Rabbi Ishal, a Los Angeles native, was a talmid muvhak and shamesh of HaGaon Rav Henach Leibowitz ZT"L for over a decade. In his role as the personal secretary of his Rosh HaYeshiva ZT"L, Rabbi Ishal forged a close and lasting Kesher with many other Gedolei HaTorah including HaRav Dovid Feinstein ZT"L, the Novominsker Rebbe ZT"L and Libadel L'Chaim HaRav Shmuel Kaminetsky Shlita. Rabbi Ishal gained much insight from his beloved Rebbi's passion and wisdom, which fueled him with the mission and vision of building a Yeshiva to serve the ever growing community of Los Angeles.