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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


Shabbos for Generations
Torah Thoughts on Parshas Ki Sisa by Rabbi Lance Taxer "אַךְ אֶת שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ כִּי אוֹת הִוא בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם לָדַעַת כִּי אֲנִי ה' מְקַדִשְׁכֶם...בֵּינִי וּבֵין בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אוֹת הִוא לְעֹלָם" שְׁמוֹת ל''א:י''ג,י''ז “Just observe my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you for your generations, to know that I am God, Who sanctifies you...Between Me and Bnei Yisrael it is a sign forever.” Shemos 31:13, 17 In both the pesukim referenced above, the Torah say
Rabbi Lance Taxer
Feb 102 min read


Skokie Mayor Ann Tennes Visits HTC
On Thursday, February 5, HTC was honored to welcome Skokie’s new mayor, Ann Tennes, for a visit to both the Touro University Illinois campus on Fargo Ave. and our main campus. The visit was led by HTC CEO Rabbi Shmuel Schuman and joined by HTC Board of Governors Co-Chair Aveeshi Lev, along with BOG member and former co-chair Brian Levinson. During her tour of the main campus, Mayor Tennes got a firsthand look at the kol Torah of our Beis Midrash during morning Seder (she sai
Sid Singer
Feb 91 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
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