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Meet our members - Issue 1

03/27/2015 11:23:40 AM

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Issue 1 - April 2015

Congregation Adas Yeshurun is fortunate to have a wonderfully diverse and dynamic membership.  In this section, we will devote space to getting to know our members, both young, and younger!  We are grateful to Mrs. Leah Mann and to Shosh and Dovid Friedman for agreeing to be featured in this week’s inaugural column.  

 
 

Shosh and Dovid Friedman

Q:  Tell us about you and your family.
Our family includes Dovid & Shosh and our kids Kivi, Donny, Tova and Ezra. 

 

Q:  Where did you both grow up? 
Shosh: I grew up in Milwaukee and at 14, came to Chicago and boarded here (until my family moved to Skokie 2 years later) to attend Ida Crown for high school.  
Dovid: Born and raised in West Rogers Park! My parents still live in the house I grew up in on Estes.   

 

Q:  What kind of work do you do? 

Shosh: I work as the Regional Programs Coordinator for NCSY. I plan Shabbatonim for teens across the Midwest and organize other programs in the Chicagoland area.

Dovid: I work as the Director of Plant Operations for a nursing home management company, managing construction and improvement projects for the homes. 

 

Q:  With such a busy schedule, do you have the opportunity to take time off and travel?

We love to travel as a family as much as we can and spend time together without any of the distractions of everyday life! And we love to expose our kids to the beauty of Hashem's world! This past summer we visited Niagara Falls - both the Canadian and American sides are beautiful to see! 

 

Q:  Do you have family milestones that are upcoming?

Yes!  We're looking forward to Kivi's Bar Mitzvah this coming November iy'h. We've been davening at Yeshurun since Kivi was 2 years old and we can't believe we're already at this point!  We're excited to share this milestone with the Yeshurun community.  

 

Q: What drew you to Yeshurun? 

We originally joined as founding members of the Young Adult Minyan.  Yeshurun is really a community shul - with so many choices of minyanim times, shiurim, etc.  We've come to really appreciate how much the shul has to offer and its diversity is something special. We and our children have the opportunity to form relationships with many different people. We also love the Carlebach minyan on Friday nights! 

Mrs. Leah Mann

 

Q:  Where are you from originally?

Mrs. Mann:  I was born in Czechoslovakia and came to Chicago at the age of 4.  My father, Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim Berger, was the rabbi of Ahavas Achim.  I’ve been a West Rogers Park resident for more than 60 years!

 

Q:  What kinds of interesting jobs have you had over the years? 

Mrs. Mann:  I was a Hebrew school teacher at one point.  Later, my husband, Jack a”h and I owned a dress business and had a showroom in New York.  I managed the Sales for the business.

 

Q:  Among your many special talents, is there one in particular that you would highlight?

Mrs. Mann:  Yes, baking was a specialty.  In fact, I used to bake mondel bread and bring it to our New York showroom.  Our customers would insist on mondel bread first, business second!” 

 

Q:  It is a joy to hear so many mazel tovs extended to you in our shul announcements.  How many generations are there?

Mrs. Mann:  B”H we are now 5 generations with the recent birth of twin great great grandsons.  I have been truly blessed to come from a wonderful family and to have wonderful children married to lovely spouses with families that are leading Torah observant lives.

 

Q:  What about Yeshurun do you love?

Mrs. Mann:  Our terrific rabbi!  Also, it’s an honor to have Rabbi Schwartz as part of our minyan, and it’s a very friendly place to be.

 

 

Author’s note:  Shabbos and Yomim Tovim at Yeshurun are enhanced by Mrs. Mann and her outgoing nature, vibrant spirit, and wishes of Good Shabbos to old friends and new members – inspiring us all.  

 

 
 

 

The Meet our Members column is written and edited by Allan and Rosanne Arnet.

 

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