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When I look at Layalas  picture of her new little Yosef grandsons  I can’t help but think that no one would’ve enjoyed these babies as much as Yossi .  The only thing that Yossi was more passionate about than his causes was his family . Yossi had a fierce love and pride of his wife […]

Yussie was not just someone I looked up to he was also a close friend.  Until I really got to know him I didn’t realize his vastness of vision his  overflowing heart and spirit in particular of those who didn’t have who to look out for them and his love of life which was a

(These remarks were prepared for Yossie’s 1st Yahrtzeit.) Yossie would not want me to cry let alone any of us to cry!! But to celebrate the life he shared with others. Yossie would want us to rejoice and celebrate his life by drinking fine wine or booze and by listening to good music. Yossie would

In Parshas Vayishlach, it says that Yaakov prepared his family’s well being in the case he dies. So he split them into 2 camps so if gets killed the other one should have everything. So too ABA prepared so much in his life for us to take now, and that was his legacy. ABA was

I had the privilege to sit next to Yossi for 22 years in Shul he was an amazing father to his kid’s always so proud of their accomplishments Yossi was involved in many things but our place was very special to him I went with many times he put in all his strength & the

Since  I went went to school farther away from home than most girls, there were plenty times I needed to stay in Brooklyn late and not go straight home. Whenever I went over with Riki to her house and Yossie saw me there, he would  put on the biggest smile and genuinely be the most

I had the privilege to sit next to Yossi for 22 years in Shul he was an amazing father to his kid’s always so proud of their accomplishments Yossi was involved in many things but our place was very special to him I went with many times he put in all his strength & the

The Grand Healthcare System where Joe was the long time VP, memorialized him this past week. It was a unique way for his co-workers to express their love for Joe A’H. Take a look: CLICK ON THIS LINK  

…You know we are in the month of Iyar and it was raining on Rosh Chodesh. I can’t forget how I often saw Joe standing in a downpour trying to catch the rain in his mouth because of Iyar = “Ani Hashem Rofecha!” Jonathan Strauss

I remember once bumping into Yossi A’h in front of our place one night.  He grabbed me and said come with me…took me downstairs  where he grabbed the 1st kid he saw and said to me ” do you have 5 dollars for my buddy here..”.  I said sure & gave the kid $5 ….he