By COLlive reporter
Connecticut is on the smicha map.
Yeshivas Beis Dovid Shlomo in New Haven was honored this week to host Kiryat Malachi Chief Rabbi Yitzchok Yehuda Yaroslavsky for an unusual purpose.
For the first time, studies for rabbinical ordination have been conducted in the Yeshiva by a group of elder bochurim who serve on the staff in the roles of mashpia, mashgiach and dorm counselors of the Mesivta and Zal.
Under the direction of the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Kalmenson and the Menahel Rabbi Yosef Lustig, the 10 elder bochurim have concluded learning the laws of milk and meat.
Rabbi Yaroslavsky, head of the Chabad Beis Din of Israel, was brought to test them, adding the city to the numerous locations where he regularly tests for smicha.
The bochurim who were tested are (top row, from right) Yossi Rubashkin, Mendel Unsdorfer, Motti Harlig, Sholly Brown, Yanky Rodman, Nochum Labkowsky, Mendel Borenstein, Chaim Wilansky, (bottom row, from right) Aharon Robinson and Yossi Dalfin.
The test lasted for an hour and 40 minutes after which Rabbi Yaroslavsky announced that he was pleased with the responses and that they all passed successfully.
Nice to see you on COL!!!!
making us proud
enjoying the kavod in the front row ? 🙂
mazel tov!!
Go AL!!
your room mate 🙂
Mendel Borenstein is the best Shliach I ever had!
your a tzadik! we love you 🙂
A.H
Robby in the house hoo hoo
Go Yanky!!
Go Chaim Wilansky!!
Your THE best!!!
Y Rubashkin you make us proud!!!
keep up the great work!!
YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done Mendel and all of you. We are so proud of you.
M and T Unsdorfer
In my opinion – one of the best bochurim around.
Y.Y.
A former (and forever) camper and talmid
to our Fave uncle ….We’re so proud of you!
Menachem and Zalman
Motti ur popular on col :). Go Motti!!!! Ur the best!!
-From the Holy Land.
Sholly has more comments than motti!
Go Mendel
RABBI Motti Harlig! Mazel Tov!
Hi from the other side of the world!
Hatzlacha rabah! Looking forward to catching up one day…
Always looking for ways to make the Rebbe proud. I can’t wait to join your Chabad house.
Yay Sholly!!!
Well done Sholi!
Dear Bochur,
Your found in a great Yeshiva with a terrific Menahel and Fantastic (!!) Mashpiam & Magid Shiurim.
You should realize the tremendous wealth which surrounds you.
Chap arein, and Grow and Grow!!
Don’t Stop!!
Keep on giving the Rebbe and your parents much nachas.
Hatzlacha Rabba and Only Besoras Tovas!!
P.S. Shluchim you guys are great!
Keep up the excellent work!!!
From sunny California 🙂 (you know who)
Go Motty- Best counselor in parksvile ever!!!!!
Your favorite camper
Motti Harlig to rocks the house! Gr8 job
Keep up the great work!
Parents, tell your kids to chap arein with such amazing staff.
Hatzlacha Rabba!!!!
Shturem with Tahruvos 🙂
Good to see you sholi brown, been a long time…
yoshar koach for all the effort you guys put into yeshiva, bringing a chasiddisher varmkait to new haven…
Wish you could all also go home for SHabbos to celebrate!
Go Motti!!!!!!!!
great job!! may u go mechayel el choyel
S.L
Moddi (and Levi) congratulations (and the cousins)
Go Vegas’s dancing dreidels!
yoshar koach for all the effort you guys put into yeshiva, bringing a chasiddisher varmkait to new haven…
-bocherim new haven 5771
From the machatonim
Yossi Dalfin is the best. New Haven is lucky to have him part of their staff.
GO MOTTI!!!
amazing bochurim goes along with a great rosh yeshiva
Pittsburgh salutes you, mz”t.
Go Motti and Yanky!!