Maury Rosenfeld is bravely and boldly enjoying his first summer ever on NCSY Kollel! After finishing DRS Yeshiva High School, Maury spent two wonderful years in the incubator at Shaalvim, where he decided to carry the torch of his avodas Hashem to the NSCY Summer Kollel to give Chaburah to five amazing incoming eleventh graders.
The Chaburah (dubbed officially as “The ‘Burah”) is going through various famous contemporary Halachic Responsa; this allows the ‘Burah to gain in both Halchic limud and in Jewish History. The study of these Respona have allowed for the entire Chaburah to have highly engaging – and at times intense – dialogue and debate about a particular opinion in the sugyah.
Dovid Boim, a silent but deadly component of the Chaburah’s halachic investigation, is often coming up with answers early in the discussion on his own that we later find are brought down by the poskim we discuss. His logical foresight is seen in parallel on the court as well, where Dovid absolutely dominates the low post. With G-d’s help, Dovid will be returning to Woodmere, NY and DRS with a sharp mind that can foresee the path of the sugyah and keep ruling the paint.
Shua Hackel, another DRS bachur from Cedarhurst, is quick to challenge the psak from a logical level. Shua’s thirst for answers powers the Chaburah, allowing them to push through even when the AC isn’t working as well as we’d like. Outside of the Beis, Shua is either running the show on the court or running the chill with the squad – his unique collection of Nike DriFit hats gives him the edge in whichever field he may be active.
Yoel Rahmani from Mestiva Ateres Yaakov (our third Five Towns boy!!) brings the highly important chill aspect to the ‘Burah. Often times, while the Chaburah is engaged in a heated discussion, Yoel brings them back down to their senses with a logic-based question – Yoel’s vast curiosity allows the Chaburah the amazing opportunity to expand the discussion and topic to points they’d otherwise miss out on. As of press time, Yoel is leading all post-10th graders in points per game in basketaball.
Yonatan Katz and Joseph Segal, both representing the Garden State, from Bergenfield and East Brunswick respectively, provide the important core to the Chaburah. Yonatan and Joe, the ‘Burah’s only dual athletes, add an excitement and seriousness that provides the Chaburah with nothing less than a sheer opportunity to learn. Their excitement inspires the Chaburah to be engaged, and their questions prove to be challenges to the logical thought process of the entire group. Their prowess on both courts certainly turns heads as well.
While not pounding it out in the Beis, the ‘Burah enjoys ball, slushies, chilling, and going on the amazing tiyulim that the Summer Kollel has to offer.
The ‘Burah is currently enjoying the Best Summer Ever.
