Meet Our Scholars

  • Rabbi Levi Kaplan is a graduate of Central Lubavitch Yeshiva and has served in a variety of educational positions, including teacher, mentor, special events coordinator and principal since 1990. Rabbi Kaplan currently teaches Chassidus at Yeshiva Darchei Menachem, Beth Rivka Department of Higher Learning and at Machon Chana. He is the Director of Operations at the Jewish learning Institute and director of the Jewish video website Torah cafe. Rabbi Kaplan is also a congregational Rabbi at The Shul, a close-knit young community in the heart of Crown Heights.Rabbi Kaplan is the founder of the Chabad Council of Chazonim, The Jewish Technical Vocational School, and is a member of the Educational Community of the Crown Heights branch of the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva. Rabbi Kaplan is a sought after lecturer and cantor and travels around the world to sing, lecture and educate.
  • Rabbi Yisroel Arye Leib Gootblatt studied at Hadar Hatorah and Central Lubavitcher Yeshivah in Crown Heights. He was director of Chabad of Woodstock, New York. He has a degree in music performance and composition from SUNY New Paltz. He produces and teaches music and recording at his Crown Heights studio - Sound Heights Records.
  • Mrs. Rivkah Holzman
  • Mrs. Sara Labkowski is the founder and executive director of Machon Chana, as well as the founder and director of Ohr Chana High School. Mrs. Labkowski is a sought-after educator, mentor, and speaker noted for her breadth of knowledge and depth of heart.
  • Rabbi Daniel Green is an educator and writer. He lives in Crown Heights with his wife Shulie and children, teaches private lessons, lectures at various schools and synagogues, and writes Chasidic essays for various Jewish publications. Rabbi Green serves also as a Shiduchim guidance counselor at Machon Chana.
  • Rabbi Barber heads the Smicha Program (Rabbinical Ordination) at Central Lubavitcher Yeshiva's "Chovevei Torah " Campus. He is also lead Halacha instructor at Beth Rivkah Seminary's division of higher learning.
  • Mrs. Rivkah Malachovsky
  • Rabbi Michoel Seligson, a descendant of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, is a Chassidic scholar and the author of a number of works relating to Chassidic thought and practice. His most recent publication "Sefer Hamaftechos L'Sichos Kodeshis" is a comprehensive index of the spoken words of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. It is an encyclopedic work spanning 63 years. As a popular lecturer, Rabbi Seligson has served as a scholar in residence for Chabad institutions in the United States and worldwide. He resides in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he is a teacher and mentor to hundreds of young men and women.
  • Rabbi Naftali Silberberg, a native of Detroit, Michigan is a renowned scholar known for his sharp wit and vast Talmudic knowledge. He currently serves as editor at JLI, as well as contributing writer to chabad.org and AskMoses.com
  • Rabbi Yanky Raskin
  • Mrs. Yehuduth Kravitsky
  • Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld is a former principal of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva - Chovovei Torah in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently the restaurant coordinator for OK Labs. He is also the Director of Congregation Bais Eliezer Yitzchok. Rabbi Weinfeld is an acclaimed educator with many years of experience.
  • Mrs. Tzameret Borevitz
  • Rabbi Herzel