The RBS Morning Kollel brings together growth-oriented ba'alei batim, professionals, and entrepreneurs in a warm, cohesive learning environment dedicated to personal growth and the continued development of our community.
Welcome
Every weekday morning, our bais medrash fills with men who have chosen to begin their day with Torah. Shachris, chavrusa learning, and shiurim from a remarkable roster of rabbeim, all before the workday begins. Whether you learn with us in person or help make it possible, there is a place for you in the RBS Morning Kollel family.
Leadership
Rosh Kollel & Founding Director
Rav Yaakov Klein is an author, lecturer, and musician who believes that Penimiyus haTorah has the power to fundamentally rewire how we think, feel, and live. In addition to serving as Rosh Kollel of the RBS Morning Kollel, Rav Klein is the founder of DorShav, a platform offering transformative courses, curricula, and Torah-based coaching. He lives in Neve Shamir with his wife Shira and their three children.
Founding Director
Rav Shimon Kronenberg is the Founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Yesodei Yisrael of Beit Shemesh, an innovative and leading boys high school serving the Anglo community in Israel. He has played a leading role in developing community initiatives that strengthen Torah life and engagement, including Que&A Beit Shemesh and the RBS Junior Kollel. Rav Kronenberg is also the Founder and CEO of The Yashar Group LLC, an integrated facilities management company based in New Jersey. He lives in Neve Shamir with his wife Talia and their six children.
Our Rabbeim
A rotating first seder led by a distinguished team, a different rebbe each morning.
Sunday Semichas Chaver
Rav Eli Levi is a distinguished talmid chacham, mohel, sofer, shochet, and more. Born and raised in Baltimore, he learned at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh and Yeshivas Ner Yisrael, where he received semicha from Rav Heineman while earning a master's in education from Johns Hopkins University. He served as a leading mechanech in Baltimore before making aliyah with his family in 2024. He now lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh and continues to teach across seminaries, yeshivos, and adult education programs.
Monday Tanach B'Iyun
Rav Mordechai Gershon leads the Monday morning Tanach B'Iyun seder, bringing depth and clarity to the study of Nach. Full biography coming soon.
Tuesday Midos י״ג
Rav Joey Rosenfeld, LCSW is a practicing psychotherapist in the addiction field, focusing on the interface between philosophy, spirituality, and psychology. His shiurim on Jewish philosophy, Kabbalah, and the inner workings of the human soul have reached thousands around the world, and he has a devoted following of students from across the entire spectrum of the Jewish community.
Wednesday Tzurba M'Rabanan
Rav Zev Sheff brings a wealth of experience and dedication to chinuch and Torah education. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, he made aliyah with his family in 2006 at the age of nine. He is deeply involved in youth programming and education for olim across the greater Beit Shemesh community and serves as a popular rebbe and mashpia at Yesodei Yisrael. A sought-after guitar teacher, he blends music and personal growth to inspire his students. He lives in Neve Shamir with his wife Temima and their three children.
Thursday Shiur
Rav Larry Rothwachs, a licensed clinical social worker, has served as the rav of Congregation Beth Aaron in Teaneck, NJ since 2002. A musmach of RIETS, he taught for nearly two decades at YU High School for Boys and the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey, serves as head rabbi of Camp Morasha, and is Director of Professional Rabbinics at RIETS. This summer he is making aliyah to become the founding rav of Meromei Shemesh, a new community in Ramat Beit Shemesh.
The Seder
Sunday through Thursday. Open bais medrash available from 9:00 until 1:15.
The 11:00 second seder is led each day by Rav Yaakov Klein.
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