On Monday, the Shloshim Memorial Service was held today for Lois May Jaffin Levine (Leah Malka bat George & Janet z’l), the mother of Miami-Dade Mayor Danielle Levine Cava at Chabad Chayil.

The Shloshim opened with a group of Chabad’s daily after-school program for public school children, CHAP, singing a song about the Neshama. The crowd then learned a Mishna corresponding to the name Leah Malka.

The mayor shared some words about her mother, including two poems her mother wrote right before her passing, followed by a chapter of Tehillim sung together, Kaddish, and blessings on various foods.

The Mishna portion of Talmud was taught by Rabbi Moishe Kievman of Chabad Chayil in Miami-Dade North. Kel Molay was recited by Rabbi Zalman Gansburg of Palmetto Bay.

The Mayor was then presented with a BuildChabadChayil.org plaque dedicated to her mother, representing a square foot in the new Chabad Chayil center being constructed in Highland Lakes.