The board of the Keren Rav Avrohom Cohen released the names
this year's awardees, selected at the recommendation of
gedolei Torah in advance of the major awards ceremony
to be held on motzei Shabbos Bereishis, like every year at or
near the yahrtzeit of the Chasam Sofer, at the Ramat
Tamir hotel in Jerusalem.
The Ateres Hamishpot award will go to Yeshivas Karlin-Stolin
alumnus HaRav Sholom Mordechai Halevy Segal, author of
Mishkon Sholom, who is currently learning at Kollel
Ohel Rabbenu Yonoson and Kollel Ulpanna DeRabbenu Yochonon,
of Karlin-Stolin, Jerusalem.
The Kesser Torah awardee is HaRav Moshe Ze'ev Eitan, an
alumnus of Yeshivas Beis Dovid and Yeshivas Ponovezh, now
learning at Kollel Ponovezh in Bnei Brak.
The Nezer Horo'oh awardee is HaRav Shlomo Fertig, an alumnus
of Yeshivas Kol Torah and Yeshivas Tifrach and now studying
at Kollel Horo'oh Ohr Avrohom Abbo, which is part of Kollel
Ahavas Torah in Beit Shemesh.
The board notes that no fewer than 25 outstanding
avreichim who have already completed studying almost
all of Choshen Mishpot and Even Ha'ezer applied
for the Ateres Mishpot, making the decision over this and the
other stipends more involved than in previous years.
The ceremony will be held on 25 Tishrei, the yahrtzeit
of the Chasam Sofer, and will be combined with a celebration
marking the completion of the Keren Rav Avrohom Cohen cycle
by those who were awarded the stipend in the past and are now
completing the five-year program: HaRav Aryeh Leib Lehr, who
was Kesser Torah, and HaRav Dovid Twersky, who was Nezer
Horo'oh, who is now a rov and moreh tzedek for the
Rachmastrivko kehilloh in Jerusalem. All those
receiving the stipends must pass rigorous tests to display
their mastery of the material they study.
The annual Shas siyum, which is new to the Keren Rav
Avrohom Cohen, will also be included in the ceremonies.
Dozens of avreichim took part and were tested orally
on the entire Shas.
On the foundation's nesius includes leading Torah and
horo'oh figures: HaRav Shmuel Halevy Wosner, HaRav
Nissim Karelitz, HaRav Shmuel Birnbaum, rosh yeshiva of
Yeshivas Mir-USA, and HaRav Yitzchok Tuvioh Weiss,
gavad of the Eidoh Chareidis in Jerusalem.
Rav Avrohom Cohen is a prominent leader of the chareidi
community in the US who has done much to help numerous Torah
and chessed projects in Israel and abroad. Through his
efforts numerous immigrants from Eastern-bloc countries have
undergone bris miloh. He also authored a large
halachic book called Bris Avrohom HaKohen.
Nineteen years ago he set up the foundation bearing his name
to provide award winners generous support for five years of
study.
