Rav Yaakov Bender, rosh ha’yeshiva of Yeshiva Darchei Torah; Mr. Nachum Futersak, host; and Rav Elya Brudny, R’M at the Mirrer Yeshiva, at the annual breakfast reception for Darchei Torah’s Rabenstein Learning Center and Weiss Vocational Center
Mr. Ronald Lowinger, president of Yeshiva Darchei Torah and founder of the Weiss Vocational Center; Dr. Yair Keilson; and Mr. Nachum Futersak, host
Mr. Ronald Lowinger, president of Yeshiva Darchei Torah and founder of the Weiss Vocational Center; Dr. Yair Keilson; and Mr. Nachum Futersak, host
Mr. Lloyd Keilson, co-chairman of YDT’s board of trustees; Mr. Nachum Futersak, host; and Rav Azriel Brown
Mr. Lloyd Keilson, co-chairman of YDT’s board of trustees; Mr. Nachum Futersak, host; and Rav Azriel Brown
Mr. Shlomo Weiss, Mr. Menachem Jacobowitz, and Rav Yissachar Blinder
Mr. Shlomo Weiss, Mr. Menachem Jacobowitz, and Rav Yissachar Blinder

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Rav Yaakov Bender, rosh ha’yeshiva of Yeshiva Darchei Torah; Mr. Nachum Futersak, host; and Rav Elya Brudny, R’M at the Mirrer Yeshiva, at the annual breakfast reception for Darchei Torah’s Rabenstein Learning Center and Weiss Vocational Center
Rav Yaakov Bender, rosh ha’yeshiva of Yeshiva Darchei Torah; Mr. Nachum Futersak, host; and Rav Elya Brudny, R’M at the Mirrer Yeshiva, at the annual breakfast reception for Darchei Torah’s Rabenstein Learning Center and Weiss Vocational Center

By Benzion Kaplan

They are trailblazing programs that have transformed not only the yeshiva of which they are an integral part but the entire community and wider world of chinuch as well. Most importantly, they have immeasurably enhanced the lives of hundreds of students who have benefited from these programs. They are the Rabenstein Learning Center and Weiss Vocational Center of Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway.

The Rabenstein Learning Center was founded in 1981 and serves as a multifaceted resource center for the students of Yeshiva Darchei Torah, with one-on-one instruction, self-contained classrooms, and vital assistance for children with learning issues. The Weiss Vocational Center, founded in 1995, serves a select group of Mesivta Chaim Shlomo bachurim each year by providing them with a series of courses in plumbing, electrical wiring, construction, and carpentry that complement the standard schedule of limudei kodesh in the morning and evening and a modified academic syllabus in the afternoon.

Together these two programs have set the standard in the world of inclusionary chinuch and have proven that a mainstream yeshiva can encompass the highest standards of excellence while ensuring that no talmid is left behind.

On a beautiful May Sunday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Nachum Futersak opened up their Lawrence home for the centers’ annual breakfast, an event that was an unqualified success. Mr. Futersak opened the program by describing the importance of the cause, relating his firsthand encounter with one of the graduates of the Weiss Vocational Center and how impressed he was. Rav Yaakov Bender, the rosh ha’yeshiva of Yeshiva Darchei Torah, spoke next, emphasizing the responsibility we all have to ensure that each child in Klal Yisrael gets the education that fits his unique needs and circumstances. Rav Elya Brudny, a rosh yeshiva at the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn, served as guest speaker. He extolled Rav Bender, the founders and leaders of the respective programs, their staff, and their supporters for the vital role they are playing in ensuring that countless Jewish children have a brighter future. v

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