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 Avraham Yosef Rottman
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 - Maggid Shiur
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 - Maggid Shiur
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. Â Â
Rabbi David Landesman - Maggid Shiur
Simon Bernstein - Maggid Shiur
I grew up in London until the age of 18, at which point my family and I moved to Sydney, Autralia. We spent a few years in our exotic new environment before returning to sunny England, this time to Manchester.
Given that I knew next to nothing about Yeshivas, nor anything about the Yeshiva world, it was by tremendous hashgacha pratis and beracha that I found myself in Yeshivas Midrash Shmuel. It has been an every-day inspiration for me to learn under the Rosh HaYeshiva here, and has completely changed my perception of life, and the way I perceive and relate to HaShem.
Now, as a member of staff of Aliyos Shmuel, I have the awesome opportunity to have access to those who have not necessarily experienced and develop skills in a Yeshiva environment and who, of their own volition, have decided to take time out of their lives to sit and learn. It is a zechus of which I am very appreciative and enjoy very much!
Rabbi Jonny Hughes
Rabbi Jonny Hughes grew up in Reading, England, and later graduated with a law degree from University College London (UCL). Since the summer of 2003, he has been a full-time member of Yeshivas Midrash Shmuel, where he received rabbinical ordination from the Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav HaGoan Binyomin Moskowits, Shlit"a. He continues to learn and teach Torah and lives in Rechavia with his wife and children.
His most recent achievement is his prestigious work 'Understanding Reb Chaim' - a comprehensive elucidation in English of 'Chiddushei Rabbeinu Chaim HaLeivi Al Ho'Rambam' - the famous and highly analytical study of the writings of the Rambam (Maimonides).
Rabbi Natan Iskowitz
Rabbi Shlomo Levy - Maggid Shiur
Rabbi Shlomo Levy was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. There, he studied in Shaarei Torah, and graduated at Yeshiva College. Having then come to Eretz Yisroel to learn, he tried out different Yeshivas for about a year, but returned to South Africa thereafter, and studied Computer Animation. After achieving a diploma, he returned once again to Israel to learn in Yeshiva, spending a year in Yerushalayim Talpiot Yeshiva, and followed with four years of study in Bnei Brak. Finally moving to Midrash Shmuel a few years ago, he married and settled in Rechavia very near to the Yeshiva, and continues to learn and grow in the Yeshiva's vibrant kollel.
