VISIONARYBUILDING DEDICATION EVENT NEWSLETTER OF KHAL MISHKAN YOSEF
השלמת הבנין ביהכ''נ דקהל
משכן יוסף הרב יצחק שטערנבערג, מרא דאתרא
BUILDING DEDICATION DINNERלעילוי נשמת
R’ SHLOMO DOV OSTREICHER, ז''ל
IN THIS ISSUE:
PAGE 3: Despite all Odds, A tale of growth and expansion resonating, “Ka’asher Ya’anu Oso, Kein Yirbeh V’chein Yifrotz,” a victory years in the making.
PAGE 4: Commemorating the life of Reb Shlomo Dov (Berel) Ostreicher A’H, A visionary and a builder.
PAGE 5: HoRav Aron Zev Sternberg Memorial Library... A tribute by his students.
fter expending nearly a quarter of a
century in efforts to preserve and expand
our fledgling community, we now have the
opportunity to reflect upon the tremendous
siyata dishmaya that we were zoche to.
Take a quick glance at our prospering neighborhood,
abounding with Batei Midrashim, yeshivos, schools,
shiurim and beautiful homes filled with Torah: it’s
difficult to believe how our road to growth was
encumbered by so many challenges along the way.
In the legal battle waged against our religious identity,
our ability to develop and flourish in the heart of the
Monsey community was effectively at stake. Yet, with
the help of HaKadosh Baruch Hu, and after much effort
expended on our part, we prevailed.
We now have the z’chus to be nearing the culmination of
years of perseverance. In fighting for the rights to
expand our shul and subsequently our neigh-
borhood, ours became the community which
broke boundary lines. Khal Mishkan Yosef’s
role in taking the plunge many years ago is the
catalyst for so much of what we have today.
As we enter the final phase of construction on our new
building, with the generous help and support of you –
hough it may be hard to believe, the not-so-silent
reason for the Village of Airmont’s formation in
1991 was to “keep those Jews from Brooklyn out of
here.” A quarter of a century later, we’re pleased to report
that the plan was wholly ineffective. Today, as Yiddishkeit
thrives in South Monsey, our community’s success
can clearly be attributed to Yad Hashem, via a handful
of individuals who took it upon themselves to fight the
rampant injustices and discrimination that we faced.
When a small number of families began to daven at
the home of Rabbi and Rebbetzin Sternberg, they were
subject to much harassment and surveillance. The newly
formed Village passed restrictive zoning laws making it
illegal to hold group worship in a private residence. The
laws also made it impractical and impossible to establish
a “legal” synagogue. Effectively, our kehilla was left with
no “legal” way to practice our religion.
A MESSAGE TO THE KEHILLA AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY
A T
DESPITE ALL ODDS: REFLECTIONS OF A NEIGHBORA tale of growth and expansion resonating, “Ka’asher Ya’anu Oso, Kein Yirbeh V’chein Yifrotz”;A victory years in the making
Rabbi and Rebbetzin Sternberg, together with neighbors Favi
Walfish and Avraham Kamman, began litigation in federal
district court to contest the Village actions. After appearing
on the front page of The New York Times, the story gained
national attention. An organization known as The Rutherford
Foundation graciously offered its legal services pro bono.
Through the efforts of a neighbor and local attorney, A. J.
Straus, the United States Department of Justice became
aware of the matter and also joined the litigation.
After five years of litigation, our kehilla was successful
in changing the local zoning code, obtaining the relief we
sought. Three appeals were made by the Village to the
United States Supreme Court, however, with the assistance
of Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zweibel of Agudas Yisroel, each was
summarily rejected without argument. Our kehilla set an
example for the local population and the entire country.
With much help from Hashem, the shul has begun its
expansion and expects to celebrate its long-awaited
chanukas habayis this year. We look forward to a promising
future with much continued growth in the community!
SUBMIT YOUR BUILDING DEDICATION ONLINE AT: KhalMishkanYosef.org
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our friends, our family, our community – we can finally
bring to a close the endeavor that we set out so many
years ago to achieve.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire
community for the tremendous display of support
throughout the years and look forward to many years
of growth and success to come.
Rabbi Yitzchok Sternberg
remnant of a bygone era, Reb Berel, A’H, was
a great and modest individual. Though small
in stature, he was a legend in every sense.
He was a man who summoned the fortitude to
build a thriving Torah home and future generations, even
after surviving unspeakable tragedies.
Reb Berel’s essence, was that of a builder. After the
Holocaust, at the age of 22, he returned to his town.
He was dismayed to find the shul desecrated and
converted into a stable. Reb Berel rebuilt the shul.
After marrying Mrs. Cilly Ostreicher, A’H, they immigrated
first to Eretz Yisrael, where Reb Berel built a Bais Medrash in
Hadar Yosef. His character as a builder continued through-
out his life. As one of the founders of Khal B’nai Moshe in
Boro Park, he inaugurated the first simcha in the shul.
COMMEMORATING reb SHLOMO DOV (berel) ben reb ALEXANDER YOSEF OSTREICHER a’h
A Ahis legacy lives on...Reb Berel was a perpetual doer, always seeking to give to
others. This sincere love for chessed was something he
and his eishes chayil transmitted to their children.
Indeed, the Ostreicher mishpacha has become
synonymous with their dedication to organizations from
Lev L’achim, to Satmar Bikkur Cholim, Ohel Tzippa Mikvah,
Mesivta of Eatontown, Kollel Shomrei Hachomos and
many others.
Reb Berel put his heart and soul into building Khal Mishkan
Yosef. Declaring himself the foreman, he spent every day, up
until the night before his petirah, overseeing its progress.
Upon his passing, his levaya was held in the nearly-
completed shul, a fitting tribute to his life’s mission.
א מענטש פון די עבר וואס האט געלעבט מיט די עתיד
— Rav Shmuel Kaminetsky, in his hesped on Reb Berel
א מענטש פון די עבר וואס האט געלעבט מיט די עתיד
— Rav Shmuel Kaminetsky, in his hesped on Reb Berel
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THE HORAV ARON ZEV STERNBERG MEMORIAL LIBRARY
beloved mechanech, a stirring
baal tefillah and a melamed
Torah par excellence, HoRav
Aron Zev Sternberg was a
gadol of special warmth who touched
the lives of so many. Commuting daily,
for over thirty six years, from Flatbush to
Great Neck, he spent many hours at the
North Shore Hebrew Academy. There, Rab-
bi Sternberg, with his infectious smile, put
his heart and soul into inspiring hundreds
of talmidim, teaching limudei kodesh and
krias haTorah. Above all, he imbued his stu-
dents with a sincere love for Yiddishkeit.
One of Rabbi Sternberg’s greatest sources
of joy was Khal Mishkan Yosef. As we near
the end of the shul’s construction, his dream
for our kehilla to have a new home is finally
seeing fruition.
As a place designed for the
perpetuation of limud Torah and
tefillah, it is only appropriate and
fitting to dedicate the grand library
in the memory of Rabbi Sternberg,
who disseminated the voice of
Torah and tefillah to so many.
Dedicated by his students in the Great
Neck community, the HoRav Aron Zev
Sternberg Memorial Library will be
an everlasting sanctuary of Torah
located within the new Khal Mishkan
Yosef edifice. In conjunction with the
rededication of the shul in memory of
Reb Berel Ostreicher A’H, his mechutan
and close friend, HoRav Aron Zev
Sternberg’s legacy will be memorialized.
We are honored that his talmid, Mr.
Michael Aryeh, of Great Neck will
be accepting the tribute to Rabbi
Sternberg on behalf
of his fellow students.
Michael is a well-known
mainstay of the Great Neck
community, a beacon of
Torah and chessed, who
characterizes his Rebbi,
Rabbi Sternberg.
“he loved torah and he loved yiddishkeit, and he taught us to love them too.”
Donate to the Rabbi Aron Sternberg Memorial Library at: RabbiAronSternbergMemorialLibrary.org
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Donate to the Rabbi Aron Sternberg Memorial Library at: RabbiAronSternbergMemorialLibrary.org
Mr. Michael Aryeh
Shul Name Sold ...................................... $200,000
Building Name Sold ................................$180,000
Mikvah ..........................................................$150,000
Main Shul Name ....................................... $125,000
Aron HaKodesh ........................................$100,000
Grand Library Sold .................................. $95,000
Simcha Room ............................................. $90,000
Ezras Nashim ............................................. $72,000
Main Entrance ............................................$50,000
Sha’ar HaEzras Nashim .........................$36,000
השלמת הבנין ביהכ''נ דקהל
משכן יוסף הרב יצחק שטערנבערג, מרא דאתרא
BUILDING DEDICATION DINNERלעילוי נשמת
R’ SHLOMO DOV OSTREICHER, ז''ל
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fter the long and epic legal battle, we are
thrilled to finally be able to expand our
capabilities and prepare to move into our
beautiful new shul. The grand, inviting
structure, with its handsome, intricate detail, will expand
tenfold the size of our current Bais Hamedrash, allowing
the many more needed seats for mispallelim to join our
kehilla. Three floors and eighteen-foot ceilings, complete
with an open women’s gallery, add both depth as well as
a light and airy feel to the structure.
A Aside from our expansion to accommodate the regular
mispallelim, Khal Mishkan Yosef’s new building will also
be a vibrant hub of activities, hosting many amenities of a
community center:
• Open Ezras Nashim Gallery
• Large Simcha Hall Ballroom
• Men’s Mikvah
• Stately Otzar HaSeforim
— DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES —
With your generous contribution, we can finish our shul’s expansion and continue our mission to provide a warm and welcoming environment for all our mispallelim.
For more information, please contact KHAL MISHKAN YOSEF:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 845-521-5309
Bimah ..............................................................$25,000
Memorial Wall Sold ................................... $18,000
Chandelier ..................................................... $18,000
Ner Tamid Sold ............................................$15,000
Amud Sold ..................................................... $12,000
Windows (4) ......................................each $10,000
Builders ..............................................................$7,500
Founders ..........................................................$5,000
Bookcases (12) ...................................each $3,600
Mezuzahs (10).....................................each $3,600
building committeeRabbi Labish Becker Mr. Leibish Berg Mr. Avrohom Zev Gottesman Rabbi Yehoshua Kamensky Mr. Moshe Sussholz Mr. Nosson Weldler
Submit your Building Dedication online: KhalMishkanYosef.org
Donate to the Rabbi Aron Sternberg Memorial Library at: RabbiAronSternbergMemorialLibrary.org
BUILDING DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE, please contact 845-521-5309 for more information
KHAL MISHKAN YOSEF
13 Algonquin CircleAirmont, NY 10952
845-521-5309Email: [email protected]
השלמת הבנין ביהכ''נ דקהל
משכן יוסף הרב יצחק שטערנבערג, מרא דאתרא
BUILDING DEDICATION DINNERלעילוי נשמת
R’ SHLOMO DOV OSTREICHER, ז''לIN CONJUNCTION WITH AN HONORARY TRIBUTE TO THE
HORAV ARON ZEV STERNBERG MEMORIAL LIBRARY
PRESENTED TO MR. MICHAEL ARYEH ON BEHALF OF THE TALMIDIM OF NORTH SHORE HEBREW ACADEMY
BUILDING DEDICATION DINNERVALLEY TERRACE / SUNDAY MARCH 20, 2016
AVODAS HAKODESH AWARDEES
MR. & MRS. NOSSON WELDLERWHO WHOLEHEARTEDLY RESPOND TO EACH AND EVERY COMMUNITY NEED
GUESTS OF HONOR
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