[COMMUNICATED] 8:30pm Class for men and ladies – Separate entrances. *Rosh Hashnah, Yom Kippur, and Beyond: What does Hashem really want from me?*

Chestnut Shul Simcha Hall, 105 Chestnut St, Lakewood, NJ 08701

10:15pm *Mens’ Chai Elul, 18th of Elul, Farbrengen*

Birthday of The Baal Shem Tov and Baal Hatanya, and Yartzeit of the Maharal of Prague.

Led by Rabbi Manis Friedman. Stamford Meadows Shul, 12 Golders Green Rd, Lakewood, NJ 08701

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RABBI MANIS FRIEDMAN: Rabbi, author, social philosopher and public speaker. He is also the dean of the Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies. Friedman authored Doesn’t Anyone Blush Anymore?, which was published in 1990 and is currently in its fourth printing. He is featured in the documentary films: The Lost Key (2014) and The Jewish Journey: America (2015).

Friedman has lectured in cities throughout the US, as well as London, Hong Kong, Cape Town, and Johannesburg in South Africa, Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, and a number of South and Central American cities.

In 1971, inspired by the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Friedman cofounded the Bais Chana Women International, an Institute for Jewish Studies in Minnesota for women with little or no formal Jewish education.

Brother of the world famous singer Avraham Fried and Father of Benny Freidman, his inspirational touch has changed and shaped the Jewish music of today.