Rabbi Nachman Lapa

Middle School Judaic Studies Teacher and Boys' Torah Bowl Coach

Rabbi Lapa received a Bachelor of Talmudic Law from Talmudical Seminary/Denver in 1983. He then went to Beth Medrash Govoha and received a Master of Rabbinic and Talmudic Studies Degree in 1986, Rabbinic Ordination in 1988 and an Advanced Talmudic Certificate in 1993. While teaching at RPRY, Rabbi Lapa attended Rutgers School of Social Work and received his Masters in Social work in 2002. He received his Clinical Social Work Licensure (LCSW) from the State of New Jersey in 2005. Presently, in addition to teaching at RPRY, he is a practicing psychotherapist in Lakewood, NJ.