Jesse Steinmetz’s Chaburah is a tight knit bunch and have really been enjoying their summer thus far. The group consists of six awesome guys: Yosef Cohen-Melamed (Hillel Pittsburgh), Ahron Finkel (MYY), Yitzy Kopstick (TABC), Ephraim Kroopnick (TABC), Yechiel Miller (MYY), and Yehuda Saks (TABC).
The Chaburah has been studying different sugyas pertaining to the moadim, specifically the many Brachos we make on the yamim tovim, such as the Brachos of krias hamegillah and achilas matzah, shehechiyanu by sefiras haomer, and the birchas haTorah of parshas zachor. They have also been focusing on the lives of different gedolei Yisroel whose insights they encounter in their learning, such as the Brisker Rav, Rav Elchonon Wasserman, the Chasam Sofer, and many others.
The Chaburah has been able to bond over different experiences outside as well. A summer-long hunt for Jesse’s favorite candy, the big gummy strawberries without the sugar, has ensued, and the race is pretty tight at this point. The Chaburah also went on an Erev Shabbos scavenger hunt through meah shearim, in order to buy food for their kiddush on Shabbos in the Old City. The Chaburah davened vasikin by Harav Neventzal Shlit”a together, and they stayed afterwards for kiddush and a Q&A.
The group is looking forward to finishing the summer strong and B’ezras Hashem will take the lessons of the summer with them and keep in touch throughout the year.
