By Y. Raices
Photos: Chaim F.
Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh’s summer program is in its second year, and is turning out to be a resounding success. The program is for shiur alef and shiur beis bochurim.
Under the directorship of Rabbi Chonie Friedman, the program is staffed by some of this past year’s Shluchim to the Yeshiva, and some new staff.
The Bochurim have a daily learning schedule starting with Chassidus in the morning, followed by Nigleh.
A wide range of sports keeps the boys busy in the afternoon, and Chassidus is studied at night. In YKPGH the bochurim are surrounded with a constant Chassidishe atmosphere, farbrengens, and special Shiurim given by Anash and gifted Magidei Shiurim.
The Bochurim have gone on exciting trips including: watching Shchita, an overnight followed by white water rafting in Ohiopyle, horseback riding, paintball shooting, and this past Shabbos, they had a Shabbaton in Greenfield, PA.
During their overnight in Ohiopyle, the Bochurim chanced upon several Yidden at a nearby camping site. It was a group of Boy Scouts, all the way from Long Island. The Bochurim helped them put on Tefillin and played ball with them. Later on the boy scouts returned with some friends and it was discovered that one of them had never put on Teffilin before! How lucky they were to have an instant BBQ Bar Mitzvah – quite a lebedike celebration! The Boy Scouts had a grand evening with the Rebbe’s Army!
Special mention goes to the Shluchim: Yossi Eilfort, Aryeh Gajer, Aron Reyder and Yisroel Raices, working together with Henoch Rosenfeld, Dovid Kotlarsky, Shmulik Greenberg, and Levi Freedman.
go chaim simon!
im a pittsburgh alum and the reality that theres such a program is sort of hard to comprehend; back when i was there it NEVER wouldve gone down. now however, after viewing these geshmake pics i see that baruch Hashem its a thriving reality. its great to see Rabbi Deren involoved; all the trips and best of all, words of torah! keep it up pgh!!!
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go chaim!!!
u rock! 🙂
your fans in Postville are also proud of you, very proud.
hello from your cousins and sister in New York
Great Job were sp proud of you and beautiful article you put together love your fan in orlando
and so many!
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You’re an inspiration to us all! Keep up the great work!
we spotted u!! looks like a really great program! Enjoy
Great Job!
Hi Avi, looks like fun. Keep up the good work.
Yasher Koach to all of those that made a great summer program for our boys.
You rock!!!!
Well put together! I comend you on your efforts! GO RABBI DEREN!!!!!!!! How come no pictures of the actual ?!?
So nice to see some of the eltere bochrim giving from their wisdom and chassidishkeit to the younger generation. Thank you Henoch, Levi, Shmulik and Dovid. Much continued success.
WOW, go dovid. giving us naches…
go yossi go!
Great job Chaim!
gr8 job Yisroel,yossi,Aryeh, Aron,and the rest of the crew…regards from Sydney