Fwd: March Newsletter: Centennial Gala, Florida Reunion, and More!

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From: HTC <htcnews@htc.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 30, 2023, 10:00 AM
Subject: March Newsletter: Centennial Gala, Florida Reunion, and More!
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March 30, 2023 Dear Talmidim and Friends, It's remarkable that our Yeshiva has reached this tremendous 100-year milestone. This is a very special time for our Yeshiva and our community as a whole. It's especially meaningful for me as my family has been connected with our Yeshiva for the past 97 years. My father, Joseph Friedman z"l, started as a 12 year old student in the Yeshiva in 1926 on the West Side of Chicago and learned under the famous Roshei Yeshiva ZT"L, Rabbi Herzl Kaplan, Rabbi Zelig Starr, and Rabbi Chaim Dovid Regensberg. These rabbanim were his heroes and throughout his life he went to ask their advice and guidance. Our Yeshiva is truly fortunate to have taught thousands of talmidim and they in turn are teaching Torah across the world. Our graduates are found throughout the world, occupying prominent positions in the rabbinic world and in many professions and are leaders in their communities. Many of the great rabbanim and many of the greatest machzikei Torah of our generation are our own talmidim. You would be hard pressed to find a city without the influence of an HTC and Fasman Yeshiva High School graduate. I look forward to greeting you at our Centennial Gala iyH on June 4th on our own Yeshiva Campus to celebrate HTC's rich history and promising future. Wishing you a Chag Kasher V'Sameach, Rabbi Avraham Friedman Rosh HaYeshiva Emeritus   HTC100 Upcoming Events We're so excited to host our Centennial Gala on Sunday, June 4th on the Yeshiva Campus. We encourage alumni from out-of-town to please join us for this monumental event as we celebrate HTC100. Festivities begin at 4 PM with a special shiur by Rabbi Berel Wein (HTC '56). For those who plan to spend Shabbos in Chicago, stay tuned for HTC community programming. TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS  If you plan to join us from out-of-town, we suggest booking tickets early. HTC is thrilled to be able to provide a $50 visa card to our alumni who will be joining us to help defray the travel cost. Thank you to our anonymous donor for sponsoring this to encourage our many alumni to join us from out-of-town. If you plan to come in, please let us know by emailing Rabbi Josh Zisook at jzisook@htc.edu. In addition, we have reserved a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn across the street for those who need hotel accommodations. To book a hotel room, please click here for instructions.    RSVP for Centennial Gala RSVP for Family Fun Day HTC Centennial Sefer Torah Sponsor the Sefer Torah Today! The Yeshiva Show Podcast S3 E6 - THE YESHIVA SHOW PURIM SPECIAL SPECTACULAR! It's the first ever Yeshiva Show Purim Special Spectacular! Featuring: -Naomi Samber, Queen of the Yeshiva Mishloach Manos program, on the early days of the program (04:35); the process of putting the packages together each year (09:39); feedback from recipients (12:54); the blue cardboard contains (15:45); her unexpected journey at Kosher Fest (22:00); working with the vendors to make the program possible (24:45). -Rabbis Elisha Prero ('72) and Rabbi Sam Biber ('67) on the environment that made Purim what it was in their era (29:09); what purim was like in those days (32:30); the shpiels (33:45); spending time with their rebbehim on Purim (50:08). -Non-rabbis Yacov Freedman ('96) and Doni Roth ('96) on Shpiels of the 90s (57:56); the making of RETURN OF THE JEWDI (1:04:20); their senior shtick (01:06:56); their hopes for the Yeshiva in the future (01:17:19); and Doni reaches back into his high school days for a special send off (01:20:13). Listen to Episode 6 on HTC100 S3 E7 - Rabbi Gedalia Finkel ('67) of Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim This week on the Yeshiva Show, our interview straight from the Mir Yeshiva with Rabbi Gedalia Finkel ('67). Listen to Episode 7 on HTC100 S3 E8 - Rabbi Yonatan Akhamzadeh ('87) on HTC's Persian Revolution This week on the Yeshiva Show we sit down with Rabbi Yonatan Akhamzadeh to talk about the Beis Medrash's Persian years (02:20); his early years in Shiraz, Iran (04:10); coming to the Yeshiva (07:00); going from student to full time employee (14:45); adjusting to the Yeshiva so far from home (22:00); some stories from his days working there (26:56); and how the Yeshiva stays with him in Israel (31:06). Listen to Episode 8 on HTC100 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Words From Our Alumni Dvar Torah from Rabbi Ben-Zion Rand Alumni Spotlight: Rabbi Dr. Sanford H. Shudnow HTC is proud to feature our alumni on our Centennial website! To read more about our alumni through the decades, click here. Rabbi Dr. Sanford H. Shudnow: A Navy Chaplain Stationed... Rabbi Dr. Sanford H. Shudnow was born and raised in Chicago, IL. Coming from a long line of Chicagoans, Rabbi Shudnow's start was on the West Side, growing up on the North Side, going to local public schools. At the end of the 1960's, Rabbi... Read more www.htc100.org HTC News Check out HTC's Centennial Website to read about the latest happenings at HTC and to see how we're commemorating our Centennial! HTC Hosts Beautiful Centennial Alumni Reunion in Florida Thank you to over 50 HTC & FYHS alumni who joined us last night at our Florida Centennial Reunion! Alumni had the opportunity to reconnect with friends & rebbeim and enjoyed a delicious buffet and cocktails. In addition, alumni had the opportunity to fill in a letter in our Centennial Sefer Torah. Special thank you to Tzvi (FYHS '99) & Aliza Aronin for opening their home for this beautiful event. Click here for more pictures Blitstein Midwest Recruitment is in Full Swing!