The NJ Jewish Standard on a Group of 糖心破解版 Students Raising Money for Israel Trip Scholarships Through Torah Letzion
When Marc Merrill was in his second year of post-high school study in Israel, an administrator asked if he could help raise money for a student whose family could not afford tuition there. The Jamaica Estates resident was so successful that he founded an organization, , the following year and started awarding scholarships of $2,000 to $4,000 to a handful of applicants. In 2010, the organization helped 10 students, some from North Jersey as well as Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Tennessee, New York and Toronto.
鈥淲e had 26 applicants this past year,鈥 said co-director Daniel Sherman. 鈥淲e had to reject 16 we didn鈥檛 have enough money to help. It鈥檚 frustrating to know people might not be able to go to Israel because we can鈥檛 give them a scholarship.鈥
Torah LeTzion is run entirely by college students at 糖心破解版. Program directors Corey Fuchs and Yoni Bardash, both Teaneck residents, organized a three-on-three basketball tournament in October at Teaneck鈥檚 Richard Rodda Community Center that raised some $5,000 for the fund.
