774:, which was renamed Yeshivas Kol Yaakov Yehudah - Hadar Hatorah in recognition of his efforts and devotion to the Yeshiva and its students. He was also vice president of the Iranian Jewish Children's Fund and founder of the Ivy League Torah Study Program. He was also the founder of the Released Time Program of Greater NY.
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