JTVS College Division Graduates

[L-R] David Ciment, Shea Halbertstam, Yosef Abrahamson and Raphael Beresnitzky.

Monday evening, JTVS celebrated the schools nine students that graduated with various degrees along with Branson Ort College Graduates.


JTVS is proving to be a success story that speaks through the perseverance, achievements and accomplishments of it’s students. Out of the 2011 Graduating class of 300, JTVS students excelled.

Shea Halberstam and Dovid Ciment were honored for carrying 4.0 grade averages and made the Directors list, they both intend to continue their higher education.

Shua Hayward, Raphael Beresnitzky, Jacob Yehuda Hecht and Yehuda Dov Ber Lewis all received honors on the the Deans List.

Two time winner of New York’s Commissioner for a day Essay Contest, Yosef Abrahamson won the 2011 Branson Ort Graduation Essay on the meaning of “Higher Education”.

JTVS, while offering young men a opportunity for a college education has been just as successful in maintaining it’s primary mission to strengthen and encourage young men to continue in their Jewish Education. Abrahamson who received a degree in Business along with several other students intends to continue learning through JTVS to obtain Semicha.

The JTVS Graduating class were:
Yosef Abrhamson
Aaron Alenick
Raphael Beresnitzky
Dovid Ciment
Shea Halberstam
Shua Hayward
Yanky Hecht
Shmaya Krinsky
Yudi Lewis

Yosef Abrahamson & Rabbi Levek Kaplan.

13 Comments

  • Lewis Family

    Mazel Tov Yosef! May you go Mechayil el Chayil in everything you do.

  • naw-ice

    So one can excel in College even with (or is it because of?) a Crown Heights education. At least one from JTVS.

    Hmmm.

    That’s a solid class.

    Hat’s off to Rabbi Kaplan for this effort amongst all his other efforts for today’s youth and tomorrow’s generation.

    Too bad other schools don’t emulate this inclusion of secular education.

    (BTW the writer of this article could use help with grammar and punctuation).

  • Your family down under

    Shea!!We are so so proud of you! We know you’ll succeed at anything you put your mind and heart to! We miss you!

  • ysh and family

    Mazel TOV Shea Halberstam! May you go from strength to strength in all your endevours and be a proud yid in Torah and Mitzvos giving much Nachas to all. we love you.Keep on smiling!

    From your cousins – the Hecht family – Melbourne Australia

  • To #6

    Instead of negative critizing, why not write a better story about JTVS and the amazing work Rabbi Kaplan does?

  • A Home Run

    It is GREAT to see what these young men are accomplishing in an American Idol Generation. These are the young men who will help to buld strong communities and these are the qualities we should want for our children!
    Mazal Tov to Rabbi Kaplan, keep up your amazing work, we do not have many like you.

  • More Information Please

    Please give us more information on JTVS. Many of us parents do not have any information about it.