Hey YBY 2019!! My name is Judah Graber but a lot of people call me Judes, and I’m super excited for this year’s Yad B’Yad. Now here’s the less important stuff: I was born, and my family is originally from Memphis Tennessee (no, we didn’t live on a farm) but when I was little, we moved to the famous city of Woodmere, New York. I had an amazing 4 years at DRS High School. I then went on to Yerushalyim Ir Hakodesh where I have been learning at Yeshivat Hakotel for the last two years. I plan on going to Yeshiva University next year. My first YBY was the summer of 2015 and it was absolutely one of the best summers of my life!

Now for the essential things: I love mixing different foods (especially in sandwiches) so try to be easy on me if I pick some strange things to go with my food (my personal favorite is pizza with some chummus). I’m a big fan of following the NBA and all the “hock” or rumors that surround it. I absolutely love drinking coffee but I got off of it recently which hasn’t been so easy so every once in a while, I wouldn’t mind if someone bought me an iced coffee…. ? (Just kidding, but seriously.)

I love great music, and you will be impressed about how much I know so don’t be shy to send me a song.

I’m a big fan of hikes and heights. I love Eretz Yisrael and the people, and the views and our rich history and can’t wait to spend it there with all of you there!