Meet the Teachers of Yeshivas Elimelech
Rav Shmuel Herzfeld, Rosh Yeshiva
Rav Shmuel Herzfeld, rosh yeshiva, was the rabbi of Ohev Sholom—The National Synagogue from 2004-2021. He is the Rav Hamachshir of DC Kosher.
Dr. Rhanni Herzfeld
Dr Rhanni Herzfeld is a neurologist who practices in Washington DC. She has been teaching Tanach informally for over 20 years.
Rav Hillel Brazin, Shoel U’Meishiv
R’ Hillel is the first musmakh of Yeshivas Elimelech. He also serves as a teacher at Krieger Schechter Day School (KSDS). He is a Founder of our Yeshiva.
Rav Marc Gitler
Rav Marc Gitler was ordained by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and has been a rabbi and teacher of Torah for over 20 years. He lives with his wife and four children in Denver, Colorado. Check out the Daily Chapter of Tanach sponsored by Yeshivas Elimelech, on Anchor!
Roey Herzfeld
Roey Herzfeld is currently a student at Yeshiva College. He teaches a class on how to better understand the words of our prayers.
Reb Bezalel Jacobs
Rav Bezalel Jacobs is one of the Founders of Yeshivas Elimelech. He has been a student and teacher of the Talmud for many years. He teaches a once a week class on highlights of the week’s Daf Yomi, and also a daily class on Rambam.
Baruch Roth
Baruch Roth has been actively teaching Torah in Washington, since 2013. He teaches a class on Ramban’s commentary on the Torah.
Benedict Roth
Benedict Roth is a popular Talmud teacher who studied Hebrew at Oxford and Talmud at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. When not teaching Talmud, he acts as Chief Risk Officer at a cryptocurrency exchange in London.
Rabbi Yosef Goldman
Rabbi Yosef Goldman is Rabbi of Sgoolai Israel Synagogue in New Brunswick, Canada.
Rabbi Dr. Shaul Weinreb
Rabbi Dr. Shaul Weinreb studied at Yeshiva Ner Yisrael and then in Jerusalem at Machon Harry Fishel. He received semicha from Machon Harry Fishel, Rav Yitzhak Kulitz ZTL Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and Rav Pinchas Hirschprung Chief Rabbi of Montreal Canada. He offers insights into Tanach on his podcast, “Let the Prophets Speak.”. To watch the classes on YouTube please subscribe to his YouTube channel.
“Yeshivas Elimelech has helped me grow spiritually even while I am in college. I have been so lucky to learn Hilchot Avodah Zara of the Rambam multiple times a week with one of the teachers, Bezalel Jacobs. Yeshivas Elimelech has provided the platform of spreading Torah wherever and whoever you are.”
– Zevi Lawrence, Yeshivas Elimelech student
