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about the kollel
The “Second Seder Kollel” is comprised of over a hundred serious avreichim from all over the world who came to Eretz Yisrael for the sole purpose of learning Torah and growing spiritually.
They utilize these precious years of learning to absorb a tremendous amount of halachic knowledge. The skills and knowledge they imbibe during this stage in their lives are crucial: a solid grasp of halachah as it pertains to everyday life as a Torah Jew. After our avreichim leave the beis medrash for the workforce, they find that the strong foundation of learning that was built in our kollel is crucial in enabling them to remain committed bnei Torah and to continue learning with the high standards of the kollel.
Our kollel offers a daily riveting shiur and rigorous curriculum, as well as monthly comprehensive tests, motivating a thorough review, with an option for semichah available. Our members forge close bonds with the roshei kollel, Rabbi Shraga Kallus and Rabbi Yitzchok Boehm, and feel comfortable turning to them even after they leave the kollel. Shiurim are available online to facilitate review and enable alumni to keep up with the kollel’s curriculum.
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The Roshei Kollel
Harav Shragi Kallus
Harav Shraga Kallus’ dynamic shiurim have transformed the way people of all walks of life learn halacha by combining practical halacha with stories and humour. His range of topics include all areas of Halacha, mussar and hashkafa.
Born in Brooklyn/ Flatbush, New York, Harav Kallus lives in Yerushalayim with his family. He had shimush by Harav Elyashiv ztz’l, and had a close relationship with Harav Chaim Pinchos Scheinberg ztz’l, as well as Harav Moshe Sternbuch shlit’a. He is imbuing and empowering the next generation with a love for Yiddishkeit.
R’ Kallus heads the prestigious Kollellim of Machon Hora’ah L’rabbanim & ‘The Second Seder Kollel’ – totaling over 130 men! As well he is Rav of Khillas Imrei Phi in Ramat Shlomo, and a Rebbi in Yeshivas Torah Ore, Yeshivas Aderes HaTorah and Yeshivas Beis Yisroel. Lastly, he gives shiurim in seminaries such as Binas Beis Yaakov and Chedvas Beis Yaakov. As Rabbi Kallus’s renown has grown, he has been invited to speak at the Agudah Yarchei Kallah in Yerushalayim, the summer Yarchei Kallah in London and in numerous Jewish centers world wide, including New York and South Africa. Rav Kallus has given over 14,000 shiurim over the past 10+ years and has released three books: Wine Whisky & Halachah!, The Laws of Yichud and The Laws of Challah and Hadlokas Neiros.
Harav Yitzchok Boehm
Harav Yitzchok Boehm is a rosh kollel of ‘The Second Seder Kollel’ and Kollel Emes L’Yaakov numbering close to a hundred avreichim. Talmidim and alumni alike follow his comprehensive mareh mekomos, in which complicated halacha topics are made straightforward and accessible.
Some of his shiurim on Shas are featured on Shas Illuminated. For over fifteen years he was a rosh kollel of Kollel Linas Hatzedek for the Center for Jewish Values. He fields choshen mishpat shaylos for the Kav Halacha hotline in Yerushalyim. He wrote seforim on hilchos emes v’sheker, and on various halachic issues pertaining to owning and running nursing homes.
HaRav Boehm learned in Philadelphia Yeshiva, Ner Yisroel of Baltimore, and Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim. He is a close talmid of HaRav Yitzchak Berkovits from whom he received semicha and has been meshamesh for close to twenty years in practical halacha and hanhaga.