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Yehuda & David’s Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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David Niazov<\/strong> Brooklyn NY
Occupation: Barber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I first heard about the TorahMates<\/a> program from my wife. She had already been learning with her own TorahMate for two years. When I asked her about it, she told me that men could have TorahMates too. Thanks to my coordinator, Yaakov Landman<\/a>, and to Hashem Yisbarach, I was able to partner with Yehuda Weiss. In addition to being a great TorahMate, he\u2019s a good friend. We started with The Shabbos Kitchen<\/a>, and now we\u2019re in the middle of Navi<\/a>. The way Yehuda breaks it down, the way he teaches – it\u2019s just amazing. I come from a background where we keep tradition, but The Shabbos Kitchen really enhanced my understanding of Shabbos. It deepened my knowledge and helped me keep Shabbos in a much stronger way. Even learning Navi has been eye-opening. It\u2019s changed the way I see things, the way I understand history, and how I view the events and our history through the looking lens of the Torah. It\u2019s beautiful! I\u2019ve been learning with my TorahMate for four and a half years now, and this has been my longest chavrusa (study partner) since I started becoming religious. Over the years, I tried to find a consistent chavrusa, but this program has been the most steady and reliable\u2014especially with the flexibility of learning once a week at our own time. We even made a siyum (a meal to celebrate a Mitzvah), and the whole experience has been wonderful. I hope the program continues to grow and bring chizzuk (encouragement) to more Jews. No matter what background you come from, you can always expand your horizons and see Torah from a new perspective. And when you do, you realize just how much it can change your life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Yehuda Weiss<\/strong> Jackson NJ<\/em>
TorahMate since: 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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After I got married, I lived in Israel for a few years. When I moved back, I joined Rabbi Lefkowitz\u2019s kollel, where I met someone named Rabbi Leifer. He told me he worked for Oorah<\/a> and said I should get a TorahMate<\/a>, that I\u2019d really enjoy it and find it geshmak (deeply pleasurable). So that\u2019s when I got set up with David – four and a half years ago! We learned Rav Simcha Bunim Cohen\u2019s book on Shabbos, from cover to cover, and we\u2019re going through Tanach now, specifically Navi. We\u2019re really understanding and living the history of Klal Yisroel (Jewish Nation) together. It\u2019s amazing.
David is a great guy; he\u2019s so devoted and grabs every opportunity to learn. We\u2019re both busy, but we make time. He\u2019s a big inspiration\u2014completely committed to his growth.
For me, there\u2019s so much chiyus (liveliness) in being able to give over from my time in yeshiva and what I\u2019ve learned. These aren\u2019t just surface conversations\u2014we\u2019re talking tachlis, real life. It\u2019s not about politics or sports; it\u2019s about Torah. And it\u2019s not like a business meeting that ends. It\u2019s a constant continuation and a very real relationship. TorahMates is such a great program and I would recommend it to anyone who can join!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Start learning with a TorahMate today!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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