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Spotlight on Dov Levinson (FYHS '13)
Graduating Year: 2013 Current Location: Bergenfield, NJ Profession: Middle School Judaics teacher and Director of Student Activities at The Moriah School in Englewood Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 2 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The Rebbeim were always interested to connect with the students both in class and outside for anything that came up. I loved playing in the intramural leagues. I made a lot of friends from a
Josh Kanter
Jul 11 min read


Spotlight on Dani Abell (FYHS '05)
Graduating Year: 2005 Current Location: Ramot, Jerusalem Profession: Admin at MMY Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 6 children What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The chevra was so special, especially having guys from all over the US. There was a lot of fun times and some great Torah learning. When I was a senior, towards the end of the year, we were tossing a football around the beis midrash. Rabbi Segal was sitting there, learn
Josh Kanter
Jul 11 min read


Spotlight on Efrayim Clair (FYHS '08)
Graduating Year: 2008 Current Location: Bergenfield, NJ Profession: Executive Director of Yeshiva of North Jersey Tell us a little bit about your family: Married to Aliza with 3 children, Gavriel (11), Elana (9) and Daniella (7) What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: We have a class chat where we post tons of stories and memories. It reminded us how much we loved hanging out with each other. It is like a live yearbook. Senior class trip to Colorado was
Josh Kanter
Jul 11 min read


Spotlight on Ari Kaye (FYHS '14)
Graduating Year: 2014 Current Location: Miami Profession: Advertising Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 1 kid What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I was a dormer from San Jose, and the dorms as a whole were very special. If you didn't dorm, you really missed out. Springtime when we played softball was also great. The Rebbeim were awesome. I loved all my rebbeim, each was really phenomenal. They were a real highlight of being there.
Josh Kanter
Jul 11 min read


Spotlight on Daniel Yahav (FYHS '10)
Graduating Year: 2010 Current Location: WRP, IL Profession: Real Estate and part time kiruv with JLife, helping young professionals Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I remember having both right-wing rabbonim but also dancing on Yom Haatzmaut. Nobody pushed against it. There was an openness and letting people feel hashkafically open to where they want to be. They allowed for all opinions
Josh Kanter
Jul 11 min read


Spotlight on Avidan Itzhak (FYHS '13)
Graduating Year: 2013 Current Location: Norfolk, Virginia Profession: I am a residential home builder and developer. I work throughout the Hampton Roads area, managing projects from land acquisition and development all the way through construction and the sale of new homes. Tell us a little bit about your family: I live in Norfolk with my wife, our daughter Liel, and our twin boys, Coby and Ezra. Family is a huge part of my life, and most of my time outside of work is spent
Josh Kanter
Jun 152 min read


Spotlight on Jacob Roth (FYHS '09)
Graduating Year: 2009 Current Location: West Rogers Park Profession: Rebbe at Arie Crown Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I remember our opening trips to Sluggers. Rabbi Kaminetzky made a game room with a pool table, a Nintendo Game Cube, and other fun stuff. He made us extra food for Shavuos for the guys in his shiur. He did it just for guys who were learning, so much care was put in. R
Josh Kanter
Jun 152 min read


Spotlight on Yitzy Mayefsky (FYHS '11)
Graduating Year: 2011 Current Location: Chicago, IL Profession: Pediatric Hospitalist at a Teaching Hospital Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 1 kid What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I really enjoyed senior year when our shiur became a Beis Midrash shiur. We got to learn in the main Beis and see the Rosh Yeshiva every day. I also loved the Shabbatons and the Torah Bowl. The Yamim Noraim davening was very special, the best I ever
Josh Kanter
Jun 151 min read


Spotlight on Reuven Kirshner (FYHS '08)
Graduating Year: 2008 Current Location: Carmei Gat Profession: Learning and Development Manager of tech company in Tel Aviv Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: So many good memories. Some are as simple as hanging out in the dorms, playing sports during the breaks, and learning together. The simple stuff. One specific memory was when Michael Jordan came to watch his daughter play basketball
Josh Kanter
Jun 152 min read


Spotlight on Jacob Rischall (FYHS '09)
Graduating Year: 2009 Current Location: Skokie, IL Profession: I work in Corporate Finance and am the Capital Controller at Baxter International. Tell us a little bit about your family: I am married and actually get the opportunity to also learn at the Skokie Kollel with Rabbi Shmuel Oren once a week. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I loved Mr. Passman’s History classes and have been able to continue talking about the good old times at Skokie Va
Josh Kanter
Jun 152 min read


Spotlight on Aaron Warso (FYHS '12)
Graduating Year: 2012 Current Location: Living in Kew Gardens Hills but making aliyah to Ramat Bet Shemesh this summer! We are very excited! Profession: Director of Finance for an assisted living company Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 3 girls What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: My favorite memory was Torah Bowls; those were always so fun and competitive. I also loved intramural leagues like softball and football. The Gatlinburg
Josh Kanter
May 281 min read


Spotlight on Zalman Moses (FYHS '12)
Graduating Year: 2012 Current Location: Karmei Gat, Israel Profession: Sales for a payment company called Rapyd Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 2 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I was a dormer and Shabbos in the dorms was so special, like the kumzitzes. I also loved the cholent on Thursday nights after Rabbi Zimmerman’s shiur. I loved intramural softball & football. I also have some more wild stories that we can't publi
Josh Kanter
May 281 min read


Spotlight on Nathan Goldman (FYHS '09)
Graduating Year: 2009 Current Location: Efrat, Israel Profession: Economist at the Israel Securities Authority. Actually had an interesting path. Went to mechina for a year and a half after arriving in Israel. Served as an officer in the armored corp then went on to study economics and business administration. Worked for two years as a staffer for the deputy minister of defense but afterwards pivoted back to economics: 2 years in the Israel capital markets authority and now g
Josh Kanter
May 262 min read


Spotlight on Kobi Greenfield (FYHS '14)
Graduating Year: 2014 Current Location: Bet HaKerem, Jerusalem Profession: I run Mןזרשבין Maslul to find the next leaders in the Mizrachi leadership and bring the geulah. It was started by former HTC Chancellor, Rabbi Jerry Isenberg! Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with a first kid on the way What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The class trips were so special with great bonding. We had a big mix of guys and everyone got along. Senior
Josh Kanter
May 262 min read


Spotlight on Tomer Zino (FYHS '13)
Graduating Year: 2013 Current Location: Forrest Hills, Queens Profession: Rabbi of the vasikin minyan of Beth Gavriel in Forrest Hills Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I had such a nice camaraderie. There was a great dynamic of in towners and out of towners. I met people from all over the country and still have those connections. There was a nice balance between learning and having fun.
Josh Kanter
May 262 min read


Spotlight on Josh Steinberg (FYHS '14)
Graduating Year: 2014 Current Location: Upper East Side of Manhattan Profession: Behavior Analyst (BCBA) I supervise a team of ABA therapists What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I have so many amazing memories from my time at FYHS. One of the things that stands out most was how close our class was. We genuinely enjoyed being around each other, and even after long days in Yeshiva, nobody wanted to leave. There was always something going on — intramur
Josh Kanter
May 262 min read


Spotlight on Moshe Goykhman (FYHS '06)
Graduating Year: 2006 Current Location: Chicago, IL Profession: I’m a Financial Advisor and also have the opportunity to spend my mornings learning in a Kollel at Mikor HaChaim Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Most times I think of the Yeshiva I think of Rabbi Weiss as I had him all 4 years in high school. I learned both Math and Torah from him, he was a true genius. I also have fond mem
Josh Kanter
May 261 min read


Spotlight on Simcha Freedman (FYHS '06)
Graduating Year: 2006 Current Location: Chicago, IL Profession: Physicist working in Biotech R&D Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: One favorite is Senior year Torah Bowl. It came down to the wire in the final and I answered the question before the Rebbe finished reading it to pull off the win. Overall, I loved meeting and developing friendships with kids from other schools in Chicago and
Josh Kanter
May 262 min read


Spotlight on Allon Bruckenstein (FYHS '85)
Graduating Year: 1985 Current Location: Neve Yaakov Profession: School psychologist for towns near Jerusalem, and therapist for children and young adults in Jerusalem. Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 7 kids, all married and over 20 grandchildren What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I was zoche to be there in high school, Beis Midrash, and married in the kollel. I spent a lot of time in the arcade at the Holiday Inn across the str
Josh Kanter
May 262 min read


Spotlight on Ranan Mendelsberg (FYHS '02)
Graduating Year: 2002 Current Location: Dallas, TX Profession: Vascular Surgeon Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 3 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Most memories were related to basketball because that's mostly what I spent my time doing. Though I did really enjoy playing softball as well. Obviously, my favorite memory was the Kohney shot! The games and rivalries with the Academy were always big. We also had such a great
Josh Kanter
May 261 min read
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