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Monsey, NY - Rabbi Yakov Horowitz Awarded As Outstanding Jewish Educator In North America |
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Jun 12, 2008 at 08:31 PM
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The prestigious Covenant Award bestows a prize of $36,000 to its recipient and an additional $5,000 to the recipient's institution. Each winner embodies leadership and excellence within the field of Jewish education.
It is noteworthy that The Covenant Foundation is primarily a secular Jewish Foundation and the majority of its awardees are non-orthodox.
This is only the third Orthodox Mechanech to be chosen out of 48 awardees and the first chassidish person to have been selected. (The other 2 were Rabbis Berel Wein and Yaakov Bender)
VIN News has always supported Rabbi Horowitz and his trailblazing work, and congratulates this champion of Klal Yisroel for this most well-earned honor.
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Jun 12, 2008 at 09:29 PM Anonymous Says:
9:10 please don't insult idiots.
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Jun 12, 2008 at 09:32 PM Anonymous Says:
He well deserves it.
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Jun 12, 2008 at 09:35 PM lavdafka Says:
This honor to rabbi H is well deserved after we have heard so many people speak up after the article and the vos is nais editorial rebuttal to mishpocha magazine last month.
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Jun 12, 2008 at 09:36 PM E. Martin Says:
Mazel tov to Rabbi Horowitz on this well-deserved honor!
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Jun 12, 2008 at 09:37 PM Anonymous Says:
Boruch Hashem there are people like Rabbi Horowitz who do bring up issues that some people will not face. We have to confront certain issues in a responsible manner as does Rabbi Horowitz, Yasher Koach to him, keep up the good work. I am sure if there are others out there with a forum and would like to join Rabbi Horowitz he and we would be glad.
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Jun 12, 2008 at 11:00 PM Shlomo Zalman GoodGuy Says:
Rabbi Horowitz is awesome!!!!!!
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Jun 12, 2008 at 11:12 PM anonymous Says:
mazal tov to R'Yanky much deserved honor
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Jun 12, 2008 at 11:41 PM Anonymous Says:
You go Admor!!!!
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Jun 13, 2008 at 04:08 AM Anonymous Says:
Mazel Tov To R' Horowitz on his well deserved honor!
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Jun 13, 2008 at 06:49 AM Charlie Hall Says:
Mazel tov!
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Jun 13, 2008 at 07:03 AM Avi Weiss Says:
A well deserved award to a great person.
Avi Weiss
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Jun 13, 2008 at 09:02 AM avi Says:
Mazel Tov Reb yakov! My HKB"H Grant you the koiach to continue for many years bringing glaring issues to the forefront that few have the courage to do! Ashrecha!
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Jun 13, 2008 at 09:35 AM Anonymous Says:
Wow 12 positive comments in a row
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Jun 13, 2008 at 10:43 AM lavdafka Says:
Thirteen
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Jun 13, 2008 at 11:19 AM Anonymous Says:
the fact that hw won does not make him head and shoulders above evreyone else kudos to all those rebbeim and teachers that are doing great work in their classrooms with out any fanfare.
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Jun 13, 2008 at 12:51 PM Anonymous Says:
Of course we thank our rebbaim and teachers for the great job they are doing, but they are being paid for this. Rabbi Horowitz, on the other hand, extends himself to many teens and their parents, and he is paid ZERO for this. He does this because he wants to make a difference in this world, and I am glad he is recognized for his efforts. This award is not to put down other mechanchim, but to give honor where honor is due.
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Jun 13, 2008 at 03:35 PM Anonymous Says:
And that the award is from a non Orthodox entity makes it even better. Rabbis Wein and Bender are deserving too.
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Jun 13, 2008 at 03:39 PM Anonymous Says:
Why are we so excited when a secular organization, whose goals neither of us share, extends us honors?
What that does mean to us?
Has our approach to education become so perverted that secular Jews now applaud it?
Is the established fact that Eisov Soine L'Yaakov no longer valid?
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Jun 13, 2008 at 05:08 PM Anonymous Says:
9:35am Wow 12 positive comments in a row
Why in the world would any decent person write
negative comments on a story like this ????
It's only a few infarginers and bitter people
that would do so. I am disaponted that there
are ANY negative comments. It's refreshing to
see positive news of any kind.
To Rabbi Horowitz Keep up the good work!
It's unfortunate that when we see Rabbis in the (secular) news these days it's too often for some
scandal or scheme or worse. This is a kiddush hashem.
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Jun 14, 2008 at 10:08 PM Anonymous Says:
Anonymous says "Why are we so excited when a secular organization, whose goals neither of us share, extends us honors?
What that does mean to us?"
What I think it means is that a frum organization such as Agudas Yisroel or Torah U Mesorah should award educators as well. Maybe they do already but don't get the publicity as this organization does. I think it is beautiful that Rabbi Horowitz got this reward, and this news should not be tinted with any negativity.
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Jul 28, 2008 at 12:58 PM Anonymous Says:
he is a very nice guy a know him 4 many years now he was my head counsler in tzelim camp he was the best headcounsler
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Aug 08, 2008 at 05:23 PM Anonymous Says:
Mazal Tov from a Rebbe of yours. Very well deserved. Hint end of the year party