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LONNIECHESED, STYLE
“He saw good and potential in
Tby Margie Pensak everyone. He saw the glass
he first thing that struck me as I half full, not half empty, but he
pulled into the Bnos Yisroel ”saw it even further – he saw
parking lot to attend the how he could fill the glass up.
shloshim for Lonnie Borck, a”h, worked for him
were Hatzalah’s four ambulances was having diffi-
culty having chil-
lined up outside the school’s
dren.
entrance. It was just as touching
Unbeknownst to
to see Lonnie’s Hatzalah col-
his employee, he
leagues lined up against the rear wall of
changed his
the auditorium in tribute throughout
insurance plan
the almost two-hour-long gathering.
his example.” to a better plan
Hespedim were not allowed at Lonnie’s
levaya, since his petira was on Shabbos Rabbi Menachem which would
Chol Hamoed Succos. The shloshim
therefore provided the opportunity to Goldberger, Rav of cover the cost of
share stories of Lonnie’s extraordinary Congregation Tiferes Yisroel, treatments the
middos and his care and concern for mentioned that, in the late couple needed;
others.
1980s, he was introduced to a they conceived
Alan Borck, Lonnie’s brother, noted
group of vibrant teenagers and have a
that after moving here to attend the
from NCSY, via the beautiful family.
Talmudical Academy in tenth grade,
Lowenbrauns; Lonnie was Howard Tzvi
Lonnie fell in love with the Baltimore,
among them. “The man Friedman said,
and Baltimore fell in love with him. It is
Lonnie became was beginning to blos- “One of the hardest acts of kindness is
customary to learn Mishna in the nif-
tar’s memory, because the word mishna som at that time.” He compared Lonnie to help those who are hardly noticed.
is comprised of the same letters as the
to an aishel, who gave shelter and com- The little guy always had Lonnie Borck
word neshama and because it helps
give an ilui (elevation) to the neshama. fort to those who needed to take in his corner. Like Avraham Avinu,
“It was particularly appropriate to learn
refuge, with a “lev shalem,” a full heart. Lonnie taught us all by his actions. He
Mishna in Lonnie’s memory,” said his
brother, “because he looked at every Rabbi Goldberger related that made sure that young people stayed
neshama in a special way. He went out Lonnie found out that someone who true to Torah and mitzvos.”
of his way for people who were com-
pletely different than he was or not on
the derech at all. We need to learn from
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“He saw good and potential in
Tby Margie Pensak everyone. He saw the glass
he first thing that struck me as I half full, not half empty, but he
pulled into the Bnos Yisroel ”saw it even further – he saw
parking lot to attend the how he could fill the glass up.
shloshim for Lonnie Borck, a”h, worked for him
were Hatzalah’s four ambulances was having diffi-
culty having chil-
lined up outside the school’s
dren.
entrance. It was just as touching
Unbeknownst to
to see Lonnie’s Hatzalah col-
his employee, he
leagues lined up against the rear wall of
changed his
the auditorium in tribute throughout
insurance plan
the almost two-hour-long gathering.
his example.” to a better plan
Hespedim were not allowed at Lonnie’s
levaya, since his petira was on Shabbos Rabbi Menachem which would
Chol Hamoed Succos. The shloshim
therefore provided the opportunity to Goldberger, Rav of cover the cost of
share stories of Lonnie’s extraordinary Congregation Tiferes Yisroel, treatments the
middos and his care and concern for mentioned that, in the late couple needed;
others.
1980s, he was introduced to a they conceived
Alan Borck, Lonnie’s brother, noted
group of vibrant teenagers and have a
that after moving here to attend the
from NCSY, via the beautiful family.
Talmudical Academy in tenth grade,
Lowenbrauns; Lonnie was Howard Tzvi
Lonnie fell in love with the Baltimore,
among them. “The man Friedman said,
and Baltimore fell in love with him. It is
Lonnie became was beginning to blos- “One of the hardest acts of kindness is
customary to learn Mishna in the nif-
tar’s memory, because the word mishna som at that time.” He compared Lonnie to help those who are hardly noticed.
is comprised of the same letters as the
to an aishel, who gave shelter and com- The little guy always had Lonnie Borck
word neshama and because it helps
give an ilui (elevation) to the neshama. fort to those who needed to take in his corner. Like Avraham Avinu,
“It was particularly appropriate to learn
refuge, with a “lev shalem,” a full heart. Lonnie taught us all by his actions. He
Mishna in Lonnie’s memory,” said his
brother, “because he looked at every Rabbi Goldberger related that made sure that young people stayed
neshama in a special way. He went out Lonnie found out that someone who true to Torah and mitzvos.”
of his way for people who were com-
pletely different than he was or not on
the derech at all. We need to learn from
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