Yisroel Lebowitz is returning for his third summer on NCSY Kollel and second as a madrich. Growing up in North Woodmere, he has previously attended the fine institutions of DRS High school and Yeshivat Sha’alvim and is almost ready to begin his second year at Yeshiva University.
Yisroel is privileged to have some of the best guys on the Kollel in his Chabura. All hailing from the Tri-State Area, the chabura is really one of a kind. Leading off is Sruli Feiner (Lawrence, YFR) who has added significantly to the chabura dynamic with his incredible skills answering questions during chaburas and dominating Chabura ball on the court. Next up is Akiva Mehlman (Woodmere, DRS) who with his meticulous note-taking and clarity in the sugyas has become a crucial part of the chabura. Akiva is privileged to be classmates with Raymond Tawil (Queens, DRS), another essential member of the chevra who, with his unparalleled yearning for Torah and desire to soak in every word, has truly been the anchor of the group. Moving across the bridge we have Sariel Rotblat (Teaneck, TABC) who with his sharp insights and knowledge of just about any sefer or rabbi has helped create the lively environment of the Chabura. And last but certainly not least we have Shimon Ross (Bergenfield, TABC) who has truly shaped the Chabura as being both serious and extremely exciting with his intelligent questions and ha’aros as well as his vast knowledge of all trivia. The guys all mesh together in a way that creates the perfect environment to learn and grow.
This year, the Chabura was focused on many different sugyos throughout Shas. The sugyas of תפילת ערבית רשות, חטא כדי שתזכה חבירך and חבלה בעצמו were just some of the electrifying sugyas that they got to learn this year. Through learning the sugyos from the Gemara all the way to the acharonim the boys have been able to speak over all of the intriguing questions that emerge from these topics and have discussed through real cases how to apply some of these sugyas as well as the machshava behind them to their everyday lives.
The chevra has also had the opportunity to discuss at length what it means to live a broad life and the significance of living like a Ben Torah in every aspect of their lives. Yisroel and the guys have had an amazing summer so far and are looking forward to continuing that momentum into the rest of the summer! 
