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Spotlight on Chaim Goldberg (FYHS '11)
Where do you live: I live in Yerushalayim. Tell us about your family: I am married to Ronit and have 3 kids (Aharon, David, Miriam)....
Tehilla Kanter
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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Remembering a War Hero on his 80th Yahrzeit
On the 24th of Av, HTC remembers U.S. Army Chaplain and HTC Musmach, Chaplain Rabbi Irving Tepper. Chaplain Tepper served on the front...
Daniel Bachrach
Aug 26, 20245 min read
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Spotlight on Eitan Drapkin (FYHS '16)
Where do you live: I live in Yerushalayim. Tell us about your family: I have one sister married living in Yerushalayim, one sister in...
Tehilla Kanter
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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Spotlight on Dr. Ricky Zimmerman (FYHS '99)
Where do you live: Pne Kedem in southeastern Gush Etzion. Tell us about your family: I am married with 5 kids. My oldest is 19 and...
Tehilla Kanter
May 28, 20241 min read
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Facing Combat - Elliot Springer (FYHS '73)
Seeing the HTC Our Chayalim, I thought that I would add and relate something for those who have not been in the army. I graduated Skokie...

Elliot Springer
Apr 2, 20244 min read
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FYHS Alumnus Publishes Halachic Worldviews
HTC-FYHS wishes a special mazel tov to Rav Tzvi Goldstein (FYHS ’11) on his recent publication of Halachic Worldviews by Mosaica Press....
Rabbi Joshua Zisook
Jun 28, 20231 min read
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105 Years Young and Strong: Dr. Jack Goodkin Still Singing HTC's Chant
Last month, Dr. Jack Goodkin of Newbury Park, CA celebrated his birthday. When you reach Dr. Goodkin’s age, every birthday is unique....
Rabbi Joshua Zisook
May 4, 20232 min read
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Rabbi Dr. Sanford H. Shudnow: A Navy Chaplain Stationed Near Skokie
Rabbi Dr. Sanford H. Shudnow was born and raised in Chicago, IL. Coming from a long line of Chicagoans, Rabbi Shudnow’s start was on the...
Tehilla Kanter
Mar 24, 20234 min read
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Rabbi Sender Dolgin: Starting the International Shas Chabura Movement
Rabbi Sender Dolgin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. In 1963, at the age of 14, Rabbi Dolgin entered 11th grade at the...
Tehilla Kanter
Feb 1, 20234 min read
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Rabbi Frank Breslau: A Chaplain, Paratrooper, and Master IBM Inventor
Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Rabbi Frank Breslau was one of the first students to attend what was then the South Side Jewish...
Tehilla Kanter
Jan 4, 20234 min read
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Yaakov Greenman: Improving Fortune 500 Companies
Yaakov (Jeffrey) Greenman, a two-time alumnus of HTC (FYHS 01’, HTC 04’), was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Houston,...
Tehilla Kanter
Dec 19, 20224 min read
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The Fox Family: Three Generations of Alumni
Rabbi Shmuel Fox, Rabbi Hillel Fox, and Tzvi Fox This year, HTC is celebrating its 100th year. For a century, HTC has served a unique...
Tehilla Kanter
Nov 23, 20226 min read
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David Aronin: Expressing Hakaras Hatov
Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, David Aronin attended public school as a boy since the day school only began after he was too old for...
Tehilla Kanter
Sep 18, 20223 min read
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Akiva Shapiro: Defending in Front of the Supreme Court
Akiva Shapiro, 1996 graduate of FYHS, was born and raised in a small Jewish community in Palo Alto, California. After attending the local...
Tehilla Kanter
Sep 1, 20224 min read
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Rabbi Mordechai Adelman: A Lifelong Impact
Rabbi Mordechai Adelman, raised in Denver, Colorado, attended and graduated from the Skokie Yeshiva in 1969. After graduating high...
Tehilla Kanter
Aug 3, 20223 min read
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Yishai Kanter: Using Physics and Coding at Intel
Yishai Kanter is a Skokie, Illinois native and a 2006 graduate from Fasman Yeshiva High School. After his time in the Yeshiva, Yishai...
Tehilla Kanter
Jun 30, 20224 min read
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Jonathan Donath: Revolutionizing the Way We Give Tzedakah
Dr. Jonathan Donath is a 1998 graduate of FYHS. Jonathan grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota as the second of four children, the first...
Tehilla Kanter
Jun 30, 20224 min read
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David Porush: Finding and Filling Community Needs
David Porush is a two-time alumnus of HTC, graduating from FYHS in 1991 and from the Beis Midrash and College for Men in 1994. Between...
Tehilla Kanter
Jun 30, 20225 min read
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Reuven Isaacs: From Chicago to Eretz Yisroel
Reuven Isaacs is a Chicago native, attending Arie Crown for elementary school and graduating from FYHS in 2010. After his time in the...
Tehilla Kanter
Jun 23, 20224 min read
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Nechemia Gershman: Turning his Passion for Chesed into a Career
Nechemia Gershman is a two-time alumnus of HTC, graduating FYHS in 2011 and later attending the Beis Midrash and College for Men....
Tehilla Kanter
May 30, 20224 min read
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