Fasman Yeshiva High School has named Rabbi Dovid Kupchik as Principal beginning the 2018/19 school year.
Rabbi Kupchik is a very accomplished educator and school leader. Since 2000, he has served as Menahel of HAFTR Middle School and since 2014 as Menahel of both the Lower and Middle School on Long Island, NY, where he supervised the entire Judaic Program and worked closely with the general studies administration and staff. Before HAFTR, he held administrative and teaching positions at Yeshiva Har Torah in Bayside, NY and Yavneh Academy in Paramus, NJ.
“We are excited to welcome Rabbi Kupchik to the Fasman Yeshiva High School and HTC family,” said Rabbi Avraham Friedman, Rosh HaYeshiva and Rabbi Shmuel Schuman, Chief Executive Officer in a joint statement. “We wish Rabbi Kupchik much hatzlacha as he begins his new role as Principal and we look forward to wonderful growth in the years ahead.”
Rabbi Kupchik is also an active member of his community, serving on important shul and communal committees. He received Semicha from Yeshiva University (RIETS ’92) and earned an MA from YU’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration (’98). He graduated this year from the Torah Umesorah Academy for leadership and fundraising and in 2014 from the YU LEAD program for aspiring leaders in Jewish Education. He also received the Caroline & Joseph Gruss Excellent Teacher Award (’99). Rabbi Kupchik is an alumnus of Yeshiva College (’89) and Yeshivat Shaalvim (’85-’87).
About Hebrew Theological College
Hebrew Theological College, founded in 1921, is committed to producing Torah-imbued college graduates who will serve the Jewish community and humanity through their professional and personal vocations. Hebrew Theological College provides coursework leading to undergraduate degrees in Judaic Studies, Accounting, Business, Education, English, Health Sciences, Psychology and Speech and Language Pathology. In addition to the two college divisions – the Men’s Beis Midrash/College program and the Blitstein Teachers Institute for Women – Hebrew Theological College also includes the Fasman Yeshiva High School preparatory division for young men. Hebrew Theological College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and a partner in serving our community, supported by the Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago. Hebrew Theological College is a member of the Touro College and University System. For more information on Hebrew Theological College, please go to www.htc.edu
