Pictures of Week Three
 
Pre-Selichot Kumsitz
 
 
 
 
 

Selichot in the Beit Midrash
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pictures of Week Two

Kever Shmuel Hanavi
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tuyil on Mt. Gilboa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gan Hashlosha, Natural Springs
 
 
 
 
 
Pictures of Week One
 
Trip to the Kotel on the first night of yeshiva
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At the home of Rav Beni Eisner overlooking Har Habayit.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Shana Bet Kumsitz at the home of Rabbi Werblowsky
 

 
 
Orientation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guess who?!?
 
 
 
The Arrival
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summer Reunion in Camp HASC
 
 
 
Summer Reunion in Camp Lavi
 
 
Poland Trip Reunion at the home of Mr. Murry Applebaum
 
 
 

Mr. Fried (Uri's father) joined the renion.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pictures of Week Forty Three in YTS 5770



Dovie Dreilich and R' Yaakov Tessler making a siyum on Mesechta Makos.

 

 

Pictures of Week Forty Two in YTS 5770

Rabbi Reichman's shiur trip to Bnei Brak


 

 

 


 

 

 


Rabbi Yudin's shiur trip

Siyum on Mesechta Megilla

Trip to Water Park

Shabbat at the Bnei Brak Orphanage

Gruss Vaad.

 



Pictures of Week Forty One in YTS 5770

Alumni Event with Rabbi David

 



Tisch in Rabbi Werblowsky's House.



Moshe Rapp's L'Chaim


 

Pictures of Week Forty in YTS 5770


 

 

 

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Pictures of Week Thirty Nine in YTS 5770

Ne'ilat Hachag/Siyum


 



Mishmar

 

 

 

 

Pictures of Week Thirty Eight in YTS 5770

Melava Malka in Ramat Beit Shemesh

Yom Yerushalayim 5770

 

 

 

 

Pictures of Week Thirty Seven in YTS 5770

Lag Ba'Omer



Setting up the bonfire.



Rabbi Greene, Akiva Taubenblatt and Uri Fried providing the tunes.



The roasting of marshmellows.



How many YTS students does it take to make a bonfire??



All the lyrics to Bar Yochai (there are a lot of words besides Bar Yochai Nimshachta Ashrecha..) were handed out and sung.



A great time was had by all.



The Champions, Rabbi Olshin, Andrew Israeli, Ezra Stollon, and Rabbi Fuchs.



Rabbi Olshin for three and it's goooooooooood!!!!



Rabbi Yudin still has game.


 

Perfect form.



Rabbi Fuchs and Rabbi Zinkin.



Rabbi Greene driving to the hoop.

We think the shot went in.....

Pictures of Week Thirty Six in YTS 5770



Haftr's finest!

 



Setting up for mishmar.



Students of Torat Shraga accompanied Rabbi Lavi Greenspan around Yershalayim. They are pictured here in a sefarim store with the proprietor.


 

In the home of Rav Benny Eisner.

 

 

Pictures of Week Thirty Five in YTS 5770

 

 

 

Pictures of Week Thirty Four in YTS 5770



Seth Hochauser making a siyum on Mesechta Megillah On his father's yarhzeit at the home of Rabbi Schneider.


On a bein hazmanim hike.

After the bein hazmanim softball game in Gan Sacher.

 

 
Pictures of Week Thirty Three in YTS 5770

A partial view of the crow that was at the alumni event.



The alumni event in Queens at the home of R' Aaron and Mrs. Fleksher

Pictures of Week Thirty Two in YTS 5770

At The kever of the Izhbitzer Rebbe zt"l in the town of Izhbitz

In one the Barracks in Majdanek Concentration Camp

The shower room in Majdanek

Barracks in Majdanek

 

Jonathan Herszfeld with his Grandfather, Murray Appelbaum in Majdanek

Ari Bardash in the Isaak Shul in Cracow (kohanim were allowed in)

at the mass grave in the forest outside of Tikotyn where Thousand of Jews were brutally murdered

Treblinka Death Camp

Yoel Goldberg and Doron David in Treblinka

Chelmno Death Camp

Andrew Israeli and Jared Biller in Chelmno

Parting words before we leave Chelmno

The entrance into an original cattle car at Radegast in Lodz

None of your business

 

At 'Canada' section of Auschwitz-Birkenau

Our Guide Alan Goldstein telling the story of the Isaac Shul

the beginning of our journey at the Kazmierz in Cracow

Dancing at a Bar Mitzvah in the Temple in Cracow

In the Beautiful Shul in Lancut

Lancut

Rabbi Greene leading the chevra in song and dance in Lancut

At the kever of the Rebbe R' Elimelekh of Lizhensk zt"l

 

Climbing up to the Cemetary in Izhbitz (No Kohanim)

R. Olshin giving shiur in Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin

Outside the Beautiful shul in Tykotin

Learning bechavrusa in the former Beis Medrash in Tykotin


Pictures of Week Thirty One in YTS 5770

Biking in Teveria



Davening at Kivrei Tsadikim




In Meron at the kever of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.



At the "Simply Tsfat" concert.





In the HAR'I shul in the old city of Tsfat.

 



Touring the old city of Tsfat with our tour guide Mordechai Zeller.





Rabbi Ronnie Halibard delivering his enlightening, and informative lecture on Jewish History.




At the Hachnasat Sefer Torah for the re-built Churvah Shul, which was part of the festive re-dedication ceremony. 



Listening to a shiur from Rabbi A. Willig at Yeshivat Bircat HaTorah in the old city.

 

 

Pictures of Week Thirty in YTS 5770


 

 

 

Pictures of Week Twenty Nine in YTS 5770

Justin Wechsler making a siyum on Mishnayot Seder Nashim.



After the siyum.

 

Rabbi Wittenstein's Nach shiur made a siyum on Sefer Melachim.

Purim 5770

The students visit to Rabi Olshin's house on Purim.

The visit to Rabbi Yudin on Purim.

 Picture taken by Josh Herbert on his Purim day visit to Meah shearim.



Singing "Shoshanat Yaakov" after Megillah reading.



The Megillah was read by Rabbi Moshe Willig.



Jacob Dachs, Jeff Fuchs, and Aaron Sultanik.



Jonathan Hertzfeld, and Adam Rhodes.



Dani Resnick, Ari Raskas, and Avi Mermelstein.



Rabbi Ifrah with Yoel Unger, and Justin Wechsler.



Rabbi Yudin dancing with Shulie Hochman, and Orel Raviv.



The Super Mario Brothers, Ezra Kaplan, and Dovid Oratz.



Rabbi Olshin dancing with Ami Glassberg.



Rabbi Schneider dancing with talmidim.



Rabbi Ifrah with Akiva Taubenblatt, and Yoel Unger.



Rabbi Elmaleh with the students.



Rabbi David dancing with Jonathan Garshofsky.



Rabbi Olshin and Rabbi Miller dancing together.

 



Isaac Attia, Ely Farazmand, and madrich, Moshe Knecht.



Madrich, Shmuel Kirshner, Rafi Strauss, and Yitz Mandel.



Rabbi Moshe Willig with Josh Gildin, and Rafi Strauss.



Rabbi Shamula with Moshe Azancot.



Max Plautt, and Raphael Pransky with Rabbi David and Rabbi Willig.



Daniel Walz , and Yoel Goldberg.



R' Yudi Ryzel



Rabbi Eliezer Mescheloff dancing with Ephraim Siegel.



Rabbi Wittenstein dancing with Raphael Pransky.



Adam Ehrenreich with Dani Resnick, and former madrich, Eitan Aviner.



Rabbi Staiman dancing with Seth Hochauser and Daniel Klein.



Shaya Weinstein, Rabbi Yudin, Rabbi Mescheloff, and Yoel Goldberg.



Yoni Isaacs, V'nahafoch hu.





Don't tell anyone that Tiger is hiding in YTS.



Uri Weinberg, Rabbi Werblowsky, and David Gordon.

 Eli Schwartz and Daniel Bodner.

 



Manny (Doron David) and Rabbi Staiman.



Rabbi Mescheloff with Josh Herbert.



David Rosen, Aryeh Dauber, Josh Herbert, and Brian Goodman

 

Elisha Rudolph, Josh Herbert, and Aryeh Dauber.

 

The seudah at Rabbi Goldschmidt's home.



The seudah at Rabbi Werblowsky's home



Outside Rabbi Fuchs' home.



Max Plaut, Jordan Mako, and Yoni Eckman with Rabbi Wittenstein in his home.



The guests at Rabbi Wittenstein's home dancing after the seudah.

 

Pictures of Week Twenty Eight in YTS 5770

The AFI Champions!!!!! (tier 3)

Adam Rhodes helping out at Yad Eliezer.

Seudat Tosfos Yom Tov led by his descendant Rafi Strauss.



Participating in the seudah.

Arieh Friedman preparing mishloach manot.

Gruss Kollel member Noah Chesses and his Torat Shraga vaad preparing for Purim.

Rabbi Greene took his shiur to the Kotel, where the students had chavruta time and shiur.

Jonah Cohen, Yoel Goldberg, and Jordan Mako.

Josh Belsky, Eric Fruchter, and Daniel Weiss.

Mishmar Thursday night after the learning.

 

Pictures of Week Twenty Seven in YTS 5770

At the Rosh Chodesh Adar carnival at the the Sanhedria Orphanage.


Rabbi Greene with one of the children.



David Gibber with one of the children.



Daniel Weiss and Amichai Portnoy.


 

 



Justin Wexler dancing with the children.



Akiva Taubenblatt with one of the children.

 

Yoni Eckman being moser nefesh for the benefit of the kids.



Who's behind the mask.



The children had a blast.

 

 

 



By the Kotel in honor of Rosh Chodesh Adar.

A group of students spent last Shabbat in a Bnei Brak orphanage, an amazing time was had by all.

 






 Students raised 1,000 shekel for the Sharsheret organization.

 

 

 

 

 


Pictures of Week Twenty Six in YTS 5770



At the Machtesh/crater in Mitzpeh Romin.





Maxwell Plaut and Jordan Mako



Rabbi Greene on the tiyul.



Some pictures are so beautiful you don't need YTS students to be in them to post.



It looks like this picture was taken from a satellite.



Watching the super event...

 



We made it!!!
 


Shana bet student Aryeh Dauber in the lobby. Hi Mom!!

David Rosen making a siyum on Ta'anit.

 

Pictures of Week Twenty Five in YTS 5770



Adam Block making a siyum on Mesechta Tamid.


Adam Block and Mo Kamioner holding the Mesechta Tamid.



At the Sataf spring.



Listening to Rabbi Werblowsky describe the miracle that happened to his family after performing a segula at the Sataf.

 



At the Beit HaRav Kook Synagogue.



Rabbi Greene and Arieh Friedman.



At the Jerusalem Prison Museum, where many Jewish pioneers were incarcerated by the British.



Max Plaut and David Deutcher.



Rabbi M. Willig and Moshe Azancot



Listening to a magical shiur.
 

Pictures of Week Twenty Four in YTS 5770



Mr. Richard Joel, President of Yeshiva University speaking to the yeshiva.


 



Rabbi Yudin and his shiur on a tour to visit gedolim which was arranged and led by Rabbi Alan Schwartz.
Photo taken in Yeshiva Torah Ohr, which is HaRav Scheinberg Shlita"a's yeshiva. In the middle of the picture is Rabbi Yudin, HaRav Simcha Scheineberg Shlit"a (son of Harav Scheinberg), Rabbi Schwartz, and Rabbi Kessock.



Arieh Friedman shaking hands with HaRav Scheinberg Shlit"a.



The group with Rabbi Teller.


 



The group in front of the esrog tree adjacent to HaRav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz Shlit"a's house which was grown from the seeds of the Chazon Ish's esrog.



Listening to a sicha from HaRav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz Shlit"a.



Visiting with HaRav Nissim Karelitz Shlit"a.



HaRav Karelitz cutting the hair of Rabbi Yudin's son, Tzachi for his upsherin.

Pictures of Week Twenty Three in YTS 5770

Dovie Dreilich learning with his chavruta from Mercaz HaRav.

Shaya Adonolam



Rav Beni Eisner

Aaron Sultanik learning with Rav Alon Meir.



Rav Beni Eisner learning with David Gordon.

Ari Raskas and Shulie Hochman.

Moshe Oziel smiling, need we say more.

Dani Resnick and Ephraim Siegel.

Avi Kahn and Shaya Adonolam.

Elisha Rudolph and Adam Ehrenreich.

Moshe Oziel learning with Rabbi Goldschmidt.

David Rosen getting ready for the mitzvah of Shiluach Hakan.



Doron David after the mitzvah.

Yoni Eckman after the mitzvah.





The Tolna Rebbe Shlit"a speaking to the alumni.

Rabbi Wittenstein and Rabbi Olshin.

Pictures of Week Twenty Two in YTS 5770



Current shana bet student Issac Attia receiving a bracha from Chacham Ovadiah Yosef Shlit"a.



Alumnus, Julian Berman receiving a bracha fro Chacham Ovadiah Shlit"a.



Alumnus, Josh Behar, who organized the visit, receiving a bracha for himself and asking for a bracha for the Rabbeim of the yeshiva
.



The Rosh Yeshiva with his beloved talmidin from this year and past years.



Rabbi Yudin's shiur learning morning seder at the Kotel.






Rabbi Yudin giving shiur at the Kotel (inside by the Aronei Kodesh).



Rabbi Yudin's shiur davening Mincha/Yom Kippur Katan (special tefillot for Erev Rosh Chodesh) at the Kotel.

 

Rabbi Alon Meir's night seder shiur on a trip to the Kotel.

Pictures of Week Twenty One in YTS 5770

The "Kick-Off" of the New Thursday Night Mishmar Program

 

Tiyul to Sderot

 

 


Rabbi David giving a shiur to the entire yeshiva.

 


 

Pick out the YTS alumni in the picture.

Outside Yad Vashem.



Zach Mammon making a siyum on Mesechta Megiallah.

Shana Bet (and alumni) melava malka at the home of Rabbi Goldschmidt

 




Rabbi Greene provided the music for the kumsitz. Rabbi Wittenstein, Rabbi Zinkin, Rabbi Werblowsky, Rabbi Schneider (not shown), and Rabbi M. Willig (not shown) participated in the melava malka.

Shiur and Melava Malka in Rabbi David's shul, Beit Midrash Torani Leumi

Rabbi Heshy Reichman, Rosh Yeshiva, YU, and father of our very own Rabbi Reichman giving a shiur in Beit Shemesh on motzai shabbat after the Beit Shemesh shabbaton.

There was beautiful achdut between the memebrs of Rabbi David's shul and the talmidim of the yeshiva throughout the shabbaton which concluded with a joint evening of dancing and ruach.

R' Eitan Katz and co. led the melava malka.

Pictures of Week Twenty in YTS 5770



Alumni Jordan Shachar, and Jonathan Chesir.



Alumnus Yossi Ciment, Nossi Lipoff and Adam Block in the background.


 

Alumnus Daniel Small learning with shana bet talmid Michael Fellus.

Jeremy Siegel and Zach Stone



Alumni Tzvi Yaakov Miretsky, Avi Klausner, and shana aleph student, Jeff Fuchs.



Alumnus Jason Felder, Dani Resnick, and Zach Felder (in the backgorund).



Rabbi M. Willig, Akiva Taubenblatt, and Menachem Rimler.

Issac Attia, Alumnus Yossi Ciment, Nossi LIpoff, Andrew Lent, and Justin Wexler.

Pictures of Week Nineteen in YTS 5770

The Shana Bet at  the Home of Harav Scheinberg Shlit"a



Listening intently to the inspirational words of Harav Scheinberg Shlit"a.



Rabbi David's shiur Chanukah mesiba.



Rabbi Greene's shiur Chanukah mesiba.

 

 





 

 

 

Pictures of Week Eighteeen in YTS 5770

The Chanukah Mesiba 5770

The shana bet evening of siyumim on Chanukah

Joey Robinow with the Rosh Yeshiva minutes before departing to the airport.

Yitz Levinson, the organizer of the evening making a siyum on Mesechta Ta'anit.

Alex Gipsman and Zack Stone making a siyum on Mesechta Megillah.

Elisha Rudolph and Michael Fellus making a siyum on Mishnayot Seder Nezikin.

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures of Week Seventeen in YTS 5770

Rabbi Greene's shiur does chesed at Chazon Yeshaya



Rabbi Shamula is getting into the action.

 

Pictures of Week Sixteen in YTS 5770

Blood Drive in Yeshiva

Shiur Trip to Yad Eliezer

After completing the sugyot of tzedaka Rabbi Staiman brought his shiur to pack food packages for Yad Eliezer.
Watching a movie describing the operation of Yad Eliezer and the severity of the poverty in Israel.

Pictures of Week Fifteen in YTS 5770

Rabbi Eisner's night seder chabura.

The Isaacs brothers learning together.



Josh Gildin taking advantage of the opportunity to speak with Rabbi Rosenblatt from Riverdale who visited the yeshiva.



The Toronto boys!



Rabbi Lubarsky's shiur on the ball court.



Rabbi Zinkin's shiur outing to Kraft Stadium for flag football.



David Gordon's siyum on Moed Katan this past motzai shabbos.

Pictures of Week Fourteen in YTS 5770

 



On a trip to the Coca Cola Factory during Chanuka vacation.

 


 

 



Singing Maoz Tsur right after candle lighting.

 

 

 

 

 



The beit midrash was packed past midnight.



Mr. Alan Gindi answering questions after delivering a sicha to the talmidim.

The championship intramural basketball team. S. Adonolam, S. Hochhauser, J. Goldin, Rabbi Yudin, A Robinow, A. Kahn.

 

 



At the Blind Museum.

Rob Rosenberg reaching for a mitzvah

Daniel Batat getting a lift from Shaya Adonolam and Doron David.

Ari Bardash and Orel Raviv

Rabbi Yudin and Joe Teplow.

 

Yosef Hagler and Shaya Adonolam.

Pictures of Week Thirteen in YTS 5770



Rabbi Wittenstein's night seder shiur.



Rabbi Fuch's night seder shiur.



Rabbi Meir's night seder shiur.



Joe Teplow is back.



Rabbi Shamula's night seder shiur (only a partial view).



Rabbi Ifrah's night seder shiur.



Rabbi Eisner's night seder shiur.



Mishmar!!



Moshe Rapp making a siyum on Seder Kodshim.
 

Pictures of Week Twelve in YTS 5770

Rabbi David talking with Anosh Zaghi and Gav Feld.

Rabbi Meir learning with Amichai Portnoy



Shana Bet student, Gav Feld discussing Torah with the rabbeim and talmidim.



Rabbi Greene with talmidim from YTS at the azkarah for Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach Zt'l on his yahrzheit.



Rabbi Goldschmidt with his Mussar chabura

The Rosh Hayeshiva talking with Josh Herbert

Rabbi M. Willig with his Mussar seder chabura

 

Pictures of Week Eleven in YTS 5770

The Rosh Hayeshiva's visit to YU


Chessed trip to Yad Sarah (fixing wheelchairs)

Rabbi Greene learning with shana bet student Yitz Levinson.

Rabbi Meir learning with Orel Raviv.

David Deutcher and Adam Weiss

Rabbi Olshin giving shiur.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shana Bet student Zach Mammon and Jesse Nathanson

Madrich, Moshe Rapps learning with Ari Bardash and Jonathan Hertzfeld.

After.........

Shana bet students and the Thursday night/mishmar cholent.

Brian Frankel delivering a dvar Torah at Mishmar.

"Why do we need helmets"? "Is this dangerous"?

"Are you afraid of heights"???

 Getting ready.

 

 

Pictures of Week Ten in YTS 5770



Talmidim with Rabbi Meir



Talmidim with Rabbi Zinkin



Dinner time in YTS



The students are all smiles after a delicious dinner of shwarma and grilled chicken.

Pictures of Week Nine in YTS 5770

At the Aish HaTorah Discovery Program



Dr. Gerald Schroeder giving a lecture to our students.

The Tiyul to Kever Rachal, Maarat Hamachpeilah, and Susya

 

Rabbi Werblowsky giving shiur.

 

Rabbi Staiman giving shiur.

 

Rabbi Zinkin giving shiur.

Davening at Kever Rachel

Visiting the Jewish Community of Tel Rumada in Chevron.

Listening intently to our guide in Chevron, Rabbi Simcha Hochbaum

At the memorial for Shalhevet Pass A'H at the entrance to Shchunat Avraham Avinu adjacent to Maarat Hamachpeilah.

 


Peering into the Aron Kodesh at the ancient and mystical Beit Knesset Avraham Avinu

Before Maariv at Maarat Hamachpeilah.

After Maariv at Maarat Hamachpeilah


On a tour of the mishnayic town of Susya


Watching a video in a cave in Susya.


Outside the ancient and magnificent shul in Susya.


On a Safari Ride through the Yatir Forest, the largest grown forest in Israel.


Davening minchah in an ancient synagogue.


Preparing the dough for the "home made" pita.


Our tour guide Nir is all fired up.

 

Pictures of Week Eight in YTS 5770

The YTS Simchat Beit Hashoeva in the David Citadel Hotel sponsored by the Gibber Family



The Rosh Hayeshiva and Mr. Gibber.



 Alumni (L to R Elliot Tanzman, and Yoni Bardash) with the Rosh Hayeshiva and Rabbi Olshin


 
 Rabbi Elmaleh, Eric Fruchter, and Brian Frankel.



Talmidim with Rabbi Ifrah. 

 

In the succah with Rabbi Elmaleh

 

In the succah with Rabbi Zinkin and Rabbi Goldschmidt.

Pictures of Week Six in YTS 5770

The shana bet (and alumni) melava malka, listening to the guest speaker Rabbi Moshe Genian on Erev Yom Kippur.

Pictures of Week Five in YTS 5770

The students speaking with Rabbi Leib Kelemen after his shiur on the Thursday night before Yom Kippur

Kaparos on the Thursday night before Yom Kippur (following Rabbi Keleman's shiur)



Helping build a succah on Tzom Gedaliah.

Building a succah at the Chazon Yeshaya Soup kitchen

 

Pictures of Week Four in YTS 5770

Chesed Trip for Rabbi Yudin's Shiur to Chazon Yeshaya

Selichot at the Kotel

Pre-Selichot Kumsitz Motzai Shabbat

 

Pictures of Week Three in YTS 5770

Pictures of Week Two in YTS 5770

Be careful young men it's a jungle out there.

Taking a short break in the shade.

"You jump then I'll jump"

Zack Stone of shana bet giving a dvar torah at mishmar.

 

 

 

Pictures of Week One in Yeshiva

The Arrival of YTS 5770

Rabbi Elmaleh, Rabbi Olshin, and Rabbi Werblowsky (L to R) awaiting the arrival of YTS 5770.

Orientation

Orientation part one is underway....

The shana bet are ecstatic to be back.

The yeshiva on their way to the Kotel.

Shana Bet Friday Seder

Alumni  Visit in the Summer

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Pictures of the Year from 5769 (08-09)

Avi Klausner finishing mesechet Gittin. 

Avi K., Zack Stone, Zvi Berger, and Matt Kuchevsky reciting the hadran after completing mesechet Gittin.

The yeshiva standing for the kaddish after the siyum.

Yes!! The madrichim survived the entire year.

Rabbi Zinkin and the rest of the afternoon rabbeim preparing to give out the "Bekiyut Blitz" prizes.

Alex Gipsman receiving his "envelope" from Rabbi A. Willig.

Jonathan Chesir 2nd prize winner (along with Matt. K.) receiving a hand shake and an envelope from Rabbi Werblowsky.

And the winner is...................... Anosh Zaghi, being housted up on a chair

Rabbi Greene and Nathan Von Kunnon.

Rabbi Nissel and Josh Redlich

Rabbi Reichman and Ezra Ashkenazi

HaRav David accepting a gift from Yossi Jacobs and Danny Stemp on behalf of the talmidim.

Corey Horowitz making a siyum on mesechet Ta'anit.

Rabbi Shamula, Ezra Ashkenazi, Corey H., and Charles Zami making a siyum on mesechet Ta'anit

Dovid Lonn addressing the crowd.

Tha dancing and ruach continued into the wee hours of the morning. The students dancing in front of HaRav David's car.

Gavi Stavsky making a siyum on Mesechet Megillah.

 

The talmidim taking the "Bekiyut Blitz" test

Rabbi Zinkin and Zack Stone reviewing the gemara before the test.

Zvi Berger and Matt Kuchevsky at the water park.

Rabbi Reichman's shiur visited the Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak

Avi Benchetrit learning in Ponovezh Yeshiva.

Rabbi Reichman speaking with HaRav Hagaon R' Aharon Leib Shteinman Shlit"a. R' Reichman brought his shiur on a trip to Bnei Brak to visit gedolim.

Visiting HaRav Hagaon R' Chaim Kanievsky Shlit"a.

Rabbi Reichman talking with HaRav Hagaon R' Chaim Kanievsky Shlit"a.

Elie Baratz making a siyum.

Dancing after the siyum.

Rabbi Olshin dancing together with the talmidim at the amzing melava malka.

The yeshiva listening to the great music of Yirmiyahu at the melava malka.

Sam Neumark, and Matt Luxenberg

Ami Glassberg meeting HaRav Hagaon R' Nosson Tzvi Finkel, Rosh Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim.

Josh Abramson being "sent off" by many peers.

Rabbi Wittenstein giving a short dvar Torah at the end of friday seder.

Ben Ehrenberg making a siyum on Mesechta Makkot

Mr. and Mrs. Ehrenberg shepping nachat, along with Rabbi Olshin and Ben's chaveirim.

Ben feels the Simchat Torah.

Ben and his proud father.

The "Chatan" Eitan Aviner dancing with Danny Friedman and Yaakov Borenstein.

Lag Baomer 5769

Eli Wein, Nossi Lipoff, and Tzvi Yaakov Miretzky after setting up the bonfire for Lag Ba'omer

Rabbi Yudin showing that he has not lost his touch, by the way he made that shot.

Yasher Koach to Rabbi Schneider for spearheading the tournament along with Avi Klausner

Gav Feld from THREE..........

Rabbi Olshin passing to Avi Klausner.

Ira Suss re-joined the yeshiva for the festivities.

Alex Gipsman going up for the dunk.

The YTS cheering squad.

This is the last time they put three rabbeim together on one team, they ran out of gas after 2 1/2 minutes.

Rabbi Staiman showing he can still play

Elish Rudolph going up for the shot, his team which included Jonathan Chesir and Eric Moerdler were the eventual champions

Rabbi Schneider "junior" was the star of the show. Ari Goldwag was great too.

Rabbi Olshin getting ready to deliver words of inspiration about the deep meaning behind Lag Ba'omer, the yarhzeit of the Rashb"i

The champions with their "trophies".

The talmidim getting ready for another successful blood drive.

Ethan Katz is feeling great!!

Jon Moerdler is all smiles after donating blood

Ronny Rosenbaum is not practicing his golf swing, he needs to keep his arm up for two minutes after donating blood.

Zvi Berger is elated to have participated in the special mitzvah, of saving lives.

Binny Chidekel is just about ready to start his donation.

Avi Ginsburg giving words of encouragement to Brian Frankel

Hillel Goldstein and Avi Benchetrit are all thumbs up!!

Our very own Eli Wein who is also a volunteer for MDA organizined the drive with some help form Dovid Oratz.

 

The Yom Ha'atzmaut trip to the Burma Road




Seudah Chagigit in hgonor of Yom ha'atzmaut in yeshiva togther with the Gruss Kollel.



The yeshiva participated in the national commemoration service on Yom Hazikaron at the Har Herzl Military Cemetery.



Some of the talmidim enjoying the "Yam Le Yam" hike over bein hazmanim



Shana Aleph student Joseph Dana during his visit to Cham Ovadia Yosef Shlit"a



Rabbi Staiman with Alumnus Aryeh Chaim Urist after Rabbi Staiman gave a vaad in YU for the alumni. 

Rabbi Shlomo Katz delivering a shiur on the Pesach Seder as part of the Yom-Iyun.

Rabbi Lubarsky taking home the prize(yes, that is Rabbi Effy Greene's hit album "Ashrei").

Jeremy Siegel, Solomon Feder, Eddie Ashkenazi, Jon Samuels, Binny Chideckel, and Ethan Katz
taking a short break on a long biking tour near the Beit Shean Valley. 

Ethan Katz, Elliot Tanzman, Tzvi Yaakov Miretsky, and Elisha Rudolph.

Shlomo Jesin, Andrew Cohen, and tour guide Mordechai Zeller.

Dancing Motzai Shabbat at the "Simply Tzfat" concert.

The Champion "Lev Dawgs"


Jeremy Siegel, Jonathan Moerdler. Tzvi Goder, Dovid Oratz, Daniel Frohlich, Rabbi Schneider, and Yitz Levinson.

The students of YTS came out to cheer-on their rebbi and friends to victory; and the free hagadah for the best cheering goes to..........Gav Feld.

Jeremy Siegel making a siyum on Seder Zeraim.

The Basketball Intramural Champions; A. Margolin, A. Gipsman, A. Dauber, Rabbi Olshin, and Z. Jurkowski.

Avi Klausner with the jump shot.

Adam Weiss and Tzvi Yaakov Miretsky asking alumnus R' Yudi Ryzel a question in learning.

Zack Jurkowski and madrich Mordy Rapps on the verge of completing Pirkei Avos with Rabbeinu Yonah. 

Nossi Lipoff and Josh Behar hold up the sefer Nefesh Shimshon on Torah after they completed the entire sefer.

Jordan Shachar and Rabbi Wittenstein.

 

Purim 5769 in YTS

The Purim celebration began on Tues. afternoon in Beit Shemesh at the home of the Rosh Hayeshiva.

The next stop was Rav Olshin's house where Rabbi Olshin shared deep insights on the power of Purim.

Rabbi Elmaleh's home was the next destination on the rebbi hopping trail.

A gorgeous group picture on a picturesque afternoon with Rabbi Yudin.

Finally, our Purim arrived as Rabbi M. Willig read the megillah in the Beit Midrash.

Soon following Megillah reading the chagiga began...............
Ben Aaronberg, Spence Weitzen, Adam Block, Ariel Berkowitz(in the back), Michael Kasdan, Matt Kuchevsky, Evan Gorsky, and Andrew Cohen (sitting).

Avi Sonnenblick, Adam Ehrenreich, Danny Stemp, and Yosef Hagler.


Anosh Zaghi, and Daniel Maghen.

Jonathan Moerdler, Dovid Oratz, Michael Fellus, Jonathan Chesir, and Eric Moerdler

Rabbi Elmaleh and Jonathan Samuels enjoying the scenery from above.

The Hasidic faction of the yeshiva.

That is some basketball team picture.

Danny Friedman, Yaakov Borenstein, and um um um Rabbi............???? Nissel

Solomon Feder, Danny Stemp, Adam Sragg, Ethan Katz, Noah Botwinick, Ben Aaronberg, and Josh Hillman.

Noam Edell, David Gordon, Avi Benchetrit, Ethan Katz, Elisha Rudolph, and R' Yudi Rizel

A glimpse of the Purim seudah in Rabbi Zinkin's home.

The Purim seudah in Rabbi Ifrah's home.

Rabbi Nissel and Isaac Attia at Rabbi Nissel's Purim seudah.

Alex Gipsman, Ethan K., Michael Kahn, Isaac A., and Adam S. at Rabbi Nissel's.

Josh Hillman, Rabbi Werblowsly, and Elisha Rudolph at the end Purim.

Thursday night mishmar waiting for the fresh hot cholent.

Rav Beni Eisner with the talmidim.

Elliot Tanzman getting ready to speak.

The Hachnasat Sefer Torah at Merkaz Harav

Yossi Jacobs and Charles Zami dancing with the crowd.

Zach Stone, Avi Sonnenblick, Adam Ehrenreich, and Josh Belsky.

Danny Stemp carrying one of the new sifrei Torah.

The Rosh Chodesh Adar Chagiga

David Gordon, Ami Glassberg, and Eric Moerdler giving Lenny Solomon a hand with the vocals at our Chagiga, which followed the chessed activities.

MMMM Menorah!!!

Giving Lenny a wild ovation for his outstanding performance.

A great time was had by all.

Chessed Trip to Yad Eliezer

The group watching a video about the work Yad Eliezer does for the poor and needy before they get started.

The boxes are ready to be filled with many basic necessities.

Ricky Mann giving with a smile.

The boxes are filled to the brim and getting sealed.

Feeling great after participating in such a special mitzvah.

Carnival at the Sanhedria Orphanage

Nossi Lipoff supervising the "shoot the candle" booth.

Danny Stemp bringing happiness to the children.

Binny Chideckel trying to hold is own in the arm wrestling booth, Gabi Stavsky looking on.

Jonathan Chesir and Netanel Lichtenstein "trying" to cheer up the children.

Ari Barris doing make-up.

Evan Gorsky and Ariel Berkowitz making a child really happy.

 

 

 

Rabbi Schneider talking with Michael Fellus, Jeremy Siegel and Zack Jurkowski learning together.

Rabbi Zinkin learning with Netanel Lichtenstein.

Avi Benchetrit learning Chumash.

Elliot Tanzman and Eric Moerdler learning mussar seder together.

Rabbi Tanenbaum learning mussar seder with Brian Frankel.

Welcome to the Tu B'Shevat Seder in YTS.

The Seder was lead by Rabbi Reichman and Rabbi Willig.

Don't worry the bottle which looks like dark beer is non-alcoholic.

Every one of the Seven Species was represented on the table.

Climbing up Har Shlomo

They reached the top.

Rabbi Werblowsky and Ethan Katz enjoying the scenic view.

Andrew T., Ethan K., Zach M., Jonathan S., Ari B., Andrew C., and Rabbi Greene made it to the top too.

After a long day of hiking a large crowd attended a "super" early morning "event".

Heading out to sea.

Adam Sragg, Adam Ehrenreich, and Avi Sonnenblick enjoying a ride on the Red Sea.

These students are also enjoying their ride on the Sea.

Gentlemen start your engines.

Danny Stemp and Gavi Wassner.

The weekly alumni vaad in YU, which this week had a special visit from Rabbi Goldschmidt

Yossi Jacobs and Hillel Lichtenstein learning mussar

 

 

Avery Ratz and his grandfather after his heart rendering speech about the Holocaust 

Bye Bye Shana Bet!!

 

 

 

Mr. Richard Joel, President of YU speaking to the entire yeshiva.

Visiting Alumni enjoying there return to the yeshiva.

The students are all smiles at dinner.

More satisfied customers!!!!

Havdala in the yeshiva with Harav Mordechai Willig shlit"a. 

What an amazing way to cap off such a powerful shabbos with many Rabbi Willigs.

The Alumni panel discussin which took place on Tuesday Jan. 13. Rabbi David, Rabbi Olshin, and Rabbi Zinkin made up the YTS Beit Din.

 Alumnus Jason Felder posing a question to the panel, and Daniel Gordon moderating.

The President of YU Mr. Richard Joel, Rabbi Reichman, and Mr. Mark Lehrman(Director of YU Israel) donating blood at the Torat Shraga Blood Drive.

Alumni Nachi Engelhardt, and Daniel Small came back to visit and give blood, alongside Tzvi Goder.

Elliot Tanzman giving Nachi chizuk!

Ethan Katz is donating blood and he feels great!

Netanel Lichtenstein, and Jonathan Moerdler donating with their thumbs up, Isaac Attia is on deck.

Meir Mondrow, Rabbi Reichman, Michael Kasdan, and Yaakov Borenstein are all smiles after lending an "arm" in this special Mitzvah.

 

  

 

 

Welcome to the carnival!!!

Sam Neumark, Adam Weiss, and Jonathan Chesir getting the balloons ready for "shave the balloon"

"Wow, I love this place".

Elie Baratz and Ben Silver being defeated in "Tug of War".

Brian Frankel was asking the boys how many jelly beans are in the jar, the answer was 548, winner eat all!!

Yitz Levinson forgot to eat his Weaties that morning.

Michael Cassell at the prize booth.

Elliot Tanzman making the boys at the prize booth very happy!

Rabbi A, Willig and Yaakov Borenstein jumping around.

Rabbi Yudin can even play soccer.

I think Rabbi Reichman scored on that kick!!!!

Ira Suss playing soccer with the kids from Ofakim and Netivot

Avi Ginsberg, Ariel Berkowitz, and Elyashiv Gemara better watch out, darts are coming there way.

Rabbi Elmaleh getting the kids ready for the BIG prizes and the magic show.

Zack Jurkowski, Ethan Katz, and Isaac Attia

Ethan Katz, Zack Jurkowski, Michael Kahn, Brian Frankel, Ezra Kaplan, and Jeremy Siegel.

All together saying tehillim and misheberach for all the soldiers and people residing in the South.

 

 


Michael Kahn giving a dvar Torah in at the shiur Chanuka mesiba in Rabbi Goldschmidts home.

Jeremy Siegel delivering a dvar Torah at the mesiba.

Chanuka mesiba in the home of Rabbi Zinkin.




Josh Belsky and Adam Sragg at the Chanuka mesiba in the home of Rabbi A. Willig.


Rabbi Nissel and Josh Hillman at The Chanuka mesiba in the home of Rabbi Nissel.


Rabbi Nissel jamming at the mesiba.

Adam Weiss giving a dvar Torah in rabbi Yudin's home at their Chanuka mesiba.

Rabbi Yudin and Elisha Rudolph at the mesiba.

Elisha Rudolph and Michael Kahn lighting their menorah outside the dorm.

The Rosh Hayeshiva's shiur in his home for a Chanuka mesiba this past motzai shabbos.

hadlakat neirot Chanuka in yeshiva.

Dancing outside after hadlakat neirot

The Chanuka Chagiga in yeshiva.

Alumnus Meir Weiss who recently became engaged is hoisted on Yoni Bardash's shoulders.

Ezra Blain and Gaby Stavsky dancing in the middle.

The Rosh Hayeshiva dancing in the middle with Zevi Westreich.

David Lonn, Aryeh Dauber, and Elisha Rudolph dancing in the middle.

The Goder brothers, Zvi and Yaakov with Avi Akhavan.

 

 

 

 

 

Shlomie Goldberg giving a dvar Torah at mishmar

From left ro right: Matt Kishevsky, Josh Redlich, Hillel Lichtenstein, Avi Sonnenblick, and Yosef Hagler enjoying the cholent at mishmar.

Noam Betesh giving out the cholent, Rabbi Zinkin, Netanel Lichtenstein, and Noah Botwinick looking on.

Corey Horowitz and Noah Botwinick making a siyum on Pirkei Avos.

Rabbi Wittenstein entertaining the crowd with a dvar Torah as we awaited the next siyum.

Rabbi Fuchs making a siyum on Shas Mishnayos which he completed right before the birth of his daughter Shalhavet Rachel last week.

Eli Margolies making a siyum on Meseches Tamid.

Eli's grandparents shepping nachas.

The crowd at the siyumim.

Eli reciting Kaddish at the siyum.

Rabbi Zinkin's shiur playing football at Kraft Stadium in honor of completing the first perek of Mesechta Gitin.

 

 

 

 

 

Television writer, David Sacks talking with the students after his special shiur.

Yoni Bardash asking David Sacks a question after the shiur.

The yeshiva at the tank museum in Latrun

Orange picking for the poor near Rechovot.

Doron Lader, and Nossi Lipoff picking oranges for the poor.

The levaya of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivky Holtzberg HY'D at Kfar Chabad.

 

Tzvi and Yaakov Goder completing Mesechta Makkot in commemoration of their Father's yahrtzheit..

Tzvi and Yaakov Goder reciting the Hadran on Mesechta Makkot.  

Standing for kaddish during the siyum.

Dancing at the siyum.

 

Students davening mincha at Kever Rachel on the 11th of Cheshvan, Rachel Imenu's yarzheit (a class trip with Rabbi Yudin).

The talmidim taking a break on their recent hike in Midbar Yehuda.

Rabbi Moshe Willig rappeling in Midbar Yehuda

Adam Block, Ethan Katz, and Zvi Berger

Rosh Hayeshiva, Rabbi David delivering his daily Gemara shiur.

Rabbi Yudin giving his exciting Gemara shiur.

Shana Aleph students listening intently to Rabbi Yudin's shiur.

Rabbi Reichman talking in learning with his talmidim in the beit midrash.

Shana bet students immersed in learning; Michael Cassell, Jared Anstandig, and Josh Faizzadeh

Students eating lunch and talking with Rabbi Yossi Fuchs.

Rabbi Nissel talking with Josh Abramson over lunch.

Jonathan Samuels, Binyamin Chideckel, and David Gordon having lunch. 

The Chelmno Death Camp

The Chelmno Death Camp

Burial place of the ashes of the Jews who were sent to Chelmno.

Burial Grounds of the Chelmno Death Camp

Burial Grounds of the Chelmno Death Camp

Forest at the Chelmno burial grounds.

Meeting Tevya from Escape from Sobibor at the entrance to Majdanek

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Entering Majdanek

At the Kever of the Noam Elimelech of Lizhensk

Auschwitz

A Fiery sunset over the Birkenau barracks

At the kever of the Megale Amukos

Outside the crematorium at Theresienstadt

Davening Mincha at the secret shul in Theresienstadt

Outside the secret shul in Theresienstadt

Prague

 

The yeshiva taking a refreshing break on the Nachal Yehudiya hike.

Doron,Nathan, and Nossi

Hiking down Mt. Arbel

Shalom Rav Elmaleh

 

An evening ride on the Kinneret

Some of the students attended the Motzai Shabbat shiur from Harav Ovadia Yosef Shlit"a (Harav Shmueli is sitting with Harav Ovadia Shlit"a)

A special shiur was given to students of YTS by Harav Reuven Elbaz Shlit"a

 

 

The one-day tiyul to the north on Wednesday.

Shiurim are now in full swing.

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