| YTS has assembled the finest young educators in Israel today to enable the Yeshiva to reach its educational goals. Some of their names are synonymous with high standard religious education in the Torah World. They are present in the Beit Medrash, either teaching or learning, but always available to the talmidim, throughout the entire day. The extraordinary opportunity to develop a Rebbe/Talmid relationship comes to the fore in the ongoing “talking in learning” and in the encounters outside the Beit Medrash with these young, dynamic Torah Scholars. An intimate bonding has resulted, one the remains and is strengthened even after the student moves on to his next stage in life. |
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Rav Avishai David received his semicha from Yeshiva University. While studying under Torah giants such as Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik zt"l and Rav Nissan Alpert zt"l, Rabbi David was privileged to absorb from their vast knowledge, and observe the Masoretic transmission of these Torah luminaries from within. It is Rabbi David's mission and mandate to transmit our illustrious Masoretic heritage to talmidim worldwide.
Prior to his aliyah in August 1994, Rabbi David was Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Bnei Akiva Ohr Chaim and Ulpanat Orot in Toronto and Rav of their community. Other positions held by Rabbi David prior to this include principal of Block Yeshiva High School in St. Louis, Rav of the Roosevelt Congregation in the Bronx, N.Y., and faculty member at the New England Academy of Torah in Providence, Rhode Island. Upon arrival in Israel, Rabbi David was a Ra"m at Yeshivat Hesder Ohr Etzion, and headed the Michlelet Mevasseret Yerushalayim (MMY) seminary for women. Starting Elul 5762, Rabbi David became the Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshivat Torat Shraga. With the help of the Almighty the yeshiva has grown and flourished under his tutelage. For more than a decade, Rabbi David has served as the Mora D’asra of Beit Midrash Torani Leumi in Beit Shemesh, where he delivers many shiurim, and simultaneously counsels and guides his flock, while serving as a posek for the larger Beit Shemesh community. Rabbi David's talmidim include soldiers serving in the IDF, university and yeshiva students, Beit Shemesh residents and Baalei Batim in Chutz L’aretz, who have all been inspired by his love of Torah, commitment to Eretz Yisrael, and deep sensitivity for Klal Yisrael.
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Rabbi Michael Olshin
Menahel
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Rav Michael Olshin, although not yet 40, brings over 20 years of teaching and administrative experience to his role as Menahel of the Yeshiva. He has previously taught and directed programs at Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim, Shaalvim and BMT, and served on the Educational staff of NCSY, NCSY Kollel and Camp Mesorah. He is involved in virtually every aspect of the Yeshiva program and has orchestrated its growth from 12 students to over 120.
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Rabbi Gil Elmaleh Phd.
Dean of Students
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Rav Dr. Gil Elmaleh received his Ph.D. in social work from Yeshiva University, his MA in clinical psychology from Long Island University and his Semicha from Kollel Agudath Achim in New York. He served as Director of Therapeutic Services at the Sinai Special Needs Institute, Head Counselor at Camp Simcha, and authored The Jewish SELF. He maintains a clinical practice in Israel and is involved with training graduate students in the field of Jewish education.
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Rabbi Dr. Howie Apfel
Senior Ra"m
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Rabbi Dr. Apfel received his BA in comparative religion from Columbia University in 1985, and MD from SUNY Health Science Center Brooklyn in 1989, he subsequently completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the Babies and Children’s Hospital of Columbia Presbytarian Medical Center, where he is Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics. He received smicha from Yeshiva University and was a masmidim Rebbe in MTA for three years and has taught bioethics courses at Gruss Kollel in Jerusalem, at Landers College for Men and at Yeshiva University. He also taught a shiur on hilchot Shabbat as it relates to physicians at the Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicinefor several years and served as a mentor to the medical students there. He has published numerous contemporary halacha and machshava related articles. For the past three years Rabbi Apfel has delivered a daily advanced iyun shiur to shana bet students in the morning and a weekly machshava shiur and bio-ethics shiur in the afternoon.
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Rabbi Yossi Fuchs
Senior Ra"m
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Rabbi Judah Goldschmidt
Senior Ra"m
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Rabbi Goldschmidt received semicha from HaRav Zalman Nechemiah Goldberg. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Queens College and an MBA from Bar Ilan University. He has learned in Yeshiva Ohr Hachaim in Queens, and the Mir Yeshiva in Yerushalayim. He completed the Ohr LaGolah Rabbinical Leadership Training Program at Yeshiva Ohr Sameyach. He was a division head at Camp Simcha/ Chai Lifeline.
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Rabbi Ephraim Greene
Senior Ra"m
Rav Ephraim Greene received a BA in Psychology from Yeshiva University and an MA in Education from YU's Azrielli School of Jewish Education. He has learned in Yeshivat HaKotel and Mir Yeshiva, and recieved Semicha from RIETS. Rabbi Greene taught in Ramaz Middle School for 3 years, and served as Israel Guidance Advisor and Religious Guidance Advisor while teaching at SAR High School for 4 years. In addition to his teaching, Rabbi Greene is also a songwriter, and has produced a musical CD of original songs. Rabbi Greene uses creativity and unique teaching styles to help his students connect to their learning, including technology, music, and extra-curricular chessed activities.
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Rabbi Eric Ifrah
Rabbi Ifrah earned his B.A. in economics from Yeshiva University, and is currently in the process of completing his masters degree in Jewish Education at the Azrieli Graduate school. He learned in YU and then spent three years in the Gruss Kollel before receiving semicha from RIETS. Rabbi Ifrah delivers a daily iyun shiur in the morning and gives a night seder shiur on different topics in machshava. He also helps run the morning halacha seder, gives a weekly hilchos shabbas shiur and can be found in the beis midrash throughout the day.
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Rabbi Moshe Nechemiah Reichman
Senior Ra"m
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Rabbi Reichman received semicha from Yeshiva Ohr Hachaim in Queens, NY. He earned a B.A. in Accounting from Touro College. He has learnt in RJJ in Edison, Yeshiva Be'er Yaakov, under the famed Rav Moshe Shmuel ShapiroZT"L, who was a close student of the Brisker Rav ZT"L, Yeshiva Ohr Hachaim, Queens, NY. He was one of the original talmidim of Rav Zvi Kaplan's yeshiva which is today one of the most advanced yeshivot in Jerusalem. He has given shiurim in Cong. Aish Kodesh in Ramat Beit Shemesh to laymen. Rabbi Reichman has been giving a charismatic and deep iyun shiur in yeshiva for close to a decade.
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Rabbi Avi Schneider
Senior Ra"m
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Rabbi Schneider received semicha from RIETS (YU). He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Yeshiva University. He completed the Ohr LaGolah/Talmidei Aharon Leadership Training Program and went on to teach high school students, as well as learn in a kollel for three years in Boca Raton, Florida. He also initiated their varsity basketball program and coached the team as well. He spends the summer teaching high school students in Israel on the NCSY kollel summer program. Rabbi Schneider gives a morning Gemara shiur, and spends the afternoon learning privately with a number of students. He also heads the recruitment dept. of the yeshiva. Rabbi Schneider always impresses his students with his skills in the classroom (especially his weekly life changing shmooze), on the basketball court, and in his one on one talks with his talmidim where he encourages them to grow on an individual basis.
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Rabbi David Shamula
Senior Ra"m
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Rabbi Shamula received his semicha from the Israel Rabbinate. He studied in Brown University and Downstate University. He has taught in BMT, Shappel's, Sha'arei Mevasseret Zion, and Midreshet Rachel. Rabbi Shamula has been especially involved with the sephardic student body of the yeshiva. There is an annual tradition that all sephardim spend Rosh Hashanah together with Rabbi Shamula and his family.
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Rabbi Binyamin Staiman
Senior Ra"m
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Rabbi Binyamin Staiman has studied in Yeshiva University,Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah in New York and the Mir Yeshiva in Yerushalayim. He received his semicha from Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg of Yerushalayim. Rabbi Staiman earned his BA in Managment Information Systems from Yeshiva University, and his Masters in Public Health Administration from New York University. Rabbi Staiman helps develop the student's gemara skills during his afternoon bekiyut shiur, in addition to teaching a class focusing on the halachot pertaining to the laws of bein adam l'chavairo.
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Rabbi Yehuda Werblowsky
Senior Ra"m/Sgan Mashgiach
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Rabbi Moshe Willig
Senior Ra"m
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Rabbi Andi Yudin
Senior Ra"m
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Rabbi Yudin received his semicha from RIETS (YU). He earned a B.A. in Psychology from YU. He completed his masters from the Azrieli Graduate School of Education. He studied in the Gruss Kollel. He taught in Torat Shraga in the early years of the yeshiva. He then returned to the U.S. and became a member of the Beren Kollel Elyon of RIETS. Upon Completing the Kollel he taught in MTA for two years while serving as the Rosh Kollel of the YU/DRS kollel. Rabbi Yudin has been teaching in NCSY kollel for close to a decade. Rabbi Yudin combines his enthusiasm and vast knowledge to provide his students with an entertaining and intellectually stimulating iyun shiur.
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Rabbi Hillel Zinkin
Senior Ra"m
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Rabbi Hillel Zinkin received his BA in Biology from Yeshiva University,an MS in Education from the Azrieli School of Jewish Education,and Semicha from RIETS. Upon moving to Israel in 2001, he learned
at the Gruss Kollel and at Mir Yeshiva of Yerushalyim. In 2003, he joined the Torat Shraga faculty as a rebbe. Rabbi Zinkin currently teaches an afternoon Gemara shiur and a night seder chaburah and Director of the Thursday night Mishmar Program
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Rabbi Beni Eisner ZT"L
Ra"m
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Rabbi Noam Gordon
Ra"m
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Rav Noam Gordon received semicha from the Rabbi Jacob Joseph Yeshiva, having attended shiurim by Rav Tuvia Goldstein, Rav Shaya Shimanovitch, Rav Shmuel Dovid Warshavchik, and Rav Mendel Kraveic. He attended shiurim by Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik at Yeshiva University. Rav Gordon authored the shiurei horav edition of Rav Soloveitchik's shiurim on masechta Gittin.
Rav Gordon completed a Ph.D. in mathematics at New York University. For many years he learned with the kollel at Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah in Queens during the morning and in the afternoon was a professor of mathematics at the City College of New York.
Rav Gordon considers it a privilege to be learning Torah with the highly motivated talmidim at Yeshiva Torat Shraga.
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Rabbi Eliyahu Haber
Ra"m
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Rabbi Ailon Meir
Ra"m
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Rabbi Eliezer Mescheloff
Ra"m/Administrator
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Rabbi Hillel Rudolph
Ra"m
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Rabbi Noam Singer
Ra"m
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Rabbi Noam Singer learned in Yeshiva University, Shor Yoshuv and Mir Yerushalayim. He received semicha from Rav Zalman Nechemiah Goldberg and completed his Masters in Jewish Education at Azrieli. While at YU he received a Bachelor's degree from the Sy Syms School of Business. Rabbi Singer gives shiur on many fundemental topics and his lively ruach leads the Yeshiva on Shabbosim, trips and Mishmar
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Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein
Ra"m
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