The Best Decision I Ever Made: Choosing the YU Beis Midrash - Rav Zaki Dayan - Bein HaSdarim #2

https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1169318 In this episode of Bein Hasdarim: Divrei Elyon, Rav Menachem Mermelstein sits down with Rabbi Zaki Dayan, a talmid in the Kollel Elyon at Yeshiva University and Assistant Rabbi of the Fleetwood Synagogue in Mount Vernon. Rabbi Dayan shares his personal journey—from being born in Bnei Brak and growing up in Brooklyn, to transformative years in Aish Gesher, and ultimately finding his place in the Beit Midrash of YU. Along the way, he reflects on the rebbeim who shaped him, the intensity of learning in Rav Shulman’s shiur, and the responsibility and opportunity that come with learning Torah in YU. The conversation explores: Falling in love with learning Gemara Finding the right rebbe and derech halimud Growth through Semicha and the RIETS Israel Kollel in Eretz Yisrael The unique environment of the YU Beit Midrash Lessons from Roshei Yeshiva including Rav Schachter and Rav Rosensweig Balancing full-time learning with rabbanus in the community Rabbi Dayan also shares reflections on Torah learning as a lifelong anchor and what it means to dedicate oneself to serving Klal Yisrael. 🎙️ Bein Hasdarim: Divrei Elyon highlights the journeys, ideas, and Torah of talmidim and rabbanim connected to Yeshiva University. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to like, subscribe, and share with others who love Torah learning and the Beit Midrash.