Huntington Torah Retreat
August 5 - August 12, 2025

A week of Torah, community, and  fun!
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Our community is excited to host a group of visiting young Yeshiva scholars, who will join us for a week of daily Minyan, morning and evening Torah study, special activities and community events. 

  • ​Join the learning: drop in anytime to study with us! See study session times on the schedule.  
  • Join the fun: Whether you’re young in years or young at heart, join us for hiking, boating and other fun activities as we explore all that Huntington has to offer. 

Please check this schedule for regular updates. Join our WhatsApp group:  chat.whatsapp.com/Lpn6iuojJWwIM0OLfnWJ2l, or text Rabbi Grossman at 718.570.4516 for up-to-the-minute info.
Please join us!
Tuesday, August 5
  • Arrival - welcome!
  • 7:00 PM Men's Learning Night (Torah Center)
  • 7:45 PM: Mincha / Maariv  (Torah Center)

Wednesday, August 6
  • 7:30 AM: Shacharis and Breakfast (Torah Center)
  • 9:00 AM: Morning Learning (Torah Center)
  • 2:00 PM: Boating (Belmont Lake)
  • 7:45 PM: Mincha/Maariv (Torah Center)
  • 8:15 PM: Board Games for Boys! [Teens and up] (Grossman Residence)
Thursday, August 7
  • 7:30 AM: Shacharis and Breakfast (Torah Center)
  • 9:00 AM: Morning Learning (Torah Center)
  • 1:00 PM: Hike with Danny Weisz (Manetto Woods)
  • 6:30 PM: Community Barbecue - please RSVP! (Torah Center)

Friday, August 8
  • 7:30 AM: Shacharis and Breakfast (Torah Center)
  • 9:00 AM: Morning Learning (Torah Center)
  • 2:00 PM: Mini Golf (Heartland)
  • 7:15 PM: Mincha/Kabbolas Shabbos/Maariv (Torah Center)

Saturday, Aug 9
  • 8:30 AM: Shacharis (Torah Center)
  • 11:30 AM: Community Shabbos Luncheon (Torah Center)
  • 6:30 PM: Torah Study (Torah Center)
  • 7:25 PM: Mincha, Seudah Shlishit, Maariv (Torah Center)

Sunday, Aug 10
  • 8:00 AM: Shacharis
  • 9:15 AM: Morning learning (Torah Center)
  • 2:00 PM:  (TBA)
  • 6:40 PM: "Journeys" with Lester Fox
  • 7:40 PM: Mincha/Maariv (Torah Center)
  • 8:15 PM: Kumzitz /Bonfire /Marshmallow Roast (Grossman Residence)

Monday, August 11
  • 7:30 AM: Shacharis and breakfast (Torah Center)
  • 9:00 AM: Morning Learning (Torah Center)
  • Afternoon - time TBA: Canoeing (Nissequogue River)
  • 7:40 PM: Mincha/Maariv (Torah Center)
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Tuesday, August 12
  • 7:30 AM: Shacharis and Breakfast (Torah Center)
  • 9:00 AM: Morning Learning (Torah Center)
  • ​Farewell and come again!
Project SEED comes to YIEN

What is Project SEED?
Project SEED pairs Yeshiva students on summer break with diverse Jewish communities across the map. The community gains an infusion of Torah study, enthusiasm and Ruach (spirit), while the young scholars enjoy a pleasant getaway, gaining valuable experience and a taste of life in a different community. This is the first time in many years that YIEN has a SEED program of its own!

The community extends a heartfelt welcome to:

  • Baruch Abrahamson
  • Yosef Chaim Bin-Nun
  • Meshulam Moskowitz
  • Daniel Nussbaum
  • Tzvi Nussbaum
  • Yoel Nussbaum
  • Moshe Tokarsky

who have spent the recent days studying Torah, making Minyanim, and enjoying all that this beautiful community has to offer. 

This Shabbos, they step up to serve as “Rabbis in Residence,” enhancing the Tefillah and Torah at our Shul with their scholarship and spirit.
Over the course of the next week, we hope you will get a chance to meet each of them, and they will get a chance to meet each of you. Come for Minyan and sit down to study with one of our guests - or just drop in to enjoy the sight of the Shul filled with Torah  study, heartfelt prayer, and warm friendship.


Sunday, Aug 10
  • Shacharis       8:30 followed by Torah Study with SEED scholars
  • Mincha         7:30 followed by Torah Study with SEED scholars
  • Maariv             8:15


Monday, Aug 11 - Thursday, Aug 14
  • Shacharis        6:45 followed by Torah Study with SEED scholars
  • Mincha         7:30 followed by Torah Study with SEED scholars
  • Maariv             8:15

Friday, Aug 15
  • Shacharis        7:00 followed by Torah Study with SEED scholars


Thank you to Rabbi Ackerman for spearheading the program, inviting the SEED scholars and arranging accommodations, meals and activities. We wish Rabbi Ackerman Mazal Tov on the upcoming wedding of his brother this week (he will be attending the Aufruf this Shabbos.)

Special thank you to community members who volunteered to host, sponsor or help in so many different ways. The list includes:

  • Drs. Brian and Bonnie Gilman
  • Drs. Carles and Adina Famulare
  • Ellen Hynes
  • Maurice and Adrian Mauner
  • Stuart and Sharon Popovitz
  • Richard and Susan Reiss
  • David Liebowitz, in loving memory of Ken Liebowitz a”h 

We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted anyone. We will publish a more complete list of thank-yous next week.