770 Main Shul’s Brings in Over Half a Million Dollars in Kibudim
Honors for the Yomim Noraim and the year at the main shul of 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights brought in pledges totaling $561,000.
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The annual sale of mitzvos at the main shul of 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights generated pledges totaling $561,000 for the year 5786, according to a list published by Congregation Lubavitch.
The sale included 22 kibudim, ranging from opening the Aron Kodesh during the Yomim Noraim to receiving honors on Simchas Torah and sponsoring various aspects of the shul’s activities throughout the year.
The highest amount, $56,000, was pledged by R’ Shneur Ezra and R’ Rafael Nosson for Pesichas HaAron at Neilah, the concluding tefillah of Yom Kippur.
Another $50,000 was pledged jointly by R’ Yisroel Assouline, R’ Yishai Gabay, R’ Shneur Ezra, the Shmueli family, and the French-speaking Chabad community of Netanya for the honors of Hotza’ah, Hachnasah, Hagbah, and Gelilah during weekday Torah readings.
Two kibudim each brought in $45,000. R’ Tzvi Steiner pledged that amount for Maftir Yonah on Yom Kippur, while a group associated with the French-speaking Chabad community of Netanya, including R’ Yishai Gabay and R’ Hillel Krief, pledged the same amount for Pesichas HaAron for Tefillas Geshem on Shemini Atzeres.
Another $45,000 was pledged by R’ Dovid Halevi Libman, R’ Zalman Chen, and R’ Mendel Raskin for Hagbah and Gelilah on Shabbos and Yom Tov throughout the year.
Among the other notable pledges was $38,000 by R’ Shneur Ezra for Pesichas HaAron for Kol Nidrei, and $36,000 by R’ Yosef Yitzchok Losh, R’ Mendel Raskin, and R’ Zalman Chein for Hotza’ah and Hachnasah of the Sifrei Torah on Shabbos throughout the year.
The honor of Pesichas HaAron for Tefillas Tal was pledged for $30,000 by R’ Dovber Chein.
Simchas Torah honors also attracted significant pledges. R’ Avraham Alush pledged $25,000 for Chassan Torah and another $5,000 for Pesichas HaAron on Simchas Torah. R’ Chanina Meshulam Hakohen pledged $23,000 for presenting a Sefer Torah to the Rebbe during the first hakafah, while the Duchman family pledged $21,000 for “presenting a Sefer Torah to the Rebbe” during the daytime hakafos.
R’ Menachem Hakohen pledged $26,000 for the honor associated with the seventh hakafah, while R’ Nesanel Azulai pledged $12,000 for Maftir on Simchas Torah and $15,000 for the Yud Shevat honor.
The annual Chazak honors, marking the completion of four Chumashim, brought in a combined $56,000. The pledges included $10,000 by R’ Mendel Yarchi for Bereishis, $11,000 by R’ Zalman Chein for Shemos, $14,000 by the Shmueli family for Vayikra, and $21,000 by R’ Zalman Steiner for Bamidbar.
Other honors included $16,000 pledged by R’ Menachem Mendel Vilensky for Pesichas HaAron during the Yomim Noraim, $9,000 by R’ Shimon Silman for the declaration of Yechi during Shabbos and Yom Tov Torah readings, and $8,000 by R’ Nissim Shmuel Atel for the declaration during weekday Torah readings.
The published list also included a dedication in memory of R’ Zalman Yuda Deitsch, OBM, supported by several individuals, families, and Chabad communities.
The sale of mitzvos is an annual tradition at 770, allowing congregants and supporters to participate in supporting the shul while receiving honors associated with its tefillos and Torah readings.
The published pledges total $561,000, with the proceeds designated for the needs of the shul.
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