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Beis HaMedrash Elyon Appoints a Menahel
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
Beis HaMedrash Elyon of Golders Green has appointed its first
menahel, Rabbi Hershel Leibovics. Beis HaMedrash Elyon
opened last Elul zman under the presidency of HaRav
Yosef Zvi HaLevi Dunner as a mechina offering a wide
ranging limudei kodesh program combined with five GCSE
courses. In addition to in depth gemora learning, the
boys also study Chumash and Nach with
meforshim, Mishnayos, halochoh, yedios kelollis and
Classical Hebrew. For GCSE, the boys study English, Maths,
Information Technology and Geography in addition to Classical
Hebrew. All subjects are taught within a Torah framework.
P.E. lessons and educational outings complete the
mechina's varied program.
Rabbi Leibovics was born in the United States of America and
received his education in American and European yeshivos. He
is married to the granddaughter of HaRav Weisz of Zurich's
Israelitische Religion Gesellschaft. In London, Rabbi
Leibovics studied in the Schlesinger, Rabinow and Hager's
kollelim. He has played a significant role in North
London chinuch during the past seven years, as
menahel of one mosad, as member of the Vaad
Hachinuch of several other mosdos and as chairman of
the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations' "Chinuch Line."
He is part of a worldwide network of mechanchim who
keep in touch and consult one another to improve methods of
being mechaneich the children of our generation.
He is recognized for understanding how this generation's
needs differ from previous generations because of the
different world we live in. He is recognized as a warm,
understanding mechaneich, alert to individual pupils'
needs.
Beis HaMedrash Elyon's founding rebbeim are Rabbi M.
S. Rottenberg and Rabbi E. Eagle, both recognized figures in
London chinuch bonim.
Beis HaMedrash Elyon's limudei chol department is
guided by Rabbi M. Lebrecht, a well known senior and
distinguished educator whose work spans both kodesh
and chol subjects. Information Technology is taught by
Dr. A. Rabbinowitz, an authority in the field, and Classical
or Biblical Hebrew is taught by Rabbi M. Kramar, an
experienced and recognized educator.
Chairman of Beis Medrash Elyon is Rabbi Akiva Adler.
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