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b’chavrusa with the yeshiva bachurim. Although Sara Lea has many Israeli company that offers commercial real
The yeshiva was warmly accepted in friends and is comfortable living estate services. Prior to working for
the Beitar community because of its among them, she sticks mostly with CityBook, she led a women’s choir, gave
shtarkness. A good number of the English-speaking crowd. The immi- piano lessons, and taught music in
American families unaffiliated with the grant feeling she experienced in the English-speaking ganim (preschools).
yeshiva were attracted to live in Beitar early years while navigating the Israeli
to be in an American yeshivish environ- school system has generally worn off. ◆◆◆
ment. The yeshiva offers a close knit All in all, she is very happy living in
community for its families, and even Beitar and feels very much at ease in Aliyah is a journey and as shown by
has its own N’shei for the kollel wives. the chareidi world she is part of. At the wisdom and foresight of Rabbi and
The Rosh Yeshiva and Rebbetzin are home, the Baruchovs speak a mixture Mrs. Sondhelm, it can literally trans-
mentors to the kollel families living of Hebrew and English, and although form a family and securely plant them
there without relatives and give much the four older kids speak fluent in the rich Holy soil of Eretz Yisrael.
needed chizuk and support. English, the younger five children do Night has settled into Beitar as I pre-
not. The family is fortunate that Rabbi pare to leave the Baruchov home, and
In the larger Beitar community, an Baruchov’s married brother lives down Sara Lea accompanies me to the bus
English-speaking N’shei unites the the block from them, and Sara Lea’s stop. When the bus arrives, I hop on
women living there. The ladies put on sister Shira lives in Givat B. and, as we start to move, I take a curi-
performances and arrange events to ous look at the darkened streets of
raise money for the various commit- Rabbi Baruchov is presently the Beitar. Two things strike me as most
tees that offer services for the partici- mashgiach ruchani in the Israeli yeshi- significant: so many winding streets,
pating families. For example, when a va, Toras Yisrael on Har Tzion, which is each named after a chasidic Rebbe or
woman gives birth, she receives meals adjacent to the Old City of Litvish Rosh Yeshiva, proudly attesting
and cleaning help, among other kind- Yerushalayim. Although the family to the peace and unity that the diverse
nesses. Beitar also has a beautiful owns a car, Rabbi Baruchov prefers tak- population has created. As the bus
Shabbos afternoon program for special ing the 45-minute bus ride, which he rounds another corner, I notice an out-
needs kids, where they can go to a finds more relaxing and gives him a door sefarim sale. It’s 11:00 p.m., and
community center and enjoy games chance to do some learning. Sara Lea men are going in and out, perusing the
and activities. currently works at CityBook in Beitar, a sefarim. A city of Torah, I think, is a
beautiful sight to behold.◆
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The yeshiva was warmly accepted in friends and is comfortable living estate services. Prior to working for
the Beitar community because of its among them, she sticks mostly with CityBook, she led a women’s choir, gave
shtarkness. A good number of the English-speaking crowd. The immi- piano lessons, and taught music in
American families unaffiliated with the grant feeling she experienced in the English-speaking ganim (preschools).
yeshiva were attracted to live in Beitar early years while navigating the Israeli
to be in an American yeshivish environ- school system has generally worn off. ◆◆◆
ment. The yeshiva offers a close knit All in all, she is very happy living in
community for its families, and even Beitar and feels very much at ease in Aliyah is a journey and as shown by
has its own N’shei for the kollel wives. the chareidi world she is part of. At the wisdom and foresight of Rabbi and
The Rosh Yeshiva and Rebbetzin are home, the Baruchovs speak a mixture Mrs. Sondhelm, it can literally trans-
mentors to the kollel families living of Hebrew and English, and although form a family and securely plant them
there without relatives and give much the four older kids speak fluent in the rich Holy soil of Eretz Yisrael.
needed chizuk and support. English, the younger five children do Night has settled into Beitar as I pre-
not. The family is fortunate that Rabbi pare to leave the Baruchov home, and
In the larger Beitar community, an Baruchov’s married brother lives down Sara Lea accompanies me to the bus
English-speaking N’shei unites the the block from them, and Sara Lea’s stop. When the bus arrives, I hop on
women living there. The ladies put on sister Shira lives in Givat B. and, as we start to move, I take a curi-
performances and arrange events to ous look at the darkened streets of
raise money for the various commit- Rabbi Baruchov is presently the Beitar. Two things strike me as most
tees that offer services for the partici- mashgiach ruchani in the Israeli yeshi- significant: so many winding streets,
pating families. For example, when a va, Toras Yisrael on Har Tzion, which is each named after a chasidic Rebbe or
woman gives birth, she receives meals adjacent to the Old City of Litvish Rosh Yeshiva, proudly attesting
and cleaning help, among other kind- Yerushalayim. Although the family to the peace and unity that the diverse
nesses. Beitar also has a beautiful owns a car, Rabbi Baruchov prefers tak- population has created. As the bus
Shabbos afternoon program for special ing the 45-minute bus ride, which he rounds another corner, I notice an out-
needs kids, where they can go to a finds more relaxing and gives him a door sefarim sale. It’s 11:00 p.m., and
community center and enjoy games chance to do some learning. Sara Lea men are going in and out, perusing the
and activities. currently works at CityBook in Beitar, a sefarim. A city of Torah, I think, is a
beautiful sight to behold.◆
Upbeat Photo and Video©WWW
For all your Simchas and Events
Yossi Roth
443-801-9051
rothj@comcast.net
www.upbeatphotoandvideo.com
108 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
