Rabbi Nissan Hakakian originates from Shiraz, Iran where he was forced to escape from the oppressive Khomeini regime at a young age. He attended Yeshivat Beth Moshe of Scranton, PA, where years later he was honored with the "Keter Shem Tov" award. At Yeshivat Porat Yosef he received rabbinical Semiha & Shehita from Harav Massas zt"l, while learning under the tutelage of Hacham Salom Cohen Shlit"a. He continued his journey in the Mirrer Brooklyn and was ordained Rabbinical Leader under R' Shmuel Birnbaum zt"l & R' Kalmonowitz zt"l. Shortly after Rabbi Hakakian obtained his masters in school psychology and was involved in Chinuch for over 14 years, creating P'tach Workbooks to aid students across the globe. He currently resides in Monsey, N.Y. and is spiritual leader of the Sephardic Congregation of South Monsey.
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Rabbi Hakakian has successfully launched Yeshivat Tiferet Torah, an exclusive Sephardic institution, which for the first time ever has given many Sephardic students across the globe an opportunity to explore and learn about their rich Sephardic heritage. He creates a warm friendly environment and a lasting bond with all that come his way.

Born in Mexico, Rabbi Schabes is living proof of how Torah and Judaism have flourished from the region. His Torah studies have taken him around the world from Long Beach Yeshiva, to Yeshivat Ponovezh where he learnt under Harav Shach & Harav Shmuel Rozovsky. Afterwards R. Schabes studied in Beth Medrash Gavoha of Lakewood N.J. under the leadership of Harav Shmuel Kotler zt"l.
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His duties returned him to his homeland of Mexico where he served as Rosh Kollel of Mexico for 8 years. He now resides in Monsey, N.Y. and is spiritual leader of Congregation Knesset Yisrael. Rabbi Schabes' true understanding in Torah & Yirat Shamayim is something that each student in Tiferet Torah can admire.

Born in Canada in 1978, Rabbi Nadoff graduated from high School in Toronto in 1995. He went on to continue his studies in Advanced Talmud Law at Yeshiva Torah Temima in Brooklyn NY. He then went on to study for 8 years in Israel to later come back to the USA. He got his Rabbinical ordination at Yeshiva BMG of Lakewood. He is now employed as a Talmudic Scholar at Yeshiva Tiferet Torah where he is Rosh Haburah of the Kollel by day and heads the Havruta Progam at night.
In addition to the above permanent faculty members, we have part and full time tutors for the talmidim.

Rabbi Moshe David Choueka, spent his formative years in Eretz Yisrael, where he basked in the glorious traditions of Torah greatness and sepharadic heritage. He later immigrated to the United States, studying under Rav Don Ungarischer ztz”l (Monsey), then back in Israel under Rav Meshulam Dovid Soloveichik Ztz”l (Jerusalem), and subsequently under Rav Chaim Stein Ztz”l (Telshe, Cleveland), from whom he received Semicha.  After studying 14 years in Kollel and running various outreach and youth initiatives, Rabbi Choueka founded ‘Machon Nehor Sifra’, which has processed and published to date tens of manuscripts and Torah works, including those of Rav Mordechai Gifter, Rav Chaim Stein, Rav Eizik Ausband, Rav Yitzchok Kirzner and others.
 
Rabbi Choueka joined Yeshiva Tiferet Torah upon its expansion to include a High School program. He stands eager to grant individualized tutelage to serious boys who strive to join the next generation of Bene Torah.

A product of Brooklyn’s Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, Rabbi Aaron Dovid Leshkowitz received the utmost chinuch and guidance from Torah giants such as Rabbi Yosef Savitsky shlita and HaRav Yisroel Belsky zt”l. Following two years of learning under Rabbi Asher Arieli in Mirrer Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Rabbi Leshkowitz returned to Brooklyn to continue gleaning from the Talmudic wisdom of Rabbi Savitsky. He joined the staff of Metivta Torah Vodaath, assisting talmidim in understanding the profound insights of the shiurim. Now, in his position at Bet Midrash Tiferet Torah, Rabbi Leshkowitz helps the talmidim gain clarity of the sugyot so they can experience the true enjoyment of in-depth Torah learning.