Are you learning at your
potential? Are your chavrusas and shiurim working out? Are classes
meeting your expectations? Are you finding it hard to transition from
Israel back to Washington Heights?
Your spiritual guidance counselors are available to listen. We are
present in the beit midrash, throughout campus, and in our offices
during the day and at night we are available by appointment. Please stop
by or stop us on the street. We want to help.
Who We Are
Mashgiach Ruchani
Rabbi Yosef Blau
212.960.5480 | Furst 419
Office Hours
M-Th 11a-12p /1-5p
Fri 11a-12p
Rabbi Yosef Blau has been the mashgiach ruchani (spiritual guidance
counselor) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary since 1977.
He also is spiritual guidance counselor for students at the University's
undergraduate schools and colleges for men. He earned a Bachelor of
Arts degree in 1959 from Yeshiva College and a Master of Science degree
at the University's Belfer Graduate School of Science in 1960. He was
ordained at RIETS in 1961.
Rabbi Blau was associate principal at the Maimonides School in
Brookline, MA, from 1965 to 1967. He served as principal of the Yeshiva
High School of Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, IL, from 1967 to
1970. He then served as principal of the Jewish Educational Center in
Elizabeth until his appointment at Yeshiva University.
Mashgichim
Rabbi Ely Bacon
ebacon@yu.edu
917-623-4714 Glueck 313
Office HoursMonday -Thursday 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Friday 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Rabbi Bacon attended Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh and is a graduate of
Yeshiva College. He has semicha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan
Theological Seminary, a master’s degree in education from the Azrieli
Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, a master’s
degree in social work from New York University, Ehrenkranz School of
Social Work, and he is a licensed clinical social worker.
Rabbi Bacon has taught and been a guidance counselor in several yeshiva
high schools including MTA, The Frisch School and RTMA. He has also
worked for the Jewish Family Services of Central NJ helping the greater
Elizabeth community.
Rabbi Josh Blass
blass@yu.edu
917-623-4711 Glueck 314
Rabbi Blass attended Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim and is a graduate of
Yeshiva College. He has semicha from RIETS and attended YU’s Bernard
Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies. For the last several years, he
has been a rebbe and guidance counselor at YUHS-Boys and Hebrew Academy
of Long Beach. He served as the Rov at the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine and is currently the Mora D’Asra of Kehilas Bais Yehuda, Wesley
Hills, NY.
Rabbi Uri Orlian
uorlian@yu.edu
646-369-6017 Zysman 105
Rabbi Orlian attended Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh and is a graduate of
Yeshiva College. He has a master's degree in education from Azrieli,
attended RIETS, and has semicha. He has taught in Yeshiva University
High School for Boys and in Camp Morasha, and spent several summers as
an advisor for the Jewish Heritage Seminars.
Rabbi Shmuel Maybruch
maybruch@yu.edu
646-670-8389 Glueck 509
Rabbi Maybruch studied at Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah and received his B.A. in
psychology from Yeshiva College. He received his semicha from RIETS,
and was a member of the Katz Kollel and of the Wexner Kollel Elyon.
Rabbi Maybruch is a Rebbe in the Stone Bais Medrash Program, has served
as the Rosh Kollel of the RIETS Summer Kollelim in Baltimore and
Teaneck, was the past Rav of the Shenk Shul and lectures widely.