With profound sorrow, we record the passing of Judith Schwed, a’h, beloved mother of Raizy Cherson. The funeral has taken place. Shiva will take place starting today, Sunday, December 8 at the Fountainview Senior Living, 2000 Fountainview Road Suffern NY. Raizy will be sitting in Suffern from 4:00-8:00pm today, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9…

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We announce with sorrow the passing of Mrs. Esther Geretz a”h beloved sister of our member Rabbi Aron Mandelbaum. The Levayah will take place tomorrow morning, December 9 at 10am at the Chapel, 613 Ramsey Avenue, Lakewood, NJ. Shivah will be observed until Sunday, December 15, at 1535 Newport Drive, Lakewood, NJ. Rabbi Mandelbaum can…

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With sadness we announce the passing of Mr. Sam Rosenbloom, a”h. father of our esteemed member, Michael Rosenbloom Funeral Service will be held tomorrow, December 4th at 11:00am at Riverdale Jewish Center 3700 Independence Ave, Bronx, NY 10463 Shiva Will be observed at the home of Michael and Karen 320 Longwood Crossing Lawrence, NY 11559…

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We regret to inform you of the passing of , Mr. Arthur (Arti) Fuchs a”h beloved husband of Nili Fuchs, father of HALB parent Leslie Adler, and grandfather of Yosef Adler (DRS ’25), Kovi Adler (DRS ’26) and Sammy Adler (DRS ’26). The funeral has already taken place. Shiva will be observed at 440 Buckingham…

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Dear Member: With profound sorrow, we record the passing of Kalman Hartstein, a’h, beloved husband of Judith Hartstein and beloved father of Genene Hartstein Kaye and Daniel Hartstein. The funeral will take place on Tuesday, December 10 at 1:00pm in Israel (6:00am EST) at the Eretz HaChaim Cemetery (off of Route 38, near Beit Shemesh).…

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LESSON 7, TRANQUILITY:  IS WEALTH BEYOND SUSTENANCE A BLESSING https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/el-dee/episodes/The-Role-Wealth-Plays-In-Life-e24b2ag THE AUTH0R, RABBEINU BACHYA IBN PEKUDA RAISES THE QUESTION, WHY WE SHOULD TRUST IN G-D? HE ANSWERS THAT THERE ARE 10 BENEFITS TO TRUSTING IN G-D, 5 SPIRITUAL BENEFITS AND 5 MATERIAL BENEFITS OF THE SPIRITUAL BENEFITS THERE ARE TRANQUILITY INDEPENDENCE PEACE OF MIND AND…

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Yesterday, the IDF reported the tragic news: “Omer Neutra, a 21-year-old American-Israeli, served as a platoon commander in the Armored Corps. Today we can confirm, based on intelligence, that he was killed in battle on Oct. 7 and his body has been held hostage in Gaza.” For 423 days Omer’s parents, Orna and Ronen, fought with every fiber…

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We announce with sorrow the passing of our Chaver R’ Howie (Chaim) Balter ע״ה ר’ חיים שלמה בן רחל ע”ה The levaya has already taken place. Mrs. Chaya Balter and Mrs. Perri Augenbaum will be sitting at 268 Pearsall Place in Lawrence beginning today. Mr. Naftali, Mr. Aryeh, and Mr. Akiva Balter will be sitting at…

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We regret to inform you of the passing of former HALB President, Mr. Donald Press a”h and father of Ira Press , Deena (Press) Kahane and Elliot Press. The funeral will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, December 4, at 2:00pm Israel time, 7:00am EST at Eretz HaChaim Cemetery Beit Shemesh, Israel. Livestream at https://evt.live/Donald-Press-Funeral Shiva information will…

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