YCT ON TOUR: RED BANK – Rabbi Avi Weiss, founder and president of the Open Orthodox Yeshiva in New York, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT), was the featured speaker at a Sunday brunch on March 29, 2009, at Congregation Beth Shalom, culminating a weekend-long event, “YCT on Tour: Red Bank.” The program was designed to support YCT alumni. Congregation Beth Shalom’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Yerachmiel Shapiro, was ordained at YCT. Shown from left: Synagogue President Israel Mayk, Rabbi Avi Weiss, Rabbi Yerachmiel Shapiro..