ABOUT MISHKAN HATORAH
Mishkan HaTorah is a part-time yeshiva program in Eretz Yisroel for English speakers.
Our talmidim benefit from a warm and experienced
staff, as well as beautiful facilities, easy access to
public transportation, and housing in a beautiful new campus in Morasha, just outside of the Old City walls.
In addition, Mishkan HaTorah provides dormitories,
healthy meals, and a computer center for students.
The high-level shiurim and hadracha of our dedicated staff make Mishkan HaTorah the choice of many young
men who have finished a number of years in full-time
yeshiva and would like to continue their growth in Torah
and middos in Eretz Yisroel.
MEET THE STAFF
Rabbi Michoel Feder
Rosh HaYeshiva
A native of Woodmere, N.Y., Rabbi Michoel Feder attended HAFTR high school and Yeshivat Shaalvim. He received semicha from Yeshiva University while completing his graduate work in Clinical School Psychology at the City College of New York. After learning in Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim, he studied under HaRav Yaakov Friedman shlit”a in Birchas Mordechai for over a decade. He has been a talmid of Rav Friedman for over 20 years and continues to benefit from his insight and counsel. He has served as a maggid shiur in Yeshivas Nesivos Ahron in Yerushalayim for nearly a decade. In addition, he holds the position of therapist at Jerusalem's Kav L'Noar, and runs a private clinical practice in the greater Jerusalem area. He is known for his dynamic shiur, bringing great clarity to each sugya, and his incredible dedication to his talmidim. He lives with his wife and children in Beitar Illit.
Rabbi Moshe Plaut
Menahel Ruchani
Rabbi Moshe Plaut, originally from Hillcrest, New York, attended Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA) and Yeshivat Sha'arei Mevaseret Tzion after high school. While learning in Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim in Queens, New York he received a B.A. in psychology from Touro College. He spent over a decade learning in Yeshivas Birchas Mordechai in Eretz Yisroel under the leadership of the Rosh HaYeshiva Harav Yaakov Friedman shlit”a. He is a talmid of Rav Friedman and continues to seek his guidance. Rabbi Plaut enjoys learning with and teaching young men of all backgrounds. He is known for his listening ear and the care he shows for every talmid in addition to bringing a new level of enjoyment and understanding of Gemara. He has gained much experience both while in kollel and teaching at Yeshiva Aish Hatorah in the Beis Medrash and the Gesher program. He lives with his wife and children in Beitar Illit.