Yistroal Mordichai ben Yehuda dov ben Hyasura. Irving Ser born 6/17/1920 to louis and sarah Ser. First lived in Manhattan New York City,
then moved to Simpson Streeet, Bronx New York City, with his siblings Ruth and Harold. His lifes journey eventually brought him further into
the south bronx, Fairlawn, New Jersey, and finally to Longmeadow, Massachusetts. His initial meeting of Dr. Phillip Miller took place at the
Huntspoint Jewish Center Haydah, when they were both somewhere between the ages of seven to ten years old. They were to renew their
friendship some fifty years later in springfield, Massachusetts. It happened one day when Dr. Miller went into the SIS Bank to conduct banking
business and encountered a teller by the name of Estelle ser, the wife of Irving. He recognized the name from his past youth and inquired of the
teller, Estelle, if she knew a person named Irving Ser. When she stated that he was her husband an old new friendship was rekindled. Irving Ser
qualified and attended the prestigious Peter Styvesant High School in NYC and graduated in June 1937. An honor roll student, glee club member,
Notre Dame club member, his classmates stated in his yearbook...."a fine voice does he possess with it all he does impress." He was accepted to
CCNY and was matriculating toward a degree in electrical engineering. Unfortunately the depression occured and his educational aspirations
were put on hold. He entered the work force inorder to help his family survive these difficult times.

Along the way Irving met Estelle Newman and on december 26, 1942 they were married. Irving's path to Longmeadow Massachusetts took
him through the Bronx, New York, Fairlawn, New Jersey and in 1973 to Longmeadow. He worked in the electronics field for Solar corporation,
Asron Corporation, and General Instrument Corporation, which finally lead him to their home headquarters in Chicopee Massachusetts.In Fairlawn
he helped pioneer and organize Temple shalom, a popular and friendly synogogue in the town. Upon arriving in Longmeadow he joined the
B'nai Jacob synogogue and eventually also became a member of the Kodimoh synogogue in Springfield, where his friendship with Dr. Miller continued.

Irving and his wife Estelle were active in many volunteer organizations. They helped with the local JCC meals on wheels program, volunteered
visiting the infirmed at the JCC Nursing Home, and contributed their skills at the Longmeadow Senior Center. Irving loved all types of music,
opera, playing bridge, but most of all he enjoyed his jewish studies and his Talmud classes with Dr. Miller. When the Talmud lectures commenced,
he had the idea to record these sessions just in case one of the attendees missed a week and wanted to hear the lecture. After the first few sessions
he found himself reviewing the recordings and listening to the fine points of the discussions. His dedication to continue and compile these recordings
was also due to the admiration, dedication and inspiration of his dear and talented friend Dr. Phillip Miller. The fruits of their labor are revealed in
this unique collection.

Dr. Philip Miller's Shiur.