What was otherwise a normal morning (except for the continuation of shiur trips to Aish Hatorah) was pleasantly interrupted by a visit from the best and brightest of TJJ- The TJJ Ambassadors. The Ambassadors arrived shortly after morning shiur ended and immediately joined the Kollel for lunch. They listened to short shiurim from the three camp directors: Rabbi Benovitz, Rabbi Lebowitz, and Rabbi Turetsky, followed by time spent with Rabbi Sobolovsky.
The visit is part of a two-day trip in which the Ambassadors will take part in Kollel, learning, sports, and trips. The action kicked off this afternoon, with a joint Kollel-TJJ biking trip which lasted all afternoon. Dinner was followed by night seder which was followed by an introduction to tomorrow’s program: The Kollel-wide Hanachat Tefilin in honor of certain NCSYers receiving their very first pair of tefillin.
In preparation, special shiurim were offered after night seder on the topic of tefillin, in addition to special shiurim from Rabbi Doni Marcus and Rav Yitzchak Etshalom. At 11 o’clock, a siyum was made by former ambassador-turned-madrich David Sperber. There was a feeling of genuine simcha in the air, and anticipation is building for what should be a phenomenal program and day, tomorrow.