Faculty

dedication to the students' success

Rabbi Avrohom Lipskier is the founder and director of Yeshiva Tiferes Menachem. A pioneer in the field of Jewish outreach for nearly 40 years, he led the way in the establishment of the first full-time Baal T’shuva Yeshiva. With a broad knowledge of Chassidic thought, great personal wisdom and a penetrating style, Rabbi Lipskier has brought thousands of students closer to a more meaningful Jewish life.  He is greatly respected for his leadership in the Baal T’shuva movement and is highly sought after on issues of personal change.

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Greenberg has been teaching at Tiferes Menachem since its founding in 1997. He grew up in Brooklyn, NY and received his rabbinical ordination from the Central Lubavitch Yeshiva, Tomchei Tmimim in New York in 1972. For more than 25 years he has been active in teaching Torah and Chassidus to baalei t’shuva.  His knowledge of Torah and Jewish tradition is both broad and deep, ranging from Halacha and Talmud to philosophy and Chassidic thought. His students number in the hundreds and thousands. He is loved for his clear, lively erudition of the Torah and his warmth and personal concern for his students.

Rabbi Aryeh Israeli has been teaching Torah for 15 years and has been a member of the Tiferes Menachem staff since 2000. Originally from Haifa, Israel, he attended the Israeli Air Force Academy until 1985 when he began his personal journey closer to Judaism. He has traveled the United States extensively from Florida to Alaska, Maine to California. He was educated in both Chassidic and non-Chassidic Yeshivot and received ordination as a Scribe from the Central Lubavitch Yeshiva in New York.

Rabbi Abba Paltiel joined the staff of Tiferes Menachem in 2004. He is a prominent member of the Lubavitch community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and has taught Chassidic thought to hundreds of Baalei T’shuva for more than 40 years. Rabbi Paltiel was educated in Brunoy, France and Montreal, Canada, and has worked in the field of Computer Science for the last 30 years. He received his rabbinical ordination from the Central Lubavitch Yeshiva in New York. His classes are immensely popular and he is a great resource to many for personal consultation.

In addition, they are joined by visiting scholars and lecturers equally renowned for their excellence in teaching Torah, as well as their personal wisdom and Chassidic warmth.