About Our Kollel
Kollel's Story
Boruch Hashem the Chicago community is growing at an exponential rate. Rabbi Yitzchok Simcha and a number of Chashuva Baal Habatim realized that there was a necessity for our young married and college age boys to have a warm, and accepting local kollel to continue their Torah learning upon returning from Eretz Yisroel. The idea quickly became a reality and Kollel Tiferes Yisroel was born. The kollel provides a warm, familiar home for our children to continue to learn before and after joining the workforce.
Rabbi Yitzchak Simcha
Rabbi Simcha, born and raised in Oak Park MI, studied for eight years at the illustrious Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia. There he established an exceptionally close relationship with the Roshei Yeshiva Harav Elya Svei Zatzal and Ybl''ch Harav Shmuel Kamenetzky Shlita.
After learning in the Brisker Kollel and Beth Medrash Govoha, Rabbi Simcha came to Chicago to learn in the Chicago Community Kollel under Harav Dovid Zucker Shlita and Harav Moshe Francis Shlita. His immense talents were immediately apparent, which resulted in him being hired as the Menahel of Kollel Zichron Eliyahu. There, he continued his learning and teaching, and collaborated with the Rosh Hakollel Harav Yosef Rajchenbach Shlita, to create an outstanding Makom Torah that has altered the landscape of Peterson Park, and greatly impacted the entire Chicago community.
Rabbi Simcha has helped scores of individuals realize the beauty and joy of Torah Learning. The combination of his boundless energy and extraordinary warmth has enabled him to connect with many individuals of various ages and backgrounds. His personality and sincere interest in the success of others has truly distinguished him an a unique educator and mashpia.
Rabbi Moshe Rokach
Rabbi Rokach grew up in Chicago and learned in Yeshivas Bais Moshe in Scranton, PA for high school, followed by Telshe Yeshiva and Brisk Yeshiva in Chicago. After his marriage, Rabbi Rokach started learning in the Chicago Community Kollel where he has been for the last 14 years. It was there that he became known for his immense Torah scholarship and precise analytical approach to learning. His clarity and ability to identify the main points in the sugya are invaluable traits which will serve him well as our Rosh Chabura.