MTA is excited to announce the hiring of alumnus Rabbi Yehuda Balsam (’94) as rebbi and Rosh Beis Midrash of the yeshivah, beginning September 2024.
Rabbi Balsam has served as a senior maggid shiur and rebbi par excellence at the DRS High School for over 20 years. During the summers, he serves as a member of the Rabbinical Staff in the Morasha kollel.
An inspiring and relatable talmid chacham, Rabbi Balsam is also a m’chabeir s’farim and a dynamic m’chaneich, who is now poised to become one of the many faces of talmud Torah at YUHSB.
Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, one of the roshei yeshivah at YU, and the Director of Semichah at RIETS, describes Rabbi Balsam as a “first-rate talmid chacham, whose wisdom is only surpassed by his humility. He has an extraordinary ability to connect to talmidim of all levels and ages, and to elevate their learning. As a close friend and former colleague of his, I have no doubt that Rabbi Balsam will seamlessly integrate into MTA’s already excellent team of talented rebbeim.”
In his new role at MTA, Rabbi Balsam will deliver daily shiurim in Gemara b’iyun, Gemara bivkius, and Tanach, and have an opportunity to mold the talmud Torah that takes place in the Beis Midrash throughout the day. MTA Principal Rabbi Konigsberg says that “it is rare to find the perfect blend of being such a relatable rebbi who is extremely knowledgeable and personable. With Rabbi Wiener making aliyah this summer, MTA has large shoes to fill. The yeshivah is fortunate to have Rabbi Balsam step in to fill the void.”
MTA is very excited for Rabbi Balsam, with his clarity, breadth of knowledge, and creativity, to impart his love for limud haTorah onto their talmidim and place his unique stamp on all of the extracurricular Torah programming that takes place in the yeshivah. Everyone at MTA feels fortunate that Rabbi Balsam will be joining us full time at MTA, and they look forward to his tenure as Rosh Beis Midrash.
Rabbi Balsam lives in North Woodmere with his wife Chavie and their four children.
