Welcome to kollel ohr HaShemesh
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Yungerleit
New Dawn in Beit Shemesh: The Story of Kollel Ohr HaShemesh
Nestled in the scenic hills of Eretz Yisroel lies Ramat Beit Shemesh Dalet—Israel’s newest and fastest-growing Torah community. With 30,000 housing units planned and thousands of English-speaking families already on their way, RBS Dalet is not just another neighborhood. It’s a city in the making.
But a city is only as strong as its spiritual foundation.
Enter Kollel Ohr HaShemesh—a transformative institution founded to be the beating heart of this growing Anglo Torah community. Led by HaRav Yerachmiel D. Fried shlit”a, a visionary and veteran of building Torah communities across America, this kollel is poised to do something unique: build Torah for the entire community—yungerleit, their families, working professionals, women, newcomers, and long-time residents alike.
More Than a Kollel. A Community.
A kollel isn’t just a place of learning. It’s the spark that lights up an entire city. A kollel influences every home, every classroom, every conversation on every block. It’s not just the avreichim—it’s their families, their neighbors, the shiurim they give, the questions they answer, the Torah they spread.
Started in Dallas
Rabbi Fried’s journey in Dallas began with vision, passion, and a fierce commitment to Torah and Klal Yisroel. As the founding Rosh Kollel of Dallas Area Torah Association (DATA), Rabbi Fried transformed the landscape of Torah learning and Jewish outreach in the Metroplex.
Under his leadership, DATA became a city-wide institution of growth and connection, spawning branches, impacting countless lives, and building a bridge between observant and unaffiliated Jews through education, compassion, and authenticity.
Why Ramat Beit Shemesh Dalet?
Yes, there are many kollelim in Eretz Yisroel. But there is no English-speaking kollel in Ramat Beit Shemesh Dalet 4, a neighborhood being built from the ground up. Families are coming with dreams, but many face language barriers and the disconnection that can come with Aliyah. Kollel Ohr HaShemesh offers a spiritual anchor—a place where they can find guidance, connection, and community in their native language.
“The RBS-D neighborhood is home to many American avreichim who are in need of an authentic makom Torah… Rav Fried will establish such a place.”
HaRav Eliezer Spetner
Mara D’asra, RBS-D
“There is a great need for this Kollel… Rav Fried will give over his vast Torah knowledge and years of practical experience to the younger generation.”
Rabbi Elimelech Kornfeld
Rav, Kehillas HaGra, RBS