As the Yom Tovim approach, we are delighted to welcome Rav Prizant on Thursday, September 13, at the home of Reb Moshe Teitelbaum, 181 Cherry Lane, Teaneck, from
7 to 10 p.m.
All are welcome to attend.
The Sanz Klausenburger Rebbe, zt”l, was the original founder of the Sanz community after witnessing his family perish during the atrocious years of the Holocaust. His oldest son-in-law, Rabbi Goldman, carried on his legacy of leading the Klausenburg community in Union City, New Jersey, until he passed away just last year. Rabbi Prizant is also a son-in-law of the rebbe and is world-renowned for helping people with sincerity, care and direction with yirat shamayim. The Teaneck community is fortunate to have Rav Prizant in our midst to give brachot, chizuk and spiritual advice before the Yomim Noraim.
Having grown up in Union City when our father, Rabbi Harold Hirschman, z”l, was the rabbi for over 40 years of Temple Israel Emanuel, we witnessed the declining population of Orthodox Jews who migrated over time to the northern suburbs of Bergen and Rockland Counties. During the High Holidays in the late ’70s, the Modern Orthodox synagogue in Union City was reduced to barely a minyan on the High Holidays. We feel fortunate to have the Klausenburg rebbe choose to designate Union City as his home.
Over time, the Yeshiva of Hudson County was replaced with the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey in Bergen County. During the ’50s and ’60s the Rosenbaum family resided in the Hudson County area as key supporters of the Yeshiva of Hudson County, yet over time moved the yeshiva to Bergen County, where the population was migrating. They are the founders of the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey in River Edge, which currently enjoys a student population of over 1000 students pulling from many communities in the surrounding areas.
In Union City, the Klausenburg Sanz community perpetuates its generosity and warmth, which are always prevalent. When over the years the feeling of yiddishkeit became barren in Union City, the Klausenburg metamorphosed the enclave to a bustling Jewish area where you can witness mezuzahs on doors and yidden in the streets.
Anyone who wishes to catch a minyan traveling via the Lincoln Tunnel to or from New York City is welcome to daven with the Mesivta community—they are the most gracious, friendly, sincere community, welcoming all to come daven with them. In fact, if you need to hear Megilla reading, visit the matzah baking factory or just get an extra dose of yiddishkeit within the enclave of Union City, please feel free to stop by at 3400 New York Avenue in Union City or call the office for scheduling information at 201-867-8690.
By Ruby Kaplan
