Rabbi Scott Kahn, Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Kahn 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 is a summa cum
laude graduate of Brandeis University, and was a gradute student at Oxford
University in the Oriental Studies Department. He developed a skill-based
approach to Talmud while teaching at Reishit Yerushalayim. Rabbi Kahn is
currently writing several articles in the area of Jewish thought, and is planning
to develop them into a book on Modern Traditionalist Approaches to Hashkafa.
Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Wolicki studied at Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh, was a
fellow of the Darche Noam 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.
He is well known for his dynamic speaking and teaching, and
his expertise in the thought and writings of Rav Avraham
Yitzchak HaCohen Kook.
Rabbi Yaakov Arram, RA"M, Rabbi Arram is originally from London, UK. He read History
at Cambridge, and subsequently learned at a number of
different Yeshivot in Israel, including Darche Noam/Shapell’s
and Kollel Meretz, where he received semicha. He has taught
in numerous schools both in Israel and in Canada. Rabbi Arram has been
teaching at Yesodei HaTorah since 2006, and has a well-earned reputation
as a master educator. He is also currently training to be a tour guide in
Israel, and leads Yesodei HaTorah’s tiyulim.
Rabbi Moshe Bergman, Night Seder Faculty, Rabbi Bergman was born in Bnei Brak, and
studied in Yeshivat Kol Torah under Rabbi Shlomo
Zalman Auerbach zt”l and at Ponovezh. He studied for
semicha in the Old City of Jerusalem, and later served as
the rabbi of a congregation in Budapest, Hungary. A great-grandson of Rabbi
Elazar Menachem Man Shach zt”l, Rabbi Bergman has taught our students
for the past three years during night seder, helping them improve their
learning and their Hebrew through his unique perspective and tremendous
base of knowledge.
Rabbi Elazar Chanan, Ulpan / Night Seder Faculty, Rabbi Chanan is a graduate of Yeshivat Nachalat David
and Yeshivat Beit Shmuel. Licensed by the Israeli Ministry
of Education, Rabbi Chanan did national service in Kiryat
Chinuch in Beit Shemesh. In addition to his teaching at
Yesodei HaTorah, he is a much-beloved teacher at the Darche Noam
Elementary School in Ramat Beit Shemesh.
Rabbi Chaim Cohen, Night Seder Faculty,Rabbi Cohen studied at Machon Shlomo, Yeshivat Ateret
Israel, and Yeshivat HaGra Kollel. He graduated from
Purdue University, and was a start-up salesperson at several
successful companies. He developed his approach to mussar
from a combination of coaching football and learning under the mussar great
Rabbi Chaim Walkin at Ateret Israel in Bayit Vagan, Jerusalem.
Rabbi Uri CohenRabbi Cohen, who teaches Hashkafa, 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. Rabbi Cohen has also taught
at Midreshet Moriah, Nishmat, Emunah V’Omanut, Pardes, and Netivot Australia.
Rabbi Ariel Greenberg, Director of the Nach Department, Rabbi Greenberg holds a BA in Jewish History from Columbia
University and a JD from Harvard Law School. He studied for
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, as
well as for the past ten years at Yesodei HaTorah.
Rabbi Yisrael Herczeg, Senior RA"M, Rabbi Herczeg, who teaches the shana bet advanced
Gemara shiur, Chumash, and Hashkafa, is the translator of
the ArtScroll Rashi, and the author and translator of several
other books. He is a student of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Bakst zt”l
and a musmach of Yeshivat Itri. Rabbi Herczeg has also taught at Yeshivat
Darche Noam, Aish HaTorah, Yeshivat Lev HaTorah, and Mesilos Bais Yaakov.
Rabbi Adi Krohn, RA"M / Director of Admissions, Rabbi Krohn studied at Yeshiva University, receiving
degrees from the Sy Syms School of Business and the
Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education, as well as
semicha from RIETS. Before making aliya with his family,
he taught for many years at the Fuchs Mizrachi School in Cleveland where he
served as chair of the Talmud Department. He was also the Assistant Rabbi of
the Beachwood Kehilla in Beachwood, Ohio. At Yesodei HaTorah, Rabbi Krohn
teaches Gemara, both B’Iyun and Bekiut, as well as Halachah. However, he
may be best-known for his work on the annual Purim shpiel, his rap videos
gathering a cult following on his youtube channel.
Rabbi Moshe Lichtman, RA"M, Rabbi Lichtman, who teaches Gemara 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.
Rabbi Moshe Simkovich, Director of Shana Bet, Rabbi Simkovich was the Founding Head of School and
Dean of Judaic Studies at Stern Hebrew High School in
Philadelphia (now Kohelet YHS), and taught for many years
at Maimonides School in Boston. He also served as a
congregational Rabbi in Newton, MA, and was the Orthodox advisor at
Brandeis University. A graduate of the University of Chicago, Rabbi Simkovich
received his semicha under the direction of Rabbi Moshe Meiselman, and also
studied under Rabbi Yisrael Gustman zt”l, Rabbi Dr. Yizchak Twesky zt”l, and
Rabbi Chaim Zimerman zt”l.
Penina Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Mrs. Taylor, author, speaker and yeshiva and seminary
lecturer, is best known for her dynamic style and personal
warmth which allow her audiences to connect with
her on a profound level. This, combined with her
expertise in Jewish-Christian polemics, the Tanach, and Jewish
Spirituality, makes any course she teaches engaging and
inspirational. She received a Bible certificate from Trinity
University and has studied at Maalot Baltimore,
Nishmat and Naaleh. She is the founder of the
Shomrei Emet Institute for Counter-Missionary
Studies and Teshuvah!, an outreach
organization designed to inspire Jews
of all backgrounds and persuasions.
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