On Thursday, June 23, the OPM Brooklyn Night Club on Emmons Avenue of Brooklyn, NY, once again hosted a gala dinner benefiting Camp F.R.E.E. – Gan Israel Scholarship Fund.
The highlight of the event was the commencement of a new Sefer Torah, dedicated by the well-known New York DJ Johnny Versache (Zachariah).
Supporters of the camp in attendance were honored with the writing of the first letters.
Rabbi Dan Dashevsky, the camp’s administrator, told a beautiful story comparing a Jew to a living Torah Scroll and presented the dinner awards together with the camp director, Rabbi Mendel Okunov.
Rabbi Meir Okunov, the chairman of F.R.E.E. awarded Rabbi Shlomo Galperin for the 40 years of dedication to Jewish education. Young professionals and businessmen were entertained by popular comedian Modi.
Reb Itche Mishulovin is the epitome of a true hailke soifer and chassid. What an inspiration Baruch Hashem. Alle brachos, Itche!
All You guys are doing fantastic Job for Russian community.
Kol Ha Kavod.
Mendel Okunev, Shlomo Galperin, Dan Dashevsky . You are a great team. Photos are awesome. .
we love you, and your great work.
you truly inspired all of ur students and anyone you ever deal with
much love to you and your family
A good friend.
Amazing, great event. Thanks Okunovs, Dashevsky and of course to the photographer.
To # 6
His name is Alex
Kol HaKavod for the photographer.
You did an amazing, amazing job!
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Thank you Rabbi Dashevsky for putting together this AMAZING evening. It was a pleasure to see so many of your acquaintances and how your enthusiasm and charisma spreads yidishkeit to so many Jews, uniting them for a better cause.
Keep up your outstanding work!
rabbi galperin is an unsung hero
know him all the way back from yeshiva the greatest of the great
Great pictures!!! Who is the photographer?
keep up your great work rabbi mendel okunov!
Rabbi Mendel’s class, FREE on president, 1981
There’s always next year
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EB
Good to see you Rabbi Galperin.
Mazel Tov to the Okunovs. They do their work quietly and without fanfare or recognition of bringing Yidishkeit to those who would not get it without them. Having worked with them on a project I saw first hand how their entire family is involved and their concern for every small yidishe neshama. Yasher Koach and Kol Hakovod. Hashem should give you the strength to keep up your good work and may you be zoche to see the success of your efforts.
Great Job – Rav Dashevsky.
To bring Torah, Kosher, Tzedaka to Russian Night Club??!!!!
Whatever You guys wanna say but for me this is a MOSHIACH
TIME !!!!!!