Touray Tanach 2008 Staff

Rabbi Ari Cutler received Semicha from Yeshiva University, has a Masters in Social Work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work and Master of Jewish Education from Azrielli Graduate School of Jewish Education in progress. Rav Cutler made Aliyah in 1999 and has been guiding Olim with educational counseling since 2001.  He has worked extensively with youth in the United States and Israel. His work has included both NCSY and Young Israel programs.

Rabbi Cutler serves as the Program Director of Touray Tanach. 

Rabbi Horn currently is a Ram in Yeshivat Hakotel as well as several other seminaries. He has served as Scholar in Residence in many communities throughout Israel, England, Australia, South Africa, Canada and the US. He is known for his methodological approach to Gemara and warm relationship he forges with his Talmidim. He has an undergraduate, graduate (in education) and Smicha from Yeshiva University in New York.

We welcome Rabbi Horn as one of our Rebbeim on Touray Tanach.

Michael Brandwein was born and raised in New York City. He graduated HAFTR Upper School in 2006 and spent the following year studying in Yeshivat Hakotel, located in the Old City of Jerusalem. He is currently a Junior in Yeshiva University and a member of the Schottenstein Honors Program as well as in the Mazer Yeshiva Program in Rav Yonasan Sacks's shiur. He is majoring in Economics and Biology. Michael has been a counselor in Camp Koby, a camp for Israeli children who lost an immediate family member to acts of terror, a counselor in Camp Lavi and a Kollel-Waiter in Camp Lavi.

Fun Facts:

Michael is 6'6" and captain of the HAFTR basketball team. Michael likes schwarma.

We are eager to have Michael be a counselor on Touray Tanach this coming summer.