Graduating Year: 2009 Current Location: Oceanside, NY Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 3 children Profession: Clinical Psychologist What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I came from Indianapolis and loved hanging out in the dorms. I made a lot of friends there. I love that when I run into other Yeshiva alumni we connect and have a common bond. It's just always exciting meeting someone from there. I recently saw an alumni feature on

Graduating Year: 2009 Current Location: Mercaz Shapira, Israel Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 children Profession: Assistant Director of Camp Seneca Lake and Dean of Students at Mayanot HaTorah Seminary. IDF Armored Corps (Reserves). What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Dorm life was the highlight of my experience. I learned a lot about myself, and I grew a lot. The social scene was special. I learned how to live on my own, m

Graduating Year: 2003 Current Location: Shaalvim Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 8 children Profession: RAM/Rebbe for first year students at Shaalvim What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Coming from Denver, I got to live in the dorms, and half my class were dormers. I got to meet a lot of people there and also really loved my Rebbeim. Rabbi Schuman, Rabbi Schechter, and Rabbi Segal were all unique in their own way. I recall Rabbi

Graduating Year: 2010 Current Location: West Rogers Park Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 children Profession: Attorney at Simplex Trading, a proprietary trading firm in Chicago. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The Torah Bowl Shabbatonim were always a highlight. They were fun and exciting competitions, with great Torah learning mixed in. Yamim Noraim at the Yeshiva was also very special. We would all come back to daven toget

Graduating Year: 1996 Current Location: Givot Eden (made aliyah two months ago) Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 3 boys, including one currently in the IDF Profession: COO for Bruin Biometrics What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The friendships I made with my peers and the lasting kesher I built with my Rebbeim were so special. I have so many great memories with all of them. Purim at the Yeshiva was an annual event. I loved the

Graduating Year: 2001 Current Location: Skokie, IL Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 2 kids Profession: I am a Lawyer. I also ran for mayor of Skokie (sadly, I didn't win). I am still involved in politics. I help Jewish communities around Chicago, including helping them get involved in the chamber of commerce and bridging the communities. I'm also creating software with the Agudah to keep track of registered voters and outreach. What is your favorite memor

Graduating Year: 2000 Current Location: Los Angeles, CA Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 3 kids Profession: Orthodontist What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The class trips were amazing, especially our senior trip to Arizona. I enjoyed how the Rebbeim encouraged great ruach and how they helped us foster amazing friendships. They helped us have frum, kosher experiences, which I appreciated. Being on the basketball team was a reall

Graduating Year: 1997 Current Location: Cleveland, OH Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids and 1 grandchild Profession: Nursing Homes (An education wasn't the only thing I picked up in Chicago…☺️!) What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: While I was there, I captured a nice, well-rounded hashkafah as to what it means to be a Ben Torah. I had Rebbeim to seek wisdom from in both high school and after high school. I came to the Yesh

Graduating Year: 1998 Current Location: Woodmere, NY Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 10 Including a son in the Yeshiva and 2 grandchildren Profession: Director of Operations at Siach Yitzchak What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I was very close with Rabbi Polsein and Rabbi Ginsparg, who is a neighbor of mine in Woodmere. I loved the intramural softball leagues. I loved Rabbi Kutner’s yamim noraim davening. I made so many great

Graduating Year: 1999 Current Location: Yad Binyamin, Israel Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 6 kids Profession: I teach in Shaalvim and am dayan for Eretz Chemdah What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The guys from my class were such great guys. I have so many strong friendships. When I was in 11th and 12th grade, I wasn't in the highest shiur, but I had a great connection with Rabbi Rand. He was so caring and pushed me. B"h many

Graduating Year: 2000 Current Location: Skokie, IL Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 3 kids Profession: Director of Accounting for a healthcare company What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Hanging out in the dorms was so special. I went to Yehivas Hakayitz a couple of years before I got to the Yeshiva and I always felt it was just an extension of Kayitz. There were so many institutional teachers there, including even ones my father

Graduating Year: 2011 Current Location: Fair Lawn, NJ Tell us a little bit about your family: I’m married to my wife, Avigayil, and we have three children — Elisha (7), Jesse (6), and Nina (2). Profession: Director of Finance for DocRite, where we provide eyecare and podiatry services for nursing homes across the East Coast What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The relationships I built — with both rebbeim and friends — stand out the most. There was

Graduating Year: 2002 Current Location: Cleveland, OH Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 2 kids Profession: Pediatric Pulmonologist and Sleep Physician What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: A lot of the great memories are surrounding friends, especially how guys showed up at my door Shabbos morning after the chimney fiasco. They walked right in and felt comfortable just eating breakfast there. Some even stayed a couple weeks, and it

Graduating Year: 2012 Current Location: Neve Shamir, Israel Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 3 kids Profession: CPA working at a financial startup that is using AI to help with taxes What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I loved every part of the Yeshiva. We did a lot of fun things. I still keep up with Rabbi Schachter. I call Rabbi Weinberg as well. I was a dormer from Pittsburg and loved living in the dorms. I once lost $150 at B

Graduating Year: 2012 Current Location: Mitzpe Yericho, Israel Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids Profession: I edit Seforim in English for a few publishers in Israel What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: My senior year, I got to be part of working on the yearbook and our senior trip. It was a great chance to develop closer relationships with many guys in my class, including those I hadn't had much to do with until then. I w

Graduating Year: 2012 Current Location: West Rogers Park, IL Profession: 4th Grade Rebbe at Arie Crown, and I also work at the Chesed Fund as their Data & Systems Coordinator. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I came to the Yeshiva from WITTS a few weeks into my sophomore year and was put into Rabbi Schechter’s class. My first day was a fast day and everyone was exhausted. Rabbi Schechter was basically doodling on the board because everyone was s

Graduating Year: 2012 Current Location: Boston, MA Profession: Scientist in Biotech What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: My favorite part was centered around the dorms. It was an incredible experience. The dormers were like my brothers. There was always something fun to do. I am still in touch with Rabbi Cardash who calls me twice a year, and every time I get that call, it makes my day. It is so nice that he cares so much about me and I really apprec

Graduating Year: 2013 Current Location: Mercaz Shapira in the South of Israel, after spending the past few years on shlichut in Miami Profession: I work as an Instructional Coordinator and also teach at a school in Israel. Tell us a little bit about your family: I’m married, and my wife and I are blessed with two children. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: One of my favorite parts of my time at Yeshiva was the friendships I built. Living in the d

Graduating Year: 2007 Current Location: Skokie, IL Profession: Working for a medical equipment company, building AI and automation for them for better processes. I also work at Ateres Ayala, running their smachot (have probably done close to 100 weddings, many for people in the community), and I run the kitchen at NCSY Shabbatonim. Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The ski trip was a to

Graduating Year: 2005 Current Location: Washington Heights, NYC Profession: Math teacher Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with three kids (Yosef, Shuli, Simcha). What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Working on FYI (Fasman Yeshiva Inquirer); rehearsing and playing with the Yeshiva band in the tunnel practice room; learning from Rabbi Weiss during all four years at FYHS (including a few times during the summer). Also memorable: getting