I know Rabbi Machlis since he was a boy in Brooklyn. His father was Rabbi Leon Machlis, who was rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Ohel Moshe for over 50 years. My daughter spent a shabbos with them many years ago and she said it was great. You cannot believe how many people they host every shabbos.
Rabii Machlis is a true tzaddik and a great educator who has a special innate ability to reach any boy at the correct level and connect