Photo - Life on EL Al

El Al Airlines released this photo recently with this caption "Shmendy Fasten shares this photo of catching some ZZZ's - EL AL Fan of the Week 11.11.2011."

Reb David Werdyger and Sons

Below is a receent picture of Reb Dovid Werdyger with his son Mordechai AKA MBD on his left, his sons Mendy, Chaim and Srul on his right, singing at a wedding.

Avraham Fried Interview on The 30th Anniversary of Adult Career

(VINnews) Yesterday on Lag Bomer marked the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Avraham Frieds debut album, No Jew Will Be Left Behind. To celebrate this milestone, Yossi Zweig spoke with the Jewish music superstar, who spoke candidly about his career, his music and his plans for the future. VINnews.com present an exclusive three part video interview, providing a glimpse into the world of one of Jewish music's most successful singers.

Camp Gan Yisroel Parksville, NY, summer of 1980, Avremel singing with Sheya Mendlowitz on Drums and Josh Goldberg (clarinet) (Photo Credit: VINnews)

Part 1.

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How far would you go !

Photographers will do anything to get that perfect picture!

A Kosher and a Happy Pesach to All

Only In Lakewood!!!

This is an actual sign hanging in the "Coffe Room" in Lakewood (BMG). This is as classic as it comes... (In the "15 min zone" people are blocking other cars..so they leave thier keys in the ignition.)

HASC XXIII Full Review & Photos

By: Yossi Zweig of TheJewishInsights.com

Photography by: Stan Weiss

Nachum Segal, the M.C. of the evening, welcomed the crowed to Avery Fischer Hall for HASC XXIII. The concert, a Suki & Ding production, with music by the Neginah Orchestra, and maestro Yisroel Lamm began with a 2 part Overture. Two parts you might ask? Yes, two parts. Part one consisted of famous songs from the performers of the evening played by the orchestra and accompanied by the Simcha Ensemble lead by Shloime Kaufman. Part two however, was very different. It consisted of some past HASC melodies played “country style”. There was Paul Wheil on the violin, Steve Bill on banjo and whistler Jim Hynes. The crowd loved the new flavor of this piece arranged by Yisroel Lamm. It was like fond memories, with a little twist.

Nachum Segal came on stage and announced the main act of the evening, Lipa & Avremel. From nowhere, the 6 Flags theme song came on and someone dressed like the Six Flags old man dancer was on stage dancing. Then, a clone of the first man joined him. Way up, almost on the ceiling, another was dancing his way down a rope, while being lowered onto the stage, and the three of them proceeded to dance. When the number was up, the first was revealed to be Avremel, the second Lipa, but who was the third? It definitely wasn’t Dedi. It was Bello the clown from the Greatest Show on Earth. That was quite an entrance. Bello exited the stage and Avremel and Lipa jumped right into their first number with some great classics such as Emes Ma Nehedar/Mareh Kohen. After a great big welcome to HASC XXIII the only way to welcome an audience of this caliber was to sing Fried’s Boruch Haba.

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Photo: A Young Avraham Fried

Resolution is not very good, but here is a photo of Avraham Fried as a bochur, probably between 25 to 30 years ago.

Seems like this is in the Oholei Torah ballroom in Crown Heights.

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וישק ירוחם לחיים

Hope On The Hudson

Tuesday Night, August 11th, A T.I.M.E. held a dinner and concert on the Hudson River. The boat set sail from Pier 59, Chesea Piers, in New York City. The evening was a star studded sold out event, featuring Avraham Fried, Chazan Yiztchok Meir Helfgot, Shloime Gertner and R Pinky Weber. The nights entertainment was hosted by R' Michoel Schnitzler, a well known Badchen and respected singer in his own right.

The organization A TIME is the premier, internationally acclaimed organization that offers advocacy, education, guidance, research and support through our many programs to Jewish men, women, and couples struggling with reproductive health and infertility.

Aside from the exciting musical entertainment there were some prominent speakers who discussed A T.I.M.E., what it does, and how we can help and be involved. Guest speakers included it's founder Rabbi Rosen, Rabbi Weiss, Rabbi Eisner, a personal story from a young man from Cleveland and Rabbi Ephraim Shapiro from North Miami Beach.

The entire evening was produced and coordinated by TeeM Productions (Yossi Tyberg and Gershy Moskowitz.)




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HT: Sruly Meyer.

Here is a video clip of Avraham Fried Singing Lipa/Chili Posen's Hentelach.

Avraham Fried with Moshe Teleshevsky

Avrham Fried and Chazan Reb Moshe Teleshevsky seen here at last night's chazanes concert in Flatbush.

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HT: Shiezoli

Shloime Gertner's Surprise Birthday Cake

Shloime Gertner was surprised with a cake on stage in honor of his birthday.

The event took place this past Sunday April 12 at the "Pesach Time Tours & The Perl's" Pesach program at the Lancaster host resort in Lancaster PA with the slogan "i got Heimish with the Amish".

after the event shloime was seen giving out cake to the guests.



Photos by: Menachem Kozlovsky.

Shloime Gertner by The Purim Seuda

Photos of Shloime Gertner last night by a Purim Seuda.

Caption Anyone?

This is a real photo from the Event at MSG last Sunday night.

Sent in by a Gruntig reader "While Lipa was singing his heart out, i noticed how the person(s) to my left were enjoying the concert!

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Pirchei Choir Photo 1972

In honor of the Pirchei Choir who will be performing at The Event on March 1st in tribute to Rabbi Eli Teitelbaum O.B.M., a concert produced by Sheya Mendlowitz, we present to you a photo of the original Pirchei choir, where Sheya amongst others were choir members.

Other familiar names, assuming they are in fact the grownups i think may be; Avrohom (Avromi) Flam, Efraim Waxman (Rosh Yeshiva in Monsey?).

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The Choir of Pirchei Agudath Israel
Conducted by Stanley Sperber.

Left to right, back row - Stanley Sperber, Yehuda Oppenheimer, Menachem Tyk, Shimon Leibowtz, Meyer Sherman, Mair Kaufman, Meir Landau, Yosef Berkowitz, Nathan Gluck, Shmuel Deitel, Mark Coehn, Shmuel Shteckel, Aaron Milstein, Allen Lowy, Menachem Ostreicher.

Middle row - Avrohom Flam, Chaim Dovid Brecher, Efraim Waxman, Yisroel Hecht, Baruch Lifshitz, Chaim Trainer, Moshe Senderowitz, Chaim Schonfeld, Mosher Warman, Yosef Sochaczewsky, Dovid Welder, Sovid Kramer, Eliyoseph Shlanger, Yosef Mashinsky, Yechiel Blumstein, Heshy Blumstein.

Front row - Raphael Friedman, Benyomin Lifshitz, Shimon Munk, Michael Chanales, Heshy Marx, Aaron Kaplinsky, Shraga Weldler, Binyomin Berry, Eli Herzka, Moshe Rosenberg, Chaim Mittleman, Shea Medlowitz, Moshe Blum.

Yerachmeil Begun Has New Look?!

These photos are from a Miami Boys Choir Concert which took place on Chankah in Staten Island.

I don't know for sure but i don't remember ever seeing Yerachmiel with such a short beard trim before!

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Photo courtesy of: Rivi10.

Grandpas Cheney and Kennedy with their nice Borsalinos

In 2001 when Bush and Cheney took office it was reported that Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States, had bought a Borsalino hat for the Inauguration at Neiman Marcus at Tysons Galleria in McLean, VA. And he planed to wear the
Borsalino hat at the Inauguration.

Well Cheney could be seen wearing the same or similar hat here at the Obama Inauguration.

Hey look at that Gold on the Ribbon, his hat's from Israel!

Senator of Massachusetts Ted Kennedy is looking Chasidish (or Yeshivish, for that matter) as well.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar tried but didn't quite make it!

Eila BaRechev BaSusim V'Anachnu B'sheim Elokeinu Nazkir!

A screen shot from today's Drudge Report.

Videos & Pictures of The Funerals

Levayah of Rabbi Bentzion and Rivka Holtzberg HY"D in Yerushalayim, victim of the Mumbai Terror Attacks.


Levayah of Rav Aryeh LeibishTeitelbaum HY"D in Meah Shearim.


Click HERE for Photos the Levayas of Rabbi Gavriel & Rivka Holtzberg, R' Bentzion Chromanm, Rav Aryeh Leibish Teitelbaum Levaya and of Norma Rabinovitch-Shvarzblat HY"D.

COL Picture from Rabbi and Mrs. Holtzberg's Levaya in Yerushalayim, and in Kfar Chabad. And Here. And Here.

VosIzNeias has these photos of the Levaya in the Mumbai shul and Photos off the Levayos of all the Kedoshim.

And to see the recording of the Levay in Kfar Chabad click here.
Or you can watch most of it below.

U'Macha Heshem Dimah M'al Kol Panim!

The World is Watching And The World is Crying

Tot Orphaned in Mumbai Lands in Israel

By MARK LAVIE, AP

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JERUSALEM (Dec. 1) - The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue.

Then the toddler and the caretaker who rescued him from the terrorist attack boarded a jet along with the bodies of his parents and four other Jews slain at the Chabad House to fly to Israel — a place the curly-haired 2-year-old had never seen. Click here for more and a spectacular gallery of 500 pictures.

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