Chabad of the Five Towns held a Chanukah event today, bringing children who had been affected by Thursday’s terrible accident together for crafts, activities, and some good cheer.
The mood was joyous as families gathered for dreidel-making, face-painting and musical entertainment. Children who witnessed the accident Thursday each received gifts.
The excited crowd danced to music by Azamra DJ, Shooby Doo Shloimy and special guest Eli Gerstner.
“Today we are creating happy memories to counteract last week’s,” said Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, Shliach of Chabad of the Five Towns. “Today’s event was so important so that the children should have positive memories of Chanukah,” he said.
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Rabbi Zalman and Chanie Wolowik are the metaphorical Chanukah menorah of the Five Towns. No matter how dark it can get regarding current events, aspects of 5 Towns politics, Mumbai, Gaza or the state of American Jewry in general, the Wolowiks, the Geisinskys and the entire staff of Chabad of the Five Towns define what it means to be Shluchim of the Rebbe, obm. The entertainers at this event, consisting of Eli Gerstner, Shalom Jacobs, Shooby Doob Shloimy, Yaakov Zeines and Azamra DJ all volunteered their time and talent to help make the kids get back to normal and to… Read more »
we are proud of eli,…. keep bringing joy to klal yisroel through your musical talent. love your parents
hey chaya!! lookin good!!!
The wolowiks must be incredible people to pull together so fast.
Good people like them are bringing Moshiach!
BH for nissim!! zalman, i hope you feel as good as you look 🙂
The accident did not happen in the Chabad House – so there wa snothing to ‘clean up’. Nontheless A+ for him having the right spirit!
to #1: many an article can be written about the rabbi doing community healing. Keep in mind though that such information is completely sensitive and confidential and as such you won’t see any of it, just leave it up to your imagination – be assured the Rabbi is doing more than his share, he’s unbelievable!! All Shluchim can learn from him -what a genuine, sincere, caring, humble, shliach who will literally do ANYTHING for another yid. Watching the video clip of him so emotional hours after the accident says it all – his own children were not affected yet he… Read more »
Isaac looks like you having a good time. GO Zalman & Meir.
Hey Roch! Looking good! looks like u enjoyed :)BH!!! What a beautiful event!
wow wow the rabbi in his zoot suit effectively did a blitzkreig response within a week he has the place cleaned and a resounding sound of children with the injured, gifts, and a singer to boot he should work in military strategy this is soo impressing though it wouldve been nice to see some article or pictures on the rabbi doing community healing but altz is bseder how are the rest of the kids