Staff
About
Our staff is the lifeblood of the yeshiva. Our rebbeim develop genuine relationships with their talmidim and take interest in the entire child, enabling every talmid to develop into a true ben torah and reach his full potential.
Educational Administration
Rabbi Hillel Shepard
Menahel / Principal
Rabbi Moshe Dear
General Studies Principal
Mrs. Hayley Bazelon
Preschool Director
Rabbi Shai Scherer
Program Director
Mrs. Sari Spiegel
Mental Health Coordinator
Rabbi Shmuel Motzen
Curriculum Coordinator
Executive Administration
Rabbi Dovid Kapenstein
Director of Development
Rabbi Gedalia Goldstein
Office and Operations Manager
Middle School Limudei Kodesh
Rabbi Mordechai Herman
5th Grade Rebbe
Rabbi Aryeh Sternman
6th Grade Rebbe
Rabbi Yechiel Gabay
7th Grade Rebbe
Rabbi Yitzy Shulman
8th Grade Rebbe
Middle School Secular Studies
Rabbi Shlomo Sanders
5th Grade
Mr. Applebaum
6th Grade General Studies
Mr. Arezal Soleymani
8th Grade History and Robotics; 7th Grade Math
Mr. Yonatan Paran
7th and 8th Grade Literature, Science and History; 8th Grade Math
Elementary School Limudei Kodesh
Rabbi Tuvia Tessler
1st Grade Rebbe
Rabbi Eliyahu Mandel
2nd Grade Rebbe
Rabbi Yaakov Schreiber
3rd Grade Rebbe
Rabbi Chaim Rayman
4th Grade Rebbe
Elementary School Secular Studies
Mrs. Trout
1st Grade
Mrs. Goldman
2nd Grade
Rabbi Goldstein
3rd Grade
Mrs. Lesser
4th Grade
Preschool
Morah Chana Shayndel Braun
Nursery AM Assistant
Morah Chaya Sara Cohn
Pre1A Secular teacher
Morah Elisheva Eidensohn
Nursery Secular Assistant
Morah Racheli Feldman
Pre1A Secular Assistant
Morah Nechama Horowitz
Pre1A Kodesh Teacher
Morah Chaya Sara Kohn
Nursery AM Assistant
Morah Tova Liebes
Pre1A Kodesh Assistant
Morah Chanie Lyss
Nursery Kodesh Teacher
Morah Miriam Slotchiver
Nursery Secular Assistant
Morah Esti Yifrah
Pre1A Kodesh Assistant; Nursery Secular Teacher
Resource Room
Rabbi Shmuel Motzen
Kodesh Resource Room Director
Rabbi Shlomo Khalili
Kodesh Resource Room
Mr. Yehuda Bazelon
Kriah and General Studies
Mrs. Shira Pancer
General Studies Resource Director
Mrs. Penina Shepard
Kriah Department Director
Ms. Rochel Feder
Kriah Specialist
About
Vaad Hachinuch
Yeshivas Toras Simcha is guided and directed by our esteemed Vaad. All matters of policy and significance are directed to their attention. We are pleased and honored to have these rabbis at the helm of our school.
- Rabbi Pinchos Gross
- Rabbi Moshe Heinemann
- Rabbi Yaakov Hopfer
- Rabbi Tzvi Teichman

At Yeshivas Toras Simcha we aim to nurture the talents and potential of every student. We provide innovative educational instruction for both new and experienced educators translating into practical classroom application. Our teacher training module includes new research on how children learn, emerging technology, tools for the classroom and new curriculum resources. We are dedicated to ongoing professional development in order to foster the enhancement of teaching excellence.
About
Board of Directors
Yeshivas Toras Simcha is supported and inspired by the leadership of our Board of Directors. They generously give their time, advice and financial resources. Their devotion to our school provides the support and enthusiasm which fuels its growth.
- Dovid Hoffman
- Moshe Yitzchak Markowitz
- Menachem Pinck
- Yitzie Pretter
- Eric Reitberger
- Jason Reitberger
- Moshe Meir Rubin
- Nechemia Weinreb