A Tribute To The Lives of Yehuda Leib (Leibel) and Edah Bistritzky
Parents, Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Great Great Grandparents, Role Models And Our Heroes.
Tonight 17 Shevat is Opie’s (Mordechai Ben Yehuda Leib) Yartzheit. He was born Jan 3, 1895 in Kiev, Russia and died 17 Shevat in NY and is buried on Har Hazatim. Please try and learn Mishnayous. The Continue reading TIOFH – Opie’s Yartzheit
Click this link עונג שבת – יתרו for the Hebrew version. Click this link yitro for the English version. Have a great Shabbos
Tonight 13 Shevat is Shlomo’s Birthday. Mazel Tov! Ad Meah Veshrim Shana!!
Today 11 Shevat is Shmuly Greenwald’s birthday. Happy birthday!!! Ad Meah Veshirim Shana!!!
For details on the events leading up to the Rebbe assuming leadership of Chabad, read a fascinating article in the magazine the Chassidishe Derher with pictures of Levi A”H on the front cover (Cairo) and inside (Teveria) at the Siyum Continue reading In Honor Of Yud Shevat – Chassidishe Derher
David was kind enough to send us an English Dvar Torah since we didn’t have one for this week. Thanks BS”D Parshas Beshalach In this week’s Parsha, Parshas Beshalach, the Jews face their first difficulty as a newly redeemed nation: Continue reading Dvar Torah From D. Katzenstein – English
The following is the Rebbe’s letter outlining the customs relating to Yud Shvevat. By the Grace of G-d Rosh Chodesh Shvat, 5711 Brooklyn, N.Y. To Anash, to the students of Tomchei Tmimim, and to those who have a bond or Continue reading In Honor Of Yud Shevat – Letter From The Rebbe
A People Apart – Hasidism in America – Religious America You may remember, from a previous post, some pictures and the story of how Daddy HK”M ended up being interviewed and narrating Religious America which was based on the book A People Apart Continue reading Daddy HK”M – Religious America – The Movie
A new initiative by Raizy Greenwald & Shmuel Bistritzky in honor of Daddy HK”M. Each week Shmuel will send in a short relevant Dvar Torah on the weeks Parsha so that you can learn in honor of Daddy HK”M at Continue reading A New Initiative – Weekly Oneg Shabbos Dvar Torah
In honor of her yartzheit you can read her memoirs here online or you can click on this link (julie cropped) and download it to your computer or print. Use this link julie cropped to download or print. [document url=”https://bistritzky.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/julie-cropped.pdf”]
Tonight 6 Shevat is Bubby’s Yartzheit. She was born 13 Tammuz 5651 (July 19,1891) in Paris to Abram Tedesco and Sprinsa (Sophie) Cramer. She passed away 6 Shevat 1977 in Israel and is buried on Har Hazetim. Please Continue reading TIOFH – Bubby Yutla (Julie) Travis – Yartzheit
No it’s not a Chanukah story…… Rabbi Heshy Jacobs was invited to the Hatzalah Malava Malkah to speak about Daddy HK”M and he brought a gift for Yingi that he has since before 1995, a bottle of olive oil that Continue reading A Bottle Of Olive Oil That Lasted All These Years.
L’Kovod the Melaveh Malka Commemorating the memory of Reb Leibel Bistritsky zt”l It is a great zechus and privilege to be allowed the opportunity to recount a glimpse from the outside of our feelings for my close and very well Continue reading Letter From Mechel Handler – Hatzalah Malava Malkah
This past Motzei Shabbos Hatzalah of Crown Heights had their annual Malava Malka and they paid tribute to Daddy HK”M with a short video courtesy of Shlomie Nelken.
Tonight 28 Tevet is Gedalia Lagovier yartzheit. Gedalia was Omi’s younger brother. He was born in 1903 and died 1963. He visited once in Hamburg then went to Bolivia and they didn’t hear from him for many years. They received Continue reading TIOFH – Gedalia Lagovier – Yartzheit
Isabella (Gella) Tedesco was born in Paris October 10,1854 to Giacomo Jacob & Therisa (Yirat) Cerf who were bubby’s (Yutla – Julie) Grandparents so Isabella was bubby’s aunt. She was married to Moshe (Morris) Steindecker (born Feb 5, 1853 in Continue reading TIOFH – Gella (Isabella) nee Tedesco Steindecker – Yartzheit
Mazel Tov!! Sorry it was the only picture I had of the two of you together.