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Faculty
 

Rav Binyomin Moskovits's success cultivating independent, clear-thinking students has given rise to a reservoir of outstanding Talmidei Chachomim. A dedicated selection form the core faculty of Aliyos Shmuel faculty members possess a thorough grounding in Jewish philosophy and practical law as well as in-depth Torah learning.

Long-term personal development in the atmosphere of Midrash Shmuel has honed their ability to transmit Torah with hallmark lucidity. The same powerful analytical skills that equip them for the task have also refined their Torah outlook.

Aliyos Shmuel faculty members combine teaching in the department with advanced studies in the main yeshiva of Midrash Shmuel. The large pool of talented scholars enables the department to provide small group teaching wherever beneficial, and one-on-one learning sessions with Midrash Shmuel students are also arranged.

Learn about the unique assets of some of our key teaching staff.

Rabbi Avi Bonchek
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Rabbi Josh Braun
 
Rabbi Jonny Hughes
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Rabbi Natan Iskowitz
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Rabbi Shlomo Levy
 
Rabbi Yitzchak Snyder
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Rabbi Josh Zneimer
 
Rabbi Avraham Yosef Rottman
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Rabbi Avraham Yosef Rottman, originally from Miami Beach, has lived in Israel for 35 years. The son of an orthodox Rabbi, Rabbi Rottman moved to Israel as a young boy and became a student of Rav Moskovits at a later stage, some 20 years ago. A very experienced teacher of Talmud and a range of other Torah subjects. Rabbi Rottman gives of himself and his outstanding gifts around the clock, with a rare devotion and humility. Rabbi Rottman acts as a personal advisor to students at Aliyos Shmuel.

 
Rabbi Dovid Broch
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Rabbi Dovid Broch grew up in the London suburb of Edgeware. As an inquisitive teenager, Rabbi Broch became a regular attendee of Project Seed. There, he was pleasantly surprised to discover the rationality and logic of Judaism, and found satisfying answers to philosophical issues. Rabbi Broch's learning experience at Project Seed and at the Hasmonean school inspired him to spend a year in a Jerusalem yeshiva before embarking on a law degree at Cambridge University. After graduating with first class honours, Rabbi Broch returned to Jerusalem and chose to turn his legal mind to the pursuit of a deeper Torah knowledge at Midrash Shmuel.

Fired by a belief that all Jews should be afforded access to the profundity and vitality of authentic Torah Judaism, Rabbi Broch gives of his tremendous clarity of thought and transmission skills to teach the halachos of Shabbos to the students of Aliyos Shmuel. Students, young and old alike, enjoy Rabbi Broch's sincerity, clarity, and affinity for every Jew.

Rabbi Broch lives with his wife and daughter in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Romema.

 
Rabbi Moshe Davidson
Image of Moshe Davidson Rabbi Moshe Davidson grew up in New York, where he attended elementary school in Brooklyn and high school in Far Rockaway. Searching for his true calling, he made his way to Yerushalayim and found a place in Yeshivas Midrash Shmuel. There, he was drawn in by the unconditional warmth of the faculty and students, and began attending shiurim that made him put his own brain to work. This combination of warmth and intellectual stimulation gave him a great sense of confidence and accomplishment, and has provided the fertile ground for his development over the past six years.

Rabbi Davidson pairs his extraordinary ability to elucidate abstract concepts with his desire to help others attain greater access to Torah learning. As part of the Aliyos Shmuel faculty, he gives a daily mishnayos shiur to the mature students of the program. He is loved by all for his dedication to the shiur and for the warmth and clarity with which he teaches it.   

 
Rabbi David Landesman
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Rabbi Jonathan Shooter
Image of Jonathan Shooter Rabbi Shooter was born in London and after finishing Hasmonean High School he spent the next few years in yeshiva and in university, graduating from the London School of Economics with a degree in Economics. Rabbi Shooter then joined Midrash Shmuel where he has now been learning for seven years. Rabbi Shooter gives regular classes in Tefillah and Jewish Outlook in Aliyos Shmuel as well as giving classes in Midrash Shmuel. Rabbi Shooter is an accomplished author having written two books on the weekly parsha. Rabbi Shooter lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh with his wife Shoshana and four children.