PARSHAS VAYEISHEV
  • 20 KISLEV, 5785
  • DECEMBER 20, 2024
  • 3:56 PM
Weekly schedule

“What can I do for Klal Yisrael?”

With this question driving every move, the Kollel of Greater Boston teaches Torah to all and grooms the leaders of tomorrow.

This is where the Torah becomes yours. And you become the klal’s.

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Jewish Educational
Institutions in Boston
founded by alumni

14

Alumni hold
leadership
positions in Boston

41

Alumni hold
positions across
America

22

Classes and
programs
every week

32

years of inspiring
personal and communal
growth, since 1989

"I'm old enough to remember the old building and humble beginnings of the kollel. There was always something about the kollel that I admired — it was always nice to see different people from different segments of the community, sitting and learning side by side. Today, you walk in and the lighting is magnificent, the seating is magnificent. Despite the changes, we haven't lost the most important thing. When you sit down, you still see different people. You see boys in t-shirts, you see men in suits, you see everything in between. And the common denominator is people just sitting and learning and growing.
- Mr. David Zimble, longtime community member, Brookline“boys in t-shirts, men in suits, everything in between”
"The kollel is always there for a person who wants to study Torah. They have truly created an atmosphere where everyone is welcome.
- The Bostoner Rebbe“everyone is welcome”
"Imagine a puzzle consisting of 1,000 pieces. If one piece is missing, it is worthless. If you find the missing piece, you have a beautiful picture. That demonstrates the worth of every single human being."
- Rabbi Naftoly Bier, Rosh Kollel“if one piece is missing, it is worthless”
"Joining the Boston Kollel was the best move we ever made. The learning there is on a very high level. Rabbi Bier and Rabbi Eisenstein ZT”L encouraged giving shiurim to the community, learning with people, getting involved. They got us to go out of our comfort zone. They really pushed us to realize our potential, to not be satisfied with what we’re doing now, and to think of bigger and greater things.
- Rabbi Naftoli Wilhelm, Boston Kollel Alumnus“they got us to go out of our comfort zone”
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Men join the Boston Kollel to learn Torah.
They stay to spread Torah to the Klal.

The Kollel of Greater Boston has a goal: to develop rabbinic scholars who are qualified to become effective leaders and educators in the broader Jewish community.

When you learn in the Boston Kollel, you learn how to lead.

You get involved in the community shuls, the schools, the kashrus organizations. You have opportunities to give back to the klal and to gain experience helping guide a Jewish community.

Rabbi Bier and Rabbi Leff (since 2001), the Roshei Kollel, carefully select the kollel fellows. They tenderly push you just beyond your comfort zone. They show you how you can give back to the Jewish People. The Roshei Kollel are able to identify each individual’s positive qualities and give the kollel members positions that strengthen those qualities.

Around the globe, years after they sat in the halls of the Boston Kollel, alumni continue to impact Jewish communities.

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"The results you’ll see from your donation are almost instantaneous. The track record of the alumni speaks for itself."
- Rabbi Chaim Schwartz, Executive VP of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens, Boston Kollel Alumnus“almost instantaneous”
"There are about 40 of our alumni in positions throughout the United States. In Detroit, Denver, Miami, Baltimore, Queens, Brooklyn, and of course in Boston, and Malden, Massachusetts. They tell me, ‘When we came, we never thought we could do anything, we never thought we could be leaders.’ The idea was to help people understand they are someone, to help them find their individuality, to teach them what they can focus on, and how to develop themselves to be who they can become. We’ll tell someone, ‘You'd be a great rebbe, and they say, 'Me? I can't do that.' But all of what we do at the kollel is to develop a sense that you are someone who can do something for klal yisrael.”
- Rabbi Naftoly Bier, Rosh Kollel“Me? I can't do that.”
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Community Learning

These classes offer both traditional learning and engaging discussions with dynamic teachers. Come and explore how Torah and its teachings apply to leading a Jewish life in a non-Jewish world.

You’ll walk out the doors a changed person. (And then come back for more.)

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Hear It From the Community:

“During recent years, I have been very fortunate to learn with several of the Kollel rabbis. Learning one-on-one with one of the Kollel Yungerleit has often been the best hour of the week. It is a great opportunity to delve into the classic sources and to deepen my appreciation of knowledge of Halacha, as well as being enriched by broader insights into Torah values. Personal advice from Rabbi Bier has been invaluable.”
- Michael Markson, Brighton Resident“the best hour of the week”
“I have attended gemara classes at the Kollel for many years and gained a lot from all of the instructors. I always come away with a sense of accomplishment and happiness to be "M’kayeim talmud torah l'shma" in this warm atmosphere.”
- Dr. J. Houben, MD“a sense of accomplishment”
“The Boston Kollel offers the unique opportunity to learn one-on-one with someone who is at a high level. I learned so much and I made a great friend.”
- Dr. Eric David Kramer“I made a great friend”
“I first connected with the Boston Kollel 10 years ago, and have stayed connected ever since. I participated in many shiurim, but most importantly I appreciate countless advice and guidance from many qualified Rabbeim. The classes offer insight and depth of Torah knowledge. Take a class and open doors to the millennia of Jewish wisdom treasury.”
- Ross Zilber, VP at John Hancock“take a class and open doors”
“From the first time I got to meet the Kollel in Boston and its wonderful staff I must admit, they are one of a kind.”
- Moe Levine“one of a kind”
“We are grateful to the Kollel of Greater Boston for coming into our community to learn and study with us on a regular basis.”
- Dr. Lyle Mitzner, MD“grateful”
“As a Baal Teshuva who works in the secular world, I feel a constant pull away from Yiddishkeit. Through the shiurim, chavrusa learning, and socializing I partake in at the Kollel, I am able to resist this pull in a manner that would be far more difficult without the Boston Kollel. Thank you Kollel Rebbeim and staff.”
- Dr. Michael Schonberg, MD“I am able to resist this pull”
“As for the kollel, it was really my stepping stone towards full time learning. I hadn't ever enjoyed learning or really knew how to, before I started learning there, and I came to the kollel hoping to change that. And after the short five months I spent there, I definitely felt an enhanced desire to grow in learning, as my understanding of Talmud Torah and what I wanted to gain from it, were more clearly defined. Once I knew where I was headed, it made (and still makes) my time in yeshiva better spent.”
- Shimmy, Newton Resident“I hadn't ever enjoyed learning”
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Torah:
The Great Unifier

The Kollel’s additional goal: to use Torah study as a catalyst to bring the community together.

The Kollel is a place where, no matter your dress, your background, or your views, you’re welcomed with open arms. It’s a place where every Jew experiences Torah on their level.

Since 1989, the kollel’s programs have been the catalyst for so much personal and communal growth for Boston’s Jewish community

“You never know when somebody is going to walk in and want to learn, and that will be the moment someone's life changes. Having the kollel there for that moment is incredibly important.”
- Mr. David Zimble, Brookline“the moment someone's life changes”
“You never know when somebody is going to walk in and want to learn, and that will be the moment someone's life changes. Having the kollel there for that moment is incredibly important.”
- Mr. David Zimble, Brookline“the moment someone's life changes”
“You never know when somebody is going to walk in and want to learn, and that will be the moment someone's life changes. Having the kollel there for that moment is incredibly important.”
- Mr. David Zimble, Brookline“the moment someone's life changes”
“You never know when somebody is going to walk in and want to learn, and that will be the moment someone's life changes. Having the kollel there for that moment is incredibly important.”
- Mr. David Zimble, Brookline“the moment someone's life changes”
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Always Giving Back

With your support, the Kollel of Greater Boston will continue to educate the leaders of tomorrow and bring Torah to every member of the Boston Jewish community.

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