{"id":449731,"date":"2026-01-21T13:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/news\/a-gift-of-tefillin-for-herschon-afanewich\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:20:09","slug":"a-gift-of-tefillin-for-herschon-afanewich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/en\/news\/a-gift-of-tefillin-for-herschon-afanewich\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gift of Tefillin for Herschon Afanewich"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"449731\" class=\"elementor elementor-449731 elementor-449721\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f71b917 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f71b917\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c194240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c194240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A ceremonial presentation of tefillin to a congregant of the synagogue, Herschon Afanewich, took place in the main prayer hall of the central synagogue &#8220;The Golden Rose.&#8221; It was conducted by Rabbi Reuven Milman and Aba Nechemia Vogel, with the aim of strengthening motivation in drawing closer to Torah and mitzvahs in the light of Chassidic teaching.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>&#8220;Herschon Afanewich is my mekurav (student) \u2013 a person who is on the path of drawing closer to Torah, already has a connection with the community, is interested in Chassidic teaching, and, with G-d&#8217;s help, will achieve the status of a Baal Teshuva in the near future,&#8221; recounts Rabbi Reuven Milman. &#8220;Now, thanks to the generous gift from Reb Aba Nechemia Vogel, a friend of Mendel Kaminezki, who recently visited our city, my student has the opportunity to put on his own tefillin every weekday. 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