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NEWS
Expansion of Manchester Kollel
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
Almost a zman has elapsed since the opening of the
Kollel Heichal HaTorah in Manchester under the leadership of
Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl, aimed at aspiring
yungerleit, who want to excel in Torah and yiras
Shomayim. In the short time of its existence, the Kollel
has earned a reputation for its high level of hasmodoh,
iyun, and ameilus baTorah, beyond all
expectations.
The Manchester community, with its various mosdos
HaTorah and ample opportunities for spiritual growth, has
become an attractive location for avreichim over the
last decade. Due to a dearth of space in the existing
kollelim, a need was felt for the opening of this
kollel. It was the enthusiasm and foresight of a
number of choshuve members of the kehilla --
who saw the great importance of this matter -- that enabled
Kollel Heichal HaTorah to come into existence.
Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl, the rosh hakollel, has
been a member of the Manchester Kollel, Kollel HaRabbonim,
for the past 15 years and he assumed this new and challenging
position with the enthusiastic backing of his rosh kollel,
Rabbi B.Z. Kaufman, one of Europe's foremost senior
marbitzei Torah. Originating from the U.S. he is an
alumnus of Manchester, Lakewood, and Mir Yeshivos and he
enjoyed a very close relationship with the late Manchester
Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Yehuda Zev Segal, zt"l. Besides
his responsibilities as rosh hakollel, he also bears
the financial responsibility for the mosad.
For the coming Elul zman, additional avreichim
will be joining, iy"H, the Kollel, thus further
enhancing this high caliber Kollel.
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