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2003 Annual Report 2003 Annual Report Cincinnati Community Kollel Cincinnati Community Kollel 2003 Annual Report Contents 5Introduction Rabbi David Spetner 7Report: On-site Learning Rabbi Meir Minster 9Report: Off-Site Learning Rabbi Yitzchok Preis Centerfold: Staff Bios 14 Contributor List 21 Financial Summaries © 2003 KOLLEL DIRECTOR / OPERATIONS Rabbi David Spetner Introduction Welcome to the 2003 Annual Report of the Cincinnati Community Kollel. The Kollel has just completed its eighth year of activity and we are proud of the accomplishments of the past year. It is with great excitement that we offer this review to our community and supporters. The report in your hands contains our activity reports, as well as staff bios, an income statement and balance sheet, and an alphabetical list of our contributor base. What is our Community Kollel? At its core it is a makom Torah, a place dedicated to the study of Torah. The Kollel operates with the philosophy that, more than any other spiritual or physical asset, it is our Torah and the study of it that have kept our people alive throughout the millennia. It is the goal of our staff to share the beauty of Torah study throughout the Cincinnati Jewish community and, through that, to help each Jew draw closer to his or her Judaism. We c a l l t h e To r a h Etz Chaima Tree of Lifeand, like a tree, in order to bear fruit it must have roots deep within the earth. In order to share Torah, our staff must be deeply rooted in their own dynamic Torah study. Our staff scholars maintain two daily study sessions, each three hours in length, where in a group format they probe, study, and analyze the Torah. This daily effort is led by my co-director, Rabbi Meir Minster. The study of this last year has found us deep in the study of the laws of kashrus and its sources in Talmud Chulin. This upcoming year we look forward to completing this two year project. 2003 Annual Report 5 Our Mission Statement reads, To enrich the Cincinnati KOLLEL DIRECTOR / TORAH STUDIES Jewish community by creating an environment of Torah study and providing access to our spiritual heritage. Any- Rabbi Meir one who has stepped into the Kollels Beis Midrash (study hall) understands how an environment dedicated to Torah Minster study energizes Jews to pass on their heritage from genera- Report on On-Site Learning tion to generation. But to provide education to the mem- bers of a community, you must meet them where they This past year marked a milestone for the Kollel. We began are, and the Kollel has done that, by partnering with a host the study of tractate Chulinwhich deals with the laws of of community organizations. Our Outreach Director, Rabbi kashrusfor the second time in our history. The arrival of Yitzchok Preis, has effectively led that charge, overseeing three new Staff Scholars and their families, which com- all of the Kollels off-site learning opportunities. pleted the full turnover of our original founding team, This past year was witness to a significant change in our allowed us the opportunity to restart our cycle of learning. team of four Staff Scholars. Staff Scholars join the Kollel for During its first seven years, the Kollel had completed five an average of two to five years as a first step out from the tractates of the Talmud, covering practical areas of Jewish purely academic world. When we began last year, three living. Chulin had been our first area of focus and engaged scholars had just left the Kollel for new and exciting posi- us for our first two years. This was followed by Niddah - the tions, and three new scholars had joined us. I am pleased to laws of family purity and then Berochos - the laws of Bless- report that our new team has been a smashing success, ings and Prayer. The final three of those years were spent both in their teaching and reaching out to others as well as covering the laws of Shabbos, found in the tractates in their own study sessions. They are truly a special group, Shabbos and Eiruvin. each with a unique blend of humanity, compassion, and This coming year, our ninth, we look forward to complet- scholarship. ing the study of Chulin, continuing through our second We look forward to the coming year and the opportunity cycle. to touch the lives of ever more Jews with the beauty of I would like to take a moment to describe the daily To r a h . activities of our Beis Midrash. A Beis Midrash translates literally into a study hall or place of learning, but in our case it is much more. Besides serving as the physical hub for much of the Kollels activities, the spiritual impact of the Torah learned there permeates and drives all that we do. This is the essence of the Kollel. From our own learning come the Torah insights that we are able to share with others. Our day is anchored by our personal study. In the morning session we attempt to master specific areas of 6 Cincinnati Community Kollel 2003 Annual Report 7 halacha, legal conclusions, while in the afternoon we survey on winter Saturday nights, filling the Kollel building to the entire tractate at hand, gaining an appreciation for the capacity. The sweet sound of Torah being passed on from context from which Halacha is derived. No less important, generation to generation is truly inspiring. Special thanks go however, is the community learning which we view as to volunteer Josh Kibel, who runs this program so effec- flowing from these sessions. tively. We also thank Rabbi Shai Scherer, for expanding the From 5:30 in the morning until after 10:30 at night, program to include a summer version, on Shabbos after- members of the community can Be found learning in the noons. Beis Midrashwith the Kollel staff or on their own. They I invite you to come in to the Kollel. Join us in our learn- are taking time from their schedules to incorporate the ing and discover your own place in Torah. We look forward beauty of Torah into their day. Whether studying one-on- to seeing you. one at breakfast, lunch or during our evening community session, or by Joining a class or lunch-and-learn, people are finding their lives enriched By the Torah. Over the past few months, Cincinnati has Joined the OUTREACH DIRECTOR growing number of cities that are participating in a new and exciting early-morning learning program called Kollel Rabbi Yitzchok Dirshu International. This program, led locally By RaBBi Yitzchok Preis, encourages the mastery of sections of the Preis Talmud By setting a daily pace and a weekly examination of Report on Off-Site Learning the material covered. A stipend is offered for those who reach attendance and grade requirements. Although the The Kollels vibrant Beis Midrash continues to create an learning ends By 7:00am, the participants have found their energy that spreads far beyond its walls. This past year saw entire day transformed by this early morning spiritual expanded Kollel outreach activities for teens, college workout. Some even return later in the day to continue students and adults of all ages in a wide variety of settings. their Torah discussions. Highlights of this past years off-site endeavors include: We have Been pleasantly surprised By the numBer of Miami Universtiy Hillel continues to play host to our people this program has attracted. Kollel Dirshu Joins our popular, weekly Discovering Judaism dinner-discussions. other successful programs, Yesodei Hatorah (where partici- A Kollel ShaBBaton at the university, in Oxford, Ohio pants acquire the skills to learn on their own) and Daf included upbeat services, home-cooked meals and Yomithe daily study of a folio of Talmud, gaining an festive Shabbat meals. appreciation for the breadth of the Talmud. Perhaps our proudest moment is at Father and Son Campers in Camp Livingston were once again treated Learning, where parents, grandparents and children gather to a memorable Kollel kumzitz as Kollel rabbis shared 8 Cincinnati Community Kollel 2003 Annual Report 9 inspiring stories and spirited songs with campers and staff. Holiday workshops before Sukkot and Passover brought The kumzitz was co-sponsored by Cincinnatis only important information and insight to classes in the Blue kosher Dunkin Donuts. Ash Jewish Learning Center. Other programs there included A Glimpse into the Supernatural and What if I Get Angry at G-d? was the topic of a weekly Rambam study. lecture presented by noted scholar and educator Rabbi Eliezer Breitowitz. The presentation, hosted by Yavneh 9/11 Survivor Oded Aron shared his experience and Day School was a joint venture of the Kollel and Jewish inspiring insight in a pre-Chanukah presentation hosted Family Service. by Jewish Federaton. Northern Hills Congregation became the newest local The JCC teamed up with the Kollel to address the age- congregation to host Kollel Torah Partners sessions. old question of anti-semitism with a seminar entitled The topic of interactive study was Torah Perspectives Why the Jews? on Pleasure. Reincarnation and other concepts in Jewish Mysticsm Woman to Woman Partners in Torah continues to were explored in a three-part series presented at the provide unique one-on-one learning experiences that JCC. bring together women of a variety of ages and back- The Jewish Culture Club at Walnut Hills High grounds. School has been maintained with special pre-holiday Our Womens Learning Initiative also initiated new after-school study and discussion sessions. home study partnerships and home study groups address- The Kollels Test Your Knowledge Torah portion quiz ing topics of interest to area women.
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