Our Faculty

The heart of Mesivta Netzach HaTorah is our dedicated faculty—esteemed Rebbeim and teachers who are passionately committed to guiding our talmidim on their journey to success.

Rabbi Yitzchok Yurman

Menahel

Building on life-long relationships with his Rebbeim, HaRav Ezra Rodkin, HaRav Yisroel Glustein, and HaRav Reuven Leuchter, Rabbi Yurman served myriad roles as mashgiach, rebbe, and assistant principal. He received semicha from HaRav Nissim Karelitz zt”l. Mesivta Netzach HaTorah is the culmination of his vision for rearing the B’nei Torah of the next generation.

Rabbi Etan Tannenbaum

General Studies Principal

Rabbi Tannenbaum brings a wealth of experience to Mesivta Netzach HaTorah, drawing from his previous roles as General Studies Principal at Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel and Grade Dean at DRS Yeshiva High School. He is dedicated to transforming educational programs, enhancing both formal and informal learning to meet the diverse needs of today’s talmidim. With over 15 years of experience as a current Rebbe at DRS Yeshiva High School, he has built meaningful relationships with his students, creating a nurturing and effective learning environment. Rabbi Tannenbaum is also a Head Counselor of Camp Romimu and is the Rov of Beis Medrash Zichron Shalom in Kew Gardens Hills.

Rabbi Yoni Mitteldorf

S’gan Menahel - 9th Grade Rebbe

Throughout his years of learning in both Brooklyn and Eretz Yisroel, Rabbi Yoni Mitteldorf established deep ties with his rebbeim, Rav Yitzchok Parnes, Rav Dovid Beinish Feinstein, and Harav Yitzchak Lichtenstein. Following his marriage, Rabbi Mitteldorf joined the Kollel of Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim, where he received his semicha. He then taught Mesivta Yesodei Yeshurun for over a decade, where he developed a close kesher with hundreds of talmidim.

Rabbi Yitzy Stern

10th Grade Rebbe

Rabbi Yitzy Stern was born and raised in Flatbush, where he learned in Yeshivas Tiferes Yisroel. After high school, He spent close to ten years learning in Eretz Yisroel, particularly in the Mir under his rebbe, HaRav Elimelech Resnick shlit”a. During his Kollel years in the Mir, Rabbi Stern served as a shoel u’meishiv in Yeshivas Merkaz HaTorah. Rabbi Stern spends his summers in Camp Agudah, where he has been a learning rebbe and division head for many years.

Rabbi Mendy Edelstein

11th Grade Rebbe

Born in Los Angeles, Rabbi Mendy Edelstein spent his formative years in Brooklyn. He learned in Torah Temimah under HaRav Shlomo Feivel Shustal and then in the Mir under HaRav Asher Arielli. He received semicha from the Badatz Eida Chareidus as well as the Rabbanut. Rabbi Edelstein began his Chinuch career as a rebbe in Yeshiva Gedolah Ateres Yaakov before joining the Mesivta in 2018. For the past decade, Rabbi Edelstein has directed Camp Munk’s teen division.

Rabbi Dovid Feiler

12th Grade Rebbe

Rabbi Dovid Feiler grew up in Montreal and spent his formative years learning Yeshiva of Philadelphia, where he forged lifelong relationships with his rebbeim, HaRav Hagaon Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky shlit”a and HaRav Shimon Yehuda Svei shlit”a. He then went on to learn by Rav Dovid Soloveitchick in Eretz Yisroel. After getting married, Rabbi Feiler learned in Yeshivas Mir under HaRav Asher Arielli and later in Beis Medrash Govoha in Lakewood. A resident of Lakewood, New Jersey, Rabbi Feiler served as a 7th grade rebbe at Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island before joining the Mesivta. During the summer, Rabbi Feiler is the associate head counselor at Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha Special.

Rabbi Yechezkel Rodkin

9th and 12th Grade Bekius Rebbe and Shoel Umeishiv

Born and raised in Far Rockaway, Rabbi Yechezkel Rodkin attended Yeshiva Darchei Torah and Yeshivas Ohr Hameir of Peekskill, where he forged a close bond with Rabbi Avraham Brog shlit”a and Harav Elya Kanarak shlit”a. Rabbi Rodkin then went on to learn in Eretz Yisroel by Rabbi Nechemia Kaplan shlit”a and in the Mir for several years. As a Rebbe in Yeshiva Aderes Hatorah, Yeshiva Gedolah Ateres Yaakov, and now Mesivta Netzach HaTorah, Rabbi Rodkin continues to inspire and guide his talmidim, leaving a lasting impact on their lives.

Rabbi Yisroel Munk

10th Grade Bekius Rebbe and Shoel Umeishiv

Rabbi Yisroel Munk was born and raised in Far Rockaway, where he learned in The Yeshiva of Far Rockaway and became a close talmid of the Rosh Hayeshiva, HaRav Yechiel Yitzchak Perr zt”l. He then went on to learn in the Mir under Rabbi Eitan Yoffen shlit”a. Rabbi Munk has been involved in both junior high school and high school chinuch for close to a decade as both a Rebbe and director of learning at Camp Shoresh during the summer months. In these various roles, Rabbi Munk has been able to use his love for learning and teaching to develop everlasting relationships with hundreds of talmidim.

Rabbi Aharon Rabinowitz

Executive Director

Most recently, Rabbi Aharon Rabinowitz was the Director of Operations in a prominent real estate firm while simultaneously working closely with the administration of Yeshivas Ohr Yitzchok on their many campaigns and programs. As the son of Rabbi Eli Rabinowitz, Associate Director of Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, Rabbi Aharon Rabinowitz possesses a wealth of knowledge, as well as an unwavering passion for the growth of Torah to our Mesivta.