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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


Spotlight on Ely Katz (FYHS '87)
Graduating Year: 1987 Current Location: Hashmonaim, Israel Profession: International Event Producer managing a variety of Artists both in Israel and overseas. Tell us a little bit about your family: Married to Ilana with 5 children and 2 grandchildren What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The friendships were very special - almost 40 years later an inordinate number of us from our class are still in touch. We continue to get together, both in Israel
Josh Kanter
May 261 min read


Spotlight on Raanan Alter (FYHS '05)
Graduating Year: 2005 Current Location: Skokie, IL Profession: Doctor specializing in Gynecologic Oncology Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I have so many fond memories like the Shabbatonim, Rosh Hashana, Simchat Torah, and Torah Bowl. I loved playing basketball and learned so many lessons there. I was close with Rabbi Shuman and loved Rabbi Weiss’s Math class. Just so many good memories
Josh Kanter
May 261 min read


Spotlight on Jeremy Bekritsky (FYHS '04)
Graduating Year: 2004 Current Location: Waterbury, CT Profession: Medical device manufacturing engineering Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 8 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Rabbi Weiss is my favorite personality from the Yeshiva. He taught us how to be pragmatic and live a Torah lifestyle. I also have such fond memories from Kayitz and bask in the glory of the Color War songs that I wrote. My kids know all the songs! Ra
Josh Kanter
May 261 min read


Spotlight on Jake Lewin (FYHS '02)
Graduating Year: 2002 Current Location: Teaneck, NJ Profession: Attorney at Stein Adler Dabah & Zelkowitz LLP in Manhattan, focusing on commercial and real estate litigation. Tell us a little bit about your family: There are six of us: my wife is the director of student programming at Yeshiva Noam, where three (3) of our four kids go to school, ages 10, 8 and 6. My youngest, 2, goes to Anshei Lubavitch day care. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz:
Josh Kanter
May 262 min read


Spotlight on Dani Sova (FYHS '03)
Graduating Year: 2003 Current Location: Baltimore, MD Profession: A Doctor specializing in Interventional Pain Management Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 5 kids. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I have so many fond memories. I had such great rebbeim and loved connecting to them. I also had some amazing friends. I had a really overall positive experience. Having the mix of in and out of towners was great. I loved having them f
Josh Kanter
Feb 231 min read


Spotlight on Adam Von Samek (FYHS '02)
Graduating Year: 2002 Current Location: New Rochelle, NY Profession: Pediatric Anesthesiologist Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 3 kids. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The friendships I developed with my classmates we great. I had people over all the time. I also dormed part time. I'm still in touch with many of my classmates. I also remember the famous game winning shot that Kohney hit against the Academy. I was also very
Josh Kanter
Feb 231 min read


Spotlight on Binyamin Garden (FYHS '04)
Graduating Year: 2004 Current Location: Chicago, IL Profession: Dermatologist Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Some of my favorite memories are from hanging out with friends in the dormitory and meeting students from across the country. Freshman year especially stands out: we had about a dozen guys whose older brothers were seniors. It was a lot of fun as a freshman to feel comfortable
Josh Kanter
Feb 232 min read


Spotlight on Jon Lamm (FYHS '04)
Graduating Year: 2004 Current Location: Fairlawn, NJ Profession: Psychologist Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 3 kids. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Intramural softball was really fun. Purim was also really fun, waking everyone up on Taanis Esther. Ski trips were memorable. I got to be in Rabbi Polstein’s shiur my senior year and really enjoyed that experience. Please share a lesson/takeaway from your time at FYHS/HTC/Kay
Josh Kanter
Feb 231 min read


Spotlight on Beni Seleski (FYHS '01)
Graduating Year: 2001 Current Location: Monsey, NY Profession: Wealth Management at Merrill Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 5 kids. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Rabbi Isenberg had a good sense of humor. It was always fun when we misbehaved and he yelled at us. Looking back on it, it now felt like it was in good spirits. Rabbi Cardash classes were always so special. YK davening was very special. The rebbeim screaming ou
Josh Kanter
Feb 231 min read


Spotlight on Mike Wiesenberg (FYHS '00)
Graduating Year: 2000 Current Location: Boca Raton, FL Profession: Working at Goldman Sachs as a software engineer. Tell us a little bit about your family: I’m married to Rivka Batsheva. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I could go on forever about the Yeshiva. I was an out-of-towner and had tremendous Shabbasim at the Yeshiva. I'm still in touch with Rabbi Ginsparg and Rabbi Twerski as well as a few guys from my class. The chimney lightening fi
Josh Kanter
Feb 231 min read


Spotlight on Jeremy Goldfeder (FYHS '91)
Graduating Year: 1991 Current Location: Hewlett, NY Profession: Caterer and Event Planner Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 3 Triplet Boys. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I had some great rebbeim, including Rabbi Rand and Rabbi Polstein. I also had Rabbi Schwartz who I maintained a long lasting relationship with, he has unfortunately passed away. Mr. Peterson was great and really cared about making sure we would know our Am
Josh Kanter
Feb 232 min read


Spotlight on DJ Shabat (FYHS '97)
Graduating Year: 2003 Current Location: Chicago, IL Profession: I work at Upward Community Chicago as a Therapist. I’m proud to say that I have been sober for over 10 years and aim to help the community with addiction. Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with one son. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: The first night that I met Moose was memorable and he was my best friend. I loved hanging out with him and Patti in the kitchen when h
Josh Kanter
Feb 232 min read


Spotlight on Itzik (Ari) Rabinovitz (FYHS '73)
Graduating Year: 1973 Current Location: Rechovot, Israel Profession: I hold a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Illinois. After completing my studies, I made Aliyah to Israel. Since then, I have worked within Israel’s defense ecosystem, including six years in the Israeli Air Force and positions with nearly every major Israeli defense company. Over the years, I have been involved in business development for Israeli defense industries, helping bring advanc
Josh Kanter
Feb 234 min read


Spotlight on Noam Lipshitz (FYHS '99)
Graduating Year: 2003 Current Location: Boca Raton, Florida. We also recently spent two years living in Ramat Bet Shemesh and hope to return soon iy”H Profession: Tax partner with Greenberg Traurig. My expertise is in corporate and partnership tax and structuring of mergers and acquisitions Tell us a little bit about your family: Married to Alexandra with 6 daughters (Leeba, Talia, Mia, Nava, Reena and Ayelet) and one son (Baruch) What is your favorite memory/(memories) fr
Josh Kanter
Feb 41 min read


Spotlight on Jeremy Donath (FYHS '03)
Graduating Year: 2003 Current Location: Fairlawn, NJ Profession: Rabbi of a Shul in Fairlawn and a high school rebbe at Maayanot Tell us a little bit about your family: Married with 4 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: We had such a wholesome experience where guys loved learning and sports. That was such a healthy place for me. Being a dormer wasn't lonely but a good, positive experience. Guys wanted to play ball and learn. I developed my best
Josh Kanter
Feb 42 min read
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