"Don’t worry about your livelihood while you are learning in Yeshiva. Learning in Yeshiva is important. Once you make the decision to attend Yeshiva, don’t confuse yourself with extraneous issues. Stay focused and have faith in G-d that He will help you to succeed."

Michoel Shkolnik

6.23.04

TORAH NAME:  HaTamim Michoel ben Avrohom Chazak! 

AGE: I was born in 1975

LINEAGE: I am at least 3 or 4 generations Ukrainian

GREW UP IN:  Kiev, Ukrain until I was 16 years old and then moved to Los Angeles, CA.

WENT TO SCHOOL AT:  Batchelor of Arts in Business Administration from USC.

MY INTERESTS/HOBBIES ARE: Weightlifting, Soccer, Computers, Tech toys, Reading.

HAVE BEEN FRUM SINCE: Yom Kippur 2002, Shomer Shabbos and then little by little took on more mitzvoth.

HAVE BEEN IN YTM SINCE: Passover 2004

THINGS I LOVE MOST ABOUT YTM:  The great teachers, friendly atmosphere, fellow students that I can relate to who have similar backgrounds, and of course the great food!

MY RESPONSIBILITIES AT YTM CONSISTS OF:  Keeping to the schedule of learning & weekly community outreach.

I GAUGE MY TORAH STUDY AT WHAT LEVEL: I am a beginner. I daven about 80% in Hebrew and little by little I am building language skills in learning Gemorra, Chumash, etc.

HOW DO I MAKE THE MOST OUT OF MY TIME:  I keep to the learning schedule and make an effort to get up early to exercise.

WHAT DO I EXPECT TO GET OUT OF YTM: To be able to read from the original (Hebrew & Aramaic) texts on my own. I also want to become knowledgeable, or at least familiar, with the Halachos necessary to live a proper Jewish lifestyle.

WHAT SURPRISED ME THE MOST:  The variety of students that attended the program from all different walks of life.

HOW AM I BETTER THAN BEFORE:  The practical knowledge of Judaism that I have gained has led me to greater confidence in what I am doing.

A WORD TO Prospective students: Don’t worry about your livelihood while you are learning in Yeshiva. Learning in Yeshiva is important. Once you make the decision to attend Yeshiva, don’t confuse yourself with extraneous issues. Stay focused and have faith in G-d that He will help you to succeed.

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