Hebrew Theological College

On Sunday, May 19, Hebrew Theological College held its 35th Annual Nachman Patinkin Memorial Scholarship Lecture.  This year’s award was given to Yehuda Segal, a Fasman Yeshiva High School senior from Chicago.   Rabbi Dr. Jerold Isenberg, Chancellor, lectured on the topic of, “Prayer for the Welfare of the State of Israel: Prayer, Poetics and Polemics.”  HTC thanks Dr. Irving H. Skolnick and Rabbi Melvin Shapiro for serving as Chairmen of this lecture and scholarship award.  The Yeshiva looks forward to bringing many more innovative learning opportunities to the community in the near future.  For more information about community learning initiatives, please call (847) 982-2500 or visit www.htc.edu.

Hebrew Theological College Holds Clothing Drive to Benefit Israel

On March 10, Hebrew Theological College (HTC) and its preparatory division, Fasman Yeshiva High School, hosted its Rabbi William Z. & Eda Bess Novick z”l Bigdei Yisrael Clothing Drive. As a project of the HTC Alumni Association, chaired by Mrs. Zehava Krauss and Mrs. Pnina Levinson, Bigdei Yisrael has turned into a true Kiddush Hashem. Volunteers collect, sort, select, and ship donated clothing to organizations in Israel, who distribute them to hundreds of needy families. To date, Bigdei Yisrael has distributed over 60 tons of clothing! HTC thanks the entire community for supporting this effort to make a difference in the lives of our Jewish brethren in need. To help sort and pack this year’s donations, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .