5 Shluchim Consecrate New Cemetery
Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, directed by the Shliach, Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz consecrated a new Jewish cemetery for the Southwest Florida Jewish Community. The Cemetery is being dedicated by Dr. James and Betty Rubenstein in Memory of Betty’s mother Chava Rabinowitz and will be named Chava’s Garden • Full Story, Photos
Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, directed by the Shliach, Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz consecrated a new Jewish cemetery for the Southwest Florida Jewish Community.
The Cemetery is being dedicated by Dr. James and Betty Rubenstein in Memory of Betty’s mother Chava Rabinowitz and will be named Chava’s Garden.
To concentrate the Garden five Shluchim, Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, Rabbi Fishel Zaklos of Chabad of Naples, Rabbi Mendel Gordon of Chabad of FGCU, Rabbi Simon Jacobson of Chabad of Charlotte County and Rabbi Sholom Schmerling of Chabad of Venice & North Port as well as Rabbi Jay Lyons Director of the Florida Region of the National Association of the Chevra Kadisha.
In addition, four Members of the Boca Raton Synagogue and several members of the Southwest Florida Jewish Community as well as Taryn Sasser a leading member of the Ladies Chevra Kadisha, as well as Dr. James and Betty Rubenstein all participated in this special consecration ceremony.
The Shluchim as well as the other Chevra Kadisha fasted all day, read the special Psalms and Prayers, walked around the Jewish Section seven times and gave charity each time they went around.
All present were very grateful to participate in this unique opportunity to be part of this special Mitzvah.
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