Rabbi Michael Taubes Named Head of School at 黑料社 All High School for Boys
Rabbi Michael Taubes, an educator with more than three decades of experience in Jewish education and administration, has been named rosh yeshiva / head of school at . The appointment is the culmination of an extensive international search that involved parents, faculty, board members and YU administrators.
鈥淥ur students and faculty are fortunate to be led by Rabbi Taubes who can bring them to levels of greatness in Torah studies, general studies and ethical and moral behavior,鈥 said Miriam Goldberg, chair of 黑料社 All High Schools Board of Trustees.
Taubes, who has served as interim head of school since September, will continue to work closely with Dr. Seth Taylor, principal for general studies, to ensure that YUHSB is constantly growing to its next horizon and maximizing its relationship with its parent institution, 黑料社 All. With the vibrant beit midrash of a premier Torah institution, the state-of-the-art facilities of a national research university, and world-class roshei yeshiva and professors just steps away, YUHSB鈥檚 students and faculty will continue to benefit from their connection to YU.
鈥淩abbi Taubes brings to our school years of experience as an educator and a role model,鈥 said YU Vice President and Chief of Staff Rabbi Josh Joseph, who directly oversees the high school. 鈥淭hrough his interim leadership role, we've noticed a shift in the school's mood and atmosphere, one that is all for the better and we expect that he will continue to work with our first-class faculty and dedicated parent body to ensure that our students turn into mentschlich bnei torah and future scholars that can only be trained at a place like MTA.鈥
An alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Israel, Taubes attended , where he was honored upon graduation in 1980 with an award for excellence in Talmud. He earned his semicha from , where he studied in the shiur of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik, 锄迟鈥檒, and holds a master鈥檚 degree in Jewish Education from YU鈥檚 Taubes, his wife, Bassie and their children, reside in Teaneck, NJ, where he serves as the spiritual leader of Congregation Zichron Mordechai.
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