Graduating Year: 1997 Current Location: Teaneck, NJ Profession: I'm a personal trainer for over 20 years.  Tell us a little bit about your family:  Married with 3 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I loved that being a dormer. I had the autonomy to go out to the mall and live a normal life. It was cool to be in Yeshiva but be able to go see a movie (I remember seeing The Mask my Freshman year in theaters!).  The rabbis were the heart and soul o

Graduating Year: 2003 Current Location: Springfield, NJ Profession: Finance working at Prudential  Tell us a little bit about your family:  Married with 3 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I had 5+ boys at my house during the mercury spill. The interaction with the rebbeim was very warm. I was very close with Rabbi Schachter, he married my wife and me. I was close with Rabbi Polstein through my many years working at Kayitz.  I came from Cincin

Graduating Year: 1998 Current Location: Bet Shemesh Profession: I previously worked in the United States on radar systems for fighter jets. Today, I work in Israel as a Software Engineer at Synamedia (formerly Cisco). Tell us a little bit about your family:  I am married and the father of four children. What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz:  One of my memories was the Torah Bowl. It made Torah learning fun and engaging, and it was a wonderful initiativ

Graduating Year: 1999 Current Location: Philadelphia, PA Profession:  I work in healthcare administration. I'm currently working as the COO for a non-profit that helps people with FTD, Frontotemporal. Dementia Tell us a little bit about your family:  Married with 3 kids What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: I got very close to my classmates throughout high school. I lived in the dorms and built some important bonds. When the chimney strike happened, th

Graduating Year: 1999 Current Location: Cedarhurst, NY Profession: Police Officer in NYC Tell us a little bit about your family:  Married with 5 girls What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: My favorite rabbis were Rabbi Cardash, Rabbi Haskell, and Rabbi Rand. I loved all the sports at the Yeshiva, like basketball and softball. I actually learned about softball at Skokie.  The lightning strike was a huge memorable event. I loved staying at friends. I sta

Graduating Year: 1998 Current Location: Ramat Beit Shemesh Profession: I run the Nathan & Kamionski law firm with 30 attorneys under us. We do litigation and have offices in a few states. We also do back office support for law firms. That company is run out of Israel.  Tell us a little bit about your family:  Married to Rachel with 6 children, 5 boys and 1 girl. My oldest is married.  What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Being in the dorms was awesome

Graduating Year: 2002 Current Location: Toronto, CA Profession: I'm the Menahel of a day school, Ohr Emet, and the rav of a shul Tell us a little bit about your family:  I’m married with 3 kids  What is your favorite memory/(memories) from FYHS/HTC/Kayitz: Basketball in general was a lot of fun for me. Obviously, hitting the game winner against the Academy! I also loved being with the chevra. I loved hanging out with the dormers. When I was a senior, I needed basketball shoes

Torah Thoughts on Parshas Vayechi by Rabbi Yosef Polstein "וַיִקַח יוֹסֵף אֶת שְׁנֵיהֶם אֶת אֶפְרַיִם בִּימִינוֹ מִשְׂמֹאל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת מְנַשֶׁה בִשְׂמֹאלוֹ מִימִין יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַגֵשׁ אֵלָיו"  בְּרֵאשִׁית מ''ח:י''ג “And Yosef took the two of them – Ephraim with his right [hand], to Yisrael’s left, and Menashe with his left, to Yisrael’s right – and he drew close to him.”  Bereshis 48:13 The following questions have bothered me for years. 1. Why did Yosef present both sons to Yaakov t

Torah Thoughts on Parshas Vayechi by Dr. Avraham Bogachkov "וַיִרְאוּ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף כִּי מֵת אֲבִיהֶם וַיֹאמְרוּ לוּ יִשְׂטְמֵנוּ יוֹסֵף וְהָשֵׁב יָשִׁיב לָנוּ אֵת כָּל הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר גָמַלְנוּ אֹתוֹ...אָנָא שָׂא נָא פֶּשַׁע אַחֶיךָ וְחַטָאתָם כִּי רָעָה גְמָלוּךָ וְעַתָּה שָׂא נָא לְפֶשַׁע עַבְדֵי אֱלֹקֵי אָבִיךָ וַיֵבְךְּ יוֹסֵף בְּדַבְּרָם אֵלָיו...וַיֹאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יוֹסֵף אַל תִּירָאוּ כִּי הֲתַחַת אֱלֹקִים אָנִי"  בְּרֵאשִׁית נ':ט''ו-י''ט “And Yosef’s brothers saw that their father had died, and they