Andrew Shafer Shteigs at Yeshivat Aish HaTorah By Brooke Schwartz | January 14, 2021
Andrew Shafer is studying at Yeshivat Aish HaTorah in the Aish Gesher program in the Old City by the Kotel. He was born and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, and attended Moriah in Englewood for elementary school and SAR Academy for high school. His family davens at East Hill Synagogue in Englewood.
His next stop? NYU.
Why did you choose Aish Gesher? What’s unique about it?
I love my program. I chose Aish because it’s not just the average gap year; it has many different programs within Aish HaTorah, and guys from all over the world come. It has a baal teshuva program, where people who aren’t religious come. The rebbeim are trained to really bring inspiration and fire for the guys.