Kollel of Greater Boston - 32nd Anniversary Banquet

We are grateful for the work you are doing
in the community
and for our friends,

the Hedvats

involvement.

Stephane & Brenda Bancel

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In honor of the Rosh Kollel

Rabbi Zalman Leff
and his Rebbetzin

Bracha and Hatzlacha

Mr. and Mrs. Aron Wolfson

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In honor of

Rabbi and Mrs. Naftoly Bier

With unending appreciation to the Kollel
community for their singular ‫הכנסת אורחים‬.

The Fruchthandler Family

52

To celebrate

Rav Naftoly Bier's

70th birthday
‫ולרפואה שלמה‬

‫לדוד בנימין בן מרת חנה בריינא‬

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Paula and Jimmy Gould

adore and love

Richard and Roz Slifka

It is no wonder we are all inspired by Richie;
G-d personally speaks to Richie's heart.

54

In honor of our grandmother and parents

Sarah Becker
Gary and Susan Jacobson

Marty and Jean Becker

For giving us the background, education and
pride in Yiddishkeit to continue to grow.
Love,

Joseph and Sharon
Joshua and Rotem
Chaim and Gabriella

Issac

55

Thank you to

Rabbi Leff

for your friendship, guidance
and weekly Chavrusa.
In honor of

Rabbi Bier

and all the Kollel families
for everything they do to strengthen

the Boston Jewish community.

Davida, David , Eli and Jessie, Asher and Meira,
Jacob and Ezra Zimble

56

Many thanks to

Rabbi Naftoly Bier

Friend, Mentor, Visionary, Builder
and Sustainer of Torah Wisdom

With our utmost respect, admiration and
fondness,

David and Bella Adler and Family
‘Warmest’ regards from Boca

57

With overwhelming gratitude to ‫ השם יתברך‬for
gifting me, a survivor of Nazi Germany, with a

family steeped in Torah values, selflessly
dedicated to Klal Yisroel and who care for me
with heartfelt love and extraordinary dedication.
With gratitude to the wonderful Boston Jewish

community, whose warmth, caring and
compassion has made an indelible impression.

May we share many more simchas.

Mrs. Gabriele Davis

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Congratulations to the

Honorees!

And a big ‫ יישר כוחכם‬to

R Bier, R Leff and all the ‫יונגלייט‬

for building and maintaining the foundations of
the ‫ כרך‬of Boston

- Anonymous

59

Congratulations to our favorite honoree

Mrs. Tammy Faintuch!

We appreciate very much all that you do for us.
The Boston community also recognizes and
thanks you for what you do publicly
and in secret.
You are the best and we are so grateful
to have you!

Shlomo, Dovid, Yoni and Rachel Baila Faintuch

60

Mazel tov to the honorees:

Tammy and Shlomo Faintuch
Sarah and Sam Tarlin

And to our dear friends:

Tara and Ashky Hedvat
With much appreciation to all of the Kollel rabbeim

and their wives, including Rabbi and Mrs.
Yaakov Bier and Rabbi Yehuda Shepard.

Thank you for your friendship and countless
contributions to our community.

- Tova and Dani Goldring and family

61

To the esteemed

Mrs. Gabriele Davis

We thank you for all your lifetime lessons transmitted to
us by your dearest son,

Rabbi Naftoly Bier

To Rabbi Bier and the Kollel,

We thank you for 32 years of Torah teaching and
learning.

Ronit and Brian Gurtman

62

In honor of

Rabbi and Rebbetzin Leff

for all they do on behalf of Klal Yisroel.

Yael and Yehuda Jacoby

63

In honor of

Tara and Ashky Hedvat

and their devotion to Kollel of Greater Boston

Patti & Jonathan Kraft

64

With gratitude to

Rabbi & Mrs. Bier
Rabbi & Mrs. Leff

We are indebted to you for your spiritual
guidance of our family.

You have enabled our children and grandchildren
to make a home that they love in Boston.

Ian & Pam Rosmarin
Toronto, Canada

65

Thank you to

the Kollel of Greater Boston
and Rabbi Naftoly Bier

for 14 years of weekly lunchtime classes
starting at ITA Software and now at Google!
Formerly held at the Google Cambridge office,
the class is now entirely online and open to all.

Join online from anywhere in the world
on your computer or phone!

For details, contact:
[email protected]

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Dear Rabbi Bier,

The world is built on Chesed and you are a
beacon of that Chesed. Thank you for your

friendship and constant inspiration.
Most of all, thank you and your family for being

there for us this year in our time of need.
May the Kollel continue to be a source of blessing

for the Boston community.
Tisku L'Mitzvot,

Alexandra and Dan Bellehsen

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In honor of our dear parents

Mr. and Mrs. Yaakov Schafer
Dr. Arnold Freedman
and Ms. Lori Kahn

With warmest thanks to

Rabbis Naftoly, Yaakov and Meir
Bier & families & the Kollel Rabbis

In honor of my incredibly special friend

Yaakov ben Meir Bier

Yaakov and Tova

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Rabbi and Rebbetzin Bier

Thank you for being such amazing and inspirational
mentors and role models. Your guidance in Halacha,
Hashkafa and everyday matters is insightful and caring.
Wishing you continued success in your lofty work. Mazal

tov on your special birthday!

Rabbi and Rebbetzin Leff

Your Torah values and warm presence are felt far and
wide. Thank you for being the Torah and community
leaders that you are. Wishing you continued success in

all of your spiritual and physical endeavors.

Zev and Tara Lazarus and family

69

Mazel Tov

Shlomo and Tamar Rechnitz

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With much appreciation to

Rabbi Naftoly Bier and
Rebbetzin Yehudis Bier

Alex and Masha Sherman

71

Thank you to

Rabbi Naftoly Bier
and Rabbi Yaakov Bier

for another inspiring and meaningful year.

-Alex and Gina Spiegel

72

Thank you

Rabbi Bier

for your incredible and wonderful
impact on so many.

Thank you for inspiring an appreciation mindset,
helping people grow in giving to others, and

helping people like myself build their good hearts
through patience, being careful with words, and
doing chesed. Thank you for constantly helping

me and so many others grow to become more
selfless giving human beings. I am grateful you

can inspire person after person to grow.

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In honor of my brother

‫נתן הרשל בן לאה‬

Murray Abramson

74

In honor, awe and respect of

Mrs. Gabriele Davis

a woman of nobility and dignity, who is an
inspiration to all mothers; she personifies what
every mother aspires for- to make a difference to

Klal Yisroel and to have a family that spreads
Torah to all.

Maurice and Sarah Aghion

75

I am grateful to

Rabbi Naftoly Bier

for his passionate caring, compassion,
and teachings.

It is noteworthy that the definition of bier is a
moveable frame that a body is placed upon
before interment.

In the spiritual world, Rabbi Bier is my "bier".

A Grateful Student

76

In honor and appreciation of the

Roshei Kollel

The Benjamin Family

77

In admiration and respect of

Mrs. Gabriele Davis

a wonderful and inspiring model to us all.
Mazel Tov to our dear friends,

Naftoly and Yehudis Bier

and
to his esteemed children

Rabbi Yaakov and Adel Bier

Mr. and Mrs. Gershon Biegeleisen

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‫תוקף תהילות תפארתו‬
‫שוש אשוש לבוא בכתובים‪ ,‬לעלה ולקלס בשער‬
‫בת רבים‪ ,‬מעלת כבוד אבינו שליט"א‪ ,‬שמו הטוב‬
‫נודע בשערים‪ ,‬בתורה ובמצוות משקיע זמנו ורוב‬
‫אונים‪ ,‬חקו ממתקים וכולו מחמדים‪ ,‬איש חי ורב‬

‫פעלים‪ ,‬דרכיו נעימים ומעשיו ישרים‬

‫הרב נפתלי ביר שליט"א‬

‫תערב נא שיחתי אל אבינו שבשמים‬
‫שתזכה לראות תמיד רק נחת ותענוג‬
‫ואך טוב וחסד ירדפוך כל הימים עדי נזכה‬
‫בקרוב לקבל פני משיח צדקינו‪ ,‬אמן‬

‫אשר ביר ומשפחתו‬

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Honoring

Tara and Ashky

Together their generosity and friendship goes
unmatched - from opening their home to warming the
cold, the Hedvats have exhibited what it truly means to

be a source of inspiration to us all
May Hashem grant them the ability to continue building
a home full of Torah and Chesed and may they continue

to be a beacon for our community
To many more Lechaims, Farbrengens, and Gutvochs

Kevin and Linda Brown

80

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To all the

Honorees

Mazel tov! Mazel tov!
To the entire

Bier and Leff Families

for 32 years of devotion & dedication, chesed &
chinuch to the Greater Boston Community: Kol

HaKavod!
With much Hakaras Hatov,

Helaine & Chaim Engel

82

In honor of our dear friends

Shlomo and Tammy Faintuch
Ashky and Tara Hedvat
Sam and Sarah Tarlin

With appreciation for all that you do for the
Boston Community

Sruli and Cheryl Feuerstein

83

Best wishes to

Avraham Natan ben Raphael Pinchus
my eldest brother Nathan
Dana bat Amnon Eliyahu
and his wife Dana

on the occasion of their marriage. May they be Zocheh
and Blessed to build a Bayit Neeman B'Yisrael. May their
life be filled with good health, happiness, and success in

all their endeavors.

- Adam Gaval

84

In honor of the

Roshei Kollel
Chavrei Kollel
and their families.

Calev Gestetner

85

Mazal Tov to the

Kollel

Baruch Habah to our cousins

Raizy and Yehuda Moshe Dobrinsky

and Hakarat Hatov to Yehuda Moshe for the
learning.

Risa and Zev Gewurz

86

In honor of

Ashky and Tara Hedvat

Adam and Claudine Grossman

87

The Hoffman Family

88

In honor of

Rabbi Naftoly Bier

May Hashem continue to give you the ‫ כח‬and
‫ אריכת ימים‬to continue your tremendous ‫עבודת‬

‫ הקודש‬on behalf of ‫כלל ישראל‬.

Barry and Meira Lebovits

89

With much respect and appreciation to

Rabbi Naftoly Bier

and all the

Kollel Families

for your everlasting contributions to the Boston
Jewish Community

Scott and Elaine Cohen Liebman

90

In honor of

Rabbi Bier

and his success in the Boston community! Thank
you for encouraging everyone you meet to be the
best version of themselves. You are a true hero!

Thank you for all the inspiration!

-Eli Lippman

91

In honor of

Rabbi Naftoly Bier

The Lovich Family

92

Rabbi and Rebbetzin Bier

From ‫ חתן‬classes, to being our ‫מסדר קידושין‬, to
always opening your home and wisdom to us,

we are forever grateful.
With warmth and gratitude,

Yisroel and Masha Sarah

93

In honor of the

Roshei Kollel

and

Yungerleit

Heshy and Ellen Marcus

94

Mazel tov to the worthy honorees.

Ben & Lisa Marshall

95

Rabbi and Rebbitzen Bier,

You are inspiring and incredible pillars of the
Jewish community. We are grateful for

everything you have done for the community and
our family.

Love, The Plawner Family

Mrs. Davis,

Thank you for your kindness and generosity to
the community. You are a true inspiration.

96

Congratulations!
In appreciation for everything the Kollel

does for the Greater Boston Jewish
Community (and beyond).

Stacy and Brian Ramelson and Family

97

In honor of the

Faintuch, Tarlin & Hedvat families.

Mazal tov to each of these special couples on this
well-deserved honor. We thank each of you for the many

contributions you have each made to our community.
In honor of the

Roshei kollel & Chevrei Hakollel,

past and present,
with special acknowledgment of my chavrusah

Rabbi Tzvi Lieber

Dovid & Peninah Rosengard and family.

98

Mazel tov on the 32nd

Jay and Shira Ruderman

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