September 30, 2026
Dear Alumni and Friends,
We hope you and your families had a meaningful Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur and are enjoying your Sukkos break.
It’s been a busy start to the year at HTC. In the lead-up to the Yamim Noraim, the Sarah Hartman Women’s College of Touro hosted special programming for women in the community, where we were privileged to have a packed house! We also marked an exciting step forward for Sarah Hartman Women's College as demolition began on the next phase of the College’s campus.
We'd like to invite our alumni and community to join us tonight in the Shabat Sukkah for a special Simchas Beis Hashoeva with Moshe Tischler (details below)! Additionally, please join us on Simchas Torah night for hakafos!
Wishing you and your families a wonderful remainder of Sukkos and a Chag Sameach!
All the best, Rabbi Shmuel L. Schuman CEO, HTC |
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Upcoming Events and Programs |
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Sarah Hartman Women's College Holds Wrecking Ball Kickoff |
During the Aseres Yemei Teshuva, sometimes it can feel as though the walls are caving in. At the “Wrecking Ball Kickoff” event held last Wednesday by Sarah Hartman Women's College of Touro at HTC, that feeling was quite literal — and a promising sign of what lies ahead.
The event marked the formal kickoff to the demolition of HTC's property at 2620 W. Touhy Ave. (formerly the Veitzener Cheder), which will serve as the anchor of the college's new campus. Nearly 75 people braved the rain to attend the event that quite literally took place in a construction zone: protective netting and fallen limestone to the west, holes in the plaza where the playground stood a week ago, construction vehicles on site, and caution tape everywhere.
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HTC Beis Midrash: Back and Booming! |
HTC's Beis Midrash is thrilled to have begun the new zman learning Chezkas HaBatim with a tremendous energy and strong kol Torah. This month, our Rosh HaYeshiva, Rabbi Moshe Revah delivered his first Shiur Klali of the year, bringing together the Beis Midrash, Kollel, and FYHS upperclassmen into a packed Beis Midrash for a powerful shared learning experience. We wish our talmidim much bracha for a wonderful year ahead filled with growth in Torah and avodas Hashem! |
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Sarah Hartman Women’s College Hosts Community Evening of Inspiration Before the Yamim Noraim |
On September 8, Sarah Hartman Women’s College of Touro welcomed women and girls from across the community for a beautiful and meaningful evening in the Hartman Library. The program began with Hataras Nedarim, followed by an inspiring shiur on Yemei Teshuvah led by Rabbi Moshe Revah, Rosh HaYeshiva of HTC, with additional reflections from Mrs. Kochava Yitzhak, Chair of the Department of Jewish Studies.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this uplifting evening in preparation for the Yamim Noraim. |
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FYHS Adds New Elective Period into Daily Schedule |
For General Studies this year at FYHS, we’re returning to six class periods and expanding our club electives to include Art, Sociology, Biology Lab, Public Speaking, Physical Fitness, Student Podcasting, and Mathletes—with Music joining the lineup at the end of October! These electives give students the opportunity to explore their interests, try something new, and discover exciting enrichment opportunities.
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HTC is proud of our students, past and present! Take a look at this month's spotlighted alumni. |
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Yoni Kohn, FYHS 1998
Current Location: Yad Binyamin
Profession: I'm on the English team of Tzurba M'Rabanan, a series of halacha books used in schools and shuls around the world. I also recently completed my Doctorate on the Rashbatz (1361-1444).
Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 7 kids
What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: So many great memories and moments. I remember the competition around a “Jeopardy”-themed review in Rabbi Polstein’s shiur, when Aaron Slotnick came up with a big answer for our team. Once, Rabbi Twerski walked into shiur a bit late. Nobody was learning. He wrote on the chalkboard, “מותר ללמוד תורה בבוקר” (One is allowed to learn Torah in the morning)! His little grin made us crack up! I also really benefited from Mr. Schaffel’s guidance and optimism. He had a willingness to talk and guide us.
Please share a lesson/takeaway from your time at FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I learned to be a Ben Torah at the Yeshiva. The musar schmoozes on Tuesday left me with life lessons. For example, things like picking up the garbage from the ground and just being sympathetic and kind to people when they are down. They taught us that a Ben Torah is being a good ethical person and then building your ruchniyus on top of that.
Advice for current students: Don't be afraid to do the right thing.
Anything else to share: I felt that Rabbi Kamenetzky had a profound impact on me, because he treated us as young adults and not just little kids. |
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Ezra Genauer, FYHS 1992
Current Location: Atlanta (originally from Seattle)
Profession: Manage a portfolio of shopping centers in Washington state
Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 5 kids
What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I always enjoyed the softball league. I always looked forward to it. I also got to be the yearbook editor my senior year. The Purim shpiel and shtick were really fun. We had a small class, and this was before the school got big. We had a great camaraderie. The dorm life was really fun!
Please share a lesson/takeaway from your time at FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: They taught us how to grow up and adapt. Nobody is going to fix all your problems. We learned how to change in a healthy setting. The staff really knew us. Rabbi Isenberg, who was in his first year, pushed me to learn in OJ. It was a life changing experience where I still have relationships to this day. I owe him a lot for recognizing that in me. When I visited 8 years ago, he came to see me.
Advice for current students: Figure out who you are so you can make the right choices for yourself. Follow the advice of people who know you. Be self aware and self confident.
Anything else to share: The Yeshiva is very unique, and it would be impossible to even start it today as it balances the Yeshiva and academics. Things are more polarizing now. It's the only yeshiva like it in the world, very impressive. It's a jewel in the country. |
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Divrei Torah from Alumni and Rebbeim |
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Living in Hashem's Embrace
By Rabbi Moshe Revah
The Gemara in Sukkah details seemingly in an incidental manner a long list of possible ‘decorations’ that one may place in the Sukkah. “If one…decorated his Sukkah with colorful curtains and sheets, and hung in it ornamental nuts, almonds, peaches, and pomegranates, grape branches, and wreaths of stalks of grain, wines, oils, and vessels full of flour, etc.” Why does the Tanna need such a long list, or any list for that matter, delineating how one can decorate his Sukkah? Merely writing ‘it was decorated’ should suffice!
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The Gift of Shabbos
By Rabbi Aaron Leibtag
A few hours after Creation, Adam and Chava are banished from Gan Eden, and later in the parashah, we see Kayin punished for eternity for the murder of his brother Hevel. Midrash Rabbah (22) presents a fascinating dialogue between the two, each having faced significant suffering. When Adam inquires about Kayin’s judgment, Kayin responds that he has engaged in teshuvah. Adam is taken aback by this revelation, exclaiming: "Such is the power of teshuvah, and I didn’t know it!" |
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