We recently sat down for an exclusive conversation with Rabbi Shmuel Weiss and Rabbi Yaakov Bernfeld, the Lakewood area coordinator and national director, respectively, of Adopt-a-Kollel—a grassroots initiative that bridges shuls across America with kollelim in Eretz Yisrael. What began as a response to devastating financial cuts quickly blossomed into a powerful movement that now provides essential support to thousands of kollel families living in Eretz Yisrael.
In this inspiring conversation, we trace the humble beginnings of Adopt-a-Kollel and discover how this effort has grown into a global force, empowering countless Torah learners and deepening connections across the Jewish world. Just a few short years ago, Rabbi Weiss and Rabbi Bernfeld enabled Toms River residents to join the movement, and today, there is exciting potential for even more shuls to create meaningful partnerships and make a lasting impact.
Read more in this week’s edition of Achdus Magazine…
