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Copyright 2011 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 personal 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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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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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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Yeshaya Rotbard

For your efforts on behalf ofthe Shul and the Hashkama

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Members of the

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Yeshaya!

You are very deservingof this & many other

honors!

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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.

!Toby & Abraham Kalker


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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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Mentsch President

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Congratulations to

Nechama and Ari

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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

on an honor well-deservedfrom

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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


and

Yeshaya Rotbard

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Best wishes to all theHonorees

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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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Mazal Tov!

Love,

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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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To our dear Father, Father-In-Law, Grandfather and Friend,Congratulations on this well

deserved honor.

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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

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Meyer & Rosalind Myerowitz&

Family


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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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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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Ari and Nechama

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Ohaiv Yisroel of Bluebery Hill

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In honor of

Stu and Kathy Perles

Whose friendship we valueAnd who personify in all areas

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Mazal Tov to the Honorees

andwelcome to our new

granddaughter

Ella Sofie

(Mindel Zissel)

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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

Etta and Izzy Zimerman

Mazel Tov to all the honorees from Steven Zimerman

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Mazel Tov

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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.

Regina & Ernest Frenkel

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to all the honorees

Dovid & Leah Itzkowitz


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the Markowitz Family

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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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Ari & Nechama Markowitz

May Hashem continue to grant you

good health, happiness and success

In all that you do.

Grandma Mildred Zinstein

In Honor of

Nechama & Ari

Markowitz

From

Chana & Yitzchok

Zinstein & Family


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We wish the wholeKehila health, wealthand Kol-Tuv.

May Hashem bless allthe Jewish people,

wherever they are,and bring Mahiach

very, very soon.

Michael and IlanitFisher

With gratitude to

Yeshaya

who has demonstrated

selfless devotion to hisfellow

Thank you and Mazal

Tov

Marcia & MordechaiFastag

Congratulationsto the honorees

S. Goldring


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In honor of a most deserving

recipient of the AvodatHaKodesh award

Mr. Yeshaya Rotbard

We admire your devotion toCongregation Ohaiv Yisroel and

JEP of Rockland.

Dovid and NaomiGreenwald

Congratulations to the

awardees for theirwell-deserved honor.We truly appreciate

their contributions toour Shul.

Duci & Shea Herbst

Mazal Tov

to

Mechama & Ari

Markowitz

and

Shaya Rotbard

upon this well deservedhonor.

Menachem Ickovitz

In tribute to

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Complements o

Balouka Ronen

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Enhancing quality of life forpeople with pain and disability

We congratulate thehonorees, thank RabbiCohen for his help and

leadership, and are proudto support this greatneighborhood Shul.

Sigals

Mazal Tov to the

Honorees

Pamela & AlanSnyder

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In honor of

Ari and NechamaMarkowitz

and in appreciation for Ari'sbeautiful davening

and

Yeshaya Rotbard

in appreciation for his warmGabbaus at the Shabbos

Hashkama Minyan.

Yitzchak and StacySperka

To

Nechama and Ari

Markowitz

and

Yeshaya Rotbard

Mazel Tov and Best

Wishes

Legislator Philip &Joan Soskin

Mazal Tov

Nechama and Ari

Markowitz

on this special honor.

Steinberg, Weitz,Goldstein, Loiterman &

Bornstein Families


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Mazal Tov

Nechama and Ari

on this very special

honor

Sriviki & JoshWeisberg

Congratulations to

Yeshaya

and to

Nechama and Ari

Dovid & TrudyWiener

Mazal Tov to

Rabbi Cohen

and all the Honorees!

(Shout out to GabbaiExtraordinaire, Menachem

"Ick" Ickovitz)

Motti & TziporahYaniv

Yasher Koachto

CongregationOhaiv Yisroel

on hosting the JEPHebrew School.

Rabbi & Mrs.Zalman Zager


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Catering For All Your Simchas"The Taste You've Been Missing!"

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Complements of

Pinchas Swiatycki

With our best wishes to a verydeserving honoree,

Yeshaya Rotbard

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Feldheim Publishers!

What Nachas we have from

such a wonderful couple Mayyou go M'Chayil L'ChayilMazal Tov your Shadchan,

Yitz and Frady Koff

Congratulations to

R' Yeshaya Rotbardon a well-deserved honor.

The Lam and Lane Families

Thank you

Rabbi Cohen & Dr. Mann

for always going the extra mile.

And a special thanks to tatty & Mfor your constant love and support.

Chaim Shanyndee & Brooky Moore

Thank you for always being there

The Weisbergs

In honor of

Rabbi Cohen

and

Yeshaya Rotbard

Dovid & Trudy Wiener


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Chaya & Aaron Adler

Best Wishes from All Fresh 845-578-1700

Jacqueline & Mark Berkowitz

Thank you Dr. From - Mordechai Goldberg

Eva & Shloimy Lapides

Mr. & Mrs. Stan Levine

Thank you Yeshaya - Michael Peres

Mazal Tov Nechama & Ari - Susan Rhein

Rachelle & Marc Rosenberg

Simcha & Success - Mr. & Mrs. Shmuel Weiner

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Congregation Ohaiv Yisroel acknowledges other

donations and contributions to the Shul

Allstate Insurance - John P Dineen

G. Eisenberg

Esther Haupman

Nelida & Michael Ismach

Mayer Maslow

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