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Rav Boaz Mori
	Rosh HaYeshiva Rav Boaz Mori received his Semicha from Yeshiva University. Before founding Yeshivat Lev HaTorah, he taught at BMT, Har Etzion, Shaarei Mevasseret Zion & Machon Gold and served as Head Counselor of Camp Simcha, Rosh Chinuch at Camp Moshava and Camp Rabbi at IBA. Countless numbers of students have been inspired by his personal warmth, keen insights, and selfless devotion. Contact Rav Boaz Mori
Rav Binyamin Kwalwasser
	Mashgiach Ruchani Rav Kwalwasser has completed an MS in Education and received his Semicha from Yeshiva University. He has been inspiring scores of students at numerous post-high school yeshivot for the past decade. Outside yeshiva, he is a drummer in a band, and the founder of the Beis Tefilah community in Ramat Beit Shemesh. He particularly enjoys teaching students skills that enable them to learn on their own. Contact Rav Binyamin Kwalwasser
Rav Michael Cytrin
	Menahel / Educational Director Rav Cytrin received Semicha from the Meretz Kollel and has a Masters in Education from Teachers College of Columbia University. He has taught at Shaarei Mevasseret and was Principal of Judaic Studies at the Yavneh Academy of Dallas. Through his deep and clear understanding Rav Cytrin has the ability to translate and relate the most sophisticated sugyot of the Gemara and of life to his talmidim. Contact Rav Michael Cytrin
Rav Natanel Lebowitz
	Morning Shiur Rebbe / Poland Coordinator Rav Natanel received Semicha from Yeshiva University. He was the Assistant Mashgiach Ruchani at Yeshivat Shaalvim and has taught at Midreshet Moriah & BMT. During the summers he serves as the Program Director for the NCSY Kollel. Rav Natanel has a unique ability to connect and form personal relationships with his students. Contact Rav Natanel Lebowitz
Rav Jake Vidomlanski
	Shana Bet Rebbe Rav Jake served as a Shoel U'Meishiv at Yeshivat Shaalvim and has taught at Reishit Yerushalayim. He has been the Rosh Mosh and Rosh Kollel at Camp Stone and the Sgan Rosh Moshava at Camp Moshava IO. Rav Jake, known for his boundless commitment to his students, excels at helping them realize their undiscovered strengths. Contact Rav Jake Vidomlanski
Rav Asher Friedman
	Morning Rebbe Rav Asher received Semicha from Yeshiva University. He has taught at BMT and at various summer learning programs and has been a mentor to a decade of NCSY campers in outdoors and outreach programming. A master pedagogue and teacher, Rav Asher encourages his students to grow as independent thinkers and serious Ovdei Hashem. Contact Rav Asher Friedman
Rav Mordechai Kaplan
	Director of Torat Eretz Yisrael Program Rav Mordechai received Semicha from Yeshiva University. A passionate and inspirational educator, Rav Mordechai held positions of Head Counselor andCCamp Rabbi atIIBA and most recently joined the administrative staff at NCSY's summer Kollel in Israel coordinating Tiyulim and Special Programming. Talmidim are attracted to Rav Mordechai's sincerity, ruchnius & warmth. Contact Rav Mordechai Kaplan
Rav Daniel Hartstein
	Halacha Rav Daniel Hartstein received Semicha from Rav Aharon Soloveitchik ZT'L. He also has a BS in Marketing from yeshiva University and a Masters in Management Engineering from the University of Bridgeport. Rabbi Hartstein has been in the business field for over 15 years. Rav Hartsetin selflessly gives his time to teach the boys on a daily basis, has many guys in his home, and always provides and exciting informative shiur in Halacha or Machshava. His shiurim have been featured on www.yutorah.org.
Rav Michael Siev
	Morning & Night Rebbe Rav Siev earned his B.A. in history from Yeshiva University. He received Semicha from RIETS and a Masters degree in Jewish education from the Azrieli Graduate School. He has studied and taught at Yeshivat Har Etzion. Contact Rav Michael Siev
Rav Mordechai Machlis
	Afternoon Seder Rav Machlis is a well-known and beloved educator. He has been teaching for 25 years. He received his Semicha from Yeshivat Torah v'Daath. His family is famous in Jerusalem for hosting weekly Shabbat meals to over 100 guests. An outstanding role model for our students.
Rav Shamai Warman
	Shana Bet Night Seder Rebbe Rav Shamai is a veteran teacher famous for making the most difficult sugyot understandable. In addition to teaching for many years in American yeshiva programs, Rav Shamai continues to teach in the Mitzpe Yericho high school and Kollel. Rare to be found without a sefer in hand, his mastery of Shas and Halacha makes him a sought-after resource for the yeshiva's students. He received Semicha from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.
Rav Uri Etigson
	Machshevet Yisrael Rav Uri received Semicha from Yeshiva University and holds a Masters degree in Jewish Philosophy. He has guided students from BMT, Shaarei Mevasseret Zion and Torat Chaim into the depths of Jewish Thought and Mystical teachings. Rav Uri has also served in Tzahal as a hospital Chaplain. His warm smile, patience and understanding are only part of the reason that many students feel connected to him. Contact Rav Uri Etigson
Rav Yehoshua Fass
	Practical Halacha Rav Fass is the Executive Director of Nefesh B'Nefesh. He received Semicha from Yeshiva University and was the Associate Rabbi of Boca Raton and a member of the Beit Din of South Florida. He hosts the yeshiva at his home for a GFGAC (good food and good AC) shiur every shabbat afternoon and teaches a very popular shiur in Practical Halacha on mishmar night. Contact Rav Yehoshua Fass
Rav Yehoshua Paltiel
	Morning Shiur Rebbe Rav Paltiel has a B.A. in Jewish History from YU. He served in the IDF armored corps, after which he earned his Semicha from the Meretz Kollel in Mevasseret. He taught at Yeshivat Shaarei Mevasseret and is a certified counselor in Neuro-Linguistic Psychology. Contact Rav Yehoshua Paltiel
Dr. David Kallus
	Practical Halachah/ Medical Ethics Dr. Kallus learned at Yeshivat Sha'alvim and Yeshiva University. His goal is to inculcate in the talmidim the reality that Torah study and a professional life can work hand in hand. He is a practicing periodontist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.
Gary Brown
	Gary Brown joins our staff this year. Gary studied philosophy at the University of Manchester (England). He spent a number of years involved in both formal and informal education in England, where he worked with both teenagers and young adults. His goals are to strengthen his students' basic Gemara skills, and to inculcate within each of them a love of Torah and the importance of living life in an intellectually honest way. Gary is currently studying for Semicha at Yeshivat Lev HaTorah's Semicha Program. Contact Gary Brown
R' Nachman Rosenberg
	Kitvei HaRav Kook Nachman is a graduate of the Yeshivat Hesder in Ma'aleh Adumim and Kollel Torah MiTzion in Chicago. Nachman has taught at Midreshet Lindenbaum and Machon Gold. His passion lies in the teachings of Rav Kook and nurturing a deep kesher to Eretz Yisrael. Contact R' Nachman Rosenberg
Rav Menachem Copperman
	Night Seder Rebbe Rav Copperman is a graduate of the Bet El Yeshiva and has received Semicha from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. He has recently completed the prestigious, eight-year Eretz Chemda Dayanut program and was the editor of their Torah publication, "Chemdat Ha'aretz". He currently serves as the Rav of "Kehillat Ahavat Tzion" in Ramat Beit Shemesh.
Rav Natan Slifkin
	Rav Natan Slifkin, the world-famous "Zoo Rabbi", is the author of numerous books on the interface between Torah, the animal kingdom, and the natural sciences. His innovative career, described at www.zootorah.com, has been featured in The New York Times and numerous other forums.
Rav Yisrael Herczeg
	Afternoon Seder Rabbi Herczeg is a student of Rav Leib Bakst zt"l and Rav Zvi Kushelevsky shlit"a. He is the author or translator of many volumes of Torah literature, including the ArtScroll Rashi. His gemara class focuses on the fine points of Rashi's commentary and the difference between the approaches of Rashi and Tosafos. Contact Rav Yisrael Herczeg

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