Dinner Journal 5778 - Yeshiva Gedola and Mesivta of Carteret

Mazel Tov
to

ALL THE HONOREES!

Your friends at

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In Appreciation of

HARAV YAAKOV MAYER SHLIT"A
HARAV AZRIEL BROWN SHLIT"A

and

THE ENTIRE HANHALA

Mazel Tov

ZECHARYA

on this deserving honor!

Gavriel Dalfin
and Family

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In appreciation of

THE ROSHEI YESHIVA

and

HANHALA

for all that you invest in each talmid.

The Engelberg Family

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‫הצלחה רבה‬

From your ‫שכן טוב‬,

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In appreciation of

THE ROSHEI HAYESHIVA

and

HANHALA

for all that you do for
past and present talmidim.

RABBI MAYER,

Thank you for making the time to
learn with me on a regular basis.

NACHUM,

There are few friends like you!

Zev Yona Gelernter
and Family

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In honor of the

ROSHEI YESHIVA SHLIT"A

who sacrificed greatly to
build this institution,
and in honor of

RABBI AVRAHAM YESHAYA ROTH SHLIT"A

who has expanded on their vision,
turning the dream of a high school

into a beautiful reality,
and in honor of

R' ZECHARYA MICHELSOHN

who always lends a helping hand with a smile.

Dov and Rachel Gertler

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In honor of our children
the Rosh HaYeshiva

HARAV YAAKOV MAYER AND HIS REBBITZEN, CHANI

and the Mashgiach

HARAV HESHY FIREWORKER AND HIS REBBITZEN, SHIRI

May they continue to have much success with
their families and their ‫עבודת הקודש‬.

We should all be ‫ זוכה‬to see the Yeshiva's
growth to be a major source of ‫הרבצת התורה‬.

‫ברכת כל טוב‬

Moshe Hillel and Goldie Glazer

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In honor of everyone connected with

YESHIVA GEDOLA AND MESIVTA
OF CARTERET

May you continue to grow and may all of
your Talmidim give you much nachas.

May the

SIYUM HASHAS

of

RABBI YAAKOV MAYER

be a zechus for all of us.

Barbara Mayer

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In Honor of

RABBI EPHRAIM AND TOVA POLAKOFF

Your way of leading by example has been an inspiration to
all of us. Each of you has served as a role model for

integrity, kindness, commitment to yiddishkeit, and selfless
devotion to the community. The love and dedication that
drive your commitment to ‫ עם ישראל‬are an example to all of
what a life of community service is all about.

RABBI EPHRAIM, your spiritual guidance, leadership, and

devoted service have guided many in leading lives dictated

by faith and ‫הלכה‬. TOVA, you are caring and compassionate

and go above and beyond for all. There is no glory or fame
in the work done behind-the- scenes, but you do it with
grace and make it look easy.

‫ מזל טוב‬on this well-deserved honor. We are so proud of you
and are lucky to call you family.

With Love,

Abba and Ellen, Bubbie, Grandpop, Yosef and Shoshana,
Ilana and Shlomo, Michal, Eitan and Jessica, Yehudah
and Liz, Aliza and Lior, Ariella and Raffi, & Shoshana

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Mazel Tov
to

TOVA & EPHRAIM

For All That You Do!

Abba & Mommy
The Wallach, Frank & Nattel Families

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We salute our Rav & Rebbetzin,

RABBI EPHRAIM & MRS. TOVA POLAKOFF

In the short time you have been in our community we
have been inspired and grown under your leadership.

"If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are
today, what need have you for a tomorrow?"
– Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

We look forward to many more tomorrow’s
under your inspiring leadership.

Mazel Tov on this well deserved honor.

Roy & Sharona Arbeit Steven & Ellen Lavner

Moshe & Molly Berkowitz Alan & Rena Mosak

Alan & Ettie Ehrenberg Jerry & Liz Rich

Moshe & Carole Gasner Bobby & Beth Shubowitz

Moshe & Lynda Kadry Yonie & Deenie Zinberg

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‫מזל טוב‬

to

RABBI & REBBETZIN POLAKOFF

on an honor so richly deserved!

Your continuing efforts on behalf of

YESHIVA GEDOLA & MESIVTA OF CARTERET

and

CONGREGATION BAIS TEFILAH OF WOODMERE

as well as several other community institutions
are greatly appreciated by all.

From early morning until late evening
you tirelessly devote yourselves

to doing community chesed and helping others
without fanfare or demand for recognition.

May your good name & good deeds
continue to follow you wherever you go.
May it be in that zechus that hashem grant you much nachas
from your beautiful family for many years to come.

Dr. Joe & Dina Rozenbaum
Eliot & Ruthi Seidenfeld

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‫‪In honor of‬‬
‫‪The Parents of the Year‬‬

‫‪Dearest friends‬‬

‫עמו"ש ‪DR. & MRS. GILDIN‬‬

‫היקרים‬

‫כל ברכות הכתבות בתורה עליכם‬
‫אוהבי תורה ויראה‪,‬‬

‫מקבלים כל אדם בסבר פ‪‬ים יפות‬
‫יה"ר שתזכו לב‪‬ין רב‪‬ן וחת‪‬ין רב‪‬ן‬

‫ולהתברך בכל מילי דמיטב‬

‫שמואל צבי ורחל בערקאוויטש‬

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In Honor of

DR. ALEX AND SHIRLEY GILDIN

Esteemed “Parents of the Year”
for the

MESIVTA OF CARTERET

We are so very proud of you
and what you accomplish

every day of the year on behalf of our
sweet and loving grandchildren

ELI, SIMCHA, MALKY, SHIMMY, YITZY & AVREIMELE,

KA”H

May You Continue to Excel as Parents
and go “Mechoyil el Choyil”

We Love You,

Abba and Eema Gildin

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Mazal Tov
to our beloved children

SHIRLEY AND ALEX

on this great honor.

We are proud of your accomplishments and
know you will continue to be involved in the

growth of the Yeshiva and in instilling
yiddishkeit in its talmidim.

Love,

Abba and Ima

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To our dearest
Sister and Brother in law

SHIRLEY & ALEX

May you be granted continued strength to
be positive role models to your family,
your community, and to the Mesivta.

Moti and Orit, Roee and Michali,
Noam, Binyamin and Nava

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In honor and gratitude to my dear parents

DR. ARIE MICHELSOHN
MRS. ADINA MICHELSOHN

And my dear in-laws

MR. & MRS. CHAIM & AVIVA SIEGEL

May you always have ‫חת‬ from us,
as well as from all your children and grandchildren.

With unending love,

Zecharya & Tamar

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In honor of my Eishes Chayil

TAMAR

All the honor is yours.

Zecharya

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In Honor of

RABBI AND MRS. ZECHARYA MICHELSOHN

We are truly grateful for all of
the incredible work that

Reb Zecharya does for the Mechina.
We could not survive without him!

Rabbi Azriel Hauptman
Rabbi Menachem Zehnwirth

Mechinas Ner Yisroel

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Mazel Tov

NACHUM & ATARA REKANT

You are an inspiration to your whole family!
The Aibishter should give you koach to go

mechoil el choil!
Mashiach Now!

Love,

Abba & Mommy
Chaim & Cheli
Yakov & Chani
Pinch & Mindy
Eliyahu & Leah
Dave & Bracha

Smells

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In honor of our dear husband and father

YAAKOV TZVI

Your dedication to the success of the Yeshiva
is much to be admired and respected.
We are so proud of all that you do for
the Yeshiva, the Alumni Association,

and your many other chesed undertakings.

May Hkb"h give you continued success
in all your endeavors,

giving you the strength and ability to continue along the
wonderful path of Torah, Avodah, and Gemilus Chasodim!

May our children follow in your footsteps,
showering us with continued nachas,

and may we all continue to learn from your example!

Lovingly,

Avigail
Esther Nechama, Rachel Yehudis, & Basya Rina

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In Appreciation of

HARAV YAAKOV MAYER SHLIT"A
HARAV AZRIEL BROWN SHLIT"A

and THE HANHALA

In Honor of

ZECHARYA MICHELSOHN

and all he has done for the Yeshiva.
In Recognition of

YAAKOV TZVI BIDERMAN

who remains committed to
the continuity of the Yeshiva.
May you all have much Hatzlacha and Bracha.

Nachi Bondar and Family

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Mazel Tov to

DR. & MRS. GILDIN

From your chaverim at

KHAL YEREIM
Continue to inspire!

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‫ה‪‬ו בזה לשגר את ברכתי‪‬ו המאליפות מעומקא דליבא‬
‫להכיר טוב אל מעלת כבוד‬

‫ראשי הישיבה שליט"א‬

‫ולכבוד ראש המתיבתא‬

‫הר"ר אברהם ישי' ראטה שליט"א‬

‫ולכל ה‪‬הלת הישיבה‬

‫לרגל הדי‪‬ר הש‪‬תי‬
‫יהא רעוא שילכו מחיל אל חיל ולהרבות גבולים לתלמידים‬

‫ללמוד וללמד מתוך רוב ‪‬חת והרחבה‪.‬‬
‫ולאיש הרוח והמעש ‪‬ותן לילות כימים‬

‫בעד הישיבה והקמת התורה‬

‫הרב יעקב צבי בידערמאן שליט"א‬

‫יתן לו ה' חיים חן וחסד ורוב ‪‬חת וכל טוב‪.‬‬
‫המברך באהבה‬

‫זושא כהן‬

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Continued success to

THE ROSHEI YESHIVA

and

HANHALAS HAYESHIVA

Joel Baum

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To our dear friends

RAV YAAKOV & CHANI

It is always a joy to share your
accomplishments with you.

May you go ‫ מחיל אל חיל‬and

may our families continue to

join together for ‫!שמחות‬

Avrumi & Leora Blaivas

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‫ו‬‫ו מה טוב חלקי‬‫אשרי‬
to be a part of this beautiful growing Yeshiva!

We are watching our own grandson,

SHEA,

in the ninth grade, growing in

.‫ מצוות & מידות טובות‬,‫תורה‬
We are shepping tremendous ‫חת‬.

‫מזל טוב‬

ALL THE HONOREES

‫מזל טוב‬

to the entire Yeshiva and new Mesivta.

And a Special ‫ מזל טוב‬to

R' YAAKOV MAYER

on his enormous achievements.

Moshe and Leah Brown

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‫מזל טוב‬
‫להאי גברא רבא‬

‫הרה"ג ר' יעקב מאייער שליט"א‬

‫!על הסיום הש"ס‬
A personal ‫ הכרת הטוב‬to

REB ZECHARYA MICHELSOHN

for always being in ‫ ישיבה‬for ‫אורים‬ ‫ימים‬

Thank you

‫הרה"ג ר' עזריאל שליט"א‬

For existing as a tower that I can always look up to
and for letting me be a part of the ‫ישיבה הקדושה‬

Shmuel and Yehudis Brown

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‫לכבוד‬

‫ראשי הישיבה שליט"א‬

‫ברכה והצלחה וסייעתא דשמיא מרובה ומיוחדת‬
‫בכל עבודת הקודש שלכם‪,‬‬
‫מחיל אל חיל!‬

‫בברכת כל טוב תמיד מעומקא דליבא‪,‬‬
‫בהערצה ובידידות ‪‬אמ‪‬ה‪,‬‬

‫‪Rabbi & Mrs. Eytan Feiner‬‬

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Liluy Nishmas our dear father

IZZY MAYER A"H
R' YITZCHOK BEN SHLOMO YISROEL

who derived much nachas from the success
of Yeshiva Gedolah of Carteret

and from his son the Rosh HaYeshiva,

RAV YAAKOV MAYER, SHLIT"A

We as a family feel overhelming pride in our
brother, the Rosh HaYeshiva, who

epitomizes mesiras nefesh, chashivus
hatorah and mentschlichkeit- all of which are

traits he learned from our Father.
May he, and our wonderful sister-in-law,
continue to see endless nachas from their

beautiful mishpacha.

Deni and Estie Flegmann and Family

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In honor of

THE ROSHEI YESHIVA

The Fragers

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In honor of

RABBI YAAKOV MAYER

&

FAMILY

Mazel Tov on this amazing milestone!
Your Mesiras Nefesh for the Talmidim

and the entire Yeshiva, serve as
a great source of inspiration to all of us.
May you have continued Nachas from your

Talmidim and your family.

Dovi, Rivi, Chani, & Dini Jaroslawicz

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In honor of our brother

RABBI YAAKOV MAYER

who now has a ‫חזקה‬
in being ‫!מסיים שס‬

May you and CHANI continue

in you path of ‫הרבצת התורה‬
and always bring ‫חת‬ to the entire family.

We are so proud of you!

Yumi, Tova and family

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In honor of

HARAV YAAKOV MAYER SHLIT"A

and

HARAV AZRIEL BROWN SHLIT"A

Mayer and Esther Kramer
and Chesky

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Wishing a Big

Mazel Tov

to our father

RABBI YAAKOV MAYER

on his
Siyum Hashas.
This is just one example how together with

MOMMY

you have been amazing role models for us.
We hope to follow in your ways

Malkie, Yoni, Shaya, Chevy,
Yosef, Chaim, Basya, Chaya

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In honor of the

SIYUM HASHAS

and the

YESHIVA GEDOLA OF CARTERET

Both great accomplishments for klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov to all of the honorees.

Shlomo and Shira Mayer
and Family

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In honor of
the Roshei haYeshiva

RABBI YAAKOV MAYER

and

RABBI AZRIEL BROWN

and all of the honorees.

Tuvia and Judy Obermeister

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In honor of and with hakaros hatov to
The Roshei Yeshiva,

HARAV MAYER AND HARAV BROWN,

and to
the Mashgiach,

HARAV FIREWORKER

for the endless energies devoted to our grandson,

MICHEL SILBERSTEIN.

In gratitude to

RABBI & MRS. ZECHARYA MICHELSOHN

for their sage advice.

Rabbi & Mrs. Chaim Pearl

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Mazel Tov to

HARAV YAAKOV MAYER

on the Siyum Hashas!
May you continue to go Michayil el Choyil!

Pasey, Malki, and the Boys

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In Honor of

RABBI AND MRS. AZRIEL BROWN

and

RABBI AND MRS. YAAKOV MAYER

Mazel Tov Rabbi Mayer
on your Siyum Hashas!
Wishing you all continued success!

Yossie Weinberg

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In Honor of

THE ROSHEI YESHIVA

May you continue your great work
in good health for many years to come!

The Yarmak Family

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A home so full...
So rich,

the wealth of care and love of...
Torah,

where the goal always was...
Truth,

never what "others" would say...
Thank you to

TOTTY AND MOMMY

for truly caring and for showing us to care about
what really matters...

May we only share Nachas, Brachah and Simcha!

Eli and Devora Frayda

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‫לכבוד הראש ישיבה‬

‫הרב עזריאל בראון שליט"א‬
Yitzchok Steg

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In Honor
of our dear brother

‫הגאון רבי עזריאל שליט"א‬

‫ראש הישיבה‬

Who dedicates his entire life to
The learning, teaching and Kovod of Torah.

Who, along with his wife DONYA ‫תליט"א‬, give of themselves

wholeheartedly for their many Talmidim, and guide them on the
pathway of Torah and Yiras Shamayim.

Along with their partners RABBI AND MRS. MAYER SHLITA

They provide inspiration to all that are privileged to know them.

We are so proud to be related to you!
May you continue to be Marbeh Kavod Shamayim

And to have much Hatzlacha!

‫יתן ה' ויזכהו‬
‫להשקות העדרים ולהרוות הצמאים‬
‫ות‬‫ים הב‬‫חת דקדושה מכל הב‬ ‫ו"ב לרוות רב‬‫ויזכה הוא ו‬
.‫פש והרחבת הדעת‬‫וחת ה‬‫והתלמידים תמיד מתוך מ‬

,‫באהבה‬

Mordechai and Sara Liba Stern

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‫י‬‫י כב‬‫אל כבוד חת‬

‫הרב עזריאל עמו"ש‬

‫"עשרה" ואתה יודע‬
.‫דאי לחכימא ברמיזא‬

‫ק‬‫דוד ולאה טרע‬

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In honor of

RABBI EPHRAIM POLAKOFF

who is deserving of just about any honor.

ZECHARYA MICHELSOHN

a devoted friend ever since
the early days of Carteret
World renowned dinner chairman

ELCHANAN HAMADA

whose connection with

the SCRANTON FINKS goes way back

Natan and Rebecca Fink
and Family

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On Behalf of
The Kleinworm, Mallin & Sand Families

of CONGREGATION BAIS TEFILAH

we wish a heartfelt

MAZEL TOV

to our

RABBI & REBBETZIN
EPHRAIM & TOVA POLAKOFF

on this well deserved honor.

Barry and Rochelle Kleinworm
Josh and Gina Mallin
Brian and Karen Sand

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In honor of

RABBI EPHRAIM POLAKOFF

and

RABBI ZECHARYA MICHELSOHN

for all that they have given to the Yeshiva
and for continuing to being Bnei Torah
that we all learn from.
With much gratitude and appreciation to

THE ROSHEI YESHIVA SHLITA

for all they continue to do on behalf of the Yeshiva
and all its current and past Talmidim.

Their commitment to learning, teaching and caring
is something for all to look up to. Thank you.

Josh Rosenfeld
Rabbi Naftali Katz

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Mazel Tov

RABBI POLAKOFF

on this well deserved honor.
We're proud to have you as our Rabbi.

Schoenfeld, Snow, & Wertentheil
Families

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‫מזל טוב‬

to

RABBI & REBBETZIN POLAKOFF

on an honor well deserved!

Your continuing efforts on behalf
of your community as Morah D’asrah of

CONGREGATION BAIS TEFILAH

and all you did to help found

YESHIVA GEDOLA & MESIVTA OF CARTERET

are greatly appreciated by all.

From early morning until late evening, you do it all
without fanfare or demand for recognition.
Your deeds on behalf of the tzarchei tzibur
are lessons for all to follow.

In that zechus, may Hashem grant you continued nachas
from your beautiful family for many years to come
&
May you both be zoche to share simchas together

with friends and family until “One Hundred and Twenty”.

Jay & Michelle Fuchs
Kaila & George Heino

Gail & Herb Kraut
Judy Sacks

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