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At the heart of the Kollel is our cadre of meticulously selected Torah scholars dedicated to the highest levels of advanced Torah study.

 

Our Rabbis are not only passionate about learning Torah, they are also passionate about teaching Torah. They tirelessly give of their time to learn with community members one-on-one and through a wide array of classes on Jewish Law, Chumash, Mishnah, Talmud, and beyond, sharpening their talents while gaining the skills and experience to become the leaders and educators of the future.

Kollel Members

Rabbi Avi Bin-nun was raised in an out-of-town Torah community, having moved with his family at a young age to help pioneer the Gibraltar Kollel. He later grew up in Passaic, New Jersey, and studied at the Philadelphia Yeshiva, the Detroit Yeshiva, and Beth Medrash Govoah. Rabbi Bin-nun and his wife, Sarah (nee Weissfish), are the proud parents of 3 children.

Rabbi Avi Bin-Nun

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Rabbi Shimmy Fried

Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Rabbi Muser studied in Yeshivas HaNegev in Israel and the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn. He joined the St. Louis Kollel in 1991 and currently serves as Rosh Chabura for the Kollel Boker. He and his wife, Chaya, have eight children and a growing number of grandchildren.

Rabbi Chona Muser

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Rabbi Chaim Rosenblatt

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from the Mirrer Yeshiva High School in Brooklyn and attended St. Louis Rabbinical College as well as Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood. He joined the St. Louis Kollel in 1991, and currently serves as Rosh Chabura for the Kollel Boker. Rabbi Frank and his wife Chavi have six wonderful children and numerous grandchildren.

Rabbi Yerachmiel Frank

Originally from Lakewood, New Jersey, Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim Goldstone studied at Mesivta of Long Beach and later learned at Yeshivas Yagdil Torah in Yerushalayim. Upon returning to the United States, he joined Beth Medrash Govoah and later spent several years learning and engaging in community outreach at Ner Yisroel in Baltimore. Rabbi Goldstone and his wife, Shima, a nurse, are the proud parents of four children

Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim Goldstone

A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, Rabbi Nitsun studied at Telshe and various Yeshivos in Eretz Yisrael. Rabbi Nitsun directs the Senior Kollel Division. He is a mohel, sofer and shochet and manages the Kollel bookstore. He and his wife, Pnina, are the grateful parents and grandparents of many extraordinary children and grandchildren.

Rabbi Gidon Nitsun

Chezky Freund is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. In his youth, he went to learn at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel for nearly a decade. Afterwards, he studied in the Mir Yerushalayim under the famed Rav Asher Arieli Shlita. He returned to Ner Yisroel, where he furthered his rigorous learning schedule and developed true Kesharim with many of his rebbeim. During his summers, he has led multiple highly successful S.E.E.D. programs and Birthright trips. After meeting his wife Yehudis, they moved to Far Rockaway, NY for her to complete her masters in P.A. There, he studied in Kollel under the direction of Rav Shalom Silberberg and during the night gave shiurim in both Gemara and Halacha at a Sephardi Shul. He joined the Kollel as the final member of the Kollel expansion in 2021.

Rabbi Chezky Freund

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Rabbi Shlomo Mayer Graber

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Rabbi Michoel Nusbaum

Kollel Adjuncts

Rabbi Glazer joined the Kollel in 2010 and is currently a Rebbi at Torah Prep. He has been the Director of Partners in Torah STL in cooperation with AISH STL since 2014 and runs the Kollel Raffle/Sweepstakes.

Rabbi Moshe Glazer

Rabbi Perlman joined the Kollel in 2011 and is currently a Rebbi at Torah Prep. Since then he has joined the afternoon Chabura led by Rabbis Frank and Muser.

Rabbi Tzvi Perlman

Rabbi Hess joined the Kollel in 2021 and is currently a Master Electrician and continues to be part of the Kollel Night Seder.

Rabbi Yitzchok Shimon Hess

Rabbi Tajerstein joined the Kollel in 2021 and is currently a Rebbi at Torah Prep, is part of the Kollel’s Mechanchim Kollel and learns with many community members at the Kollel Night Seder.

Rabbi Binyomin Tajerstein

After many years as a popular Rebbi at Torah Prep, Rabbi List retired from teaching and joined the Kollel Boker and afternoon Chabura led by Rabbis Frank and Muser.

Rabbi Yerucham List

Kollel Staff

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Rabbi Menachem Greenblatt

Rosh Kollel Emeritus

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Mrs Linda Markowitz

Office Manager

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