Chabad of Buffalo 2021

Dear Friend,

This year, Chabad is proud and delighted to celebrate
50 years of serving the Jewish community at UB and the

greater Buffalo community!

In Judaism, 50 years is called a Yovel or a jubilee cycle.
In Ethics of our Fathers, the rabbis use the word jubilee
to refer to a tree planted by the waterside whose roots
are deeply nourished, allowing the tree to flourish. We

have been honored to be that stream of spiritual
nourishment for countless students who over the last
50 years have gone on to create their own families and
to be leaders in their communities - each a flourishing

tree.

Our greatest joy is seeing those alumni we have helped,
supported, and watered with the beauty of Torah and

Judaism over the last 50 years.

Cont.

The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
whose endless love for every single Jew inspired the
foundation of our center, would remind us that a Yovel
or jubilee is a cycle, and as our first jubilee chapter
closes, another chapter begins, and we look forward to
another era of even more growth together with every

one of you.

Thank you to each and every partner, parent, student
and member who has been a part of our family over the
last 50 years. We're excited for the next 50 years shared

together with you - and countless more G-d willing!

Rabbi Noson Gurary, Rabbi Avrohom & Chana
Gurary, Rabbi Moshe & Rivka Gurary



We gratefully acknowledge the generous
support we receive from the

We recognize their sensitivity and foresight
aiding in supporting Jewish

Buffalo and the Jewish institutions
in the Buffalo community.

We would also like to recognize the special efforts of

President CEO
Shelly Yellen Rob Goldberg

For all their efforts on behalf of Chabad of Buffalo.

We gratefully acknowledge the generous
support we receive from the

We recognize their sensitivity and foresight
in sustaining the long term future of
Jewish Buffalo through their legacy
and endowment funds.

We would also like to recognize the special efforts of

President CEO
Jonathan Shechter Irv Levy

For all their efforts on behalf of Chabad of Buffalo.

Chabad of Buffalo would like to extend our
deepest appreciation and thanks to

Harvey & Helene Kaminski

For all of their commitment and
support of Jewish life at UB.

May Hashem bless you with much
success, good health and Yiddishe nachas.

Chabad of Buffalo would like to extend our
deepest appreciation and thanks to

Phyllis, Howard & Elaine Alt

For all of their commitment and support
of Chabad of Buffalo from its
inception 50 years ago.

May Hashem bless you with much
success, good health and Yiddishe nachas.

Chabad of Buffalo would like to extend our
deepest appreciation and thanks to the

Gut Family

For all of their commitment and support
for three generations of Chabad of Buffalo

from its inception 50 years ago.
May Hashem bless you with much
success, good health and Yiddishe nachas.

Chabad of Buffalo would like to extend our
deepest appreciation and thanks to

Dr. Rabiel & Natalie Amirian

For all of their commitment and generous
support of Chabad of Buffalo.

May Hashem bless you with much
success, good health and Yiddishe nachas.

Chabad of Buffalo would like to extend our
deepest appreciation and thanks to the

Sudit family

For all of their commitment and generous support
of Chabad of Buffalo & the Knesset center.
May Hashem bless you with much
success, good health and Yiddishe nachas.

Chabad of Buffalo would like to extend our
deepest appreciation and thanks to the

Gellman family

For all of their commitment and generous
support of Chabad of Buffalo.

May Hashem bless you with much
success, good health and Yiddishe nachas.

Chabad of Buffalo would like to extend our
deepest appreciation and thanks to the

Shuman family

For all of their commitment and support
of Chabad of Buffalo from its
inception 50 years ago.

May Hashem bless you with much
success, good health and Yiddishe nachas.

Chabad of Buffalo would like to extend our
deepest appreciation and thanks to our

Monthly Donors

Who sustain our viability through their monthly
generous support.

Jay Sanders Mason Cohen
Liz Polenicki David Cohen
Dori Rosinsky Nochum Sull
Hilary Afrayim Yaakov Geller
Claire Daniel Aryeh Fuerst
Eric Bokobza Doug Henick
Dana Himoff Howard Alt
Ira & Karen Chazan Seth Ruskin
Jeff & Alyssa Finkelstein Derin Cohen
Simcha Baez



In honor of

Rabbi Noson Gurary

for his 50+ years of dedication to the Buffalo
Jewish community.

Ken & Dan Shuman

Some of the sweetest memories of my life
include the years together with my dear Rav,

Rabbi Nosson Gurary, and his wonderful
family, for 50 years and counting.

Our gratitude is boundless as my family and I
would not be the beautiful Orthodox family

that we are today, without the Gurarys.

May Hakodosh Boruch Hu give the entire
Gurary family the strength to go Mechayil El
Chayil, with Bracha V'Hatzlacha personally

and in your holy work.

Howard & Elaine Alt

Chabad of Buffalo has been an inspiration to
thousands of people for over 50 years. The
Gurary family has been the foundation and
the engine that promotes Jewish and human

values to western new yorkers.

There is no better way to thank them and to
appreciate their efforts than to quote the
Lubavitcher Rebbe: “If you see what needs to
be repaired and how to repair it, then you
have found a piece of the world that G-D has
left for you to complete. But if you only see
what is wrong and what is ugly in the world,

then it is yourself that needs repair.”

The Sudit Family

Mazel Tov to my great friend, teacher, mentor and
Rabbi!

May you be blessed for all of the work that you have
done, the sacrifices that you have made, the

accomplishments that you have created and all of the
thousands of lives that you have touched.

I and my family are forever grateful to you and for the
legacy that you have created and continues on with

your family!
Simply……Thank You!

With love and affection,

Jonathan Dandes

In Honor of

Rabbi Nosson Gurary

Who has changed and enhanced our lives as well as
many others. May Hashem grant you many more

healthy years.

Sincerely,

Penny & Charlie Shuman

In memory of our dear friend,

Usher Fogel, Esq. OBM Usher Lemel
Tzvi Mayer ben Yossil Usher

Who was caring enough to act as our "translator" and
explain what was going on around us at Chabad House

when we had no real understanding - yet.
We miss him immensely.

Hon. Alan J. & Dr. Hildy Straus

Congratulations Chabad of
Buffalo and the Gurary Family!

The Gut Family

Mazel Tov to Chabad of Buffalo on your 50 year
anniversary.

The lives of thousands of Jews have been
immeasurably enriched by your love, kindness and

sharing with them the eternal beauty of Torah.

May you go from strength to strength.

Arthur and Susan Gellman

Dear Rabbi Moshe & Avrohom,

A big Schkoach to you and your dear father. What he
started with the Rebbe blessings, one of the the first

Chabad houses.
B’H it was a great success and now you can find

Chabad in the entire world!
What it did to spread Yidishkiet and Mitzvos

throughout the world is truly an amazing
accomplishment.

Ralph & Mary Gut

Thank you to Rabbi Noson Gurary and his
family for all you have done and continue to do.
The support you offer to the Jewish students
at SUNY Buffalo is a Mitzvah beyond all belief.

Congratulations on 50 years!

From the Sypes Family

Mazel tov on this beautiful accomplishment
and here’s to another 50 and beyond!

Leah & Moshe Cling

Mazal Tov and Yasher Koach to the entire
Gurary family for their decades of commitment to the

community and Klal Yisrael.

Karin Lipke UB '98
Neil Lipke UB '98
David Lipke UB '98
Galeet Lipke UB '98
Michael Lipke '99

Anna Lipke '00

Congratulations on 50 years!

Chabad was a big part of my life when
at college and now many years later
it is still a big part of my families life.

We wish you a lot of success!

Isaac Simon ’95

Thank you Rabbi Gurary for truly
caring and reaching out to hundreds
of Jewish students at UB. I will forever

be grateful for your friendship.

Fondly,

Eli Lasky

With gratitude to Rabbi Gurary for his ‫ הכנסת אורחים‬and
‫אהבת ישראל‬.

Thank you for helping me keep kosher when there was no
kosher meal plan at SUNY Buffalo, and for creating
spiritual shul to daven.

Binyamin Braffman ‘74

Mazal Tov to Chabad at UB and our dear friend Rabbi
Noson Gurary on the momentous 50th year
celebration.

“Rebbe says: Which is the proper path that a person
should choose for himself? Whatever path is a credit
to himself and earns him the esteem of fellow men"

- Pirkei Avos Chapter Two.

In honor of our dear friend, Rabbi
Noson Gurary

May Hashem grant you continued strength and good
health for years to come.

The Polesuk Family

Mazel Tov to the entire Gurary Family!
We are so grateful for all that the family has done and
sacrificed for Klal Yisrael. My late husband Zeev Reich

OBM would have been proud to be part of this
celebration.

Some of the sweetest memories of Zeev and mine are
the years together with our dear Rav, Rabbi Nosson
Gurary and his wonderful family over 35 years ago.

Our gratitude is boundless.

May Hakodosh Boruch Hu give the entire Gurary
family the strength to go Mechayi El Chayil!

Cathryn Reich

A very hearty Mazel Tov to Rabbi Nosson Gurary, the
Gurary family and to Chabad of Buffalo on this special

milestone!

Your 50 years of pioneering Shlichus outreach with
dedication and love has led the way to the expansion
of Chabad across western New York, generating so

much Nachas to our beloved Rebbe.

Your shining example continues to inspire us all.
May Hashem bless you with Bracha, Hatzlacha, good

health and, above all, Chassidishe Nachas.

Mazal Tov Chabad of Buffalo and the Gurary Family!

Thank you for you lifetime devotion to Judaism, the
Jewish Community of Buffalo, and to keeping the fire
alive in the hearts of the students that attend the
Chabad House.

Boris Nektalov & Family

Generations have been saved to
Yiddishkeit/Chassidishkeit as so many of us 70’s
college campus kids were transformed by devoted
Shluchim of the Rebbe, Buffalo’s own RABBI Nussi
Gurary and his wonderful aishes chayil Rebbetzen

Miriam.

As personal beneficiaries of their kindness, Tzvi &
Rachel Blima Thaler are supremely grateful for all the

good that has come from their kindness. From our
very full hearts:

Thank you for being devoted teachers and courageous
guides as well as long time friends.

May you continue to have pride and nachas from all
your extended family.

Best wishes to the entire Gurary mishpacha
Moshiach Now!!!

Tzvi & Rochel Thaler

A very hearty Mazel Tov to Rabbi Nosson Gurary, the Gurary
Family and to Chabad of Buffalo on this special milestone of 50
years, Yovel, on Shlichus.

Your years of pioneering Shlichus on campus with dedication
and love, has led the way to the expansion of Chabad Houses
across the communities and campuses of Western and Central
New York generating so much Nachas to our beloved Rebbe.

We are eternally grateful to you for our Shlichus under your
leadership and guidance these past 40 years.

Your shining example continues to inspire us all.

May Hashem bless you with Brocho, Hatzlocho, Good Health ,
Arichas Yomim V'Shanim Tovos and above all, Chassidishe
Nachas from your "children" "And you shall teach them to your
children" - "these are your students,".

May we all merit to see the ultimate fulfilment of "And you shall
proclaim Liberty throughout the land" with the coming of
Moshiach now, quickly and speedly.

Rabbi Yaakov Tuvia and Chanie Rapoport and all the Shluchim and Chabad
Houses in Syracuse and Central New York. SUNY Oswego, Hamilton NY
and Collgate University, Clinton NY and Hamilton College, Suny Cortland and
Utica NY.

Dear Rabbi Gurary and Family,

We send Mazal Tov wishes to you all on the occasion
of Buffalo Chabad’s 50th anniversary!! There really
are no adequate words to express the deep feelings of

love and unending gratitude that we have for
everything that you and Buffalo Chabad did for us.

Our connection with you literally changed the path of
our lives and we will be forever grateful for having met

you all in Buffalo those many years ago. May you
continue to go from strength to strength!!

Chaim and Tamar Mischel and Family
Modiin, Israel

To my good friend, Rabbi Gurary.
Thank you for giving me an appreciation for

true Ahavas Yisroel.

Aryah Fuerst

Wishing everyone all the best, and
much continued success for
Chabad of Buffalo,
into the next 50 years!

The Soleimany Family

It is with great awe, that we watch the Chabad House,
built with love and toil by our dear parents, Rabbi

Nosson, and Rebbetzin Tzivia Miriam O.B.M. grow and
flourish under the dedicated care of our brothers, and

their devoted wives, Rabbi Avraham and Chanie
Gurary, and Rabbi Moishy and Rivka Gurary.

May you have much continued Hatzlacha in the
amazing work that you do!

With Love,

Chanie Kozliner, Esther Vilenkin, Devorah
Leah Sirota, Rivky Bukiet, and
Shterny Matasof

Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov on the momentous occasion of
Chabad of University of Buffalo's 50th anniversary!

May our esteemed Rabbi Nosson Gurary and the
entire Gurary Family go from strength to strength in
continuing the holy and vitally important work of our

Rebbe. May you continue to give the Rebbe much
Nachas to 120 in good health.

I, together with my family, will always be grateful and
appreciative for your wonderful friendship and for

bringing me to the world of Torah, Mitzvos and
Chassidus.

Moshiach Now!

Devorah & Eliahu Ohayon and Family.

Raanana, Israel

Mazel Tov Chabad House of Buffalo!
50 years of bringing Yiddiskeit to Jewish
students and for being a warm home away from home.
May you go from strength to strength.

Thank You for all you do.

Mitch Steinhorn & Amherst Memorial
Chapel LLC. 716-636-4174

In Honor of

Rabbi Noson Gurary

From one of the many souls whose life you have
immeasurably influenced.

Susan (Piller) Frank

Mazel Tov to Rabbi Noson Gurary, a Shliach’s Shliach, a
teacher’s teacher, a Mashpia’s Mashpia, On his Yovel

Shanim as the Rebbe’s Shliach to Buffalo and
surrounding cities.

We are eternally grateful to you for our Shlichus
under your leadership, and wish you Arichas Yomim

V’Shanim Tovos Uneimos filled with Chassidishe
Nachas from your biological and spiritual children who
dot the globe. May we all see the fulfilment of ‫וּ ְק ָרא ֶ֥תם‬
‫ ְדּ ֛רוֹר ָבּ ָ֖א ֶרץ ְל ָכל־יֽ ְשׁ ֶ֑בי ָה‬with the coming of Moshiach Now,

speedily in our days!

Rabbi Aaron and Rivky Slonim

And all of the Shluchim and Shluchos in

Binghamton, NY

Happy 50th anniversary to the
Chabad House of Buffalo!

We are so glad to benefit from the
traditions and support that you offer to

the Jewish community.

Dr. Tony & Shoshana Freundel

Mazal Tov to Chabad House of
Buffalo on 50 years of service to the greater

Jewish and secular community!
You have touched many lives!

Kol Hakavod!

The Yonaty Family

With thanks to Hakadosh Baruch Hu,
in appreciation to Rabbi Noson Gurary,

I knew I was in the right place
when I saw your smile.

Steve M. Karp and Family

To the most amazing Rabbi and Rivka Gurary!
There may be 5,000 Emissaries of the Rebbe
but you two truly embody the spirit and the

positivity-bias of Chabad.
Thanks for always being there for us!

Robin, Alex, Rafi, Libba Shkolyar

and our amazing parents

Marty & Frima Burger

Congrats!
from the,

Sanders and Polaniecki families