Ramim in England

Rav Mordechai Friedman ’79 visited England in November where he met with alumni and interviewed an impressive group of prospective students for next year.  “The alumni  turnout was huge and the atmosphere over Shabbat was electric,” Rav Friedman reported. The Shabbat included lunch at “Ner Yisrael” and seuda shlishit at the home of Aviva and Ben Thwaites (’06 Kollel). Rav Friedman thanked all the alumni who organized the visit, and especially Jacky and Vered Schimmel, the parents of three sons – Yoni, Yishai and Itai – who are all in Yeshiva now!

“I was very impressed by how our alumni are leaving their mark on every facet of the Jewish community in London,” states Rav Friedman.

Rav Yair Kahn ’77 recently spent a number of days visiting alumni in London, where he was hosted by Rabbi Daniel ’87 & Na’amah Roselaar.

[Photo: Daniel Susser '08 and Rav Yair Kahn]

Rav Kahn spoke at “The Beis” in Hendon as well as at Kehillat Alei Tzion, where he noted how privileged he felt to speak in the community that Rav Binyamin Tabory led when was in London.

Especially meaningful was a shiur given on  Motzai Shabbat, at the London School of Jewish Studies,  revitalized by alumni Marc Weinberg ’93 z”l and Sammy Rubin ’84, to about 25 young women at the Women’s Student Beit Midrash. On Sunday, Rav Kahn travelled to Cambridge University, where Rav Simon Mandel (’04 Kollel) is Jewish Chaplain, to give a shiur to students there and answer questions about the difficulties of being religious at university.