Gerald From, has worked tirelessly on

every detail of the dinner from soup to nuts to tablecloths to

location. Our Journal Chairperson, Sheldon Salzberg, has been

busy collecting and collating all the ads preparing them for

publication. He has been assisted ably by Moshe Foster; Moshe

assumed responsibility for printing the booklet that you see

before you this evening.

Our treasurer, Moish Meisner, has been busily entering and

crediting all the donations and making certain everything is

accounted for.

Most importantly, the Shul membership has responded

generously, with open hearts, greatly enhancing our Kehilla.

I would especially like to acknowledge the leadership and

commitment of Rabbi Cohen. He provides us all with guidance

and inspiration on all manner of issues both practical andspiritual greatly enhancing our Shul.

Tonight, our honorees stand out as individuals who always


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serve the Shuls call for assistance. Avi and Nechama both

grew up here in Monsey and are continuing the long-

standing traditions of their respective families to support

and sustain their local Shuls. Echoing Avis work

supervisor describing his work, we too feel the Markowitzs

contribution is a Kiddush HaShem.

Yeshaya Rotbard helps the Shul in many ways. OrganizingSeudat Shlishit and being Gabbai for the Hashkama Minyan

are two examples of his many services. Yeshaya does all of

this with a kind heart and a friendly smile.

The main point is that all of us comprise one community

that continues to find common ground in order to sustain

our Shul and its place in Klal Yisrael. That is what the

dinner and this evening are all about.

Dr. Leonard Mann, President


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CommitteesThanks for all your hard work!

JOURNALSheldon Salzberg, Chair

Chani MaxHillel Max

Kathy PerlesMotti Yaniv

Moishe Meisner!

DINNERGerald From, Chair

Ben Brawer

Chana Cattan

Yossi CattanPaula From

Rob Goldfarb

James Katz

Noreen MannMarilyn May

Debbie Ohana

Shimon OhanaRachelle Salzberg

Seth Yedwab!


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Nechama and AriMarkowitz

Guests of Honor

Ari and Nechama Markowitz have lived in Monsey nearly theirentire lives and have played important roles in the shul since

moving to the Blueberry Hill community six years agoAri as achazzanand recording secretary of the Shul Board and Nechamaworking on various print and publicity projects. The Markowitzesattribute their shul and the community involvement to their parentswho have always been extremely involved in their respective shuls,from serving as executive board members, to Sisterhood president,to gabbaim.

Ari is a graduate of Queens College and Yeshiva UniversitysWurzweiler School of Social Work and serves as assistantadministrator at The Jewish Home at Rockleigh in Bergen County.He has enjoyed music for as long as he can remember, learningearly on from his grandfather, a professional chazzan. As a child,Ari was a member of the Tzlil VZemer Boys Choir and has co-produced and written lyrics for an album entitled Shaleim. Anaccomplished pianist and singer, Aris vocal talents can be heardregularly on Shabbosim as a chazzanfor the shul. He has beennamed a finalist for The Leo Brody Jewish Communal ServiceAward.

Nechama attended Stern College for Women and the Fashion

Institute of Technology and works as a graphic designer. She has apassion for the fine arts one of her paintings was recently ondisplay at The Rockland Center for the Arts Members Gallery Show.The Markowitzes are the proud parents of their son, Ezra.


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Nechama and AriMarkowitz

Guests of Honor

Ari and Nechama Markowitz have lived in Monsey nearly theirentire lives and have played important roles in the shul since

moving to the Blueberry Hill community six years agoAri as achazzanand recording secretary of the Shul Board and Nechamaworking on various print and publicity projects. The Markowitzesattribute their shul and the community involvement to their parentswho have always been extremely involved in their respective shuls,from serving as executive board members, to Sisterhood president,to gabbaim.

Ari is a graduate of Queens College and Yeshiva UniversitysWurzweiler School of Social Work and serves as assistantadministrator at The Jewish Home at Rockleigh in Bergen County.He has enjoyed music for as long as he can remember, learningearly on from his grandfather, a professional chazzan. As a child,Ari was a member of the Tzlil VZemer Boys Choir and has co-produced and written lyrics for an album entitled Shaleim. Anaccomplished pianist and singer, Aris vocal talents can be heardregularly on Shabbosim as a chazzanfor the shul. He has beennamed a finalist for The Leo Brody Jewish Communal ServiceAward.

Nechama attended Stern College for Women and the Fashion

Institute of Technology and works as a graphic designer. She has apassion for the fine arts one of her paintings was recently ondisplay at The Rockland Center for the Arts Members Gallery Show.The Markowitzes are the proud parents of their son, Ezra.


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A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Yeshaya Rotbard has livedin the Monsey area since 1980 and has been affiliated withOhaiv Yisroel for more than 25 years. Mr. Rotbardsdedication to the shul is on displayserving as gabbai everyShabbat at the hashkama minyanand organizing ShaloshSeudotevery Shabbat.

Over the past 30 years Mr. Rotbard has been deeply involvedin the Jewish community, working with the Jewish EducationProgram (JEP) of Rockland, Feldheim Publishers, andteaching English studies in yeshivas in and around RocklandCounty. His passion for writing, for poetry, and for music hasled to several publications: a text on Pirkei Avos entitledSuccessful Jewish Living; a volume of poetry, The Calligraphyof Clouds(and two soon-to-be-published volumes); as well ascompositions of numerous songs and niggunim.

Mr. Rotbard is the proud father of Meir, Shulamis (married to

Shlomo Jackson), Dovid (married to Mara Warren), Chanie(married to Hillel Max), Yossi, Moishy (recently married toYocheved Hiller), Yaakov, Akiva and Aviva, and ninegrandchildren.

Yeshaya Rotbard

Adodat Hakodesh

Awardee


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Thank you

Yeshaya Rotbard

For your efforts on behalf ofthe Shul and the Hashkama

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You are very deservingof this & many other

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In honor of

Rabbi Alfred Cohen

Mr. Yitzchak Friedland

Rabbi Yoseif Yechiel Gruenebaum

Rabbi Larry Katz

Rabbi Dr. Ira Schwartz

Mr. Dovid Wiener

and the entire Kehilla of Congregation OhaivYisroel, partners in our kiruv activities of the

Rockland Jewish Community.We thank you for your ongoing friendship,

support, and hospitality.

May Hashem give all the Magidei Shiur and theKehilla the kochosto continue to be Marbitz

Torah.

The Jewish Education Program of RocklandYehuda Schwab Yeshaya Rotbard Naomi Greenwald


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For

Nechama and Ari Markowitz

Yeshaya Rotbard

and always for

Rabbi Cohen

because of all the acts and kindnesseswhich make us a community and Makom

Kodesh - Thank you

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Rebbetzin Cohen,

Thank you for allowing Rabbi

Cohen to share his knowledge andwisdom with us.

Rabbi Cohen,

Thank you for Wednesday nights.

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Yeshaya,

It is a pleasure to learnwith you everyWednesday.

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In honor of

Rabbi & Mrs. Cohen!

with Hakaras Hatov for all that

you do

Best wishes to

Nechama and Ari

Markowitz

and

Yeshaya Rotbard

Jeanie & Mark Adler


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Congratulations to

Nechama and Ari

Markowitz

and to

Yeshaya Rotbard

for all your devotion to our

Congregation and may you have a lotof !"# from all the hard work you've

done so far.

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In honor of our children

Nechama and Ari

Abba & Imma Cohnen


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Mazel Tov

Nechama and Ari

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In recognition of the many yearsof dedicated service that our

good friend

Mr. Yeshaya Rotbard

has rendered to Congregation

Ohaiv Yisroel and to thecommunity at large.

Yitzchak & Charlotte Friedland


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In honor of

Rabbi Cohen

Our Rav for all SeasonsThank you for your friendship,

advices and counsel

Mazel Tov to our Honorees


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Yeshaya Rotbard

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Best wishes to all theHonorees

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With sincere appreciation to theRabbi and the membership for all

you mean to our family.

Mazel Tov

Reb Shaya

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Family Markowitz.

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In honor of our dear father and grandfather

Zady, Abba Rotbard

We are very proud of you and all you haveaccomplished! May ! give you the strength

to continue your dedication andcommitment to the Shul for the benefit of

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With much Hakoras Hatov to

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Congratulations to theEsteemed

Guests of Honor


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Ari,I assume this means

You'll daven Ma'ariv for us, right?

Penina & Mordechai Kushner


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Thank you for your serviceto the community.

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Mazel Tov and Yasher

Koach to Tonight'sHonoreesThank you for all that

you've done andcontinue to do whichhelps make our Shul

better

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With appreciation to

Rabbi Cohen,

Lenny Mann,

Gerry From,

andall the Shul Officers

and to our familieswho are always so supportive

of us.

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With love and admiration to

Nechama and Ari

A couple who complement each otherYour incredible talents of art and musicare used to beautify your performance

of mitzvos and to do


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With much appreciationto

The worthy AskanimFor your devoted Avodas Hakodesh

On behalf of the Tzibburand to

Rabbi & Mrs. Alfred Cohen

For your dedicated and inspiredleadership

of the congregation

Bevirchas Kol Tuv

Dr. & Mrs. Joseph MayerEli & Feige Mayer

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Mazal Tov to our "surrogate"grandchildren,

Ari and Nechama

Markowitz

on this well-deserved honor.

May Hashem bless them withmany, many years of good

health,,-#and$(3".Meyer & Rosalind Myerowitz

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Mazel Tov to Abba a.k.a

"Yeshaya Rotbard"

for all your years of devotion and

commitment to the Shul and the earlyminyan. May you have the energy tobe of service the community for many

more years.

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With great appreciation andadmiration to all the Honorees

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Mazel Tov to the Honorees for

Nourishing our KehillaBoth Body and Soul

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Best Wishes toall our Guest of Honor

Sara & Marty Shapiro


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Mazal Tov to the honorees on thiswell-deserved honor

Thank you for your dedication toour community

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Congratulations to the Honorees


Guests of Honor

Yeshaya Rotbard

Avodas Hakodesh Awardon this well deserved honor!

Our thanks to

Rabbi Alfred and Miriam Cohen

for all you do for the Kehilah.

Lynn and Dov SilverbergAvi, Gabrielle, Noah Chaim and

Benyomin Zev SilverbergZvi and Dina SilverbergMenachem Silverberg

Aryeh Silverberg


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Congratulations to all theworthy honorees.

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In honor of all those thatprovide for the upkeep of

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In honor of

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andwelcome to our new

granddaughter

Ella Sofie

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MAZEL TOV TO ALL THE HONOREES

Our Guests of Honor


And the Avodas Hakodesh Awardee

Shaya Rothbard

MAY YOU ALL GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

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Congratulations to the Honorees

Nechama and Ari Markowitzand

Yeshaya Rotbard

for this well deserved honor

Thank you

Rabbi Cohenfor your efforts on behalf of our community.

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Shaya Rotbard

Miriam & Yudi Itzkowitz

We extend our sincere appreciation to Rabbi Cohen forhis many years of tireless devotion to the Shul and to the

entire Jewish community and best wishes for hiscontinued good health.

Mazel Tov to the honorees. May you continue to work forthe Shul and other worthy Jewish causes and to provide

Nachas to and obtain Nachas from your families for

many years to come.

Ada & Jim Katz


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Mazel Tov to our guests of honor


May you continue your dedication toCongregation Ohaiv Yisroel

Mazel Tov to

Yeshaya Rotbard

for his dedication andAvodas Hadoesh Award

Seymour & Roslyn Kerner

Mazel Tov to the Honorees

Aryeh & Sandra Lazarus & Family


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In honor of

Rabbi and Mrs. Cohen

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Mazel tov to the Honorees!

Dorothy PerlesKathy & Stu Perles

Mazal Tov and Best Wishes to allHonorees

Michael & Marcia Salzman


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Congratulations to all of tonight's honorees and aspecial Yasher Koach to

Rabbi and Reb. Alfred Cohen

Esther & Yonathan Simons

In honor of

Rabbi and Rebetzin Alfred Cohen

and all the honorees

May Congregation Ohaiv Yisroel continue to be agreat benefit to the neighborhood,

with best wishes

Ruth Simons


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Best Wishes from

The Kizelniks

Mazel Tov

Nechama and Ari!

We are so proud of you!!

Shani and Avi Brick

Mazal Tovto


Yeshaya Rotbard

on this wonderful honor!Your hard work and dedication to ourShul have been an inspiration to us.May HaShem grant you continued

Nachas from your families

Shulamith and Ruvain Chait!

Congratulations to thehonorees

Charles Cohen


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We wish the wholeKehila health, wealth

and kol-tuv.

May Hashem bless all

the Jewish people,wherever they are,and bring Mahiach

very, very soon.

Michael and IlanitFisher

With gratitude to

Yeshaya

who has

demonstrated selflessdevotion to his fellow

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Thank you andMazal Tov

Marcia & MordechaiFastag


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Mazal Tov to all thehonorees and thank

you to

Rabbi and Mrs. Cohen

for always beingavailable to our family.

Michael and MerysMechlin and family


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A special thank you to the

honorees for all that they dofor the Shul.

Menachem Ickovitz

Complements of

Pinchas Swiatycki

Greetings to the Honorees

Not yet prepared

Congregation Ohaiv Yisroel

acknowledges other

donations and contributions

to the Shul

Allstate Insur - John P DineenYosi Dahan

Ezra & Rose LazarusJoel Pachman

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