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APRIL 20, 2016 | The Jewish Home
Around the Community
Hundreds of Darchei Torah Alumni Return for Annual Reunion PHOTO CREDIT: YECHIEL UNGAR
Rabbi Yaakov Bender with Yosef Wartelsky and Mordechai Neuman
Rabbi Avrohom Bender, Menashe Malov and Rabbi Dovid Bender
Rabbi Menachem Feifer with Chaim Blumenkrantz
Rabbi Pinchus Wachsman with Muttie Kohn
Rabbi Moshe Bender with Asher Gross
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ome had graduated the Yeshiva over a decade ago while others were away for less than a year. The alumni assembled at Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s annual reunion represented a broad cross-section of the Yeshiva’s former talmidim, from full-time rabbeim and
bachurim to attorneys and finance professionals. All reunited for an event that enabled them to reconnect with their rabbeim and each other in an atmosphere that was infused with nostalgia and true friendship – the kind that last a lifetime. The event began with a
Rabbi Shlomo Avigdor Altusky with Yossi Tepfer
dvar halacha about Pesach from Rav Shlomo Avigdor Altusky, the Rosh Yeshiva of Darchei’s Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid. This was followed by a buffet reception prepared by the Yeshiva’s chef, Mrs. Chana Florans. A short program included divrei chizuk from Rav Yaa-
kov Bender, Rosh HaYeshiva; an update on alumni activities from Rabbi Moshe Benoliel, director of alumni affairs; an award presentation to Menashe Malov, an alumnus of the Yeshiva who has been helpful over the last decade in numerous ways; and raffle drawings.
The Yeshiva Darchei Torah Alumni Association works around the year to keep the alumni connected with their rabbeim and each other through a panoply of events and initiatives. For more information, email alumni@darchei.org.