By Chani Vogel
It seemed as if everyone in Springfield, NJ was buzzing about the upcoming Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Championship.
Every 10 years or so, the Grand PGA Championship is held at the Baltusrol Golf Club. Hundreds of thousands of people converge on this tiny Springfield Township. The “who’s who” of Golf are sure to attend, and the excitement is palpable.
Not to miss out on an incredible opportunity to make our Rebbe proud, Rabbi Mendy and Aidella Blesofsky, directors of Chabad Jewish Learning Center of Springfield NJ, made sure to see, and be seen.
Rabbi Blesofsky set up shop in the front yard of Mr. Wayne and Irene Levine, and together with Josh Rubin and some bochurim from yeshiva of Morristown; they were ready with tefillin, cold water, and Shabbos Candles. The tournaments commenced and anticipation filled the air.
Rabbi Blesofsky and his team donned close to 100 pairs of Tefillin, Aidella and her crew gave out Shabbos candles, brochos were made on water, and discussions turned from golf to Judaism.
In the “Levine Arena,” mere steps from the main entrance to the golf club, the tefillin and neshek tournament was going full steam. The week commenced, memories were made, and mitzvos won!
Thank you COLLive for posting such news, we need more positivity like this. Now more than ever. In these dark days of,Galus/Galut
Mendy and wife, very nice and inspiring to see Shluchim of the Rebbe doing such genuine mivtzoim; putting on tefillin and giving out Neshek…the real deal.
May you be zoicheh to zochor ASAP.
Mendy is just following in his zaide’s footsteps,
when an opportunity to do Mivtzoim comes up it’s just natural to just do it with joy and vigor.
May you go from strength to strength.
Aaron Zalmenson
Mendy you are awesome
So proud of both of you .Hashem should grant you extra koach to continue all the amazing work that you do.
amazing! making the rebbe proud and bringing moshiach now
Mendy is an amazing upbeat driven and successful. Mirrors his wonderful wife
If course you are successful. You are by far the coolest shluchim around
Yasher Choach to the Schluchim. Truely awesome and amazing Kiddush Hashem. Really beautiful Hatzlacha Rabba!
I remember Mendy in Yeshiva. He was a rade dude. I really like the way he told me tanya bal peh. Good up the good work rav Mendy!!!
I just like to state unequivocally that Rabbi Mendy in conjunction with Aidele Rebbetzin as inspiring embassies rabbi within the creation of judaic continuity. I was forever proud of seeing you at the golf championship. May you have many years of future Outreach and like my grandmother used to say, Zayer nachad”
I was by them for shabbos one in new jersey by the winter in their home. It’s a big house. Fit for a melech basudeh with is almost Ellul so get ready kids for Yeshivah. The rebbe one said a whole sicha about how melech basudeh and shlichus what they have in common especially as a precursor to the high holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur respectively. What you two have done to the town of Springfield and to the surrounding areas as shluchim.as yiddin. And as individuals sholai al menahss lkabail prass.
Aidella and Mendy are amazing!!!!!
A M A Z I N G
True Shliach!
I was at the Blesofsky’s last year for Shabbos Chanukah and stayed for the public menorah lighting, which was huge success. It’s amazing to see them in action.
#amIng Shluchim
#proud cousin.
Great job, excellent work, Nachas Ruach to the Rebbeh,
Uncle Yossi
Chabad of Swan Lake
In light of all the sad news, thank you COL for publishing articles that makes us proud and put a smile on our faces.
Great work blesofskys
As an honorary lubavitcher, this article gives me nachas
I was at the PGA championships all last week and I must have been asked if I was Jewish and wanted to do a mitzvah some 10 times. those guys had the place covered . Kudos to the Rabbi.
Thank you COL for the article.
I find this rather fascinating, for golf and Jews don’t usually mix-and-match especially in certain golf course where anti Semitism was prevalent. am thrilled to see that there’s a strong Jewish presence . CHABAD has an incredible way of reaching far beyond the morm.
Mendy and Aidela – a true example of the Rebbe’s Shluchim….simply the all good old 10 mivtzoim campaign in full swing. וד״ל
Mendy, such a mentch. Hard worker, the real deal!
I think you mean 100’s of jews if not more. It has an effect even on the ones that didn’t stop by and do a mitzvah at the table. Just seeing chabad there, giving out cold water and helping people do a mitzvah can have an effect and inspire a lot of people who were just passing by.
Taking maximum advantage for tens of jews to do a mitzvah at such a prestigious event. Great job Blesofsky’s, as usual!
Go Mendy!!
I was just by them for Shabbos, they’re awesome!
YL
Mendy, a true chossid doing the Rebbe’s mivtzoim.
וד״ל
ידידך האוהב אותך בלב ונפש
ותו לא
I just heard that not to many years ago the PGA excluded Jews…. I am loving the yiddishkiet today
Thank you for sharing such positive work. The Rebbe’s shluchim are truly in every place and doing such amazing work!
Kol hakavod to Chabad!
It is amazing how big the reach of CHABAD is in NJ!
Go CHABAD!!
Chabad Springfield was my favorite Chabad as a bochur.
I heard Tiger Woods was supposed to be playing on this championship acquit the week before .
Makes me wonder if any of the players themselves were Jewish ?
Even though I don’t like golf I think this is awesome !
Taking maximum advantage for tens of jews to do a mitzvah at such a prestigious event. Great job Blesofsky’s, as usual!
Go Mendy & Aidella! You guys do such amazing shlichus in Springfield, NJ. You’re making the rebbe proud!
It’s wonderful to see how Shlichim go everywhere there are jews to be found. Surly this is a great Nachas to the Rebbe
Josh – great work!
Proud that chabad was there to represent us.
It’s great following you guys and seeing the amazing work you both do in Springfield, NJ.
May you both have Hatzlacha Rabbah!
Yosef and Chanie Silber
-The Furst cousins
so proud of u!