Kollel Beth HaTalmud Yehudah Fishman Institute was founded in 1981 and was the first overseas community Kollel established by the Lakewood Yeshiva under the direction of the legendary Torah leaders, Rabbi Shneur Kotler and Rabbi Nosson Wachtfogel zt’l. The Kollel consists of a core group of scholars who are engaged in full-time study at an advanced level, who, upon graduation assume leadership positions in the Jewish community, throughout Australia as well as abroad. The Kollel is also an educational resource for the Australian community for Jews of all backgrounds, ages, and levels of observance.