David Sondik (Flying Rabbi of 13th Ave)

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  • #2048225
    BlackCoffee
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    Anyone heard/seen him recently? He stopped posting to his youtube channel many months ago.

    #2048315
    Gadolhadorah
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    Was he the Chabad moishichist who went around singing and engaging with guys on the street to acknowledge the rebbe etc. etc. Last I heard, he was moving to EY but perhaps Covid slowed him down

    #2048372
    BlackCoffee
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    Not sure if he was a moishichist, but you’re def talking about the same Yid. He was living in Tzfat years ago, but he was back in Boro Park as of about a year ago. Just curious if any locals of BP have seen him around recently.

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    yitzchokm
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    Just saw him on 13th Ave

    #2048907
    BlackCoffee
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    yitzchokm, next time you see him, ask him if he plans on updating his youtube channel. I miss his insights, keep me posted.

    #2049384
    commonsaychel
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    Glad to see some of the eccentrics are still around, with Yankel Feferkorn, Yankeleh Fuest AKA Mechuctin, Shelly and YukYuk all in Olam Habah glad to see some are still around.
    PS I was in London and I see Abbaleh is still around

    #2049450
    ujm
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    When was Yankel Feferkorn niftar??

    #2049455
    ujm
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    There’s an article about Boro Park in the New York Times 14 years ago, titled In the Land of Black Coats, that mentions David Sondik.

    #2049460
    Gadolhadorah
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    There was also another eccentric yid in Brooklyn years ago nicknamed as “Mendel the Coat Rack” who also may have been niftar since he was quite old when I remember reading about him. Its interesting how back then, we had much greater tolerance and were considerably more supportive of individuals who did not fit within the “norm” of the stereotypes we created for various segments of the tzibur. There were also some really colorful characters who were regulars at Landau’s minyanim for whom words could not fully describe.

    #2049467
    ujm
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    Mendel was niftar close to ten years ago, I think. You could always find him hitching rides.

    #2049485
    commonsaychel
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    Mendel died about 2 years ago, someone told be Yankel is gone about a year ago

    #2049487
    AviraDeArah
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    Mendel unfortunately was niftar about 7 years ago: he was a very special neshoma

    #2050418
    Yserbius123
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    I remember Yeshiva World posting about Mendel’s petira. I was embarrassed because it was the first time I learned his last name.

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