Rabbi Dovid Spetner
Rosh Mosad (President)
Rabbi Spetner oversees all of the operations of the Cincinnati Community Kollel. A fifth-generation Midwesterner, he served as a congregational rabbi in Richmond, Virginia before moving to Cincinnati in 1995 to help establish the Kollel.
His wife, Chaya Gittle, is an active mentor in Partners in Torah.
Rabbi Meir Minster
Rosh Kollel (Director)
Rabbi Minster spends his mornings leading a Kollel initiative where members of the community study the Torah’s monetary law, known as Choshen Mishpat. He also leads the afternoon studies of the staff scholars, and has delivered a daily Daf Yomi class since the Kollel was founded.
His wife, Aviva, is involved in many aspects of women’s outreach and education.
Rabbi Chaim Heinemann
Rosh Kollel (Director)
Rabbi Heinemann looks for new ways to enhance the staff’s own learning, creates new opportunities for the community to benefit from the Kollel, and is always ready to help those in need of halachic guidance. He directs the staff scholars in their morning studies. The Sunday brunches that he started regularly draw dozens of participants from all backgrounds.
He is Cincinnati’s certified mohel and a trained shochet, holds ordination from several of Jerusalem’s leading rabbis, and is the treasurer of the Cincinnati Eruv. His wife, Sarah Kaila, is a graphic designer and runs a popular early childhood program. The Heinemanns have been with the Kollel since 2011.
Rabbi Yitzchok Preis
Director of Outreach
Rabbi Preis oversees the Kollel’s connecting programs, including the JTeam, College Campus, and Partners in Torah. A graduate of Ner Israel and the Johns Hopkins School of Engineering, he is a well-known Jewish educator in Cincinnati. Early every morning he leads the Kollel’s Dirshu Talmud study program.
His wife, Rivka, is a geriatric occupational therapist and the gracious hostess to endless programs in her home.
Rabbi Dovid Rosskamm
Director of Operations
Rabbi Rosskamm keeps the Kollel running smoothly. He runs the business office and manages the Kollel’s properties. He took this position after three years as a staff scholar with the Kollel.
His wife, Soshie, teaches in Ohr Torah’s pre-primary program.
Mrs. Kayla Soroka
The JTeam
Mrs. Soroka leads the Kollel’s young professionals division, the JTeam. She organizes a variety of learning and social events in her home and in other creative settings. She sits on the boards of Cincinnati Hebrew Day School and the Jewish Community Relations Council.
Her husband, Mechael, was previously a staff scholar in the Kollel and still learns there regularly.