ˈæftɚ hɪz bˈɑːɹ mˈɪtsvə, ˌɛsˈeɪtʃmjˈuːəl dˈɑːvɪd lˈɛft hˈoʊm tə stˈʌdi æt ðə jˈɛshɪvə ɪn pɹɪʃˈɑːv, hˈɛdᵻd baɪ hɪz ˈʌŋkəl, ɹˈæbaɪ nˈoʊtʃ bˈɑːɹɹʌtʃ fˈɪʃɚ.
After his bar mitzvah, Shmuel Dovid left home to study at the yeshiva in Prešov, headed by his uncle, Rabbi Noach Baruch Fisher.