Eli Knapp is spending his third summer on NCSY Kollel, his first as a madrich, and he is having the time of his life! He lives in Bergenfield, NJ, and attended the heilige Heights High School of MTA. After high school, he learned for two amazing years at Yeshivat Sha’alvim. When the summer comes to an end, Eli plans to head back to Sha’alvim with many friends for a third year of learning.
No one knows what Eli did to deserve such a chashuv chaburah. Not only did Eli get dealt six of the very few tzadikim who decided to attend NCSY Kollel for their post-11th grade summer, but these six tzadikim are also mainly out-of-towners, which means they are automatically among the nicest people Eli has ever met.
To start us off, we have Eli Kroll. Eli lives in Yonkers, NY, goes to SAR, and always brings great insight to the chaburah. Next up is our new Toronto native, Nathan Greenbaum! Nathan goes to school at Or Chaim, only has nice things to say to his fellow friends, and brings amazing energy to our squad. Next, we have Gedalia Flinkenstein, our world-renowned traveler! Gedalia has recently moved from Minnesota to Boca Raton and attends the Cooper Yeshiva in Memphis, TN (but everyone knows, with his chill personality, he is still a Minnesota guy at heart). Following him is Raffi Goldkin! Raffi lives in Memphis, TN, goes to Cooper Yeshiva, and is always laser-focused whenever Torah is being shared. Next is Ranon Milgram from Newton, MA. Ranon attends Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael, never has a frown on his face, and is quick to make a sharp comment. Last but definitely not least is Ezra Avis from Philadelphia, PA. Ezra attends The Mesivta High School, and always has a great joke for the chevra (but don’t think that the humor takes away from his great ability to focus on his learning).
During chaburahs, we discuss halachic sugyas geared towards high school guys on NCSY Kollel. The chaburah has already discussed whether there is a need to wear tzitzis when playing sports and the importance of wearing a kippah on our heads—both mitzvos rooted in showing our Jewish pride.
