Although this is Yitzie Scheinman’s first summer as a Madrich on NCSY Kollel, it is his fifth consecutive summer on the program, having come every year since 10th grade. Yitzie lives in Woodmere, NY, and he attended DRS, Yeshivat Shaalvim for two years, and is set to fully begin YU in the fall after a stint in YU’s Post Pesach Program. Yitzie has enjoyed the program as a camper, CIT, and a staff member, and he is best known for his yearly goalie matchups with his older brother and his devastating triple-overtime championship hockey loss in his 3rd year. In addition to being a Madrich, he also helps out his brother Dani with running the program’s social media.
Yitzie’s incredible chaburah consists of 5 amazing post-10th graders: Jesse Felder from Lawrence, NY (DRS); Justin Plotsker from West Hempstead, NY (MTA); Noach Solomson from Silver Spring, MD (Berman HA); Daniel Trapunsky from Hewlett, NY (MAY); and Daniel Weiss from Woodmere, NY (DRS). The different personalities of the Chaburah have blended to create a unique and awesome Chaburah dynamic, and the Chaburah members are quickly getting closer both in and out of Chaburahs.
This summer, Yitzie’s Chaburah is discussing sugyas from the book “Headlines” by Dovid Lichtenstein. The book deals with halachic questions stemming from current events and presents an interesting perspective on how various Gemaras and arguments in the Rishonim and Achronim can be adapted to address modern day issues, such as shooting down hijacked airplanes or downloading programs without permission. When the Chaburah isn’t spending time discussing these riveting topics, they can often be found chilling or competing in games like Heads Up, Pictionary, or the classic Kollel favorite, Face Off.
Yitzie’s Chaburah has shown amazing progress and growth thus far, and they are looking forward to an amazing summer of continued success BE”H.
