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Celebrity Rabbi and TV host Shmuly Boteach held an Upshernish ceremony for his son in the Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights Sunday. Quite a few Lubavitchers and Shluchim dropped by to wish Mazal Tov. Photos

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to #5
March 22, 2009 7:33 pm

He never ran away from Chabad,
Chabad (england) ran from him!!!

Chutzpah!
March 22, 2009 12:34 pm

mazel tov and much nachas!

Estee
March 22, 2009 12:26 pm

hey mushk u look amazing!!

Michael Jackson
March 22, 2009 12:44 am

Where were his good friends, Michael Jackson and Oprah Winfrey?

JEEEZ
March 18, 2009 5:49 pm

Grow Up! Stop trying to knit pick! Get a life

to fake
March 18, 2009 1:37 pm

you are very judgemental- how can you possibly judge the situation from a picture- arnt you supposed to pose for a picture when someone takes holds a camera to your face? perhaps you are a little bit bored maybe even jealous?!

To #32: HOW SAD...
March 18, 2009 9:10 am

Why are u posting it in the net?? if you care so much, maybe pickup a phone and speak to him about it… It seem to me that you are the FAKE…

to 30
March 18, 2009 8:18 am

dovid efune. managing directoe of the gershon jacobson jewish continuity fundation GJCF http://www.gjcf.com

fake
March 18, 2009 7:35 am

I think shmuly boteach is a fake.. he doesnt care about his family he cares about his fame.. just look at how he poses in his pictures and he he is directing his attention to… this is very sad

Shmuly Boteach is the man!!!
March 18, 2009 6:32 am
guy next rabbi jacobson
March 18, 2009 6:20 am

does anybody know who is that guy next to rabbi jacobson

BOTECH AND THE REBBE
March 18, 2009 4:36 am

Let’s not forget the reality of Shmulie Boteach. He gave up his shlichus in favor of those books he writes and we know the content. He sold his soul for the sake of fame. That doesn;t make for good work. Is he looking to return? Does he want to be legitimized again in Lubavitch? OR – is this all for the sake of shidduchim for his daughters, about which he wrote some time ago. Would he give up the books? Would he stop hugging strange women on television? Is that down to earth or just plain . . . well,… Read more »

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March 18, 2009 4:19 am

to 17
if you dont know what a opshernish is: it is a minhag (custom) not to cut a male babys hair until he is 3 years old. this boy just became 3 and this event is of his first haircut.

ya i agree his hair is really cute, so is he!

shame
March 18, 2009 3:38 am

so writing sensational books and giving advice to goyim pays off. Nice to see how no one is there to condemn the attack on the morals of Judaism that this guy represents.

To number 4
March 18, 2009 2:34 am

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is married to the daughter of Dr. Friedman from Sydney Australia a prominent member (& past President) of South Head Synagogue-where Rabbi Bentzion Milecki is the Chief Rabbi.

cute kid!!!!
March 18, 2009 1:55 am
Mazel Tov
March 18, 2009 1:12 am

Gorgeous kid ka’h!!!!

mazal tov
March 17, 2009 10:38 pm

very nice looks like hes doing good work from the curious acquaintences

to 16
March 17, 2009 6:21 pm

of course he does. In fact at the Upsherin he made a lovely lechaim to shnuki.

he always gives shnuki and the rebbe due credit

Actually,
March 17, 2009 6:01 pm

#1, Actually, Rabbi Miller and Shmuley are very good friends.

beautiful child KAH
March 17, 2009 5:51 pm

he has beautiful children -isn’t that his daughter in the pic with a friend and her mother? KAH

Bene bene bene!!
March 17, 2009 4:36 pm

Good to see you!

??????
March 17, 2009 4:15 pm

they are keeping his that long??????????? holy cow! even if its gogeous……

t s
March 17, 2009 3:37 pm

fellig was boteach’s older bochur/teacher back in the day in floreeeda. i wonder if boteach gives him credit for that foundation in yiddishkeit

Rabbi's
March 17, 2009 3:33 pm

so Shmuly Boteach is being legitimized by these Rabbis?

sunny south wishes you much Nachas
March 17, 2009 3:24 pm

Mazel Tov Mazel Tov from all of us in Miami Beach – your ole’
stomping grounds. Simchas Always.

koshering
March 17, 2009 3:21 pm

all these chabadniks are koshering Mr. boteach.

shnuki!!
March 17, 2009 2:45 pm

whats doing

123
March 17, 2009 2:21 pm

gorgeous kid bli ayin hara

How about just a plain mazel tov?
March 17, 2009 1:43 pm

Congrats, Rabbi B.

mazel tov
March 17, 2009 1:36 pm

mazel tov but were is bar kochbah?

To #5
March 17, 2009 1:34 pm

Who told you that he needed to do t’shuva???
I think that he does great work and is one of thegreatest down to earth rabbi i have seen in a long time

????
March 17, 2009 1:30 pm

just curious, did they leave his pretty curls on? cuz i didnt see the boy with the regular haircut that is given by an upsherin.

CGI 1979
March 17, 2009 1:29 pm

I still remember when Shmuly Boteach, 1st came to CGI Montreal in 1979 and was in Yaseph Deitsch’s bunk. He wore a tallis because that is where he came from. Like they say: “youve come a long way baby” Mazal Tov!

mazel tov
March 17, 2009 1:23 pm

mazel tov shmully and family. nice to see you. keep up the good work.

Nice to see
March 17, 2009 12:51 pm

that as far as you run away from chabad you cant leave that is a good sign that he has done teshuvah and is back

whos face
March 17, 2009 12:40 pm

who is he married to she looks familiar?

Stam
March 17, 2009 11:46 am

I must say Shmuley’s family are very normal and polite, they emanate a warm and nice upbringing.

The family should have a lot of Nachas from eachother.

rt
March 17, 2009 11:38 am

such a beautiful boy KNH! You should have alot of Nachas!

miller writer of chumash
March 17, 2009 11:34 am

would u take rabbi millers face being there having a good time as a vote of confidence?

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