December 24, 2023 The boys’ football league at Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami discovered after their game that the referee is Jewish – and had never put on tefillin before. The referee, whose Hebrew name is Mordechai Simcha, celebrated his bar mitzvah right there on the football field, ensuring a victory for all between the uprights. #Sparks https://sparksofanation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VID-20231224-WA0040.mp4
December 24, 2023 At Madison Title, the week doesn’t begin with real estate closings, but with spirited Avos Ubonim learning, the only type of deal that really counts… https://sparksofanation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VID-20231224-WA0018-1.mp4
December 24, 2023 Those who are familiar with Mountaindale Yeshiva know that for its talmidim, it is like home. Thus, a Mountaindale Yeshiva reunion, with the rosh yeshiva, Rav Shraga Meir Rosenblum, in Lakewood drew talmidim from many years, each one looking to reconnect with the yeshiva that still means so much to them.
December 24, 2023 Lighting the Spark! At the first Project Inspire Tampa follow-up learning program at the Village Shul in Toronto. https://sparksofanation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VID-20231224-WA0033.mp4
December 24, 2023 A new week, and the bais medrash at Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway is ablaze with limud haTorah. (R’ Moshe Benoliel) https://sparksofanation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VID-20231224-WA0025.mp4
December 24, 2023 Starting the week with joy: The Vienner Rov, at sheva brachos for a grandchild, dancing with the Satmar Rebbe. https://sparksofanation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VID-20231224-WA0020.mp4
December 24, 2023 Message from Shai Graucher: “This is a letter I just received. It might be addressed to me, but I am just the shloach. It is really all of us who are in this together. Thank you all!”
December 24, 2023 The ‘Man Up’ Bar Mitzvah Program of Yeshivah College in Melbourne, Australia gathered for a festive dinner celebrating the achievements of this year’s students, who prepared for their bar mitzvah and raised $10,000 for tzedakah.
December 24, 2023 ….But it’s Torah accompanied by achrayus, as many people, like Rav Yisroel Applebaum seen here, signed up for Areivim, a unique charity program that raises funds for widows and orphans in a dignified manner.