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Harbotzas Torah Award

Rabbi Menashe & Amanda Benedict

It is always rewarding when alumni move on

and are so productive and integral to their new

communities. It is, as much as anything else, a

testament to the Yeshiva, its rebbeim and overall

environment. The Benedict family is continually

allowing the Yeshiva to take pride in their

accomplishments. Their collective dedication to the

Yeshiva and the growth of Torah is an inspiration to us

all.

Menashe learned in Yeshiva and excelled.

As a young boy, he grew up in Queens, attending

Tiferes Moshe and South Shore respectively. After

time at Yeshiva Tiferes Yerushalayim, Bais Yisroel

and Mir in Eretz Yisroel, Menashe came to study at

the Yeshiva. His energy and passion for Torah and

yiddishkeit earned him a sterling reputation amongst

his rebbeim and peers. After learning in the Yeshiva’s

kollel, following his marriage to Amanda, for 2 years,

Menashe went to learn again in Eretz Yisroel, going

back to the Mir. Subsequently, the Benedicts settled

in the Philadelphia community to join the local kollel

where, aside from learning full time, he learned with

community members at night. After 3 years in the

kollel, Menashe took on a role teaching and doing

kiruv at local universities, under the Meor program. It

is here where Menashe’s deep love for Torah and

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