Spotlight on Jeremy Bekritsky (FYHS '04)

Graduating Year: 2004

Current Location: Waterbury, CT

Profession: Medical device manufacturing engineering

Tell us a little bit about your family: 

Married with 8 kids

What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz:

Rabbi Weiss is my favorite personality from the Yeshiva. He taught us how to be pragmatic and live a Torah lifestyle. I also have such fond memories from Kayitz and bask in the glory of the Color War songs that I wrote. My kids know all the songs!

Rabbi Kutner's niggunim for ונתנה תוקף are unmatched.

I also loved the intramural basketball games. 

Please share a lesson/takeaway from your time at FYHS/HTC/Kayitz:

Everything that we did was meaningful and unapologetic. The Limudei Kodesh and chol were serious. We didn't just learn the secular subjects because we had to, but there was meaning. We had good educators for sure and judaic studies and as well in our secular studies. I took it for granted then but now I know that I should not have. We had AP courses. I don't take that for granted. 

Advice for current students:

Take your learning, studies, and relationships seriously. Everything should be done intentionally.