 Rabbi Scott Kahn - Rosh Yeshiva
Rabbi Scott Kahn, Rosh Yeshiva, studied at Yeshivat HaKotel, Darche
Noam/Shapell's, and Midrash Shmuel, was a fellow of the Darche Noam
Kollel, and received semicha from HaRav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg and
Darche Noam. He graduated from Brandeis University, and was a
graduate student at Oxford University in the Oriental Studies
Department. He developed a skill-based approach to Talmud while
teaching at Reishit Yerushalayim.
 Rabbi Pesach Wolicki - Rosh Yeshiva
Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, Rosh Yeshiva, studied at Kerem B'Yavneh, was a
fellow of the Darche Noam/Shapell's Kollel, and received semicha from
the Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem. A noted educator and lecturer, he
served as a pulpit rabbi in Virginia, and as Development Director of
Hillel Academy in Fairfield, Connecticut. He also worked as a
political activist in several organizations, including service as
Executive Director of the Campaign for Missing Israeli Soldiers.
 Rabbi Ariel Greenberg - Director of Nach Program
Rabbi Ariel Greenberg is the director of the Nach program and holds a
B.A. in Jewish History from Columbia University and a J.D. from
Harvard Law School. He studied four years at Yeshivat Sha'alvim as a
Matmidim Scholar and is a graduate of their Sha'al program. Rabbi
Greenberg was instrumental in founding the Beit Midrash Program at
Columbia, helped run YUSSR in its incipience, and taught extensively
in the greater Boston area.
 Rabbi Meir Arnold,
who teaches Gemara and teaches during night seder,
studied at Yeshivat Sha'alvim, the Sy Syms School of Business, the
Gruss Institute, and the Azrieli Graduate School, and is a musmach of
Yeshiva University. He was Coordinator of High School Special
Services at the Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy, taught at Yeshiva Passaic
Torah Institute and the Yavneh Academy, and co-founded the Summer
Kollel of Passaic.
 Rabbi Jeffrey Aftel,
who teaches Biur HaTefilah, studied in the Gruss
Kollel and Yeshivat Sha'alvim, graduated from the Sha'al program, and
received semicha from Yeshiva University. He served as principal of
the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy High School, was the headmaster
of the Hebrew Day School of Montgomery County, and taught at the
Yavneh Academy in Paramus, NJ.
 Rabbi Yaakov Arram
teaches Gemara b'iyun, Gemara bekiut, and Nach.
After graduating with a degree in History from Cambridge University,
he studied at Yeshivat Darche Noam/Shapell's, Midrash Shmuel, and
Kollel Meretz, where he received his semicha and teaching
certification. Rav Arram previously taught at Yeshivat Or Chaim,
Ulpanat Orot, and Ulpanat Bnei Akiva, and has worked as a tour guide
in Israel.
 Rabbi Uri Cohen
teaches Jewish philosophy. He received semicha from
Yeshivat Hamivtar and Yeshiva University, where he also completed
masters degrees in Medieval Jewish History and Education. He and his
wife participated in the Jewish Experience of Central New York, and
they were the educational directors of the Center for Jewish Life at
Princeton University. Rav Cohen has also taught at Midreshet Moriah,
Nishmat, Emunah V'Omanut, Pardes, and Netivot Australia.
 Rabbi Shalom Iskowitz,
who teaches advanced Halacha and during night
seder, served as a commander in the Israeli army and was a Torah
MeTzion shaliach in Memphis, Tennessee. He studied in the Kerem
B'Yavneh Kollel, Michlala Jerusalem College, and Moreshet Yaakov
Teachers College, and has taught at Shaarei Mevaseret Tzion, Aish
HaTorah, and Machon Gold.
 Rabbi Daniel Katz
teaches Chumash and coordinates the night seder
program. He is completing his MA in Jewish Education from the
Azrieli Graduate School, and is a musmach of Yeshiva University. He
has taught in Yeshivat Torat Shraga, and studied in the Katz Kollel
of Yeshiva University under Rav Herschel Schachter. He graduated
from Yeshiva College, where he earned a BA in economics.
 Rabbi Eliezer Kwass
teaches the advanced level Talmud shiur, offers a
weekly shiur in Modern Halachic Issues, and teaches a course which
helps students develop an understanding and appreciation of Midrash.
He received semicha from Yeshiva University, and has taught Gemara at
both Yeshivat Har Etzion's Mechina program and Yeshivat Darche Noam/
Shapell's.
 Rabbi Moshe Lichtman,
who teaches Gemara, Chumash, and Nach, is the
translator of several books, including the classic work Eim HaBanim
Semeichah, and Simcha Raz's biography of Rav Kook, zt"l, An Angel
Among Men. He recently authored the well-received book, Eretz
Yisrael in the Parashah. He received semicha from the Chief
Rabbinate of Israel and from Yeshiva University, and has taught at
Shaarei Mevaseret Tzion, MMY, Machon Gold, and B'not Chayil.
 Nehemya Margalit,
directs the Hebrew Ulpan during night seder. He
studied in Yeshivat Hesder Nir Kiryat Arba, served as a tank
commander in the Israeli army during the first Lebanon War, and
worked as a practical engineer for several years before re-training
as a teacher at Yaakov Herzog College. He has been living and
teaching in Beit Shemesh for over 10 years.
 Rabbi Yosef Wolicki
has developed a unique course which enables
students to properly understand the weekly haftarah. He served as a
congregational rabbi in the U.S., Canada, and Israel for thirty eight
years, and has worked as a psychologist at Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in
Jerusalem. He is an alumnus of Yeshiva University and McGill
University in Montreal, and received his semicha from Rav
Soloveitchik, zt"l.
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