Manalapan, NJ Smicha Tested

By COLlive Staff

The Bochurim of Yeshiva Beis Menachem of Western Monmouth County, New Jersey, were tested this past week in preparation for their Semicha.

The test, their second, was given by Rabbi Mordechai S. Ashkenazi, chief Rabbi of Kfar Chabad who flew in from Israel especially for the occasion.

Rabbi Ashkenazi was impressed with the knowledge displayed by students Yossi Smoller, Moshe Kulik, Yoel Sebag, Daniel Tsitsuashvili and Yossi Kahan. “The Bochurim knew the material well,” he said after the test.

“They learned hard and the effort paid off,” added Rabbi Levi Y. Schapiro, Rosh Yeshiva.

Yeshiva Beis Menachem is a Semicha Program based in Manalapan, NJ where the Bochurim learn for Semicha as well as other areas of practical Halacha. They receive Shiurim with hands-on experience on topics such as Mikvaos, Shatnez, Gittin, and more.

The Bochurim also bring a Yiddishe and Chasidishe environment to the Western Monmouth County community, in part, by learning with local community members, coordinating youth programs and visiting various businesses on their Friday “Mivtzoim Routes”.

The Yeshiva is under the direction of Rabbi Boruch Chazanow, Head Shliach of Western Monmouth County, and Rabbi Levi Schapiro who serves as Rosh Yeshiva.