Yehuda Avner is a rookie currently in his first year on NCSY Kollel. Yehuda comes to Kollel from Teaneck, NJ, having attended TABC and then Yeshiva Netiv Aryeh for two years. He is now entering his third semester in YU’s Sy Syms School of Business.
The chaburah that Yehuda has the privilege of teaching for an hour a day is compiled of yeshiva league all stars. The chabura contains Jonathan Mehlman (Woodmere), Noah Rosenblum (Beachwood), Simon Kleinman (Valley Stream), Eliyahu Finkelstein (Brooklyn), Daniel Libesman (Merion Station) and Yehuda Neuhoff (Brooklyn).
The Chaburah has already formed a nice bond during the chaburah’s learning hours, but also, more importantly, outside the learning time as well.
Yehuda has had the great opportunity to spend one on one time with everyone in the Chaburah and maintains a connection with each individual. Thusfar, he has found it very enjoyably getting to know each person individually and then watching all of their different personalities blend so well when they are all together.
This summer in Chaburahs, Yehuda’s group is planning to learn about different topics in the category of growth; more specifically, growth through mitzvoth. They will be taking a look at the mitzvoth that we do everyday, seeing why we do them and how we can grow from them. Some of the mitzvoth they have already seen and plan to see include tzizit, teffilfin, why do we daven, gratitude, and respecting our parents. The Chaburah also spends time “chilling” and having Q and A sessions, which Yehuda believes to be equally as important as learning from inside a text.
So far, they have really enjoyed the chaburah time, and hope to continue to have a successful, incredible summer together.
