Dearest Bochrim!

Summer Zman is here! I’m gonna miss you guys, for real. I love the hustle and bustle of Bochrim during bein hazmanim. All Bochrim! Bochrim who learn in Lutzk for hours. Bochrim who hustle doing seasonal jobs. Bochrim who chill and farbreng. Bochrim who rip around in the coolest rental because they are hooked up with Hertz. Bochrim who pack the shuls for the late Maariv minyanim. You guys are the best!

When bein hazmanim begins, there’s always an uptick of status views and group members from the Moshe Sterns and Yaakov Greens (who make up names because they can’t have their Rosh Yeshiva or mashgiach find out they have WhatsApp). It’s a pleasure having you guys join and be part of the most important conversations such as: is it a chiyuv or assur gamur to vote in the WZO? What if you’re only doing it for the Bardak video? Which concert was taka better—Kumzing or Ultimate Farbreng? Is it more chal to do shaimos or car cleaning? Is going to Orlando for Pesach and posting your videos of you on the golf cart with your Hawaiian shirt and beer belly cringe or not… vechulu vechulu.

Now the zman is here and the oilom is either uninstalling WhatsApp or putting it away (read: giving in their smartphones) for the zman. It’s so gevaldig! I taka envy you!

Now the views will be going up in the קצות החושן and נתיבות המשפט. The group discussions will be about the pshat in the רשב”א, ריטב”א, and רבי עקיבא איגר!

אשריכם תלמידי חכמים!

I know some of you guys will be reading this and think, “Osniel, very cute, but you’re being sarcastic.” I’m not! Bochrim are our pride and joy. They are legends. Yes, they are humans with ups and downs and struggles and triumphs like you and I. But they live in 2025, and they carry the torch tall and proud! For that, I (and all of us!) salute our Heiligeh Bochrim.

Have a beautiful, gevaldiga Zman! Shteig away and grow מחיל אל חיל.

(Now, go give in your phone!)

With love and admiration,
Osniel Rozen