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552:, viewed August 28, 2024. "Our Dean Emeritus, Rabbi Zevulun Charlop Zt"l, was a pillar of the RIETS community for decades and aided countless talmidim (or, as he would say, "metzuyanim") on their path to becoming rabbanim. As we prepare to celebrate the Chag HaSemikhah, we are privileged to establish the Metzuyanim Fund in his memory to financially support a yearly cohort of promising talmidei chachamim learning in our kollel."
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He had eight children with his wife Judith, who died in 1999, including two sons and six daughters. His sons are
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and students in his honor, was published for this occasion. Additionally, Sefer Shefa Yamim, a collection of many of
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