Kollel of Greater Boston - 31st Anniversary Banquet

KOLLEL OF GREATER BOSTON

Celebrating Our
Thirty-First
Anniversary

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MESSAGE FROM THE ROSH KOLLEL

RABBI NAFTOLY BIER

LOOKING AHEAD

To say the least, we experienced a most unusual year that affected every
person. We also witnessed those who genuinely dedicated themselves to enable
all to gain their health, to continue education and to stay afloat economically.
But we have ‫ה‬‫אמו‬. We had a chance to define ourselves by the singular bond
that Hashem has for every one of us. Not being able to define ourselves by the
medium of competition, comparison, fame, and validation from others; we
turned inwardly and recognized with clarity that we are here in this world
because the ‫ו של עולם‬‫ רבו‬wants us here. We were validated by knowing,
appreciating, and recognizing that we are never alone, for Hashem created
each one of us to do something unique for His world. Yes, we are beloved by
Him, all dear to Him, all necessary to make His world complete.
We were given an opportunity to appreciate our dear parents, spouses and
children, due to our being together in isolation. We have learned to appreciate
how ‫ הקדוש ברוך הוא‬gifted each one of us with our dear families, focusing on
the positive.
It was a time of introspection. We had more time to evaluate our living
experience, our goals and aspirations, our sense of self, our accomplishments
and failures. Are we using the talents that Hashem gave us; can we do more,
more for myself, my family, for Klal Yisroel?
Klal Yisroel's survival is the biggest miracle of history, as testified both by for
example Rav Yaakov Emden ‫ זצ"ל‬and ‫ להבדיל‬by the philosopher, Pascal.

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Our survival is not dependent on material wealth, land, or physical strength,
nor on intellectual wisdom or philosophy but rather on the greatest gift, the
Torah.

The Torah is a metaphysical, spiritual gift endowed to us by our Creator. It
transcends all that is natural; therefore, its guardians, we supersede all the
natural laws of history.

Being that the Torah is an anomaly to natural intellectual pursuits, for it's only
understood as a constant gift from Hashem, so too its impact on developing the
character of a Jew is beyond the normal laws of nature.

For more than three decades, the Kollel has brought the lifeline of our people,
the reason for our eternal existence to our beloved community with passion,
dedication, and love to all. Being that it is metaphysical, its impact is
immeasurable, it's shaping the lives of thousands incalculable. Today we
celebrate the embracing of dedication to Torah and Torah values by countless
thousands.

We thank all our partners and supporters in this valiant, vital work of supreme
importance to enable the continuity of the Jewish people in its true,
unadulterated form.

From Massachusetts to Oregon, from Florida to California, from Baltimore to
Denver, from Detroit to Dallas, from Eretz Yisroel to South Africa, there is
wonderful inspiring growth as a consequence of the Kollel.

Yes, it's been a most difficult year. We have been in ‫ גלות‬now for almost two
thousand years. We have survived for our values, which are disseminated by
the Torah are eternal, genuine, proven, incontrovertible, absolute, decisive,
edifying, and invigorating.

As we celebrate Hashem's beneficence in allowing us to promulgate His Torah,
to affect the lives of thousands directly and indirectly, we can analyze the world
from a different angle. Yes, the times are uncertain, but Hashem wants us to
eternalize His gift of Torah, to enable all to participate in His treasure.
Through our dedication to Torah study and its dissemination, we are creating
a metaphysical dimension of transcendence from what is around us. In a year of
negativity we can focus on the positive, and create positivity.

Let us pray that we merit the advent of the time when all of the world will
embrace Hashem and His Torah.

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MESSAGE FROM THE ROSH KOLLEL:

RABBI ZALMAN LEFF

We are presently living in unprecedented times. There is no one throughout
our universe who has not been affected adversely because of the coronavirus.
Death, sickness, loss of livelihood, stress, and the inability to conduct ourselves
to travel and interact freely are just some of the calamities that this virus has
brought about. Unfortunately, we don't have prophets to understand the
message of Hashem why this is happening, but it is clear that it warrants
personal introspection into our daily lives for improvement.

The Yerushalmi tells us that Hashem sometimes overlooks the cardinal sins
of incest, idolatry, and murder, but does not overlook the sin of not studying
Torah. Rabbi Simcha Zissel of Kelm explains that without Torah study, we are
spiritually compromised and are susceptible to misfortune, G-d forbid. Let us
rededicate ourselves and our families to the study of Torah and support of
Torah institutions to merit Hashem's Divine Intervention.

Boruch Hashem the learning at the Kollel continues even in these difficult
times. Due to your kind support, the Kollel Rabbis are thriving in their
personal learning and teaching to others. I thank you for your generosity and
encourage you to involve yourself with one of our Zoom classes or phone
chavrusas. Please email me at the Kollel.

May Hashem have mercy on Klal Yisroel and we should share simchos in
good health together.

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In memory of

HARAV NACHUM EISENSTEIN ‫זצ"ל‬

In his seven years as Rosh Kollel, he inspired the community
with his selfless devotion to each and every individual,
caring for them as if they were his only friend. With
sensitivity, warmth, humility, compassion and an acute

understanding of every person, he inspired many to strive
and attain more spiritual lives.

With profound sensitivity and dedication Rav Nachum z”l
enabled the Kollel yungeleit to reach their potential,

exhorting each and every person to develop their unique
abilities.

A Talmid Chochom of great stature, he served as a sensitive
“posek”, taking into account the personal needs of every
individual.

Though it is close to twenty years since he left Boston, the
indelible impression he made on us all is an elevating and

wonderful memory.

‫יהי זכרו ברוך‬

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In tribute to the memory of

RABBI SHRAGA FEIVEL COHEN Z"L

‫הרב שרגא פייוול כהן ז"ל‬

MRS. RUTH COHEN ‫ע”ה‬

‫יא רחל בת יעקב צבי ע"ה‬‫מרת מע‬

Rabbi Shraga Feivel Cohen was one of those rare individuals who was
so devoted to Torah as a Talmid Chochom, a Melamed Torah, that in the
eyes of those who knew him, he came to personify Ahavas Torah.

Born in 1924 on the Lower East Side of New York, Reb Feivel attended
Yeshiva Rabbi Jacob Joseph and graduated from Mesivta Torah Vodaath.
He attended the first class of the Telshe Yeshiva and spent eight years
learning in Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, where he received Smicha from Harav
Hagaon R’ Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman zt”l. Rabbi Cohen then became a
Mashgiach at the Talmudic Academy in Baltimore and later continued in
Torah education as a Rebbe at RJJ for fifteen years.

After entering the business world, he relocated his family to Brookline,
Massachusetts, where he founded a successful insurance agency and was
active in communal affairs.

He and his wife Ruth raised four children. His two sons, Rabbi Zev and
Moshe, attended the Mesivta of Long Beach High School. Zev continued
in the Bais Medrash until he went to Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood,
where he spent eight years in Torah study and growth. With his wife
Michal and family, he moved to Chicago as a founding member of the
Chicago Community Kollel. He spent seven years there, and is now the Rav
of Congregation Adas Yeschurun in that community.

Moshe not only assumed responsibility for his father’s insurance agency
after Reb Feivel’s passing, but also is perpetuating his father’s dedication to
Torah as an active member of the Board of Directors of the Kollel of
Greater Boston.

Reb Feivel’s daughter Elaine also continues in her father’s ways, and is
both a true friend of the Kollel and active in her community. His youngest
daughter Judy, whose amazing strides and accomplishments in life brought
him much nachas, lives in Manhattan.

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Rabbi Cohen, whose many responsibilities made great demands on his
day, always found the time to do a mitzvah or an act of chesed. People did
not have to ask him for favors. He had great intuition and he anticipated
needs. He truly gave of himself and never wanted or expected anything in
return.

Mrs. Cohen was woman of regality who conveyed generosity and caring
to all. A warm, caring and dedicated friend to all, she leaves behind a
wonderful family who follow in her footsteps. Her kindness and warmth are
a treasured remembrance to all.

Reb Feivel and his wife opened their hearts to all those who entered
their home. Their home was also open to people staying in Boston for
medical care. They showed their warmth not only to the sick, but to their
families as well. They cared for all their needs, whether it meant giving
their car, shopping, sending a meal to the hospital, or spending hours
talking to and consoling people in despair.

Today, Rabbi Shraga Feivel Cohen's memory is perpetuated by the
Kollel that carries his name. The sound of Torah that reverberates in the
Bais Medrash and the spirit of Torah that permeates the community are
ensuring the vitality and vibrancy of Boston's Jewish community. Our
sages taught, "Tzaddikim are greater in their death than in their lifetime."
The unwavering and beautiful that Reb Feivel didn't live to see became a
reality due largely to his sudden death. Though we all sorely miss him, we
take comfort in the eternal Torah learned at the Kollel, which actualizes his
biggest desire: a true and beautiful Makom Torah in Boston.

Reb Feivel lives on in the family that carries his work and ideals, and in
the Kollel that nears his name.

An equal partner in her dear husband, Phil's, aspirations and dedication
to Klal Yisroel, Ruth Cohen took much pride and everlasting interest in the
development of the Kollel of Greater Boston.

‫יהי זכרם ברוך‬

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IN MEMORY OF MY DEAR UNCLE, RAV YUDEL DOWEK, Z”L

By Chaim Naftali Dovek

Rabbi Yehuda Zev Dowek, or “Reb Yudel”, as he was commonly known,
was born in 1927 in the town of Poltusk, Poland, to his parents Avraham
and Esther Leah. They were G-d fearing people with tremendous mesirus
nefesh for Yiddishkeit. Their home was permeated with a love of Torah and
mitzvos.
In 1939, when the Nazis ym”s invaded Poland, the family fled to Bialystok,
Russia. One night when their mother was not home, they were rounded up
by the Russians, packed into freight trains and shipped off to Siberia, never
to see their mother again.
In 1941, the Polish citizens were granted freedom and they settled in
Kazakhstan, along with many other refugees. It was there that their father,
who would give his own food to his children, contracted dysentery and
passed away. Rav Yudel and his 3 siblings were now complete orphans.
When the war finally ended, with the help and encouragement of his
brother-in-law Rav Shlomo Margolis, z”l, Rav Yudel and his brother Reb
Ela traveled to Manchester, England to learn in the Yeshiva of Rav Yehuda
Zev Segal, zt”l. Although missing many crucial years of learning due to the
war and the adjustment of Yeshiva life not being easy, with special siyata
D’shmaya combined with diligence and determination, he began to see
progress in his learning and he eventually grew and matured into a Ben
Torah. Subsequently, he joined his sisters in America and enrolled in
Yeshiva Torah Vodaas and eventually continued on to Bais Medrash Elyon
under the guidance of Rav Reuvein Grozovsky. It was there that he learned
shechita in addition to the regular Yeshiva sedorim, and as an orphan with
no one to support him, he used this skill to earn a livelihood.
In 1956 he married his eishes chayil Chana Dear, who was one of the early
students of Bais Yaakov in Williamsburg, NY. They settled in Boston,
living near his sisters Rebbetzin Chava Margolis and Mrs. Ruth Plotnik.
At that time, there was only a handful of Bnei Torah, but his mind was set
on upholding the Degel of a Ben Yeshiva, although unpopular.
He worked at the local shlacht hoiz, and the Bostoner Rebbe zt”l would

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only eat from his shechita. In addition, he was careful to drink only chalav
Yisroel and he would travel to NY every few weeks to bring back milk. He
would also go with the Rebbe to a farm to supervise the milking process in
order to have chalav Yisroel.
Their home was always open to numerous orchim who were in Boston,
especially college students and those who had come for medical treatments
in local hospitals, and they were cared for like family.
When his brother Reb Ela Dovek opened the Israel Book Shop, he helped
him for many years devoting all his energies to ensuring its efficiency and
he took great pride in its success. During all the years he worked, Rav
Yudel was kove’ah itim, spending most of his spare time learning.
He would give a Gemara shiur on Shabbos afternoon in Chai Odom, as well
as being the Baal Shacharis and Baal Tokeah for the Yamim Noraim.
In 1998 when the idea of a kollel was conceived, he was quick and eager to
enlist as one of the founders and dedicated time, money, and effort to help
in its establishment. He relentlessly pursued his vision of transforming
Boston into a true Makom Torah.
Upon reaching retirement age, he and his wife relocated to Lakewood, NJ
where he transformed into a “Yeshiva Bochur” once again. He arranged
many chavrusos and took upon himself to daven k’vasikin which he did
almost until the end of his life.
After his wife’s petirah, he was understandably heartbroken. But instead of
wallowing in his pain, he learned to cook and run a home in order to
remain independent. He did his own shopping and even hosted company
without any assistance until various health issues began taking their toll.
His soul returned to the Creator on the 20th of Elul 5780, and although he
is no longer with us, his legacy lives on reflected in his beautiful family of
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and in the beautiful
edifice of Torah that we have today in the heart of our city, the Boston
Kollel.

‫יהי זכרו ברוך‬

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In memory of

MR. EDWARD H. SELIB ‫ע”ה‬

Mr. Selib was a true pioneer. Though never having had the
fortune of a true Torah education, he recognized, after much

deliberation, that the only way to ensure the continuity of
our people is through true Torah education; undiluted in its
rigor, integrity and dedication. In his retirement years he

actively pursued study, both at Kollel classes and at the
Evergreen program at Boston University. At Boston

University, he met Professor Marvin Fox ‫ע”ה‬. Mesmerized
by Prof. Fox’s clarity of thought, his singular ability to
convey the rich teachings of Torah and his relentless,
rigorous dedication to the Boston Kollel;
Mr. Selib magnanimously endowed a fund
at the CJP to support two Torah scholars to study
Torah in Professor Fox’s memory.
We all miss Eddie’s warmth, candor, sensitivity
and dedication, and his unquenchable
drive for truth and knowledge.
In his lifetime he established a paradigm of support for
Torah institutions; may this legacy be a source of much
blessing to his departed soul.

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In admiration and in appreciation of an
exemplary couple

MR. AND MRS. ELI DOVEK

Mr. and Mrs. Dovek’s leadership has enabled the
Kollel to gain national recognition as a ‫מקום תורה‬.
We extend our profound gratitude and appreciation
for their tireless efforts on behalf of the Kollel. Their
legendary devotion to Torah and the community is

an encouragement and inspiration to us all.
May Mr. Dovek merit many years of good health.
May they be blessed with ‫ ברכת התורה‬and much ‫חת‬

from all their dear ones.
Rabbi Naftoly Bier
Rabbi Zalman Leff
Chavrei HaKollel

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With profound gratitude to

THE BOSTONER REBBE,
HARAV NAFTALI HOROWITZ ‫שליט”א‬

Bais Pinchas-New England
Chassidic Center

RAV DOVID HELLMAN ‫שליט”א‬

Young Israel of Brookline

RAV YITZCHAK RABINOWITZ ‫שליט”א‬

Congregation Beth Israel of Malden

RAV GERSHON SEGAL ‫שליט”א‬

Congregation Beth El-Atereth Israel

RAV SHLOMO HALPERN ‫שליט” א‬

Kehal Tiferes Yosef

for creating opportunities for Limud HaTorah through the
participation of their shuls and communities in the Kollel’s
programs. Their involvement has given and continues to
give Kollel Yungeleit the opportunity to develop skills and

expertise to grow into true Torah leaders on all levels.
We are mispallel that Hashem enable you to continue

your dedicated service to the Klal with the best of
health and vigor for many years to come.
With gratitude,
The Kollel Families

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In recognition of the

POLEN FAMILY

for dedicating the

EZRA POLEN ‫ע”ה‬

Memorial Library

Ezra’s deep love for Klal Yisroel, especially
children, and his unquenchable thirst for Torah
will be remembered and eternalized through this
most fitting memorial to a very special and great

person.

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In tribute to

MR. IZZY ZUBER

You continue to amaze us with your
extraordinary and magnanimous dedication to

the Kollel.
You have voluntarily taken care of the Kollel’s

accounting needs
for more than thirty years.
May Hashem bentch you with much nachas from

your wonderful family.
Officers

Board of Directors
Kollel Families

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With gratitude to

RABBI YITZCHAK RABINOWITZ

for sharing his profound insights
on the Parshas Hashavua on
Tuesday evenings.

His magnanimous dedication to the
community and the Kollel inspires all.

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We deeply appreciate the efforts expended and
the warmth conveyed by the following
who host Kollel classes:

BETH JUDAH, YOUNG ISRAEL OF WORCESTER
CONG. BETH EL ATERETH ISRAEL, NEWTON

CONGREGATION BEIS PINCHAS
SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY OF NEWTON

YOUNG ISRAEL OF BROOKLINE
YOUNG ISRAEL OF SHARON
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COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES
LAW OFFICES OF ROSENBERG,

FREEDMAN AND LEE, NEWTONVILLE
GOOGLE, CAMBRIDGE

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With profound gratitude to our computer expert
par excellence, whose dedication and devotion
are manifested in countless hours of patience,
work and words of advice, at any hour.
May

DOVID WINTER

and his dear family be blessed with
much nachas, simcha and hatzlocha.

For your computer needs contact
Dovid Winter

Winter Solutions Inc.
Telephone: 781-821-0000

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With everlasting appreciation to

MR. BARRY SLOANE

President and CEO, Century Bank

MS. LINDA SLOANE KAY

Vice President, Century Bank

MR. ASHKY HEDVAT

Vice President, Century Bank

MARK BRESSLER ESQ.

for their selfless, magnanimous, inspirational
dedication, ensuring that the Kollel could acquire

housing at a most reasonable price

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In everlasting gratitude and
recognition to

MR. ZEV SACK ESQ.

for his selfless, relentless, indefatigable,
boundless efforts and heartfelt
dedication to the Kollel for three
decades.

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In recognition
and with profound gratitude to

RABBI SHIMMY STERNFIELD

and

RABBI YECHEZKEL NULMAN

for their selfless dedication
and outstanding leadership of the

Father-Son Learning Program

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We acknowledge a singular, magnanimous and
significant gift bequeathed to the Kollel from the

estate of

MR. LENNY WHITE OB"M

‫אליעזר מלך בן שלמה ע"ה‬

This magnificent gift, which will enable the
Kollel to acquire housing, is a demonstration of
Lenny's deep rooted desire to enhance the quality

of Jewish life here in Boston, in itself a
manifestation of his unbridled and genuine love

of Torah and Klal Yisroel.
We all beseech the Almighty that Lenny merit a

beautiful place in the next world.

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With profound appreciation to

MRS. CAROLE WALD

who hosted a class for close to two decades.
The many participants gathered Monday
evenings to study Torah, enjoy a warm

atmosphere full of camaraderie and to
partake of delectable desserts.

May you be blessed in your new home with
much joy and nachas from your dearest
family.

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To

MISS CHAYALA BLUMBERG

and

RAIZY NUSSBAUM

BP Graphics
Thank you for your endless hours

of work and your selfless effort
and enthusiastic dedication to create this

beautiful journal.
With profound appreciation,

The Roshei Kollel
The Kollel Members and their Families

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YAHRTZEIT MEMORIAL
PLAQUE BOARD

A close friend of the Kollel has
dedicated a beautiful memorial

plaque board to the Kollel.
It is a superb piece of art, one that is
truly fitting to memorialize loved ones.
The Kollel is offering a large distinct plaque for
$3,600 and a regular plaque for $540.
The Kollel will have someone say Kaddish, learn

mishnayos on the yahrtzeit
and say yizkor four times a year.
To memorialize and honor a departed relative or
friend, please contact the Kollel.

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With profound gratitude to the

ROSMARIN FAMILY

for their gracious and generous sponsorship of
the Sunday morning Breakfast and Learn

program and Thursday evening and Shabbos
afternoon boys learning program.

In appreciation for your supreme dedication to
maintain the resplendent beauty of the Kollel

building.
Their magnanimous, heartfelt and inspiring
dedication to the community creates a paradigm

for all to follow.

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In appreciation and recognition of

MRS. CHANALA ZIMMERMAN

of

ELIMENO PRODUCTIONS

for her dedication in producing a masterful
presentation.

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Kollel Zichron Shraga Feivel wishes success to its former members and
expresses its appreciation for their contributions to the

Boston community and the communities they now call home.

Rabbi Chaim Barer Rabbi Uri Feldman

Rebbe, Yeshivas Kochav Yitzchak Menahel, Yeshiva Ohr Yisroel

Baltimore, MD Brighton, MA

Rabbi Aron Benmergui Rabbi Nisson Fischer
Rebbe, Torah Academy Far Rockaway, NY
Rabbi, New Ashkenaz Minyan
Rabbi Chonon Fontek
Rabbi Yaakov Berzansky Rebbe, Mesivta of Greater Boston
Rebbe, Yeshivas Ohr Yisroel
Rabbi Zalman Friedman
Rabbi Noach Burton Rebbe, Tiferes Moshe,
Lakewood, NJ Queens, NY
Principal, Vyolepol Yeshiva
Rabbi Dovid Carmen
Rosh Chabura Rabbi Yitzchok Gottlieb
Detroit, MI South Fallsburg, NY

Rabbi Yitzchok David Rabbi Mendy Gould
Rebbe, Mesivta Lakewood Director, Meor Program
Lakewood, NJ Boston Region

Rabbi Naftali Donner Rabbi Yaacov Gross
Rebbe, Yeshiva Orchos Chaim Rosh Kollel,

Lakewood, NJ Miami Beach Community Kollel

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Rabbi Binyomin Grossman Rabbi Michoel Marcus
Rebbe, Lakewood, NJ Rebbe
Manhattan Beach, NY
Rabbi Dovid Hain
Rebbe, Torah Academy Rabbi Nochum Murik
Brookline, MA Rebbe, Yeshiva of Spring Valley

Rabbi Shloimy Halpern Rabbi Yechezkel Nulman
Rebbe, Yeshiva Ohr Yisroel Rebbe, Torah Academy
Rav, Khal Tiferes Yosef Brookline, MA
Brighton, MA
Rabbi Yecheskel Nussbaum
Rabbi Yankel Horowitz Monsey, NY
Magid Shiur
Yeshiva Ohr Hameir Rabbi Elimelech Pichey
Peekskill, NY Sgan Menahel,
Cheder Toras Zev
Rabbi Dovid Kappel Lakewood, NJ
Rebbe, Lakewood, NJ
Rabbi Yehuda Possick
Rabbi Aaron Lantzitsky Rebbe,
Monsey, NY Yeshiva of Spring Valley
English Principal, Bais Shraga,
Rabbi Tsvi Yehuda Levin Monsey, NY
Principal, Bais Yaakov of Boston
Rabbi Akiva Posy
Rabbi Aaron Luria Rebbe, Mesivta of Greater Boston
Rebbe, Yeshiva Ketana of Brighton, MA
Manhattan
New York, NY Rabbi Sheah Plotnik
Rebbe, Bais Medrash
Rabbi Yakov Y. Luria Mesivta of Greater Boston
Rebbe, Yeshiva Ohr Yisroel
Brighton, MA

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Rabbi Yitzchak Rabinowitz Rabbi Shachna Sommers
Rabbi, Congregation Beth Israel Rosh Kollel,
Malden, MA Denver Community Kollel
Denver, CO
Rabbi Mordechai Ross
Vaad HaKashrus of Queens Rabbi Shimmy Sternfield
Far Rockaway, NY Rebbe, Torah Academy
Brookline, MA
Rabbi Nisson Dov Rothenberg
Director, The Shiur Rabbi Yehuda Wechsler
Monsey, NY Rebbe, Yeshiva Torah V'Daath
Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Nochum Leib Sacks
Rebbe, The Cheder Rabbi Moshe Dovid Wilhelm
Brooklyn, NY Dean, Mesivta of Greater Boston

Rabbi Chaim Schwartz Rabbi Naftali Wilhelm
Executive Vice President of Vaad Chicago, IL
HaRabonim of Queens,
Queens, NY Rabbi Dovid Winkler
Director, Bnos Bais Yaakov
Rabbi Shmuel Septimus Lakewood, NJ
Brighton, MA
Rabbi Rafi Wolf
Rabbi Eliav Shoshana Brighton, MA
Kollel Yeshiva Beis Yehuda
Detroit, MI

Rabbi Zvi Solomon
Vaad HaKashrus of MA
Boston, MA

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In honor of the Roshei Kollel

RABBI NAFTOLY BIER
RABBI ZALMAN LEFF

for the Kollel's significant contributions to
the Boston Jewish community

Joyce and Jeremy Wertheimer

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With much gratitude to the

KOLLEL RABBIS

for learning Torah with us
and inspiring us.

Eitan and Debra Milgram

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With gratitude to

RABBI & MRS. BIER
RABBI & MRS. LEFF

We are indebted to you for your spiritual
guidance of our family.

You have enabled our children and
grandchildren to make a home that they

love in Boston.

Ian & Pam Rosmarin
Toronto, Canada

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In honor of

RABBI AND REBBETZIN BIER
RABBI AND REBBETZIN LEFF

In gratitude to

RABBI FELDMAN
AND YOY FACULTY
RABBI OCHS AND TA FACULTY
RABBI WILHELM AND MESIVTA FACULTY

For my mentor

WILL DANOFF

The Simnegar Family

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Thank you,

RABBI NAFTOLY BIER

for another year of wisdom, inspiration,
and smiles.
Thank you,

SAMMY SIMNEGAR

for your inspiring friendship.

A Dear Friend

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…to HaKadosh Baruch Hu for enabling us to
have the Boston Kollel!

…to all those who come to learn and teach Torah
at the Boston Kollel!

…to all the wives who encourage their husbands
to go to the Boston Kollel!

…to all those who were, are and will be
instrumental in supporting the Boston Kollel!
With much love, admiration and appreciation,

Dan and Annie Goldish & family

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In honor of our dear mother

MRS. GABRIELE DAVIS

and all the people of Boston
who have made her feel so welcome

in her new home.
In honor of our dear brother

RABBI NAFTOLY AND YEHUDIS BIER

and all their family
who literally give their lives in dedication to the

Kollel and
Boston Community.
Yossie and Hinda Davis and family
Baltimore, Maryland

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‫בס"ד‬
Baruch Hashem

Professor Martin Patt
Malden

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In honor of

RABBI & MRS. NAFTOLY BIER
RABBI & MRS. ZALMAN LEFF

All the present and past

AVREICHEI HAKOLLEL AND THEIR
WIVES.

Thank you for making Jewish Boston
what it is today!

David & Miri Rosmarin

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Mazel tov to the Kollel!

RABBI LEFF AND RABBI BIER,

with deep appreciation and gratitude for all
you do to strengthen the Boston Jewish
community!
Fondly,

The Shapiros

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We wish

RABBI BIER
AND THE ENTIRE
KOLLEL OF GREATER BOSTON

tremendous hatzlacha in their continuing
development of the Boston community as a

makom Torah.

With deep hakaras hatov for

RABBI BIER'S

invaluable guidance,
wisdom and caring.

Eliezer and Malka Arons

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‫לע״‪ ‬אדו‪‬י‪ ,‬אבי ומורי‬

‫ר׳ אריה ליב שלום בן ר׳ ישראל ע״ה‬

‫‪‬פ׳ כ״א כסלו‪ ,‬תשל״ג‪ ,‬ת‪..‬צ‪.‬ב ‪.‬ה‪ ,.‬זי״ע‬

‫‪David M. Goldman‬‬

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PAULA AND JIMMY GOULD

adore and love

RICHARD AND ROZ SLIFKA

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In honor of our grandmother and parents

SARAH BECKER
GARY AND SUSAN JACOBSON
MARTY AND JEAN BECKER

For giving us the background, education and
pride in Yiddishkeit to continue to grow.
Love,

Joseph and Sharon
Joshua and Rotem
Chaim and Gabriella

Issac

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Thank you to

RABBI LEFF

for your friendship, guidance
and weekly Chavrusa.
In honor of

RABBI BIER
and all the KOLLEL FAMILIES

for everything they do to strengthen
the Boston Jewish community.

Davida, David , Eli and Jessie, Asher and Meira,
Jacob and Ezra Zimble

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With utmost respect for

MRS. GABRIELE DAVIS

a true matriarch of Klal Yisroel
Many thanks to

RABBI NAFTOLY BIER

Friend, Mentor, Visionary, Builder
and Sustainer of Torah Wisdom

With our utmost respect, admiration and
fondness,

David and Bella Adler and Family
‘Warmest’ regards from Boca

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Wishing my cousin

YOSEF OMID BEN NISSIM

much success, health, happiness, bracha,
and hatslacha in all his present and future
endeavors! He should find a good shidduch
soon. May G-d protect him, watch over
him, keeping him and his entire family safe.

Amen

Adam Gaval

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Congratulations!
In appreciation for everything the Kollel

does for the Greater Boston Jewish
Community (and beyond).

Stacy and Brian Ramelson and Family

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