Kollel of Greater Boston - 31st Anniversary Banquet

In honor of

RABBI YAKOV BIER

for all you do for the Jewish people.

Shlomo and Rivka Gross

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In Honor Of
the Roshei Kollel

RAV BIER

and

RAV LEFF

Hershy and Hinda Kappel
Kantek Inc.

Manufacturers of
Office and Computer Accessories

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‫‪‬ישא ברכה ותהילה קדם המאור הגדול רועה ‪‬אמן לכולל‬
‫להורות את הדרך ילכו בה ואת המעשה אשר יעשון‬

‫מוה"ר ר' ‪‬פתלי ביר שליט"א‬
‫ורעיתו החשובה יהודית‬

‫ראש כולל‬
‫‪Boston Community Kollel‬‬
‫הרחמן המקיים ב‪‬ו חכמי ישראל יעטרם בחי‪‬א וחסידא‬
‫ורחמי וחיי אריכי וסעייתא דשמיא ל‪‬הל הכולל הוד והדר‬
‫ויפוצו מעיי‪‬ותם חוצה לרבים ה‪‬אותים לאורם הגדול‬
‫‪In respect and reverence of‬‬

‫‪MRS. GABRIELE DAVIS‬‬

‫‪a matriarch of Klal Yisroel‬‬
‫‪,‬ברוב חיבה ובאהבה‬

‫‪Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Kaufman‬‬

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In appreciation of

THE KOLLEL OF GREATER BOSTON

Because of our dear Rabbis Bier and Leff
We have all grown and been blessed;

We are thankful for the enduring bright
light

provided by administration and yungeleit.

...a community beacon.

The Ledewitz Family

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‫בס"ד‬
Yasher koach
to the honorees, Kollel rebbeim, and
b'rachos for your continued wonderful

work.

Special hakaras hatov

to HARAV ELI KOHN,

chavrusa leader of
Sunday morning Kollel.

David ben Reuvein
David Liberman MD

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Thank you to

RABBI BIER

and

MRS. BIER

for all your support and
encouragement over the years.

We wish the best to you,
your family and the Kollel.

Joel and Karin Mirkin and family

154

In honor of

RABBI ELI KOHN

In honor of
all the

RABBEIM OF THE KOLLEL.

Rochel & Ari Green, Rebecca & Jack Podolsky

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In honor of

RABBI AND MRS. ZALMAN LEFF
AND THE KOLLEL

With much Hakaras Hatov,

Mr. and Mrs. Shimmy Reichmann

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Much continued hatzlacha to the

ROSHEI KOLLEL, CHEVREI KOLLEL AND

THEIR WIVES.
We can't wait to celebrate all of the Kollel's

accomplishments in person next year!

Aron & Aliza Rosenberg

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In honor of:

THE ROSHEI KOLLEL AND THE
YUNGERLIGHT.

It is a great zechus to have such a
kollel in our city.

******
In memory of

RAV YUDEL DOVEK

His enthusiasm and focus in learning and
mitzvos was contagious to those who
witnessed him.

Dovid & Peninah Rosengard and family

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In honor of
our dear friends and mentors

RABBI ZALMAN AND MRS. GITTIE
LEFF

Yocheved and Fishel Schreiber

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In honor of

RABBI NAFTOLY BIER

a lifelong friend and role model who,
together with his wonderful wife

YEHUDIS

continues to inspire.

Laibe and Rivki Schwartz

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‫לכבוד הה‪‬הלה וחברי הכולל‬

‫יהי רצון שירבו פירות עבודתכם הקדושה להרביץ‬
‫ולהגדיל תורה ולהאדירה‪.‬‬

‫מיכאל ושרה שעפרד‬

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We take the opportunity to thank everyone who
enabled us to settle in Boston; it was a true
"helping hand".

We also thank all those who give us the amazing
opportunity to be part of the wonderful Kollel
family.
Special thanks to the Roshei Kollel

R' BIER ‫ שליט"א‬AND R' LEFF ‫שליט"א‬

R' YAAKOV BIER

for all your ‫עבודת הקודש‬

and to all the very special

KOLLEL COUPLES.

Shaul and Rika Simon

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With gratitude to

RABBI AND REBBETZIN BIER

for their friendship these many years
and for the amazing learning.

Carole Wald

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Thank you to all the

KOLLEL MEMBERS AND LEADERSHIP

for continuing to help Greater Boston
learn and grow in
Torah and mitzvos.

The Weinrebs

166

With profound appreciation for all the
support and assistance our beloved,
wonderful community has sensitively
bestowed to us.

Amir Dovid and Liora Youshaei and Family

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Thank you to

RABBI BIER

AND

RABBI LEFF

for all of your efforts to enhance Limud
HaTorah and Yiras Shamayim in Boston

and for all of Klal Yisrael.

Aron Meir and Rachel Zuckerman

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In honor of

RABBI NAFTOLY BIER

Rabbi and Mrs. Daniel Zuckerman

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In Honor Of

RABBI BIER

Congratulations on 31 years!

Barbara and Arnold Andler

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A special Yasher Koach for the yungeleit who
make sure our programs for elementary school

boys run smoothly.

RABBI YAAKOV BERZANSKY
RABBI ELI KOHN

RABBI YECHEZKEL NULMAN
RABBI SHIMMY STERNFIELD

RABBI MOSHE WALLIN
Thank you to RABBI ELI KOHN for our Sunday

morning learning program.

Rabbi Naftoly Bier
Rabbi Zalman Leff

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In Honor Of

RABBI AND MRS. ZALMAN LEFF

Continued success

Mr. and Mrs. Moshe Bane

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Continued wishes of hatzlacha to

THE BOSTON KOLLEL

and

RABBI AND MRS. ZALMAN LEFF

Mr. and Mrs. Shael Bellows

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‫לכבוד ראשי הכולל‬

‫ר' ‪‬פתלי ביר שליט"א‬
‫ר' זלמן לעף שליט"א‬

‫לאות הוקרה על מסירות ‪‬פשם להרמת התורה ועל‬
‫התמסרותם להכולל‬

‫‪Yaakov and Bracha Berzansky‬‬

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To our Dear Friends

YAAKOV AND AIDEL BIER,

"a couple who exemplify the best of
Boston"

May ‫ הקב"ה‬continue to give you ‫ כוחות‬in
all you do for our community

Yaakov and Bracha Berzansky

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‫לכבוד ר' זלמן לעף שליט"א‬

‫מעומקא דליבא‬
Words cannot express our ‫ הכרת הטוב‬for
your relentless dedication and leadership
to navigate and maintain the ‫ תורה ועבודה‬in

the Kollel through the uncertainty of
COVID-19.

The Kollel

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In Honor of

RABBI NAFTOLY BIER

Aron and Chani Foxbruner

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Best Wishes to the Boston Kollel and to the
Roshei Kollel

Yagdil Torah V'Yadir
In loving memory of R' Yudel Dovek

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Mark and Debbie Blechner

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We wish to express the Greatest Appreciation to

RABBI NAFTOLY BIER, ROSH KOLLEL,

for his care, compassion, intellect and
commitment to Torah true Yiddishkeit in
Worcester, over the past 17 years, and beyond.

May the ‫הלה והקהילה‬‫ הה‬,‫ חברי הכולל‬and your
families go from Strength to Strength.
‫תזכו למצוות‬.
Congregation Beth Judah
Young Israel of Worcester
Established 1932
889 Pleasant Street
Worcester, MA 01602-1908

Phone: 508.791.2800
[email protected]

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Thank you to the

KOLLEL OF GREATER BOSTON

for 31 years of harbatzas Torah in our
community.

Congregation Beth-El Atereth Israel
Rabbi Gershon Segal

Kenneth Snow, President

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In Appreciation of the Roshei Kollel,

RABBI NAFTOLY BIER

and

RABBI ZALMAN LEFF,
RABBI YAAKOV BIER

and the

CHAVREI HAKOLLEL

Thank you for illuminating our community
with the light and warmth of Torah!

(‫א‬:‫יו )קהלת ח‬‫חכמת אדם תאיר פ‬
‫הירין‬ ‫ו בעלי אפויין‬‫ו ורבותי‬‫יברך ה' ית' מורי‬

‫!בברכת חזקו ואמצו ותמשיכו ותצליחו‬

Rabbi Benjamin J. Samuels
Hagay Ramati, President

Congregation Shaarei Tefillah
www.Shaarei.org

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With gratitude to the Kollel for the
important work they do.

Aaron & Leah Cypess

182

In Honor Of

THE ROSHEI KOLLEL
AND CHAVREI KOLLEL

Yasher Koach to

RABBI MOSHE WALLIN

for his Sunday morning shiur.

Danan Family

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RABBI SHEPARD-

We are greatly benefitted by the
opportunity to learn Masechta Sukkah

with you.
Thank you for guiding us each week to

inhabit the world of the Sages of the
Gemara.

With Hakaras Hatov,

Your Wednesday Evening Gemara Class

184

With great admiration and gratitude

Sasha Epstein

185

Congratulations to the Kollel on this 31st anniversary!

RABBI & MRS. BIER

We don’t know what to call you:
Dreamers--you had a dream to build the Boston Kollel,

once upon a time just a gleam in your mind's eye;
Teachers--you taught Eli Torah as an impressionable college

student in Boston 31 years ago;
Leaders--you inspired a spiritual odyssey that led Eli

to years of yeshivah study in Israel;
Founders--your inspiration led from that spiritual odyssey to

a holy marriage for Eli and Adi--
and their children are therefore YOUR children;
Advisers--despite Feen family travels from Israel to South
Africa to Baltimore to Cleveland to St. Louis to Atlanta,
has your phone ever been silent of our calls for advice?!

All of the above? Yes, of course.
But can we call you what you are to us, deeply?

Loving Friends.
Thank you for all that you and your holy family

has done and continues to do,
ad bias haMoshiach bimheira b’yameinu.

With profound appreciation,

Eli & Adi Feen and their children
Atlanta, Georgia

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Mazal tov to

RAV BIER,
RAV LEFF,

AND ALL THE CHEVREI KOLLEL

and yasher koach for all your incredibly
hard work inspiring the greater Boston

community.

May Hashem continue to grant you good
health, hatzlacha, and bracha!

Yonatan and Michal Frankel

187

With thanks to

RAV BIER, RAV LEFF AND ALL THE
CHEVREI HAKOLLEL,

past and present.

Yair and Miriam Frankel

188

In honor of our
dedicated Gemarah teacher

RABBI ZVI SOLOMON

Philippe Bloch
Michael Kerstein
Dr. Richard Schectman
Dr. Jeffrey Sokoloff

Sam Tarlin
Burt Freedman

189

In honor of the ‫ראש כולל‬

RABBI ZALMAN LEFF

Rabbi and Mrs. Yaakov Frommer

190

In honor of

RABBI AND MRS. ZALMAN LEFF

and the Kollel

Mr. and Mrs. Dovy Fruchthandler

191

In honor of

RABBI NAFTOLY BIER
RABBI ZALMAN LEFF

and all the

KOLLEL RABBIS

In appreciation of your dedication and
perseverance in perpetuating Torah

learning in these difficult times!
‫יישר כחכם‬

Moshe and Marcy Gerstenhaber

192

Thank you to

RABBI MEIR BIER

for your friendship and inspiring classes
that you continue to provide us.

Wednesday evening class

193

With admiration, appreciation and respect
for

RABBI YITZCHOK RABINOWITZ

Your dedication to our Monday evening
Chumash class for more than two decades

is inspiring and outstanding.
May Hashem comfort you on the passing of

your dearest mother,

MRS. SHULAMIS RABINOWITZ

194

In Honor Of

MRS. GABRIELE DAVIS

a true matriach and builder of our
community

whose family has spread the beauty of
Torah to so many.

Barry and Sandy Goldman

195

Thank you to the Kollel
and to the

ROSHEI KOLLEL

for all that you have done for the
community and for us personally

throughout the years.

The Greenes

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With tremendous Hakaras Hatov to the
Roshei Kollel

RABBI AND MRS. NAFTOLY BIER

and

RABBI AND MRS. ZALMAN LEFF

for all that you do.

Dovid and Miriam Rivka Hain

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With much ‫הכרת הטוב‬
to the

ROSHEI KOLLEL
AND KOLLEL FAMILIES

Mordechai and Malkah Hartman

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