Rabbi Shimon Schenker serves as our Menahel and Co-Head of School alongside Rabbi Dov Emerson. Rabbi Schenker oversees the Limudei Kodesh and religious development of our talmidim. Rabbi Schenker is in charge of the curriculum, overall Shiur placement, faculty supervision, Shiur schedule, and Yeshiva Fellowship. In cultivating the full religious experience, Rabbi Schenker also oversees davening and chessed. Additionally, Rabbi Schenker supervises the Technology department. Rabbi Schenker holds a BS in Management Information Systems from Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business and an MS in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, a Master’s degree in Special Education from Herbert Lehman College CUNY, and Rabbinic Ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He is also trained in the Orton-Gillingam Reading Remediation by the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education. Rabbi Schenker was the recipient of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education in 2013.

Rabbi Daniel Konigsberg has been a member of the MTA team since 2019, previously serving as the Dean of Student Life & Director of Student Activities. In addition to his role on the Administration, Rabbi Konigsberg is a beloved rebbe and Maggid Shiur, who has taught Gemara b’Iyun on various levels to multiple grades. Rabbi Konigsberg successfully forges meaningful relationships with every talmid in our Yeshiva allowing him to relate to them on a personal level. Rabbi Konigsberg, through his signature student-centric approach, strives to ensure that each talmid finds opportunities to engage in areas of personal interest and passion, that complement the educational structure of our yeshiva. He has built a comprehensive extracurricular program punctuated by active academic clubs and teams, exciting trips and programs and legendary shabbatonim. Rabbi Konigsberg also oversees and runs all aspects of our Dormitory Program, which, under his leadership, has operated at maximum capacity for 3 consecutive years. Rabbi Konigsberg is a proud MTA alumnus and past recipient of the Caroline & Joseph S. Gruss Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. He earned his B.A. in Judaic Studies from Lander College for Men and received smicha from their Beis Medrash L’Tamud, where he learned in the kollel for multiple years. He also earned a J.D from Fordham University School of Law and is a licensed attorney. During the summer, Rabbi Konigsberg serves as Program Director and Assistant Head Counselor at Camp Dora Golding.

Rabbi Taubes serves as the Rosh Yeshiva of YUHSB and has been involved in chinuch, both formal and informal, as a Rebbe, teacher and administrator for more than thirty years. He is also the author of The Practical Torah, a collection of presentations on halacha based on the weekly parsha and various scholarly essays in Hebrew and English which have been published in Torah journals. In addition, he co-edited the Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur Machzorim and a Weekday/Shabbos Siddur with notes and commentary based on the teachings of the Rav, Harav Yosef Dov Halevi Soloveitchik, zt”l.

Rabbi Taubes has also taught at Yeshiva University’s Mechinah & IBC Programs and worked as a writer and editor for Art Scroll/Mesorah Publications. A graduate of Yeshiva College, Rabbi Taubes received his rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, having studied for several years under HaRav Soloveitchik, and holds a master’s degree in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. He is presently the Rav of Kehillas Zichron Mordechai in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he resides with his wife and family.

Ms. Leah Silvera has been a valued member of the MTA team since 2019, previously serving as the Director of Curriculum and Innovation for the past three years and as Director of the Learning Center for 5 years. The combination of the two roles has allowed Ms. Silvera to become well versed in both the individual needs of the talmidim at MTA and the broader General Studies curriculum. She has been instrumental in furthering the advancement of the General Studies program, notably developing the new extensive history curricula, and is looking forward to partnering with the General Studies team to introduce more dynamic programs and innovations at MTA. Ms. Silvera holds a BA in Business Management and an MS in special education from the University of Phoenix and has served as an adjunct professor at Mercy College, teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in general education. Ms. Silvera’s extensive background in mentoring both students and faculty equips her to lead the General Studies team toward continued excellence and success.