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About twenty LCM alumni currently living in Israel recently gathered for their fifth annual reunion to catch up with their former classmates, greet Rabbi Shmulewitz and enjoy some Italian dishes. 

Chanukah is a bright spot on the LCM Calendar. And not just because of all the candles lit together on the fourth floor. There were gifts! And mesibas! And divrei torah! And mesibas! And food! And did we mention mesibas?  It started on the first day of Chanukah, when students received their annual Chanukah gift from Lander’s Student Government—LCM-emblazoned winter beanies! 

New York, N.Y. – More than 400 people filled the Da Mikele Illagio catering hall in Queens for the Lander College for Men (LCM)-Beis Medrash L’Talmud Chag HaSmicha to celebrate the ordination of the 2011-2014 musmachim. LCM also honored menahel and Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yehuda Shmulewitz; alumni Rabbi Koby Milgraum ’06, Meir Milgraum ’08, Elchanan Milgraum ’09 and Micha Milgraum ’12, all brothers; and Rabbi Michael and Mrs. Shulamit Hasten. 

As if the past week’s Chanukah celebrations weren’t enough, LCM partied it up some more (and ate more, too!) at the past in-Shabbos hosted by Rabbi Shmulewitz. As per tradition, the in-Shabbos featured LCM’s favorite annual competitions, the cholent cook-off and dessert bake-off. Friday night’s winners for Best Cholent(s) was a tie between Beis Medrash L’Talmud kollel members Dov Moskowitz and Clarence Wilcox, the latter of whom won last year, too!

When his older brother was diagnosed with leukemia, LCM ’05 alum Moshe Ornstein knew he wanted to go into medicine. “Being in the hospital, seeing the physicians, seeing the impact the healthcare team had on my brother’s life… [I was] looking at those role models…saying, ‘I’d like to be like them.’

This past week, LCM enjoyed a fun Shabbaton sponsored by the Student Government. The highlight of the weekend was the hilarity-ensuing Motzai Shabbos Melave Malka, LCM’s take on the reality game show “Minute to Win It.” 

Before they left these hallowed halls, the Class of 2014 sat down to offer the incoming students Fall 2014 a few words of advice. Welcome to Lander!

The celebrations started early for Lander College for Men/Beis Medrash L'Talmud (LCM) faculty, staff, graduates and parents with a pre-graduation reception to shep nachas. Rabbi Sacks pointed out to the parents in his divrei bracha, "We view you as mechutanim (in-laws); we share a vested interest in these boys."



Passion for your studies, confidence, yiras Hashem. Just a few of the things we hope you've gained from your experiences at Lander College for Men/Beis Medrash L'Talmud and will take with you as you continue on in your careers and life.

Hello, Muddah! Hello, Fadduh!
Here I am at Camp Granada.
Camp is very entertaining,
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.
Wait a minute!
It's stopped hailing.
Guys are swimming.
Guys are sailing.
Playing baseball.
Gee! That's better.
Muddah, Fadduh, kindly disregard this letter!

(excerpt from Allan Sherman’s “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh”)

Well, it was Camp Dora Golding, not Camp Granada. And the rain didn’t stop. But a little (lot) of rain didn’t hold back LCM guys from having buckets of fun at our annual schoolwide Shabbaton!