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Mesivta Ateres Yaakov Annual Dinner
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esivta Ateres Yaakov’s annual dinner will be held on Monday, March 20, at the Sands in Atlantic Beach. Guests of Honor: Yakov and Nechama Goodstein
Yakov and Nechama Goodstein personify the essence of Mesivta Ateres Yaakov (“MAY”). Exemplars of yiras Shomayim, ahavas Yisrael and chessed, the Goodsteins continue the legacy of their illustrious forbearers. A descendant of the Taz, zt”l, Yakov grew up in Brooklyn, where he attended Yeshiva Chaim Berlin High School, Bais Medrash Ner Moshe in Eretz Yisroel, and kollel Ner Moshe in New York. He graduated Touro College, earned a law degree from Cardozo Law School, and now practices as a successful real estate attorney. Yakov served as a Trustee of Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi, while providing pro bono legal assistance to individuals in need and numerous community organizations such as KBYT, Achiezer and the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation. Always at the forefront of chessed endeavors, Yakov literally salvaged people’s homes and properties in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. He is one of the founders of KBYT’s popular Shabbos morning Chaburah and is a member of MAY’s Board of Trustees. Nechama (nee Hertz) shares Yakov’s passion for klal activities. Raised in a home steeped in Torah and chesed, her maternal grandfather, HaRav Moshe Dovid Maruch, z”l, was a talmid of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Vilna, who, together with the yeshiva, escaped to
Shanghai, and was key in reestablishing the Mirrer Yeshiva here in New York. Growing up in Boro Park, Nechama attended Prospect Park Yeshiva High School and Bnos Chava Seminary in Eretz Yisroel. She graduated from Brooklyn College with a 4.0 GPA, and NYU Law School, where she was editor of the Law Review. Nechama worked as a securities litigator at the prestigious firm Skadden Arps and then became Assistant General Counsel of AST, a large financial technology services company. A true partner in Torah and chessed in the Goodstein home, Nechama raised five wonderful children while finding time to have active roles in KBYT and TAG. She also mentors young women who are working wives and mothers and is a wellknown lecturer and panelist. Yakov and Nechama are proud MAY parents, with two sons currently enrolled in the Yeshiva. The Goodsteins recognize the outstanding Torah values and chinuch and academic excellence as well as the Yeshiva’s warm atmosphere and professional, caring staff, and chose to partner with it. Their daughter, Daniella Deutch, and her husband, Simcha, live in Los Angeles, where she runs a real estate development firm, and Simcha is CEO of WaiveCar, a car sharing start-up, and are proud parents of 2-year-old Lily. Their son, Avi, and his wife, Esti, live locally, where he works as a real estate analyst, while Esti completes her honors psychology studies. Moshe Dovid (Momo) is a MAY senior, where he is editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. A top-tier student and sports enthusiast, he is a young ben Torah who is destined to a bright and successful future. Shimon Ariel (Riri), a MAY 10th grade student, is personable with a penchant for politics. He is an asset to MAY’s entire student body, shares Momo’s affinity for sports, and
is a stellar student. Talya, a TAG 4th grader, is an avid reader who enjoys participating in a plethora of extra-curricular activities, all the while excelling in her studies. A devoted family that has made themselves available for Torah and the klal, Yakov and Nechama Goodstein are richly deserving of being MAY’s Guests of Honor. Parents of the Year: Yankee and Tammy Hirsch
Yankee and Tammy Hirsch represent the very best traits of a MAY family, making their avodas Hashem, chinuch habanim, and community leadership top priorities in their lives, while managing active professional careers. They reside in Flatbush with their four children (k”ah), and are active members of their community. Yankee, for example, serves as president of Khal Shalheves Kodesh, where he also leads a Sunday morning chaburah. In addition, Yankee has served on the Board of Trustees of Shulamith School for Girls L.I. for the last decade. Tammy is involved in a number of different local chessed projects, including helping to feed families in need. Yankee grew up in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, attended Kaminetz High School and learned in Yeshiva Mercaz Hatorah in Eretz Yisrael. He graduated Brooklyn College and Cardozo School of Law (YU) and has a Masters in Tax Law from NYU. He currently works at Morgan Stanley, where he is Global Head of Tax for their Private Funds business. Tammy (nee Klapper) grew up in Flatbush, attended Prospect Park Yeshiva and re-
ceived her undergraduate degree and Masters in Reading from Brooklyn College, where she and Yankee met. After becoming certified in Special Education, she works as a SEIT provider in Brooklyn. The Hirschs’ daughter, Atara, is following her passion to help special needs individuals by pursuing a degree in Occupational Therapy from Touro College. Their son, Yitzchok, MAY class of ’14, continued his limudim at Mercaz Hatorah and Yeshiva Toras Chaim in Eretz Yisroel, while maintaining a close relationship with his MAY rabbeim. He is currently learning in Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv and is attending Touro College. Their son Yosef is a MAY junior who is also establishing strong relationships with the MAY rabbeim. The Hirschs’ youngest, Moshe, is in third grade in Yeshiva Toras Emes in Brooklyn. Tammy and Yankee are influenced heavily by their parents and families in believing in the importance of quality Torah and secular education, of active community involvement, and of devotion to Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael. It is these ideals that led them to choose MAY for their sons and which make them ideal Parents of the Year.
guide for every talmid in the growing yeshiva. A talmid of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath from first grade through kollel, Rabbi Horowitz always attributed his successful approach to guiding his talmidim to his own rabbeim, Horav Elya Chazan z”tl, Horav Simcha Sheps, z”tl, and Horav Avraham Pam, z”tl, from whom he received smicha. He has also been a very close talmid to the famed Mashgiach, Harov Moshe Wolfson, shlita, Rav of Bais Medrash Emunas Yisroel, where Rabbi Horowitz davens and learns. Rabbi Horowitz earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, but at the urging of his rabbeim, he chose to apply himself wholly to chinuch. R’ Yehuda is married to Etti (nee Tauber), daughter of Reb Herschel and Malka Tauber of Monsey. Her modesty and the beautiful manner in which she raises her children is a reflection of the chinuch she received in her home from her dear parents. Through his caring and Rabbi Yehuda Horowitz, warm approach, Rabbi HorowShlita, Marbitz Torah itz has developed a strong kesAward her with countless talmidim Rabbi Yehuda Horowitz, throughout the years. He is shlita, the beloved Mashgiach able to adapt his guidance to Ruchani at Ateres Yaakov has cater to each talmid and is a been helping shape talmidim shining example of how hard in the Mesivta for more than Mesivta Ateres Yaakov’s rab25 years! After fifteen years beim work to maximize the poas a dedicated MAY rebbe and tential of their talmidim. mentor, Rabbi Horowitz has The Mesivta is honored to spent the last decade as mash- pay tribute to Rabbi Horowitz giach of the yeshiva, where for his quarter of a century of he has become a mentor and dedication to MAY talmidim.