As the final day of NCSY Kollel approaches, the end-of-summer festivities began today with a banquet for the entire Kollel at Yehivat Reishit in Beit Shemesh. After a great morning filled with the enthusiasm of the second to last day of morning shiur and an afternoon of intense playoff games, the entire program boarded the buses and we made our way to Reishit’s beautiful campus. For over 3 hours, we enjoyed an amazing catered dinner of schwarma, schnitzel, and carved meat. We got the opportunity to watch the always-nostalgic end-of-the-summer video, and Rabbi Benovitz took some time to express hakaras hatov to many of the Rabbeim and staff members who have done so much for the program with the presentation of a seforim. The night finally ended with an incredible round of dancing led by none other than Shlomo Katz before making our way back to Beit Meir.
Once back, Kollel called an audible with night chaburahs, which lasted until nearly 11:00 pm, and that was quickly followed by a host of post-night seder shiurim and chavursas that kept the Beis rocking late into the night.
We are looking forward with both sadness and excitement to our last regular day tomorrow and the final Shabbos that follows!