INAUGURAL MASHGIACH
LEADERSHIP AWARD
R ABBI
Yechezkel
FRIEDMAN
The selection of Rabbi Yechezkel Friedman, Mashgiach of Yeshiva M’kor Boruch
of Passaic, as the inaugural recipient of the Mashgiach Initiative Award was
both natural and fitting. As a seventh-grade rebbi in Yeshiva Ketana-M’kor
Boruch of Passaic for over a decade, he gained renown for his ability to
reach every single student, as well as his tremendous insight and sensitivity.
He was among the first participants in Torah Umesorah’s Mashgiach Training
Program, a year of intense classes on stages of development, learning
disabilities, emotional and social disorders, empathy and active listening,
and others.
Teaching and mentoring comes somewhat naturally to Rabbi Friedman,
whose family legacy of excellence in 6