Yaakov Kaminetsky is 19 years old and is currently enjoying his 19th summer on NCSY Kollel. He has had the privilege of being part of the Kollel as a staff-kid from the time he was born. While he has certainly been there for a quite a while, every summer has something new to offer. This summer is especially unique because this is Yaakov’s first summer as a Madrich on NCSY Kollel.
Yaakov’s Chaburah is made up of six of the best guys around: Avi Steinberg from Cedarhurst, New York (Darchei Torah); Alex Papilsky from Woodmere, New York (DRS); Raffi Klausner from Southfield, Michigan (Farber High School); Yair Sturm from Woodmere, New York (DRS); Yisroel Cohen from from Bergenfield, New Jersey (Heichal Hatorah); and Avraham Bernstein from Woodmere, New York (DRS).
This summer, Yaakov’s Chaburah will be focusing on the fourth perek of Maseches Brachos, which talks about the halachos of tefilla. They will be learning about a variety of topics including zmanei tefilla, tashlumin, vasikin, and much, much more. Many of the topics they will be learning this summer are very practical, which will hopefully make it more exciting for everybody involved.