OUR TEAM
Head of School
About Rabbi Dovid Sorscher, Esq., M.Ed.
Rabbi Dovid Sorscher, Esq., serves as the Head of School for the Yeshiva Academy of Bergen County, bringing a rare and powerful combination of authentic Torah scholarship, legal expertise, and advanced pedagogical training to elementary education. Ordained by Yeshiva Ayshel Avraham in 2016 and admitted to the Bar in 2018, he holds a Juris Doctor from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where he specialized in education law and student advocacy. Through years of advocating for diverse student populations, Rav Sorscher witnessed firsthand the unmet needs of many children, inspiring him to pursue advanced clinical training to effect deeper systemic change from within the school environment.
Driven by the foundational principle of חנוך לנער על פי דרכו—educating each child according to his path, Rav Sorscher earned his master’s degree in education and special education from the University of Mount Saint Vincent. This clinical background enables him to champion early intervention strategies and inclusive classroom models, ensuring that every young תלמיד at the Yeshiva receives the tailored support needed to succeed in both Judaic and secular studies.
Under his leadership, the Yeshiva serves as a nurturing, safe, and warm environment where young children build a lifelong love for learning, strong מדות, and יראת שמים. Ultimately, Rav Sorscher’s unique professional background ensures a secure, structurally sound, and legally compliant ecosystem where high academic standards thrive alongside deep halachic integrity.
Head of Hebrew Studies
About Rabbi Mordechai Friedman, M.Ed.
Rabbi Mordechai Friedman brings decades of administrative excellence, profound Torah scholarship, and a rich family legacy to our yeshiva community. As a fourth-generation rabbi descending from prominent European rabbinic dynasties, Rabbi Friedman’s foundational years were spent immersing himself in textual study at premier institutions, including Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin and Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem (MTJ) under the guidance of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. He received formal Semicha (rabbinic ordination) from Yeshiva Hechal Moshe under the preeminent European Dayan, Rabbi Meir Grunberg, and later completed advanced rabbinical court training at the Gibborim Rabbinical Seminary.
A highly credentialed school administrator, Rabbi Friedman holds a Master of Science (M.S.) in Jewish Education from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Yeshiva University, alongside a Permanent Principal’s License from the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York. His exceptional academic background also includes a Bachelor of Jewish Literature and Hebrew Teachers’ Diploma from the Herzliah Hebrew Teachers Institute, as well as degrees in American History and Marketing Management from C.U.N.Y. As a seasoned leader, he has served as a school Principal, an active member of the National Conference of Yeshiva Principals, and a collegiate instructor of Judaic Studies at Touro College.
Beyond the classroom, Rabbi Friedman is fully fluent in both Modern Israeli Hebrew and Yiddish, serving as an on-call language specialist for the New York State Court System. Deeply committed to the religious and cultural significance of מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, his global impact includes serving as a leadership delegate for the Israeli Consulate at the Prime Ministers’ Solidarity with Israel Conference. His extensive communal footprint spans decades of Kosher certification leadership with premier international agencies like the OU and Kof-K. Rabbi Friedman is dedicated to cultivating high academic standards, a deep love for Jewish text, and refined מדות Middot (character traits) in every student.
