Denver Kollel

5080 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80204

ABOUT

The Denver Community Kollel is an institute for advanced Torah study whose scholars are dedicated to serving the educational and spiritual needs of all Jews throughout the greater Denver area. The Kollel’s mission is twofold: To prepare our scholars for their future roles as leaders of the Jewish community, and to share the beauty of Judaism, and Torah study in particular, with Jews of all backgrounds.

VISIT US AT OUR 2 LOCATIONS

5080 W. 14th Ave.
Denver, CO 80204
4902 S. Xenia St.
Denver, CO 80237

WHO WE ARE

LEADERSHIP

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Rabbi Shachne Sommers

Rosh Kollel

Spouse: Tzippy

Grew up In: Brooklyn

Joined Kollel: 1998

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Rabbi Aron Yehuda Schwab

Rosh Kollel

Spouse: Esti

Grew up In: Denver

Joined Kollel: 1998

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Rabbi Moshe Heyman

CEO/Menahel of Kollel

Spouse: Yehudis

Grew up In: Los Angeles

Joined Kollel: 2006

SCHOLARS

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Rabbi Yossi Ephrathi

Spouse: Ahuva

Grew up In: Brooklyn

Joined Kollel: 2021

 Learned in:

  • Yeshivas Ohel Torah
  • Yeshiva Gedola Zichron Moshe of South Fallsburg
  • Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim
  • Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood

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Rabbi Chaim Gross

Spouse: Esti

Grew up In: Chicago

Joined Kollel: 2020

Learned in:

  • Mesivta of Long Beach
  • Yeshivas Brisk (Rabbi Dovid Soloveitchik)
  • Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood

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Rabbi Yisrael Kellner

Spouse: Tamar

Grew up In: Lakewood

Joined Kollel: 2021

Learned in:

  • Yeshiva Ohr Hameir Of Peekskill
  • Yeshivas Ner Moshe of Yerushalayim (Rabbi Sholom Schechter)
  • Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood

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Rabbi Yitzy Melamed

Spouse: Shira

Grew up In: Denver

Joined Kollel: 2018

Learned in:

  • Yeshiva Toras Chaim of Denver
  • Yeshivas Bircas Mordechai of Beitar Ilit (Rabbi Yaakov Friedman)
  • Ohr Yisrael of Brooklyn (Rabbi Zucker)

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Rabbi Nosson Schoss

Spouse: Chana

Grew up In: Brooklyn

Joined Kollel: 2021

Learned in:

  • Yeshiva Torah Temima
  • Yeshivas Brisk (Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik)

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Rabbi Ari Sommers

Spouse: Esti

Grew up In: Denver

Joined Kollel: 2022

Learned in:

  • Yeshiva of Staten Island
  • Yeshiva Eitz Chaim of Hillside
  • Yeshivas Kodshim of Yerushalayim (Rabbi Tzvi Kaplan)
  • Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood

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Rabbi Chezky Wenger

Spouse: Bracha Leah

Grew up In: Brooklyn

Joined Kollel: 2022

Learned in:

  • Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin
  • Rav Sholom Schechter’s yeshiva In Jerusalem
  • Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, NJ
  • Rav Nosson Stein’s Kollel

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Rabbi Aharon Wilen

Spouse: Shani

Grew up In: Denver

Joined Kollel: 2018

Learned in:

  • Yeshiva Toras Chaim of Denver
  • Yeshivas Kodshim of Yerushalayim (Rabbi Tzvi Kaplan)
  • Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood

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Yaakov Moseson

Spouse: Chaya

Grew up In: Israel/Cleveland

Joined Kollel: 2023

Learned in:

  • Yeshiva Darchei Torah of Far Rockaway
  • Mir Yeshiva of Yerushalayim

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Tzvi Aryeh Finkelstein

Spouse: Rena

Grew up In: Lower East Side (NY)

Joined Kollel: 2023

Learned in:

  • Yeshiva of Philadelphia
  • Mir Yeshiva of Yerushalayim
  • Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, NJ

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Yaakov Moshe Goldenberg

Spouse: Sara

Grew up In: Baltimore

Joined Kollel: 2023

Learned in:

  • Yeshiva Ner Yisroel of Baltimore
  • Mir Yeshiva of Yerusalayim
  • Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, NJ

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Yitzchak Klein

Spouse: Chana

Grew up In: Lakewood

Joined Kollel: 2023

Learned in:

  • Long Beach Yeshiva
  • Rav Sholom Schechter’s Yeshiva of Yerushalayim
  • Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, NJ

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Dovid Pollack

Spouse: Ahuva

Grew up In: Chicago

Joined Kollel: 2023

Learned in:

  • Rabbi Friedman’s Yeshiva of Lakewood, NJ
  • Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, NJ