Bris Avrohom Dinner and Gala Wedding Previewed on JM in the AM

JM in the AM. And our good friend, Rabbi Morai Canelki is with us live via telephone. Rabbi Kelski has been leading Brisum for almost 50 years, believe it or not, and their 46th annual dinner celebrating 38 years of gala weddings is happening on November the 9th. And as we always do, we encourage people to get involved. Brisavum, for the reasons I just mentioned, and the longevity I just cited, is a proven commodity. and they are there year round doing incredible things for our community. And in this case, we get to celebrate all their accomplishments and raise funds for all their incredible programs by being there at the Sheraton in Paripony, New Jersey on the 9th of November. Uh there are many distinguished honores as is always the case. and Rabbi Morai Canolski, welcome back to JM in the >> AM. And I and a month of joy and happiness for Kalis. >> Amaz. And as Kbach reminded me, in the world you could say Gumarto. So aar and aki >> and a good kitt is right. Uh can you believe it? >> Yeah. Without a quiddle, without a quiddle, nothing helps. If somebody promises until you don't get the check, the quiddle doesn't help nothing. Therefore, we need we need the quiddle. >> Very good. I like that. I I I always thought that the kit is also important when you go to visit a Reba, right? The kit is always a a very important thing to bring. >> A is always good. >> It's always good to bring along. >> You always have to put it in writing. You cannot just in god we trust is worth all others pay cash. You have to put it on paper. >> You know you're making a very interesting point which I never thought about. And it you're saying that in addition when someone is for instance at the oil or anywhere doning praying to it is better and it enhances one's experience if they actually write down the bakasha they actually write down the request >> 100%. And the Reb explained that that when you're writing down the boss paper and you're reaping the bakosha and then you're leaving that with the holy resting place of the Reb once a month the burning all these papers and the Reb said that the h the fire of that go straight to heaven. >> Right. Wow. Unbelievable. All right. And we saw it that the Rebi used to stand there for hours and read papers from people and reap it and leave it there. >> Right. Yeah. What we're doing every time we visit the oil is what the Reb did. >> Correct. And I'm confident that the reb listen all our prayers and from claw royal and will give everybody a and a good krypto and the most important a year of mashiach. on Main. Wow. Uh, okay. Lots of heavy stuff so far this morning. Rabbi Kelsowski is with us live via telephone. The Sheran Parcipony is going to be the location of your upcoming dinner. Not only will it be the 46th annual dinner, you are going to celebrate 38 years of Galla weddings, which means there are brides and grooms who are preparing for November 9th. Now, as we speak, >> as we speak, we have brides and grooms from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and as far as Denver, Colorado, >> who are going to be part of the big SIMA on November 9th. The issue is this is something that a very personal asked my wife or myself that we should do that 39 years ago and since then 990 couples got married according with mikvah with with hoop everything according to that of Israel >> it's unbelievable and there is an old adage, Rabbi Kenski, you can't dance at twoas and you correct you, the people at Brisav are the lone the lone exception. You are the one exception because if someone comes on November 9th, how many brides and grooms can they celebrate with >> in with five brides and five grooms? You have you you don't have an orthodox minion, but you have five guys, five grooms and five and five brides. So I mean the the the middle of the circle is impossible. You start with fiveanim it's impossible the middle of the circle. >> Yes. >> You agree with that? >> You know I you know you think on that you look on theim and you see how they are so excited on a special day and their children are flying in from different parts of the country to be at the wedding of their parents and many of them are doing that. They say we want to show our children and grandchildren that a a wedding has to be kosher. It's not the food. It's not the band. It's the spiritual of a rabbi with aubas of Israel and they pray that in their marriage that they do the hope of the proper way. Their grandchildren should also do the same way. Look, the whole thing is remarkable that that you've come up with this concept, this idea, and people who've been married civily are now getting married according to Jewish law. And as you just said, they are telling their children, their grandchildren, their great-grandchildren, that this is a priority. That ideally, the first way that a Jew must be married is according to according to Jewish law. And this is what's happening. It's why that that's why many reasons go into why November the 9th is such a big celebration. And it's not just celebrating with fiveanim and dancing with them. It's also, as you just said, paying tremendous tribute to our tradition, our heritage, and to the fact that uh that these people are making an example of themselves for future generations. Now, every year, every year you come up with amazing honores. Who have you decided to honor this time around? >> I will just add one more thing about the weddings and then we'll go to the sir. One of the cows stars at me. She is not a youngster. She is over 60. When she was a baby, her mother used to put her to sleep with the following songs. Aachka, her name is Aa Aachka. You should marry a Jewish boy. You should marry a Jewish boy. She says since she was a baby in Creed, she remembered that song of her mother. And she says that she when she finished college and she got married to her husband, he is Jewish, but they could not make a proper way. She when I offered that to him, they were so crying on the phone. She says, "Now I'm fulfilling the this song that my mother was singing me when she was putting me to sleep. get married to a Jewish boy. >> Okay. Unbelievable. And we go to >> and we and we go to kassenas. You know, I'm not gonna let you stop. One second. We go to kasenas. I have two kas this week. Had a beautiful kasa Monday night. The left family who you know you know very very well. And we have a beautiful kassa coming up on Thursday with the tidlebound family who you know very well. And we go >> and we go and everyone says you know mazle and we dance a little and we eat a little and we have a good time and everyone gets together and so thank God there's so many there's so many simas in the community that it can become a little bit you know a little bit habitual so to speak and then you have a wedding like November the 9th all these multiple weddings taking place on the same day with what you just said behind them how people are taking so seriously the words of their mothers and their grandmothers and they're making sure to hand down to your grandchildren and great-grandchildren our heritage and tradition and it becomes so much more meaningful. So it reminds me that I don't want to get into this now but you know what it reminds me of when you tell the famous mikvah story which we're not going to tell now. A listener called me and said he never washes for bread and now after hearing that story he's going to make sure to wash every single time. Now, when we go to a wedding, after hearing what you just said about the attitude of the brides at these weddings, now that we're going to a regular wedding, we should take it more seriously and sit there and give it a lot more attention. That's all I'll say. >> Got it. I want to tell you, my wife meets with every single bride to talk to them and to make sure that the importance of a mikqu is all about it. It's just Anyway, >> exactly. I just want to encourage everybody to come to come and just to say Mazoto to that precious people you don't know what you're giving to them and when their children and grandchildren see how everybody around them encourages them and gives them mazto that will make sure that the third generation will also remain Jewish >> 100%. And before tells us about the honores I remind you that you could do all this at the website brisav.org or you could literally go to the website, make a reservation and support the great work of Bristo or you can call 908-2890770 9082890770. Place your reservation for November the 9th. Support the dinner. Support the different initiative. We have Kaneka coming. We're already in Kashwan next. Well, we're not in Keshwan, but we will be tonight. And that means that Khan is coming up and we know about the incredible work that they're doing at Brisram every single Kaneka and so many other times. So, go to brisam all with O's. Avo hom.org. brisam.org or 9082890770. Rabbi Canelki, who will we be honoring on November the 9th? As we're talking about weddings in Kashwin, on behalf of my wife and myself, I want to extend a hardy maz to Stacy and >> it's a week from th wedding anniversary. >> A week from tomorrow night, a week from tomorrow night, a week from tomorrow night. >> Yes. Yes. Yes. >> You know, you know it's our double >> I remember that day very well. >> I know you remember double kai anniversary. I was thinking of waiting till the the the secular date to celebrate, but you know what? Maybe we'll go out a week from tomorrow night, Roy Kelski. That would be amazing to have a nice a nice suda in honor of the double kai anniversary. >> This is amazing. Double high anniversary. And by the way, my my wife and I are going to celebrate at the day of the dinner our engagement party. 44. >> Wow. >> Henderson. >> Oh man. Amazing. >> We honoring two brothers. >> Yeah. >> This is this is two two business brothers that originally are from Israel. Came here to America, >> right? >> And uh we became evolved through just putting F on them. I used to go there every single Friday and put in Fion and give them a from Ken Fger and they helped us a great deal with six with rebuilding the sh building the mikvah building the and November 9th we will the whole family of Risam will bestow an honor on these two brothers that they they deserve for their dedication of over two decades. to brome activities. >> Wow. Did you did you purposely not publish their names? >> That is the way they want it. >> Wow. Nice. Okay. But it's but it's >> the way they want it. >> But it's on the invitation if people will see the invitation. >> Yes. They they specially made it. They asked me, "We don't need the cover. We don't want the cover. We did it for only one thing. We want that to flourish. We did not got a Jewish education. We were deprived to go to a Jewish school. >> Thank you for putting us feeling. Thank you for giving us the ability to be able to be connected to our roots. And let me tell you, now their children are starting to are going to in Bergen County. >> Amazing. All right. Mazalto to the guests of honor. Again, those who are uh uh who are who get the invitation, you'll see exactly who we're talking about. But what a story. Amazing. And of course, now that the next generation is even more involved, it makes it extra special. Who are you giving the community service award to this year? >> This is the Senator Renee Bergus. This is our senator of the of our district in Hills Elizabeth. And she was instrumental to help us a great deal in Trenton. And this is our to her. >> Wow. And and as she said to me, we were sitting my wife and I with her and she says, "Well, the real I'm getting from the Jewish community and they really know what Sakur is all about." This is a realm. >> Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Uh that goes a long way. A big thank you and an appropriate thank you goes a long way. And Senator Renee Burgess is going to be recognized with the community service award November 9th from Brisram and the Young Leadership Award. You're commemorating the inauguration of Camp Gus of Hillside and Elizabeth and the directors Mrs. Sarila Gutnik and Mrs. Musi Zakim. So Gasol is now going to have an outlet in the hillside Elizabeth area. >> They opened up, they came, they did everything by them own. >> Wow. >> They spoke with my wife. They did the whole project by themselves. We were just as to say the insurance company, right? >> We helped them from the side, but they did it. Young two activists in our community, Tila Gutnik and Musia Zakan. Together they did a camp and nobody believed it, but there was over 50 children as the inaugural camp of Ganisro Hills Elizabeth, New Jersey. >> Unbelievable. All right. >> Unbelievable. This is a job >> that they deserve all the credit. Look, I I always say you always have a good lineup. You have a lot of amazing people. And all this, by the way, all the honores. That's besides the fact that you have 10 other honores that night. The five Kasanam and the five kas. This is a moment of solidarity. It's a moment of seakor. It's a moment to say thank you to all friends and supporters of Brisbom who are dedicating their time, efforts, and money throughout the year. And this is a time for us to say thank you to them and to say to chat alim together to dance together and the most important to say thank you to the rebum for giving us the source that we had the ability to bring one more Jew closer to. >> Do you remember your encounter with the rebu wanting to start Bruce of Rome? >> Definitely. I wrote to the rabbi in 1979 uh that I would like to work with the Russian Jewish community and I was a data working in Shiva Watson County Rogers and Shiva High School where I met your dear brother Nate >> right >> he was there in one of the uh teachers >> right >> and a blessed memory Rabbi Dr. Isaac Mint uh his also coming in. Then we got together and uh I wrote to the rabbi letter that I would like to do this for the Russian Jewish community in the state of New Jersey and I wrote a multiple three names how to call the organization and the rebal. >> Do you remember the other two names? >> I remember but it's not so public. At the moment that the Reb said when the Reb did not chose them, I erased them from my from it's written by me >> the Makia of the other two names. >> Finished as this is what the Reb chose and in all the letters that the Reb wrote to us the Rebot in Hebrew Briom and in English friends of Brisbom and that is why it's everything with all because this is how it was on the stationary when the Reb sent us the letter. Were there yum to that you were uh in Crown Heights? Were there sukuses that you were in Crown Heights as a baker? Sure. >> Did you was there? >> Did you walk? Because us in Manhattan, we see Kabad Schlim walking at Sarah Knight all through the night to go to different neighborhoods. Did you do that at that time? >> I walked for Crown Heights to Brighton Beach around me. >> Wow. >> I would not do it today. Really? >> But I did it. I Yes. But when I was a boar, I was 19 years old. I walked from Crown Heights to Brighton to be missed the people there. We were dancing Rabbi Simpson's shoe and then we walked back and we came back to hak office of the rabbi. Uh we missed the whole but we came to the hak office started at 1:00. We were there at 12:30 a.m. and that office went till about 3 3:30 in the morning and then we danced till till the morning and then 10:00 was uh shis. >> So that was your assignment Brighton Beach. >> Huh? >> That was your assignment. Brighton Beach. >> Yes. They assigned you >> because you know because you know you know that there's some who are assigned to the Upper West Side and to the Bronx. >> Correct. each the the organization sends out groups of boys, young young boys to walk and to go and then also not just boys but also people that are married young that are walking and some people are walking only a half hour some people walking two hours some walking three hours but the walk to Brighton I will never forget this on the way back on Ocean Avenue I thought I'm finishing I'm leaving I'm staying here on Ocean Avenue I could not walk but it was friends who helped me and we came to to 77 ity and then we dance the whole night. >> Last >> you take some more fuel and you continue to dance. >> Last Tuesday night, a guy comes over to me and says hello and he's holding a he's holding a little kid. I said, don't tell me you made him walk two hours from Crowd Heights. No, no, no, no. We have a stroller. I said, "Thank God." A little bit of seal. At least they brought a stroller for the kid. It is unbelievable watching their devotion. It's really incredible. an hour and a half, two hours, three hours, round trip, middle of the night. Pretty amazing, frankly. Anyway, >> this is what you saw the Reb's love and concern for every single Jew around the globe. >> Yep. No question about it. >> I I hope to see you and Stacy at the at the at the wedding at the dinner. And uh we will present you with a special present at the dinner in honor of 10 days after your wedding. >> What do you mean present? I need a cake. What are you talking about? I want a present. We need a nice anniversary cake. >> I will give you a a double double decker. I will order the caterer a double decker cake. >> Ju just tell the caterer I'm not schleing at home. He's got to make sure to serve it to everybody. >> I I could I could make you two. One will be delivered at home. One >> No, no, no, no, no. Keep that stuff out of my house. I'm begging you. >> Anyway, everybody, >> most important, I will give it to you together with a good gland and will be a good >> There you go. There you go. For me, make sure there's some good sparkling grape juice. All right, Rabbi Kowelski and I remind everybody that that you have to get involved. You have to get involved. the Kassan Kalas, the example that they're setting, the guests of honor and all the people who are being honored and the work and the dedication that they have to the Jewish community and specifically to the work of Risam. Uh, and as I like to say, I like when people say this about me. I'm doing this for 42 years. I like when people say, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's worth supporting because that he's a proven commodity. He ain't going nowhere. Please God, please God." Rabbi Kenowelski's Bris Aram is a proven commodity. It's an operation that needs our support and that gets everything done that they pledge to get done. Go to the website brrisavraham.org avo.org brisham.org or just call the number and sponsor one of the brides and grooms. Get a dinner reservation whatever it is for November the 9th in New Jersey. 908-2890770. Rabbi Kelsowski, I hope it's your biggest dinner ever. >> Oh man, I want to just say thank you to all the rabbis and the all the staff of Bish without mentioning their names and the board of directors. Everybody, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. >> Yeah, they deserve it. And your wife deserves it. Reverend Sternney, I hope you're doing well. Send her our best regards. And thank you Rabbi Kenoski. Brothers and sisters in Israel, we are with you. It's your favorite America's one and only Jewish moments in the morning radio program heard on listener sponsored digital radio around the world, the web.com and the single network and of course the beloved NSN app.