In an exciting weekend for New York Sports fans. On a Sunday when both the Jets and Giants were in playoff games. The most exciting event for me by far was Rhonda Spector Bergman's wedding with her darling husband Nachman last night. It was my favorite type of NCSY Alumni reunion with a smorgasbord of alumni from all the regions Rhonda has touched so deeply (central East of course but also New Jersey, Long Island and many more). When it all comes out in the end of day, The Best Event in Town!

Have an awesome Shabbas,

Rabbi Dave Felsenthal
Director NCSY Alumni

                   You are All Invited

You are all invited to celebrate this simcha with hundreds of such Jewish Families at the 2nd annual NCSY Alumni Shabbaton. The A.I.R. (Adult Inspiration Retreat) in the luxurious Parsippany NJ Sheraton Feb 16-18 features  "Ruach Revival" exclusive reunion concert melave malka and inspiration from NCSY Alumni authors, movie producers, war heroes as well as Torah personalities, plenty of schmoozing time and Regional directors (not to mention the MOUTH-WATERING Glatt kosher cuisine all weekend long!). For more info and to register   http://www.ncsyalum.org or call Rabbi Dave 212-613-8153

Moshe was invited, and perhaps, commanded to be the leader of the Jewish Nation. It was very important to Moshe, however, that before he accepted his mission as the leader that would lead his people to freedom, to rediscover G-D and to re-inherit the Holy Land...

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We are sooo proud of Lenny and Etan for many of their great accomplishments on behalf of all Jews: This ranks way up there and you gotta see it to believe it!!!

Designer Halli Freireich is remodeling a 1,600 sqare foot, 2 bedroom, 3 and 1/2 bathroom condo in the exclusive Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel Air. It's an extravagant flip, with high end appliances and no expense will be spared. Will she stay on budget? 

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Engagements

Elke Engelson (Longmeadow, Massachusetts) & Saul Sudin (St. Loui, Missouri)

Devorah Leovitz and Ari Lockspeiser

Weddings

Rhonda Spector (Central East) and Nachman Bergman.

Shoshi Gelula (Northwest) and Alan Stein (Long Island)

Bobby Faigen (Central East) to Ariella Fesse (Central East).

Sarah Greenberg (Central East) to Danny Wolfe (Central Eeast) 

Births

Stacey (Volk) (Seaboard) and Evan Axelrad on the birth of a baby Girl (Eliana Jordan).

Rob Shur and his wife Aviva on the birth of a baby boy.

Mr. Michael (OU Senior Vice President) and Susanne Wimpheimer on the birth of a baby boy to their son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Shana.

Esther Williams (OU Member, Board of Directors) and her husband Jerry and Rabbi Benjamin and Shevi Yudin (New Jersey), on the birth of a grandson to their children, Atara and Aryeh Yudin.

Others

Rabbi Dovid Cohen and his wife Adele for their grandson, Eliezer Yehudah Cohen, the son of Rabbi Elii and Ruchi Cohen, who was bar mitzvahed during Chanukah in Ramat Bet Shemesh, Israel.

Condolences

Rabbi Dovid Cohen on the passing of his brother, Rabbi Shlomo Cohen.

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NCSY Yarchei Kallah Does It Again!!! 

 
Year after the year, the single best Jewish Outreach event run by any oranization anywhere in the world is our very own Yarchei Kallah. This year held at the Stamford Connecticut Sheraton over 160 piblic high school Jewish youth chose to spend their winter breaks learning Torah with Chavrusot, Rebbeim, Chaburot and Shiur Clali! And loving it!!! If you want to be truly inspired, sponsor one of these students to atten next year's event and then come with your family to share in the nachas of NCSY at its very best!

I thought you'd get a kick of the below cartoon used to advertise it:

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