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Rabbi Yehudah Bienstock
Rabbi Yoseph Aharon
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Rabbi Ephraim Fischer
Rabbi Gershon Fruchter
Rabbi Yehiel Kalish
Rabbi Yuval Kernerman
Rabbi Boruch Leff
Rabbi Dov Lipman
Rabbi A. D. Motzen
Zev Padway
Rabbi Reuven Pelberg
Rabbi Shai Scherer
Rabbi Ben Travis
Rabbi Zev Weiner

Kollel "Alumni"

Photos of and information about our former staff.

We are proud of our "alumni" and the important positions they now fill.

To check up on our current staff, please visit our Kollel Staff page.

Rabbi Ely Behar




TENURE:
1998 - 2002

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Jerusalem, Israel

CURRENTLY: Instructor and Guidance Counselor, Yeshivat Neveh Zion


Rabbi Yehudah Bienstock




TENURE:
- 2002

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Cincinnati

CURRENTLY: Nursing home administration


Rabbi Yoseph Aharon David




TENURE:
1998 - 2000

KOLLEL POSITION: Rabbi, Downtown Synagogue and Learning Center

NOW LIVING IN: Memphis, Tennessee

CURRENTLY: Director of TEAM (Memphis Kollel)


Rabbi Ephraim Fischer




TENURE:
1995 - 1997

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Brooklyn, New York

CURRENTLY: Teaching Judaic Studies to Russian immigrants


Rabbi Gershon Fruchter




TENURE:
2004 - 2006

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Far Rockaway, New York

CURRENTLY: Working in Manhattan's Diamond District


Rabbi Yehiel Kalish




TENURE:
- 2002

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Chicago, Illinois

CURRENTLY: National Projects Coordinator, Agudath Israel of America


Rabbi Yuval Kernerman




TENURE:
1995 - 1999

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Cincinnati

CURRENTLY: Principal, Cincinnati Hebrew Day School

ALSO: Helps to maintain the Cincinnati Eruv and checks clothing for sha'atnez


Rabbi Boruch Leff




TENURE:
1997 -

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Baltimore, Maryland

CURRENTLY: Assistant Principal, Torah Institute of Baltimore

ALSO: Author of Forever His Students (Feldheim)
       and "Kol Yaakov" (weekly column on the Torah portion)


Rabbi Dov Lipman




TENURE:
1995 - 1998

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Bet Shemesh, Israel

CURRENTLY: Teaches Judaic Studies to young women
       at Machon Maayan and Merkaz Tiferet,
       and to young men at Reishit Yerushalayim

ALSO: Author of DISCOVER: Answers for Teenagers (and adults)
       to Questions about the Jewish Faith (Feldheim)
       and "Parsha Points to Ponder" (weekly column on
       the Torah portion at OU.org)


Rabbi A. D. Motzen




TENURE:
2002 - 2006

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Cincinnati

CURRENTLY: Executive Director, Agudath Israel of Cincinnati
       and Ohio Director of Government and Public Affairs,
       Agudath Israel of America


Rabbi Zev Padway




TENURE:
2000 - 2001

KOLLEL POSITION: Rabbi, Downtown Synagogue and Learning Center

NOW LIVING IN: Berkeley, California

CURRENTLY: Freelance filmmaker (Padway Productions)

ALSO: Majoring in Psychology at Berkeley City College
       Runs Jerusalem Camp, an outreach program at Rainbow Gatherings


Rabbi Reuven Pelberg




TENURE:
1995 -

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Cincinnati

CURRENTLY: Judaic Studies teacher, Cincinnati Hebrew Day School

ALSO: Rabbi, Kneseth Israel Congregation


Rabbi Shai Scherer




TENURE:
2002 - 2004

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Cincinnati

CURRENTLY: Judaic Studies teacher, Cincinnati Hebrew Day School

ALSO: Runs Shabbos learning groups for boys


Rabbi Ben Travis




TENURE:
1998 - 2003

KOLLEL POSITIONS: Rabbi, Downtown Synagogue and Learning Center
Coordinator of Student Outreach

NOW LIVING IN: Cincinnati

CURRENTLY: Judaic Studies instructor and Director of Development,
       Cincinnati Hebrew Day School

Rabbi Zev Weiner




TENURE:
2001 - 2004

KOLLEL POSITION: Staff Scholar

NOW LIVING IN: Dallas, Texas

CURRENTLY: Judaic Studies instructor, Torah Day School of Dallas

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