Jewish Life Digital Edition March 2015 | Page 52

SCENE AT… BY RACHEL FALKSON YESHIVA COLLEGE ALUMNI EVENT KING DAVID VICTORY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL WELCOME BRAAI Parents, learners and teachers enjoy a fun day together at the annual welcome braai. PHOTO SUPPLIED The Yeshiva College reunion to launch the Yeshiva College Foundation for alumni recently held a magnificent event, which also allowed alumni the chance to reconnect and reminisce about their school days. Special guest Frank Samuels, an ex-principal of Yeshiva College, flew in from Canada for this momentous occasion. ABOVE: Members of the class of 2000 with special guest Frank Samuels BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: Levi Rabinowitz, Lenny Shenker, Jonathan Bloch, Ariel Filikovsky, Warren Sher, Frank Samuels MIDDLE ROW, FROM LEFT: Liora Leslie, Amira Bloch, Justine Seef, Nadine Shane FRONT: Doron Sussman and Ilan Ossin PHOTO SUPPLIED LEFT: Avi Joseph, Joseph Beer (YC Primary School principal and a YC alumnus), and Ilana Stein THE JOHANNESBURG TORAH INSTITUTE – GREAT PARK SHUL The Johannesburg Torah Institute recently opened at Great Park Shul. It is providing high-quality adult education to the community, including daily study groups, JLI courses, Women’s World, Wednesday night Kollel study choices, family sanctity/mikveh classes, and personal training. A new Torah library was officially opened by chairman Clive Blechman. Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein addressed the large gathering, highlighting the priority of Torah study in congregational life and Jewish continuity. RIGHT: FROM LEFT: Rabbi Yosef Chaim and Itty Hazdan, Rabbi Shmuel and Goldie Simpson, Rabbi Dovid and Feige Hazdan (The Johannesburg Torah Institute team) 48 JEWISH LIFE ISSUE 82