Shai Kaminetzky is enjoying his seventh summer in NCSY Kollel, and his third as a Madrich. Shai, from Teaneck, NJ, went to MTA, followed by two years in KBY, and he is now entering his senior year in YU. Meshulam takes a lot of pride in being the only Madrich on the program who is a former champion of both the basketball leagues and 3 on 3 tournament here on the Kollel.
Shai’s Chaburah is comprised of six incredibly awesome NCSYers. Ben Antosofsky and Binyomin Schulhof both are from Teaneck and go to TABC. Ephraim Landa and Eitan Warburg both hail from the Teaneck Area (shoutout to Bergenfield!) and go to MTA. Then to our out-of-town, and of course nicer, contingent of the Chaburah. We have Kalev Aranoff from LA, and he attends YULA, and Avi Samter from Modiin, Israel, and he attends Yeshivat Lapid. Together, these six guys have already gelled into one unit and look forward to accomplishing special things throughout the summer.
What makes Shai’s Chaburah particularly unique is that the learning is driven by the six great guys listed above. Each of their wide-ranging topics is essentially split into two. On the first day, the Chaburah focuses on tapping into their potential and building their confidence in delving into the texts hands-on. By reading the Gemaras straight from the text, and guided by the sheets and questions prepared by Shai, the six guys can really see themselves build their skills and excitement for learning every day. In the second session, the seven of them zoom out and look at the previous day’s topic in a broader bird’s eye view of the topic and its context in the rest of the Torah. Some of these topics include yeharaig v’al ya’avor and embarrassing someone publicly, lifnei iver, dealing with machlokes in Halacha, and going shopping for an answer.
This Chaburah has already learned and grown together and can’t wait for the amazing four weeks ahead!
