
(Detroit – TheJewishNews.com) (Rabbi ‘G’ is an Orthodox Rabbi Blackbelt who is the founder. See a video at the end of the posting and read the rest of the article at the ‘Full Story’)
“Just Sunflower,” says the 5-year-old with fuzzy blond hair, a dusting of freckles across her nose and a toothless smile a mile wide. “I’ve got sunflower power!” she says before prancing away.
Kate “just call me Sunflower” Michaels is in remission from kidney cancer that was diagnosed at age 4. She’s at her weekly martial arts class, a service of Kids Kicking Cancer, a nonprofit founded in 1999 by Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg (just call him Rabbi G).




Mazel Tov to Rabbi Alexander Charlop and Ms. Esther Bajnon on their recent engagement. The whole Cleveland community wishes them many simchos!
(JewishCurrents.org) (Ed: This article has a nice summary of common “Jewish” surnames and their origins and meanings, interesting but not authoritative.)
Rabbi Reuvain Mendlowitz, has recently released the book, “Inside Stam: A Complete Buyer’s Guide”. This sefer, as its name implies, is an unprecedented and outstanding presentation of all Sta”m related issues. Among the topics covered is the purchase of tefillin, the manufacturing of klaf, the construction of battim, along with detailed explanations on where mezuzos are needed (and where they’re not!) and this all done by answering in great details dozens of the most popular STA”M questions that people ask. There is also a Sefer Torah buyer’s guide even.

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