Guestbook

Dear Rabbi and Henny,

This is to thank you for your hospitality and kindness. It really means a lot to me to see the love and hachnasat orchim in your home.

I would also like to ask if anyone at your last wedding returned my umbrella, which I lent to someone I don't know, during the chuppah.

Wishing you and your guests a fruitful, healthy summer of shlaymut haAretz and binyan haMikdash.
and kabbalat haTorah with simcha and pnimiyut.


M

Dear Rabbi Machlis & family,

Shabbat Shalom to you!

Wish you Blessings & Peace!

Thank you so much for your love,
hospitality and spiritual inspiration

Last 3 weeks I have celebrated Shabbat at your house, it has been so wonderful! My first time in eretz Israel, arriving before erev shabbat and being invited at your place...
Amazing! I will never forget...

I will try to share the experience here in Amsterdam with family & friends, you are an example of true loving kindness towards all people...

Shalom Aleichem!:-)

Martin Nitzschke
-Amsterdam-

Dear Rabbi & Rebbetzin Machlis,

It's an honor to be able to post a comment on your webpage.

Eight years ago, I was blessed to be connected with you for one of my very first Shabbat experiences in Jerusalem. I have remembered you always, and I've kept in mind the amazing energy of kedushah that you shared with me so long ago. You made such a deep impression on me- as people actualizing the concept of One People (&, truly, One World)- all through Torah living.

I have tried, on countless occasions over the years, to describe your family's chessed and warmth, when attempting to convey the depth and beauty of my Israel experiences. Words are simply insufficient.
In planning for my upcoming return to Israel (with my parents, one of my sisters, and six other relatives!!!), I stumbled across your website! I'm overjoyed that I will, again, have the opportunity to spend Shabbat with you and that I will be able to fully share such an inspirational experience with my family!

Thank you always!!!!


Sincerely,
Becky

I was there when it all began in 1979. I was a student at Ohr Someyach, which was right near their apartment. I would often bring people there for a Shabbos seuda. My daughter, who is attending a seminary in Eretz Yisroel this year mentioned to me that she and her friends sometimes eat there. She told me there was a website so I came to this site and donated to this worthy endeavor.

Tizku L'Mitzvot

Shammai Linsky

Hi,
I have only heard amazing things about you and your incredible middot/hospitality! I recently read an article on aish.com about your family, and I just wanted to leave a message to say that I am extremely inspired and feel honored that we are of the same religon!
May you only continue having plenty of health, happiness, & hatzlacha!

Rabbi you're amazing, the Revitzen is amazing and the Shabbos experience at your house is amazing. May Hashem help you to continue to help others.

Rav Machlis, I would like to thank you and your entire family for an unbelivable purim seuda! It truly was on an exceptional spiritual level. I wish you only good things and may you, your family, and soon the rest of klal yisrael have unbelievable hachnasat orchim.

I was a Tel Aviv University student in 1990 when I had the privilege of having Shabbat lunch at your home (hi to Mindi!). When I found out about this web site, I couldn't believe it...I was not observant at that time, but as a result of many uplifting Shabbat experiences -- including those at your house -- I am proud to say I am now!

As a writer and editor, I also wrote a little piece about your family for the New Jersey Jewish News, where I work. It will be published in our upcoming Israel at 60 supplement! My husband and I would also like to make a donation.

Tizku le'mitzvot!

Mazel Tov!!
Did you by any chance find a camera at the wedding?
I lost my camera and would greatly appreciate any information about its whereabouts.
Please contact info@nachlas.org, subject FOUND CAMERA.
Tizku L'Mitzvot.

:-)
Mazel Tov!
That was the most unbelievable chasuna!! May you have much nachas from the young couple and from the rest of the family.
I was so amazed-and still am- to see how EVERYONE, every single one of your guests, was treated like a king/queen and made to feel so important! The whole family is such an example of true ahavas yisroel.
I have never experienced a shabbos by you, but judging from the wedding, it must be the most beautiful and heartwarming experience. Hashem should continue to bless you that you be able to continue your good work for klal yisroel.
May you make many more simchas in the future. Thank you- we really had a very special time!

Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov! to Moshe Machlis on his engagement! Mazel tov to the whole family for this wonderful simcha. We wish for you to continue the legacy of your family and do chesed and be filled with love and gratitude to Hshem and love of eachother and klal yisrael. Your life should be filled with acts of chesed and goodness. We hope that you should be the beneficiary of many incredible brachos as a reward for your parents constantly blessing everyone. We love the whole family!
love,
Sony and Yaelli Perlman

With a genalogy in shambles, nearly no tradition except a good ossibility of a connection with the "jewish Mayflower," almost no encouragment whatsoever, painful attempts to approach a chabad and a recently discovered trove of Judaica in my Mother's heirlooms [kept in secret for three generations], I find your site warm and inspiring.

SHALOM KEEP UP THE GGOD WORK IT WILL
SURELY BE REWARDED.:-)

Thank you for the tremendous amounts of chesed you have all show to so many people from all over the world including myself. You have opened your home and given so much! the Eibishter should give back twice what have been putting out!!

Shabbat Shalom!!
Hatzloch.
-Dina Sara

I miss you all.

When I first heard about Rav Machlis's meals for hundreds, I assumed they would serve a few pieces of fish, tell a few divrei torah, and that's it. But the food is great and plentiful, and Rav Machlis creates an environment that encourages people to grow and share and learn from each other, without pressure. Its a great experience that everyone, even those who have family here, should check out at least once!

An honor to sign this guestbook for a wonderful group of people

Rav Machlis! Thank you so much!! Everything about shabbos was fantastic, the sleeping accommodations, the food, the company- everything. Thank you for being so nice about our getting lost, and thank you for letting us have another awesome shabbos in the holy city of Yerushalayim. May you and your whole family be blessed with the same kindness.

Rav Machlis:
No words can describe how much of a tzaddik you are, and how much you have done for klall yisrael over the years. May we all one day have the zchut to obtain a mere ounce of the chesed and love of Hashem's creations that you have.

:-) MAZAL TOV!!! To great Moshe Machlis, engaged to the wonderful Cheftzi Kidorf! may your life be filled with happiness and with all the blessings that Rabbi Machlis wishes all of us all the time...

Best wishes...we miss you!

Just met Rabbi Machlis yesterday on a visit of his to Toronto to speak at our shul.

I had never heard of him before, but after his dvar Torah and speaking to others about this incredible person and his mind-boggling hospitality, I'm amazed and impressed!

Hello to Mordechai, Henny and the entire Machlis family!!!
It is such a joy to have foun this website. To have such an opportunity to be able to express our infinite gratitude and love for this precious family who have the courage and strength to live with such emunah and to reach out to people and literally be zocheh to be the messengers from Hashem, who change people's lives, is such an honor.
Back in 1996, when I was 18 and in Bar Ilan University, I was blessed to have experienced classes with Rabbi Machlis and shabbosim by his home. These experiences left an indelible impression on my soul and to this day serve as inspiration for the chesed that my husband and I try to do.
Thank you for being my spiritual family in Israel, thank you for being my models for life, thank you for your kindnesses, your nonjudgementalism, your warmth. These were all healing powers that I needed. Thank you for facilitating Sony and my marriage and for being a special part of our wedding. Thank you for your children. We appreciate the chizuk we receive simply by thinking of you and your perspectives during challenging moments in life. We love you very much! We never forget you.
love,
Sony and Yaelli Perlman

I just found R. Machils's web page tonight, and a smile came across my face. I left Israel in Oct. of 2001, and spent my last Shabbat with Mordachi & Henny. I first met Mordachi back in 1997, and I never regreted it for one minute. I was taken in to thier family like I was one of thier own children, and I became a permenant fixture at thier house for Shabbat & Chagiam. I left Israel to take care of my late brother in law who was dying from cancer, Mordachi was always saying Brett's name in every mishaberach. I have never met such a wounderful man, and an equally wounderful woman his Beshert, his Eshet Chiyal Henny.
I plan on returning home to Israel in the next few years permenatlly, and I promise that my first Shabbat home will be seated at the home of the Machlis's and dancing and singing w/ Mordachi.

My Blessings to a wounderful family, may they only know of Simchas, and Mazels.

Sincerly Dov-Bear formally of Tel-Aviv.

When I was in yeshiva in Israel about 10 years ago, several of my friends and I used to frequent the Machlis house quite often. Besides the fact that the food was better than Yeshivas, there was no shabbos experience like it anywhere in the world. I really admire the trait of truly opening one's house to others and sharing everything that you have. Besides us guys, who would have had a meal anyways there were poor people who probably had no food at home, if they had a home, there were lonely people. This is one of the pillars of chesed of the world.

:-0
I was in Israel eons ago lets say 8 years ago. That was my first and last time (so far) in Israel. I was studying in a very religious seminary. Our school did not approve of us(a group of girls) attending machlis for a shabbos meal because it is technically a coed event. whatever! It was interesting for sure. I remember tables and tables, people, and specifically lots of chicken. I do not remember spending much time with the members of the family. But I remember my personal experience there. If my facial expression could match my feelings it would be wide eyed It definately stood out in my mind. another thing is that I did not even know that machlis had a website.YOu know like they say "I knew him before he became a big celebrity. I knew him when he was this short and before he matured in so many ways" well I knew machlis before they got public recognition and before they had a website. My conclusion is everyone needs a shabbos meal at machlis.

a letter i wrote to my mom back home in los angeles after i was with the Machlis family. With Henny and her daughters working around the small space in the kitchen, and us a group of 5 girls sitting with them with trays on our laps...I have never felt so much more at home.

hi mommy-
these are the people who we went to last week for shabbat dinner. it was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. they spread the light of the shabbat to so many people who walk through their door- and they do it with the right attitude filled with love, warmth, family, joy, song, good food, and lots of life. let them serve as inpiration to us and we can learn from them. lets donate to this special special family- and help them continue spreading the love for HASHEM with boundless love instead of baseless hatred. they are doing their part to bring about the redemption of the jewish people, lets do our part as well. are you in partner? i cant do it without you...

lisa

Kol Ha KAVOD
To the Entire Machlis Family for there Enormous Kiddush Hashem!!!
Opening there house to hundreds even thousands of jews from all over the us and other countries.
On behalf of my family we would like to help you with a matana
contact us at lowenstein83@yahoo.com

My family and I have been dining with The Machlis Family on and off for 12 years. If it weren't for them, we'd have no place to go. We were always impressed with the "everyone is welcome" policy. We bless them and bless everyone who blesses them. LOve, Gershon Wolf

Can anyone even measure how much good Rabbi Machlis does for the Jewish ppl? I remember when I was in yeshiva, "Machlis" was always a Shabbos alternative -- never (with one minor exception) was the door closed, and even homeless people could, at a minimum, find a van to sleep in to escape the elements.

People who do such good should never lack anything.

B'H

Hello from the U.S. of A.

Looking for the Davis family in Jerusalem.
Harriet & Manny Davis.
Apparently they moved, within the city, and I am tryng to locate them. Their old e-mail address no longer functions.
Yankel Lustig suggested that you may be of assistance.

Larry Lustig

I think I was blessed to dine with you and your family in 1990 when you had 7 children. You are all a truly wonderful family.

And if Yehoshua ben Avraham is from Virginia, hello from Mindi who used to be at TCC and ODU!


TODAH!
Mindi

Hi,
I dont know if you guys ever read this, or if you remember me, since you baruch Hashem have so many guests. But I found this website and Im taking the opportunity to express how much your shabbat and purim meal meant to me. The memory is burned in my brain forever. You have so many guests of all different types all so accepted as one. You do not see that everyday, but living in Israel knowing you guys one might take it for granted.
Hashem should bless you with health wealth and happiness so that you can always continue to do the chesed and hachnosat orchim that you do with such warm and giving hearts . May you always have something to celebrate.

8-0 dear rav machalis i have no word to tell you but you are a amazing man and would love to see you soon, i went to lev hatorah and you were my main man lol
i love you and i hoep to see you soon .

i just wanted to thank rabbi and rebitzin machlis for all the chesed they do for everyone i enjoy their shabbat meals greatly thanx again

I wanted to thinkyou for a woulderal time getting to know your whole family and what a worm heart you all have may you be bleased for years to come I will miss you all very much I was so nice that i HAD A PLACE TO GO FOR SHOBAS EVERY WEEK

im so happy i found this website , i have been to the machlis family many times and it has always been so wonederful and inspiring , i dont have much money but whenever i get paid i try to give my 10% tsedaka to the machlis family so that they can carry on with the wonderful hospitality they provide to the people in jerusalem.

Todah rabbah l'cha Machlis family! I began coming to Yisrael since 2004 and every time I stay in Yerushalayim I come to your house for erev shabbat. But what is even better is that you have inspired me to do the same in the U.S. We only have 20-30 people every shabbat but its a start, baruch Hashem.

Shalom aleichem

The Machlis family is unreal. What they do for klal Yisrael is nothing less than incredible. Their home will go down in the history of the Jewish people as a key factor in bringing the moshiach.

- Jon :o)