---
title: Lakefront residents celebrate their first Shabbos together
description: Chaim Meir Markowitz joined Lakefront’s first Shabbos; earlier
  coverage shows Meir Hersh Berger checking the eruv with the rabbis before the
  gathering.
url: https://lakefrontokeechobee.com/news/first-shabbos-lakefront/
author: Lakefront Okeechobee Report
published: 2026-10-19
source_ids:
  - ahblick-first-shabbos-2026-10-12
  - ahblick-shabbos-preparations-2026-10-09
  - ahblick-arrivals-2026-10-07
  - media-perlowitz-lakefront-questions
  - media-yoilish-lakefront-jobs
---

# Lakefront residents celebrate their first Shabbos together

**Lakefront’s new residents celebrated Shabbos Bereishis with communal prayers, singing and children’s activities**, according to [Ah Blick’s October 12, 2026 report](https://ahblicklive.com/post.php?u_id=mWwyWDIJYXFZgJi4tfh). The gathering followed the [first families’ arrival earlier in October](/news/first-families-arrive/).

The account names Rabbi Zusha Ausch, education committee chairman Rabbi Avraham Dov Ehrenthal, **community organizer Rabbi Chaim Meir Markowitz**, and Eliezer Biner among the participants. Residents gathered at Rabbi Ausch’s home on Friday night for singing after their meals.

**Meir Hersh Berger took part in preparations for that first Shabbos.** [Ah Blick’s October 9 captions](https://ahblicklive.com/post.php?u_id=XEvUD80VwvAUgl2ZBNQ) identify him checking the eruv together with Lakefront’s rabbis. An eruv is the boundary used to permit carrying in the enclosed area on Shabbos. The report also describes a Thursday-night welcome gathering for the arriving residents.

After Shabbos morning prayers, **[Yidel Perlstein](/people/yidel-perlstein/) provided the Chasan Bereishis kiddush**. The afternoon included a children’s program and Tehillim led by resident Tuvia Leib Stern, followed by communal shalosh seudos, the third Shabbos meal. These details come from the [published Yiddish account](https://ahblicklive.com/post.php?u_id=mWwyWDIJYXFZgJi4tfh).

October 12 is the report’s publication date. Read alongside the [school-opening coverage](/news/talmud-torah-opening/) and [KC supermarket opening](/news/kc-supermarket-opening/), it documents the first routines of communal life after move-in.

## Markowitz and Berger in earlier community coverage

Their public involvement predates move-in. A [November 27, 2025 Perlowitz Show listing](https://jewishtidbits.com/all-your-lakefront-questions-answered-the-perlowitz-show/) identifies Markowitz answering relocation questions alongside broker Lazer Biner. A [June 14, 2026 Yoilish listing](https://jewishtidbits.com/what-jobs-and-homes-are-available-inside-the-lakefront-florida-monsey-event-part-2/) describes Berger’s work on business infrastructure and his discussion of employment opportunities for the community. These are the publishers’ descriptions of the interviews; current job openings are not established by those listings.

## Sources

- Ah Blick — Shabbos Bereishis at Lakefront (2026-10-12; secondary-report). Yiddish report dated 1 Cheshvan 5787 https://ahblicklive.com/post.php?u_id=mWwyWDIJYXFZgJi4tfh
- Ah Blick — eruv inspection and preparations for Lakefront's first Shabbos (2026-10-09; secondary-report). Yiddish captions dated 28 Tishrei 5787 https://ahblicklive.com/post.php?u_id=XEvUD80VwvAUgl2ZBNQ
- Ah Blick — Lakefront Updates, first families and communal prayer services (2026-10-07; secondary-report). Public Yiddish post and captions; dated 26 Tishrei 5787 https://ahblicklive.com/post.php?u_id=BuRgSpSmZgFgIkuIetG
- The Perlowitz Show / JewishTidbits — Lakefront questions and answers (2025-11-27; secondary-report). Public title, description, byline and platform publication date https://jewishtidbits.com/all-your-lakefront-questions-answered-the-perlowitz-show/
- Yoilish / JewishTidbits — Lakefront Monsey homes and jobs discussion (2026-06-14; secondary-report). Public title, description, byline and platform publication date https://jewishtidbits.com/what-jobs-and-homes-are-available-inside-the-lakefront-florida-monsey-event-part-2/

Independent, unofficial reporting. https://lakefrontokeechobee.com/about/