Daniel Tabak is pursuing his doctorate in Medieval Jewish History at Revel, but that trajectory wasn’t always clear, even to him. After graduating Yeshiva College with a BA in Economics in 2007, Daniel began taking courses toward an MA at Revel as a co-requisite of his RIETS semikha program. “By the end of my Master’s [...]

When describing her current life situation Yael Goldfisher exclaims: “I love to both learn and teach!  Being able to pursue my passion as a career is extremely rewarding.”  Yael, who lives with her husband, David (see accompanying Revel student profile), and their four children in Teaneck, New Jersey, has been teaching Chumash at The Frisch [...]

Rabbi David Goldfischer, who received semicha (rabbinic ordination) from RIETS, began teaching Chumash and Talmud at the Frisch School in 2005. In 2010 became Director of Student Activities, and this year he also began to serve as Senior Grade Dean and Israel Guidance Counselor. At times, he has regretted not pursuing a graduate degree in [...]

Dr. Aaron Koller earned his PhD in Bible from Revel in 2009 and is currently Assistant Professor of Bible at Yeshiva College and an associate faculty member at Revel. He is known among his students for his engaging personality and compelling teaching style. Dr. Koller would be happy to hear this, as he believes that [...]

Rabbi Dr. Haskel Lookstein is unquestionably one of the leading rabbinic personalities on the modern American Orthodox scene. For over thirty years now, he has served with distinction in two important roles. He is the spiritual leader of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun (KJ) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a position held from 1936 to [...]

Yael Landman is pursuing a PhD in Bible at Revel, focusing on the Bible in its ancient Near Eastern (ANE) context. Her interests include biblical and ANE law, Semitic languages and linguistics, and literary approaches to the Bible. Yael is also currently a graduate fellow at the Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization at [...]

Hailing from Monsey, NY, Rivka Jacob graduated from Revel this past January with a concentration in Medieval Jewish History. At Revel, she valued the accessibility of her professors, many of whom are distinguished scholars. She also appreciated the fact that some of her classes brought her into close contact—literally—with the material of Jewish research. Rivka [...]

Having completed her Judaic Studies major at Stern this past spring, Elianna Mitnick is now pursuing a dual graduate degree in Jewish Education and Jewish Studies as part of the inaugural class of the new ARDD (Azrieli-Revel Dual Degree) Program. It was not inevitable for Elianna to end up pursuing three Yeshiva University Degrees. After [...]

A current Revel student herself, Anne had to make a bit of a trip to get to Washington Heights this fall. Born in Paris and raised in London, Anne never spent much of time in North America—until now. She attended Hasmonean High School in London, after which she spent a year at Michlalah Seminary in [...]

Rivka (Banner) Skaist, from Queens, NY, is studying for her Master’s degree in Jewish Philosophy at Revel. Rivka is one of those people fortunate to find deep meaning in their studies and be inspired by them. As an undergraduate at Queens College, she had planned to study speech therapy, but was so stimulated by her [...]