By COLlive reporter
Rabbi Yosef Charytan, an educator with family connections to Montreal, has been appointed the new principal of “Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch” in the Canadian city.
The announcement was made this past week by the administrator Shimi Traurig in a letter to parents of the Chabad boys school.
Rabbi Charytan will begin to occupy his position as of Elul 5773, the beginning of the upcoming school year of 2013-2014.
He replaces Rabbi Moishe Shur who served as interim principal of the 71-year-old school following the long tenure of Rabbi Yosef Sputz.
Charytan has been the principal at the Menachem Mendel Cheder in Seattle, WA, for the last 10 years, where he developed a Kriya program for beyond the formative reading years.
In the letter, Traurig touted Rabbi Charytan’s active role in strategic planning for institutional excellence and successful communicating with the community.
Rabbi Charytan, whose parents are from Montreal, grew up on Shlichus in Winnipeg, furthering his education from the age of 11 at the Cheder in Minnesota.
He subsequently attended yeshiva in Detroit, Miami and Houston, TX before getting married in Montreal to his wife Toba Leah (nee Altein), daughter of a former teacher in the school.
Rabbi Charytan stated that he believes that it is key for an educator to remain a lifelong learner and that he continuously pursues training and workshops as part of his professional development.
Some of his recent education includes the principal training course of the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) in conjunction with the NYC Leadership Academy, and ISM’s Heading a School: Certification for managing an independent School.
“Together with my fellow members of the board of our Yeshiva, I would like to welcome Rabbi Charytan and his dear family to our Kehilla,” Traurig wrote. “May he be successful in guiding us to further excellence in the chinuch of our children.”
this is my school:)
You sholed allwaz keep up the good work
I hope the Montreal community will give him the space and let him make it an amazing Cheder. He KNOWS what he is doing and He will change the entire atmosphere – Just TRUST him. Give Him the opportunity. PLEASE…
Here in Seattle he was a great Menahel and gave the students a great sense of dignity and pride. He spoke with the kids with Derech-Eretz and the children loved him and respected him.
Great loss for Seattle
WELL SAID. COULDN’T AGREE WITH YOU MORE.
Sydney Australia is very proud
chzak ubaruch 🙂
Haltzlacha Rabba! may all your previous efforts and devotion be your foundation for the future. May your future shine …
Wow! Sounds great! This is a big step forward. Thank you Shimi, the board and all the dedicated teachers for all your tireless hard work you’ve put in to be mechanech our precious yingelach. Hashem should continue to heap brochos on you, your families and the whole school.
it’s not only about skills and it’s not only about himself being a yirei shomayim, it’s about someone who loves and respects the students as if they are his own children, that is a mechanech, and no course can ever teach you that, I truly hope he has that in him, otherwise there is no hope for the future
Rabbi Yosef Charytan is from the best mechanchim out there he will upgrade the chinuch with a real stress on the fundamentals of learning yiras shamayim and hiskashrus!
Thank you shimmy for all your selfless work.
We hope this one works out!
To #2 – he was NOT principal, he was doing he’s own position like in previous years, and a few extra things to help out.
Maybe it mentions rabbi shur because he added much positive to the school during the year in which he stepped up to help by giving his time to be interim principal. Why u so negative??
he is my teacher this year in seattle wa
btov hanireh vhanigleh
Great news! Montreal is lucky to have you…lots of hatzlocha!
I am happy. For my grandson. Who will go to the yeshiva in a few years.
This is just what we need! He is a gifted, very able and qualified educator. Much Hatzlocha!
M
Who was consulted on for this decision
montreal is lucky!
to this new addition in the montreal community.
wishing him lots of hatzlacha!
Kol Hakavod to Shimmi and the entire board of the yeshivah for all your efforts in making this yeshivah the best.
I had the good fortune of being classmates with the young Rabbi Charytan’s father Sheyichye – in the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Montreal – Rabbi Yitzchok Yakov Charytan is a serious Chosid with much Derech Eretz and his children
(with obvious help from his Aishes Chayil) have inherited these qualities
from someone who knows him personally,
Much Hatzlocho Rabbi Charyton!
A taiaere freint.
Just to make sure all the information in the article is correct, Rabbi Charitan is not replacing Rabbi Moshe Shur, rather Rabbi Shmuel Veisfiche who is the current interim principal.
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Montreal is now blessed.