Every Monday after school we learn about Emunah and Bitachon in Hashem. We learn about the differences between Faith and Trust. One of the most important things we learned is that you're always responsible for your actions but you're not responsible for your results. Y...

Every morning after Shacharit we learn two Halachot from Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. Topics vary from Hilchot Tfillin to Halachot regarding all types of Chagim. It is a pleasure for both of us to learn together since we’re both interested in Halacha L’maase. We both rub eac...

Thursday afternoons we meet to learn Mishnayot together. We’re learning Bava Batra which deals with the responsibilities of property owners. It's fun for us to learn together and to hang out because we have a similar manner of thinking. In honor of being the Chavruta o...

Every week, we meet to pursue a common interest: reading Hebrew literature. We read short stories and books that are well-known in Israel and that are part of Israeli culture. We recently read Mitaken Chalomot by Ori Orbach and are currently reading Hakayitz shel Aviya...

Daniel: We started learning Talmud Brachot together a couple of weeks ago. When I learn with the Rabbi I understand the Gemara from a whole new perspective. We learn it and we review over and over again. I like learning with the Rabbi because I have some trouble with t...

During the past week Joelle Cons and I, Sarah Moyal, learned in the kollel with the amazing Bat Sherut, Rivka.  We are learning about how to get to know yourself better as a proud Jew. In the few verses that we have studied, we learn how a person needs to know his good...

Every morning we learn with Orelle, the bat sherut, during breakfast. The book we are learning is called Living Emunah by Rabbi David Ashear. It is divided into a short daily limud. At the end of each limud there is a highlighted sentence which enhances the main point...

Marcus and I take advantage of the time we put away our Tefilin to learn every morning after Shacharit. We learn the Halachot most relevant to the time. For example, we are now learning about Rosh Hashana Davening. We also try not to get in the way of Jojo and Rani who...

Yehuda Bessner

Since the school year has started I've been learning about various concepts on tefillah.  This includes the importance of having cavanah during davening vs saying the words without any meaning. The book I’ve been learning emphasizes the importance of pray...