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Rabbi Benjamin Berger, Senior Vice President of Jewish Education at Hillel International Assumes Leadership of Pioneering Orthodox Institution. Berger succeeds Rabbi Dov Linzer, whose transformative seven-year presidency led YCT through a period of unprecedented growth and deepening impact.

This year’s Chag HaSemikha was intimate, meaningful and inspiring. We hope these photos capture the joy and beauty of the evening.

We have come to the end of 2026’s YCT Gap Year Fellowship, a year of learning, growth, and inspiration. Please enjoy this photo gallery of our final banquet.

Even amidst the flurry of activity surrounding Celebrating 25 Years of YCT on May 5th, we knew we wanted to create something special for Shavuot. We especially wanted to honor one of the themes of Shavuot: conversion.

Our Celebration of 25 years was a magical evening. THANK YOU! Your presence (in every way) meant the world to Rabbi Linzer, Michelle, to Rav Avi (who participated by Zoom) and to the yeshiva.

What the response to Haggai Segal revealed about American Jewry, Israeli anxiety and the bridge between them.

by Ari Goldman

Most pulpit rabbis I know sit on the bimah overlooking the congregation. They are a symbol of order and dignity — and they keep the services running on track.

But not Rabbi Bodner. He is a kinetic force who pings around the shul like a pinball.

By Rabbi Ysoscher Katz

On this Yom Hashoah ve’Hagevura, I would like to share a brief reflection I wrote several years ago about a childhood hero who for me embodied the competing ethos of this sacred day: Shoah (devastating destruction) and gevurah (heroic perseverance).