By Yaakov Chaim Eidels

Again for the sixth year, over 150 people gathered at the Acheinu Annual Flatbush Community�Event, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Simcha Applegrad. This year�s event on Sunday, December�11, had the particular zechus and special experience of hearing the warm words of HaGaon�HaRav Reuven Feinstein, shlita, who graced the event as its guest speaker. It is the sixth�consecutive year that Mr. and Mrs. Applegrad have so graciously hosted the Flatbush Parlor�meeting. As always, the event on behalf of Acheinu, promised to be engaging and enjoyable, and�it was richly so in every sense, in ruchniyus and gashmiyus together.

The exciting ruchniyus experience and center of the evening was without a doubt the opportunity�to hear Rav Reuven Feinstein, shlita and be inspired by his profound and kindhearted words on�behalf of the tremendous kiruv activities of Acheinu.

Acheinu, now in its twenty third year of spectacular activity, growth and success, is the Kiruv�movement with the unique program of developing young people as b�nei Torah. It has�succeeded, with great Siyata d�Shmaya, in attaining an astonishing success rate of ensuring that�children of all backgrounds become complete Shomrei Torah u�Mitzvos. With a unique system�of follow up and accountability, Acheinu has succeeded in enrolling more than 93% of its�charges, Israeli public school children, in yeshivos kedoshos. In the past 23 years, Acheinu has�made a successful positive impact on more than 12,000 children. Each year, roughly 1,200-1,500�Israeli children begin the new school year in yeshivos instead of public schools, thanks to�Acheinu�s broad range of programs and initiatives. Acheinu, recognizing the children�s need for�constant support and chizuk, invests in an entire staff of avreichim to serve as mentors,�throughout their yeshiva years and beyond, until they become true bnei Torah, marry and�establish Torah homes.

Rav Feinstein, spoke about the importance of inculcating in our children while they are still in�their formative years the beauty of learning Hashem�s Torah and following in his ways.

Because of Acheinu�s truly amazing work and formidable accomplishments in kiruv, it has�attracted a significant local reception committee of Flatbush community leaders and askanim�dedicated to Acheinu�s mission and increased success.

A special thank you goes to the Master of Ceremonies, Rav Dovid Morgenstern and to the�reception committee members: Chaskel Bennett, Efroim Fasten, Yehuda Frischman, Shulky�Greenwald, Menachem Jakubovic, Menachem Katz, R� Menachem Lipman, Yanky Miller,�Moshe Muller, Daniel Spiegel, Mendy Strauss, Chesky Sussman and R� Gedaliah Zlotowitz.

For more information about Acheinu, please visit www.acheinu.org.