"The Mash" - Rabbi Chaim Yisroel Blumenfeld
Rosh Yeshiva
The Mash is a world renowned educator specializing in post high school teens and young adults. His unique teaching style and his caring for each student has helped him successfully shape the lives of thousands of Neveh graduates. Together with his dedicated staff he has encouraged them to focus on worthwhile goals and make worthwhile choices.
Prior to coming to Neveh he served as assistant principal of Mesivta High School in Miami Beach and educator at the St. Louis Rabbinical College and the Israel Rabbinical college of Toronto. He joined Neveh in 1978 and has served since as dean, spiritual advisor and Rebbe.
mash@nevehzion.org
Rabbi Avraham Falk
Menahel
Rabbi Falk has extensive experience helping post high school students deal with various concerns and issues at this crossroads in their lives. Rabbi Falk builds up strong relationships with the students and advises them on major decisions in their lives. He works together with the Mash in encouraging Neveh students to make worthwhile life decisions and move forward. Rabbi Falk also travels frequently to the States to recruit potential students.
Rabbi Falk received smicha from Yeshivas Tifereth Avraham and a degree in Talmudic Law from the Israel Torah Research Institute
Rabbi Avraham Schwab
Mashgiach
Rabbi Schwab’s care and concern for each student is one of the legendary hallmarks of Neveh Zion. For the past 27 years Rabbi Schwab has addressed the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each student and has monitored his personal progress and growth. Rabbi Schwab impresses on the students the understanding that Neveh Zion is not one yeshiva catering to many students. Each student should view Neveh as his own personal Yeshiva and be accommodated accordingly. He strives to ensure that each student’s needs are being met and is their mentor, confidante and friend.
Rabbi Schwab is from a family of Torah giants and his father was mashgiach of the Yeshiva Gedola of Gateshead. He learned for 5 years at the Gateshead Yeshiva and then for 12 years at the Mirrer Yeshiva in Jerusalem. While leaning at the Mir Yeshiva he became ben bayis at the homes of the Roshei Yeshiva – Rav Chaim Shmulevitz, Rav. Nachum Perzovits and Rav Beinish Finkel.
Rabbi Schwab received Smicha from Ner Israel Rabbinical College and a Masters in Talmudi Law.
Rabbi Prager
World renown in his outreach ability Rabbi Prager learns and counsels the boys on a daily basis. His ability to connect with students is legendary and he is extremely successful in reaching out to them and gaining their confidence.
Rabbi Prager travels frequently to the States to interview potential students. He also also maintains contact with the alumni and remains a strong guiding force in their lives.
Rabbi Prager has been working at Neveh for the past 20 years. He is also very involved in ensuring the financial stability and success of Neveh.
Rabbi Prager is a musmach of the Yeshiva of Karlin in Yerushalayim and is a close confidante of the Karliner Rebbe
Rabbi Sternberg
Rabbi Sternberg is a Rebbe and father figure to the students. He believes in his talmidim and encourages their Jewish awareness, pride and overall growth. He is a talmid chacham in his own right, a true role model and gains the respect of the students due to his sincerity and caring. Rabbi Sternberg is a close confidante and friend to the students and his talmidim remain in close contact with him seeking his guidance long after they leave.
Rabbi Sternberg studied at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Kollel For Advanced Jewish Studies and at Yeshiva University where he received his B.S. cum laude. In Israel he spent an intensive year of study, which included learning Hilchot Gittin under Dayan ElieEliezer Cohen, former chairman of the RCA Bet Din, and studied at the Machon le-Technologiah ve-Halakha (Institute for technology and Halakhah) in Jerusalem. He studied further at Yeshiva Torah Ore in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Charlap
Rabbi Charlop draws on his vast experience in teaching and influencing teenagers and builds strong and lasting relationships with the boys becoming their Rebbe and friend. Rabbi Charlop tutors both the first and second year boys and helps them make worthwhile choices during this period in their lives. His influence extends even after they have left Neveh and he runs a successful alumni program in the Catskills during the summer months. Rabbi Charlop sets up the program for our trips, coordinates the Old City Shabbaton and is the driving force behind our yearly trip to Poland.
Rabbi Charlop received smicha from Rabbi Shrya Dublitsky from Bnei Brak. He also holds a B.Sci from Empire State College, NY.
Rabbi Felman
Rabbi Felman is both Rebbe and confidante. For the past 22 years he has given daily shiurim on topics of interest to the students and meets with them privately to provide a listening ear and give advice where necessary. He leads our yearly Poland trip ensuring that the boys gain as much as possible from this experience and is our Baal Tefillah during the Yamim Noraim.
Before coming to Neveh, Rabbi Felman learned in Torah Vedaas and is a musmach of Rav Pam and Rav Zelig Epstein. He has a degree in teaching from Torah Umesorah and is an experienced Mohel.
Rabbi Price
Rabbi Price has been with Neveh almost from its inception. He is known for his “Priceless Sichot,” which he tries to be a living example. He is also known for his bright smile despite his various challenges, and for giving over mussar in such a loving way out of care and concern for the student.
Rabbi Price attended the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School (R.J.J.) through High School, Yeshivah Chofetz Chaim, Monsey, and the Mir Yeshivah Central Institute in Brooklyn, before coming to Neveh 33 years ago.
Rabbi Slavin
There are few people who can exemplify the spirit, goals and triumphs of Neveh as much as Rabbi Slavin. He has been described as an "educator who elevates his talmidim without sacrificing his own growth in avodas Hashem". While a student at Neveh he decided to dedicate himself to inspire and motivate other boys to reconnect to Hashem. It was during those years that he formulated his approach to accomplish his mission. Rabbi Slavin continued his yeshiva learning after leaving Neve both in the States and in Israel where he received smicha. He has proven himself time and again as an educator who can reach even the most uninspired student. To our students he is a friend, confidant and a trusted mentor.
Rabbi Eli Behar
Rabbi Eli Behar is the backbone of our therapy department. He received his Smicha from Rav Zalman Nechemya Goldberg and worked in the Rabbinate in
Rabbi Barak Schecter
Barak has been working with teenagers for the past 7 years and is also an alumni of Neveh Zion. He received a bachelors of Jewish Studies and a bachelors of Talmudic law from Ohr Samayach and also completed the 2 year Ohr Lagola Kiruv training program. He went on to earn an MS with a major in Psychology and certification in Brief Systems therapy. He is also a certified alcohol and substance abuse professional with a private practice. Barak lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh.
Rabbi Avraham Friedman
Rabbi Yitzchak Friedman
Administrator
A graduate of Neveh Zion ('91-'92), Rabbi Friedman continued his studies at Rabbi Mordechai Friedlander’s Kollel where he received smichah in 1998. He then combined his kollel studies with an entry into the business world where he showed a remarkable aptitude for administration.
He was asked to launch the Neveh Zion new building project in 2007 and has since served as its executive director.
In addition, Rabbi Friedman now serves as the administrator of Neveh Zion and combines his erudition and business acumen to become involved in all aspects of yeshiva life.