Tag Archives: Bar Mitzvah

Holocaust Survivors Reunite With Long Lost Family Members, Hold Bar Mitzvah Celebration at age of 92

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Raphael Poch

Walter and Oscar Blau, a pair of Holocaust survivor brothers from Israel, were sure they were the only ones in their family who survived the Holocaust and World War II. To their surprise, they discovered that they have an entire … Continue reading →

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Saying Thank You 13 Years Later

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Raphael Poch

This past Monday evening, United Hatzalah volunteer and Rehovot resident Micha Shulem walked into one of the shuls in the city to daven Maariv and noticed a man from the corner of his eye looking intensely at him. At the … Continue reading →

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A Special Bar Mitzvah At A Corona Hotel

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Raphael Poch

On Saturday night, A special Bar Mitzvah celebration was held at the Ya’arim Hotel in Ma’aleh HaHamisha, which has been designated as a “Corona Hotel” housing people who have been diagnosed as being ill with the virus.  One of the … Continue reading →

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Getting it Covered: Local New Jersey Teen Sells Kippot to Save Lives in Israel

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Raphael Poch

It’s not about the limit of what you can do, it’s about doing what you can. Such is the philosophy that drove a young resident of Bergenfield, New Jersey, to start a fundraiser based on selling kippot to raise money … Continue reading →

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