Assistant Rabbi Candidate Visits
The YISE Board and Rabbi Rosenbaum have approved three potential candidates for the position of Assistant Rabbi. The candidates will each visit YISE for one weekend.
Schedule for each candidate visit:
Shabbos
- Candidate will daven at the 8:00am minyan (brief Dvar Torah) & attend the Kiddush);
- give a 12-15 minute Dvar Torah after the 8:45am minyan (no earlier than 10:45) & attend the Kiddush;
- teach a Shiur between regular Mincha & Maariv on Shabbos;
Sunday
- Attend a Meet & Greet in the Social Hall on Sunday from 9:30am – 10:00am, followed by a Q & A session with the Congregation from 10:00am to 11:00am.
Questions may be submitted in advance by email to ARSC@yise.org or in writing at the event so we can assure a range of questions for each candidate. Voting will occur after the last candidate’s visit. Details on election (time, place, procedure) will be announced at a later time. Please meet all the candidates if possible.
A more extended biography of each candidate will be available in the shul lobbies on Friday of each visit (as well as Shabbos and Sunday). We are including a brief, abridged, selection on each candidate.
Saturday June 1 & Sunday June 2
Rabbi Yechiel Shaffer:
- Semicha (Yoreh Yoreh)—Yeshiva University (RIETS)—6/2011
- BS, Sociology—Yeshiva University—6/2007; Masters of Ed.—Yeshiva University 6/2011
- Assistant Rabbi, The Hampton Synagogue (NY)—6/2011-4/2013
- Rabbinic Assistant, Congregation Beth Shalom (Lawrence, NY)—6/2009-6/2011
- Rabbinic Intern, Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA)—8/2010-6/2011
- Founder, My Tanach & Lev Avos Blog (www.mytanach.com – 3/2013-present
- Married (Aliza), with a 6 month old son
Saturday June 8 & Sunday June 9
Rabbi Binyamin Silver:
- Semicha (Yoreh Yoreh)—Rabbi Moshe Shternbuch, Ravad of Rabbinical Court of Jerusalem—7/2010
- Studied at Ner Israel Rabbinical College for many years
- J.D., Hofstra University School of Law—5/2013; Masters of Ed.—Loyola University of Chicago—5/2009
- Assistant Rabbi—Young Israel of Long Beach (NY)—10/2011-present
- Rabbinic Intern—Young Israel of Long Beach (NY)—9/2009-9/2011
- Summer Rabbi—Knesset Eliyahoo Synagogue (Mumbai, India)—Summer, 2008
- Engaged to be married this August
Saturday June 15 & Sunday June 16
Rabbi Sandor (“Sandy”) Shulkes:
- Semicha (Yoreh Yoreh)—Yeshiva University (RIETS)—6/2011
- Studied at Ner Israel Rabbinical College for two years
- Studied at Yeshiva of Greater Washington for one year
- M.A., Jewish Philosophy, Yeshiva University—2012
- Rabbinic Fellow, Cong. Shaare Tefilla, (Dallas, TX)—6/2012-present
- Judaic Studies teacher (grades 6-9)—Akiba & Yavneh Academy, Dallas, TX—2012-present
- Rabbinic Coordinator & Chapter Director, Yachad (Dallas)
- Rabbinic Intern—Cong. Ramath Orah (NY); YI of Jamaica Estates (NY), YI of Stamford (CT)—2008-2011
- Sanford Lurie Scholar, The Jewish Center Kollel (NY)—2009-2010
- Married (Rachel) with an almost 2 year old daughter & another child expected this summer (wife is on bed rest)