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Congregation Shomrei Emunah, given as a Washington speechwriter, a job he Marsh, who enjoys a shiur that covers
by Shlomo Horowitz; Rabbi Heber’s had held for six years, he began learn- ground. “Learning with a group forces
Mishna Brurah shiur on Sunday and ing every morning bechavrusa at Ner me to make progress and pay attention
Tuesday evenings; and Rabbi Frand’s Israel. For the next 20 years, his income more than I would by myself. I am very
shiur on Thursday evenings. He also came from writing for various publica- happy to have the opportunity to
learns with Rabbi Tzvi Karp: Pirkei tions, with a short interlude at a think devote time to learning. As we say every
Avos on Thursday mornings and vari- tank and one year teaching at Bais day, ‘Talmud Torah keneged kulam.’ In
ous halachic topics on Sunday morn- HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore addition, my wife is delighted,” he con-
ings. (Rabbi Slanger’s yeshiva). For seven cludes.
years, he wrote a weekly column and,
“Having no formal yeshiva back- later, editorials for Hamodia. Dr. Marsh’s daily schedule includes
ground, I find the rebbeim who give the Kollel Boker Nachlas HaTorah in the
shiurim to be quite informative, enjoy- “Around 2000, I began a daily learn- mornings; Rav Mordechai
able, and inspiring, and I marvel at ing seder with a homebound talmid Shuchatowitz’s Amud Yomi at Agudath
their intelligence, sincerity, and love of chacham, supplemented a year or two Israel of Greenspring; and Rabbi
Yiddishkeit,” remarks Mr. Shear. “I have later when I joined Rabbi Nachman Frankel’s Daf Yomi shiur at Agudath
found the shiurim to be stimulating, Klein’s Senior Kollel,” relates Dr. Marsh. Israel-Park Heights, Sunday morning
and they capture my attention. My wife “After Rabbi Klein’s petira, I was learn- and Monday through Thursday nights.
is very supportive of my learning and ing in the Darchei Tzedek morning
tells me she is inspired by it.” chabura for about a year until I was Here Come the Baby Boomers
recruited by Rosh Kollel Rabbi Rabbi Mordechai Bamberger, director
“Talmud Torah Keneged Kulam” Nechemia Goldstein when he opened of the Baltimore Community Kollel,
Dr. Yaacov Marsh has been going to a his Kollel Boker Nachlas HaTorah in explains why more and more learning
Daf Yomi shiur since 1980, when he Congregation Machzikei Torah, about programs for seniors are popping up
lived in Boston. After he moved to 18 months ago. and why they will continue to do so
Baltimore and started working in over the next 10 to 15 years: “With the
Washington, D.C., he had a daily “Rabbi Goldstein is a talmid aging of the Baby Boomer generation,
chavrusa at lunchtime. In 1991, imme- chacham whose shiurim offer much learning opportunities for seniors has
diately after he lost his last full-time job information and new insights on a become much more important,
broad variety of subjects,” notes Dr.
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by Shlomo Horowitz; Rabbi Heber’s had held for six years, he began learn- ground. “Learning with a group forces
Mishna Brurah shiur on Sunday and ing every morning bechavrusa at Ner me to make progress and pay attention
Tuesday evenings; and Rabbi Frand’s Israel. For the next 20 years, his income more than I would by myself. I am very
shiur on Thursday evenings. He also came from writing for various publica- happy to have the opportunity to
learns with Rabbi Tzvi Karp: Pirkei tions, with a short interlude at a think devote time to learning. As we say every
Avos on Thursday mornings and vari- tank and one year teaching at Bais day, ‘Talmud Torah keneged kulam.’ In
ous halachic topics on Sunday morn- HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore addition, my wife is delighted,” he con-
ings. (Rabbi Slanger’s yeshiva). For seven cludes.
years, he wrote a weekly column and,
“Having no formal yeshiva back- later, editorials for Hamodia. Dr. Marsh’s daily schedule includes
ground, I find the rebbeim who give the Kollel Boker Nachlas HaTorah in the
shiurim to be quite informative, enjoy- “Around 2000, I began a daily learn- mornings; Rav Mordechai
able, and inspiring, and I marvel at ing seder with a homebound talmid Shuchatowitz’s Amud Yomi at Agudath
their intelligence, sincerity, and love of chacham, supplemented a year or two Israel of Greenspring; and Rabbi
Yiddishkeit,” remarks Mr. Shear. “I have later when I joined Rabbi Nachman Frankel’s Daf Yomi shiur at Agudath
found the shiurim to be stimulating, Klein’s Senior Kollel,” relates Dr. Marsh. Israel-Park Heights, Sunday morning
and they capture my attention. My wife “After Rabbi Klein’s petira, I was learn- and Monday through Thursday nights.
is very supportive of my learning and ing in the Darchei Tzedek morning
tells me she is inspired by it.” chabura for about a year until I was Here Come the Baby Boomers
recruited by Rosh Kollel Rabbi Rabbi Mordechai Bamberger, director
“Talmud Torah Keneged Kulam” Nechemia Goldstein when he opened of the Baltimore Community Kollel,
Dr. Yaacov Marsh has been going to a his Kollel Boker Nachlas HaTorah in explains why more and more learning
Daf Yomi shiur since 1980, when he Congregation Machzikei Torah, about programs for seniors are popping up
lived in Boston. After he moved to 18 months ago. and why they will continue to do so
Baltimore and started working in over the next 10 to 15 years: “With the
Washington, D.C., he had a daily “Rabbi Goldstein is a talmid aging of the Baby Boomer generation,
chavrusa at lunchtime. In 1991, imme- chacham whose shiurim offer much learning opportunities for seniors has
diately after he lost his last full-time job information and new insights on a become much more important,
broad variety of subjects,” notes Dr.
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