"If you know Aleph, teach Aleph."
The Rebbe taught us that our first duty is to share what we know. We are fortunate to have a team that goes far beyond the basics, bringing decades of experience, deep shitas in chinuch, and a true Chassidische lebidigkeit to every student.
Meet the Mechanchim leading the charge for Cincinnati’s future.
Our Leadership
Rabbi Shmuel Granoveter
With over a decade of dedicated service in our community’s chinuch, Rabbi Shmuel Granovetter brings a deep-rooted passion for Chinuch Al Taharas HaKodesh and Hiskashrus to our institution. He carries extensive experience—serving as a Maggid Shiur and Mashpia at the local Lubavitch Mesivta and as the Founder and Executive Director of Gan Menachem Preschool. This unique perspective—having cultivated the education of children from their very first steps in preschool through their formative years in Mesivta—allows him to lead with a holistic and long-term vision for every student’s success. He is dedicated to creating an environment where every child is inspired to grow as a Chossid and a source of true Nachas.
Menahel Ruchni
Mendel Rosenberg
Founder
Mendel Rosenberg is a forward-thinking entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Gearsupply. A resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, he successfully balances his role as a tech innovator with his dedication to his family and community, bringing a Chassidic ethos of honesty and hard work to the modern business world. Growing up on Shluchis, Mendel had the first-hand opportunity to be able to assist in many communal endeavors, including spearheading and leading a communal public seder with over a hundred yearly attendees that still goes on today. Together with his wife Esther, they are actively involved in philanthropic pursuits and have a special passion for projects that relate to Tinokes shel beis Raban.
Administration
Administration
Kitah Aleph Rebbi
Kitah Aleph Rebbi
Kitah Beis Rebbi
Kitah Beis Rebbi
Our Advisors
Rabbi Eily Smith
Principal, Mesivta at Lubavitch Educational Center (LEC) Rabbi Eily Smith is a distinguished educator and leader within the South Florida Jewish community. Serving as the Principal of the Mesivta at the Lubavitch Educational Center (LEC) in Miami, he is renowned for his innovative approach to adolescent education, focusing on instilling self-confidence and personal growth in his students. Beyond the classroom, Rabbi Smith is a member of the South Florida Beis Din, where he applies his expertise in Jewish law to serve the community’s communal and legal needs. His teaching philosophy is defined by his ability to adapt deep Chassidic concepts to the unique emotional and intellectual landscape of the teenage years.
Chinuch Advisor
Rabbi Leibel Schapiro
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Schapiro is a world-renowned Talmudic scholar and a cornerstone of the Jewish community in South Florida. As the Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva Gedola Rabbinical College of Greater Miami and the Rabbi of Congregation Beis Menachem in Miami Beach, he has shaped generations of Rabbinical leaders. Having spent his formative years in close proximity to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Schapiro served as a chozer (reviewer of the Rebbe's talks) and played a pivotal role in the editorial preparation of Likutei Sichos. He is highly regarded for his vast scholarship and his firsthand accounts of modern Chassidic history.
Chinuch Advisor