Moshe Spirn is from Lawrence, New York. He just finished his first year in Yeshiva University, after attending Yeshivat Shaalvim in Israel for two years and attending DRS for high school. He will be continuing at Yeshiva University next year, majoring in Psychology and learning in Rav Michael Rosensweig’s shiur. This is Moshe’s sixth consecutive summer on NCSY Kollel, having been on Kollel since he was a post 10th grader. This is Moshe’s second summer as a Madrich. He is looking forward to using his experience on the program to ensure that his Chaburah has an amazing summer.
Moshe’s Chaburah is comprised of six members: Dovi Breuer from Hewlett, NY (Rambam); Ben Zion Kapustin from West Orange, NJ (JEC); Moshe Maltz from Woodmere, NY (DRS); Shlomo Schwartz from Lawrence, NY (DRS); Isaac Shapiro from White Plains, NY (TABC); and Yosef Teitelbaum from Teaneck, NJ (TABC); all of whom have shown tremendous growth and excitement for the learning so far.
In Moshe’s Chaburah, the learning is about many different aspects of Eretz Yisrael. This includes sugyas such as the mitzvah of yishuv Eretz Yisrael, mitzvos hateluyos ba’aretz, and the mitzvah of learning Hebrew, as well as contemporary issues such as whether Yeshiva students should serve in the army and whether we should trade captives for terrorists. The goal of learning about Eretz Yisrael is for the Chaburah to obtain the feeling which the Kuzari describes, “libi bamizrach v’anochi bisof ma’arav,” which means that even though they live in America, Eretz Yisrael is still on their minds.
The Chaburah has already developed into a warm, tight knit unit, has developed a strong sense of camaraderie, and is aiming to grow as a team through both physical and spiritual experiences this summer. It’s already looking unbelievable, and Moshe and his Chaburah know that this summer will only continue to get better over the last two weeks!
