Rabbi Zvi Holland
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Rabbi Zvi Holland
serves as the Dean of the Phoenix
Community Kollel. Originally from Scranton Pa. Rabbi Holland
studied in the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel and studied Jewish
Philosophy and ethics in a post ordination
program
at the Mei Haddas Institute under the direction of Rabbi
Reuven Leuchter. He is also a member of the Vaad HaPoel of the Ichud
Hakollelim
of Torah Umesorah.
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