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Category Archives: Mohel
Yisroel Pensack: Berkeley Orthodox Mohel Chanan Feld Dies of Oral Cancer at 53
I received this email this afternoon from the Berkeley Beit Midrash Ohr HaChaim, which was co-founded by Chanan Feld and his wife and another couple: Chanan Velvel Simcha ben Eliahu, Rabbi Feld, our precious teacher and beloved friend, left the … Continue reading
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Yisroel Pensack: Succot Message From Berkeley Mohel
Berkeley-based Orthodox rabbi and mohel Chanan Feld, who is unable to work or speak due to complications of oral cancer, has issued a message for the Succot holiday that starts tonight. Succot is often called the Harvest holiday. But what … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley, R. Chanan Feld, Succot
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Yisroel Pensack: Northern California Mohel Who Cannot Speak Issues Yom Kippur Message
Rabbi Chanan Feld, longtime San Francisco Bay Area mohel and a Torah teacher based at Beit Midrash Ohr HaChaim in Berkeley, has been seriously ill with oral cancer. According to an email I just received from the Beit Midrash, "Though he … Continue reading
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Yisroel Pensack: Berkeley Mohel Battling Oral Cancer Wrote Rosh Hashanah Poem
This poem by the seriously ill mohel and Torah teacher Rabbi Chanan Feld was read to his Beit Midrash Ohr HaChaim congregation in Berkeley by his wife Jody on Rosh Hashanah: Rosh HaShanah words from Rabbi Chanan Feld [HaRav Chanan … Continue reading
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Berkeley Orthodox Mohel Is Ill
I received the following email from the Berkeley Beit Midrash: Dear Friends, As Rosh HaShana approaches and we reflect on the many blessings of our lives and the opportunities to effect positive change in the world, please consider the needs … Continue reading
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