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INVESTMENT Kollel Tirtza Devorah Dinner Buoys “Crown Jewel” of the Yeshiva The 14th Anniversary Dinner of Kollel Tirtza Devorah, held at Ateres Chynka in Brooklyn, paid tribute to several honorees who are intimately involved in the world-changing work of the Kollel, as well as to the avreichim themselves. Since 2005, the Kollel has been developing young avreichim into genuine talmidei chachamim. Currently comprised of 39 full-time scholars, the majority of them alumni of Yeshiva Darchei Torah, the Kollel has produced Marbitzei Torah, rebbeim and learned laymen who are enhancing communities across the United States. An afternoon kollel mechanchim enables 33 talmidei chachamim, including rabbeim from various yeshivos, to augment their learning and teaching with an intensive second seder. RAV YAAKOV BENDER, ROSH HAYESHIVA. More information about the Kollel, including videos, can be found at darchei.org/kollel L-R: RAV CHAIM ALTUSKY, RAV SHLOMO A. ALTUSKY, RAV DOVID BENDER, R’ ZEV KOPS, CHAVER HAKOLLEL AWARD; RAV YAAKOV BENDER, RONALD LOWINGER, MORDECHAI HEINEMANN, AND MORDECHAI ROSEN. RONALD LOWINGER, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE KOLLEL. 30 BEDARCHEI HATORAH WINTER 5780/2020