The 15th of Av, Tu Be’av, was the Yohrtzeit of the renowned Chossid, Rabbi Yaacov Yehuda (JJ) Hecht OBM, the longtime director of the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) which organized the “Released Time” program for Public School children ● In this vintage recording, Rabbi Hecht describes the great importance of the Released Time program, and the deep effect it had on Jewish children ● Listen