New Kollel Opens in Beis Medrash Oholei Torah

Oholei Torah has opened a new Kollel within its Beis Medrash, bringing 12 Yungeleit into the Zal under the leadership of Roish Kollel Rabbi Levi Leibowitz. Each day, the Yungeleit learn alongside the bochurim and make time to sit down and learn with them.

“The koch and geshmak the Yungeleit bring to learning can be felt throughout the Zal,” said Rabbi Leibowitz. “In addition to his Maggid Shiur, a bochur can approach a yungerman to explore a sugya further or work through a question. He feels there is someone here who cares that he understands the sugya properly and enjoys his seder.”

During Iyun, each class has a Kollel yungerman learning with the bochurim. For the afternoon seder, the Zal is divided into zones, with the Kollel Yungeleit serving as Meishivim so that every row has someone to turn to. Whether a bochur wants to review his Girsa, go over the halachos of Shulchan Aruch, or work through a question, he knows whom he can approach. Through these daily conversations, the Yungeleit build relationships with the talmidim, get to know their strengths and challenges, and help them advance in their learning.

“The Yungeleit themselves also gain tremendously from being part of the Kollel,” Rabbi Leibowitz added. “Imagine spending your Kollel year learning alongside hundreds of bochurim, with all the questions, discussion, and energy that fill the Zal. It takes the Kollel experience to another level.”

With 450 bochurim learning in Shiur Daled alone in the Raitport Beis Medrash, the Zal has expanded its Hanhala and learning programs to give each bochur personal attention as the Zal grows. Roish Moissed Rabbi Mendel Blau and Menahel Rabbi Elchonon Lesches lead the initiative, with Rabbi Leibowitz overseeing the Kollel’s daily work in the Zal.