YRY Dinner 2015 - Alumnus of the Year: Jason & Bruria Rozen

[Music] what does raet mean to me it was more than just a year of study it was more than just a year of inspiration it was the learning it was the mentorship and the relationships with the reame and friends that lasted for years to come you know relli always says this at muser what you're going to hear now is not going to just affect you but it's going to affect your future children and there's no question sitting here in be chish now I have the unbeli able to take my own children to DAV and Yesa to interact with the reame to be at yiva as part of a community it's just unbelievable my reame relli and Rari and Rani were always there supporting me through my years in Wu they stood with me under Thea from when we moved out to California to Oakland and then eventually making Alti here to bees not just being in beish but being near the Yeshiva through good times through challenging times the Yeshiva was always there to support us and a year of personal growth turned into something that affected my entire family it's no surprise to me that almost 15 years later Jason and his wife bua continue to be the positive role models that Jason was way back in the day when we spent time in yiva together in addition to being a great guy shaa Alf a role model to the shaa Beck guys a madri many years later Jason and buer have opened their house up as they moved into B chemes to all the guys in the ISA in the last several years he is just a face that always says that RI is not only a place to go for one year but it's a family my kids sitting with me rash K and Yeshiva and celebrating perm in Yeshiva with my family what Greater Joy to be able to raise my children in the courtyard of the Yeshiva as well