Our Alumni

R’ Yaakov Apter currently serves as the 7th grade Rebbe at Cincinnati Hebrew Day School. He is also the co-founder of an afternoon Kollel for mechanchim here in Cincinnati.

R’ Chaim Barry lives in Cincinnati, has been a longtime gabbai for Congregation Zichron Eliezer, and works in medical billing.

R’ Ely Behar lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel.

R’ Yehudah Bienstock lives in Chesterfield, MO, a suburb of St. Louis, and is one of the founders of the Chesterfield Kollel.

R’ Dr. A.Y. Braunstein* is a psychologist with a private practice and currently lives in Pasaic, NJ

R’ Aharon Daniel lives in Southfield, MI, where he is an administrator for Yeshiva Beth Yehudah and leads multiple learning opportunities.

R’ Yosef David is the Executive Director of Aish of St. Louis.

R’ Zalmy Epstein is a Director of Operations for Lynx EMS in Cincinnati and is a board member of Cincinnnati Hebrew Day School.

R’ Ephraim Fischer live in the Monsey, NY area and is the General Studies Principal of the Mesivta of Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch (Breuer’s)

R’ Tzvi Fishman is the ninth grade maggid shiur for the Mesivta of Cincinnati.

R’ Michy Fishman* is an active member of the Cincinnati community, currently the President of Cincinnati Hebrew Day School among other things, while working in Human Resources for Communicare Health.

R’ Gershon Fruchter lives in Cedarhurst, NY.

R’ Moshe Fuchs is the Menahel of the Mesivta of Cincinnati and the Director of the Cincinnati branch of the Naaleh Mental Health Organization.

R’ Binyamin Griner lives and works in property management in Cincinnati.

R’ Yitzchak Ze’ev Heigh is still a Kollel yungerman, learning and teaching in Cleveland.

R’ Dovid Heinemann resides in New City, NY, and is the Executive Director of Yeshiva Gedolah of Ramapo.

R’ Yehuda Leib Hendeles lives in Baltimore and works with special needs children at Jewels of Baltimore.

R’ Isaac Kahn is the S’gan Menahel of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland’s Junior High School division.

R’ Yehiel Kalish currently serves as the CEO of Chevra Hatzala of New York.

R’ Binyamin Kanowitz is the eighth grade Rebbe here in town at Cincinnati Hebrew Day School.

R’ Dov Katz resides in Cincinnati and works as a Physician’s Assistant.

R’ Yisroel Kaufman serves as the Assistant Rav of Congregation Zichron Eliezer, the Director of Bikur Cholim of Cincinnati, and the President of the Chevra Kadisha of Cincinnati among the other initiatives that he is involved in.

R’ Yuval Kernerman is part of the Hanhala of a boys High School in Toronto, OT, while currently pursuing a doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an eye on entering the field of psychology.

R’ Moshe Kibel is a small business owner in Cincinnati.

R’ Pinchas Landis, now of Cleveland, OH, is the Director of Partners Cleveland, The Project Director for TorahAnyone, and the owner of My Guys Marketing.

R’ Yirmi Lederer now lives in New York, where he manages commercial real estate.

R’ Boruch Leff is the English studies principal at Toras Simcha, located in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the author of six books, and is a regular contributor to Jewish publications.

R’ Dovid Tzvi Meissner is the eighth grade Rebbe for Ohr Torah Cincinnati and the Assistant Rabbi of Golf Manor Synagogue.

R’ Asher Mendelsberg lives in Chicago where he now works as a CPA after years of involvement in education.

R’ A.D. Motzen resides in Cincinnati and is the National Director of State Relations for Agudath Israel of America, overseeing all of the state government affairs for the organization.

R’ Reuven Pelberg currently lives in Lakewood, NJ, and is the Director of Development at Sara Schnirer Institute.

R’ Eli Polsky* is currently the administrator of a nursing home in Cincinnati, where he resides with his family and is a member of the Congregation Zichron Eliezer board.

R’ Aryeh Pridonoff currently resides in Cincinnati , and is the Finance Officer for the Village of Golf Manor and the English Principal of the Mesivta of Cincinnati.

R’ Ari Rabinowitz* works as a lawyer in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel.

R’ Alter Raubvogel is involved in Kashrus, safrus, and creative design in Cincinnati.

R’ Yaakov Robinson is the Rav of Beis Medrash Mikor Hachaim in Chicago, IL, and the Menahel of the Midwest Agudath Israel Vaad Harabbonim.

R’ Shai Scherer, a longtime Rebbe at Cincinnati Hebrew Day School and director of Camp Ashreinu, is now a Rebbe at Toras Simcha of Baltimore and has founded Camp LeMaalah.

R’ Dani Schon is the Associate Rosh Kollel of the Northeast Philadelphia Community Kollel.

R’ Dov Schwartzbaum lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel, where he works in various schools as a Hebrew and Special Education teacher.

R’ Ephraim Skolnik is currently the Director of Business Development at Jewels Inclusive School and Therapy Clinic of Baltimore.

R’ Mechael Soroka works in the food production business as a purchaser while leading several learning initiatives in Cincinnati.

R’ Yehuda Spetner* resides in Cincinnati and is a member of the Spetner tradition in the Life Insurance business.

R’ Yitzie Stern is a software developer in Chicago, IL.

R’ Ezra Stettin lives in Norfolk, VA, and is the Menahel of Yeshivas Aish Kodesh of Norfolk.

R’ Binyamin Teitelbaum currently resides in Chicago, IL, where he is a healthcare executive, with him and family still cherishing their ongoing relationship with the Cincinnati community, where they lived until recently.

R’ Binyamin Travis until recently resided in Cincinnati, where he was the Executive Vice President of Cininnati Hebrew Day School. He is now the CEO of Torah Prep Day School of St. Louis.

R’ Eliyahu Verzub* lives in Detroit where he works in the field of data analytics.

R’ Zev Weiner lives in Miami and is the Director of South Campus Operations for Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes.

R’ Raphael Weinschneider lives in Cincinnati and is the director of a network of Rehabilitation Centers.

R’ Nosson Wiggins, author of two books covering the Tanaim, Amoraim, and Rishonim, lives in Cincinnati where he is working toward a Nurse Practitioner degree.

R’ Binyomin Yudin* is in private practice in the Mental Health sector in Cincinnati as a LCSW.

R’ Moshe Dovid Zeffren lives in Minneapolis, MN, where he is still involved with Campus Kiruv while working in sales for a utility auditing firm.

R’ Shalom Zehnwirth is third grade Rebbe here at Cincinnati Hebrew Day School, and is involved in extracurricular learning opportunities for boys in town.

R’ Yosef Zoimen* is an attorney here in Cincinnati and the President of the Mesivta of Cincinnati.