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Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
Glueck Center for Jewish Study, Suite 632
515 West 185 Street
New York, NY 10033
646.592.4065
riets@yu.edu

Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz
Rosh Yeshiva and Abraham Arbesfeld Torah Dean of RIETS
Email: aryeh.lebowitz@yu.edu

Rabbi Yosef Kalinsky
Max and Marion Grill Administrative Dean of RIETS
Email: kalinsky@yu.edu

Rabbi Menachem Penner
Director of Special Projects and Dean Emeritus
Email: penner@yu.edu

Adina Kirshner
Assistant to the Dean
Telephone: 646.592.4061
Email: adina.kirshner@yu.edu

Rabbi Yaakov Taubes
Assistant Director, RIETS Programming
Telephone: 646.592.4066
Email: yaakov.taubes@yu.edu 

Rabbi Ronald L. Schwarzberg
Director, The Morris and Gertrude Bienenfeld Dept. of
Jewish Career Development and Placement
Telephone: 646-592-4351
Email: rschwarz@yu.edu

Rabbi Russ Shulkes
Associate Dean and Associate Vice President, IA
Telephone: 646-592-4469
Email: russ.shulkes@yu.edu

Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter
Senior Scholar
Email: jschacte@yu.edu

Rabbi Naphtali Lavenda, M.B.A.
Director, Online Rabbinic Programming, RIETS
Email: lavenda@yu.edu

Rabbi Josh Flug
Director of Torah Research
Email: jflug@yu.edu

Rabbi Judah Kerbel
RIETS Development Associate
Telephone: 646 592 4074
Email: Judah.kerbel@yu.edu

Rabbi Ezra Schwartz
Rosh Yeshiva & Assistant Director, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Semikhah Program
Telephone: 646.592.4025
Email: schwart5@yu.edu

Rabbi Larry Rothwachs
Director of Professional Rabbinics
Telephone: 646-592-4022
Email: 

Rabbi Yehuda Chanales
Director of Chinuch Track, Semikha Program
Email:  yehuda.chanales@yu.edu

Rabbi Neal Turk
Mashgiach, Semikha Program
Telephone: 646-592-4064
Email: neal.turk@yu.edu

Rabbi Steven Gotlib
Marketing Manager
Telephone: 646-592-4075
Email: steven.gotlib@yu.edu  

Sharon Bar-David
Administrative Coordinator, RIETS
Telephone: 646.592.4065
Email: bardavid@yu.edu

Chaski Naor
Director, Business Operations
Telephone: 646.592.4062
Email: chaski.naor@yu.edu

Bonnie Leff
Administrator, Rabbinic Placement
The Morris and Gertrude Bienenfeld Dept. of Jewish Career Development and Placement
Telephone: 646.592.4352
Email: bonnie.leff@yu.edu

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