Rav Moshe Feinstein's Visit to Syrian Community in Brooklyn Jun 16, 1981 | רבי משה פיינשטיין זצ״ל

Gaon Gadol Hador Rabbi Moshe Feinstein Z"L visits the generous philantropic Syrian community in support of his Yeshiva at the home of Marvin & Diana Azrak's Chanukas Habayis. Yeshiva Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem (MTJ) (Hebrew: מתיבתא תפארת ירושלים, Mesivta Tiferet Yerushaláyim) was a yeshiva in the Lower East Side of New York City. One of the oldest yeshivas in the city, MTJ was once led by Rav Moshe Feinstein. A second campus, known as Yeshiva of Staten Island, is located in Staten Island, New York. 14 Sivan 5741 | Jun 16, 1981 | Brooklyn, New York 0:00 Welcome 3:00 R' Jacob S. Kassin - Chief Rabbi of Syrian Community 4:40 R' Abraham Hecht - Shaare Zion Congregation 5:00 R' Sion Maslaton - Ahiezer Congregation 9:55 R' Abraham Hecht - Plaques Marvin Azrak & Seymour Escava 19:00 R' Moshe Feinstein (Yiddish / Subtitles) 27:14 R' Abraham Hecht (Translaton) 33:00 Rabbi David Ozeri - Yad Yosef Torah Center 35:30 Hacham Avraham (Harari) Raful 38:33 Walter Carey $26,000 39:00 Mr Saul Dagmy's Business $18,000 40:25 Escava Brothers & Marvin Azrak $10,000 40:56 Ronnie Ashkenazi $3,000 41:40 Ezra Massri $1,001 41:55 Mr Shmuel Freiger $1,001 42:13 Mr Morris Bailey $1,000 42:28 Rabbi Ruby Schron $1,800 42:37 Mr Harry Tawil & Sons $1,000 43:10 Chief Rabbi Jacob Kassin $500 43:20 Sam Dweck $500 43:31 Continental Camera - Joe Sutton, Butchie, Morris & Family $5,200 44:07 Samuel (Sonny) Laniado & Family $520 44:11 Albert Cohen & Solomon Gadeh $1,000 44:29 Ike Sutton $500 45:02 Albert Dabbah $500 45:24 Judah Aslan Safdieh $1,000 45:36 Matt Srour $1,000 45:44 David Sutton $500 45:53 Morris Dabbah & Sons $500 46:19 David E. Franco & Sons $1,000 46:55 Ike Hidary & Family $1,000 47:25 Sam Hamoui $500 47:41 Ari Feinstein $500 47:50 Joseph Dabbah $500 48:38 Anonymous $500 49:07 R' Abraham Hecht 49:37 Ellis Safdeye & Sons $1,000 49:52 Ronald Tawil $540 50:42 Hacham Yosef (Harari) Raful $180 - Yeshivat Ateret Torah 50:55 Rabbi Isaac Dweck - Deal NJ $500 51:00 Jeff & Carey Sutton $260 Total Donations: $81,002 in 12 minutes. (Year 2025 Value: $287,557.10; Note: According to certain metrics $100 in 1981 is worth $355.39 in 2025.)