Leaders of the Movement
Directors
The Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avodah staff consists of 14 board members (all of whom are volunteers), an Executive Director, organization coordinator, journal editor, media spokesman and project managers. This unique team's diversity (age, gender and occupation) is what allows the organization to reach so many different sectors in Israeli society.
Board of Directors - Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avoda
Tehila Nachalon, Chair - Director of the Israeli office of the Jewish federation of Central NJ, Jerusalem.
Menny Ariav - Student at Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan.
Shraga Baron - Teacher of leadership programs, Beit Midrash Kolot and G'vanim. Beit Horon.
Jose Benarroch - Social Worker, Jerusalem.
Razi Ben Yaakov- Youth-activities Coordinator at the religious kibbutz movement, Kfar Etzion.
Jotam Brom - Chairman of the Kibbutz Seminar's Students' Association, Tel Aviv.
Jonathan Benarroch - Auctorial Student in Jewish Thought, Hebrew University,Jerusalem.
Tirza Frenkel-Teacher of Social science. Jerusalem
Roni Hazon-Weiss - Teacher of History, Literature and Israeli Culture, Jerusalem.
Dr. Moshe Meir - Teacher of modern Jewish thought at The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Menachem Malkosh - Computer programmer, Rehovot.
Rabbi Dr. Avi Kadish - Teacher at Gandel Institute for Adult Jewish Learning, Jerusalem.
Rivki Rozner - Teacher and Writer, Jerusalem.
Efrat Shapiro Rosenberg-project officer, avi chai foundation.
Shlomit Stern Hazan - Conference and special projects coordinator at Bar Ilan University,Ramat Gan.
Anat Silverston - Staff manager at Ei'n Prat - the Academy for Leadership, Jerusalem.
Board of Governors
Dr. Joseph Achituv, Teacher and Religious Philosopher.
Rabbi Marc Angel, Rabbi Emeritus, Congregation Shearith Israel, Former President of the Rabbinic Board of America and Member of the Editorial Board of "Tradition".
Prof. Menachem Ben Sasson, the president of Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Rabbi David Bigman, Former Rabbi Kibbutz Gilboa, Founder of Yeshivat HaKibbutz HaDati laBanot (now Midreshet haBanot bEin Hanatziv).
Prof. Asher Cohen, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Bar-Ilan University.
Prof. Rachel Elior, the head of the Department of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University.
Rabbi Dr. Seth (Shaul) Farber, the founder of ITIM: The Jewish Life Information Center.
Rabbi Yehuda Gilad, Rabbi of Kibbutz Lavi, Founded and Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshivat Ma'ale Gilboa.
Dr. Aviad Hacohen, Dean of the Sha'arei Mishpat Academic College.
Prof. Benjamin Ish-Shalom, Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Rector of Beit Morasha of Jerusalem.
Rabbi Beni Lau , the Institute for Social Justice at Beit Morasha. Rabbi of the Ramban Synagogue in Jerusalem .
Dr. Aliza Lavi, lecturer in the Department of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University .
Rabbi Ronen Lubich, Rabbi and Educator, Nir Etzion Yeshivah.
Ms. Rivka Lubitz, Founder, Beit Misdrah Negun Nashiem, Mercaz Tsedek L'Nashim.
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Rabbi, Founder and Dean of Ohr Torah Stone Institutions.
Prof. Tamar Ross, a professor of Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan University.
Prof. Uriel Simon, Professor of Bible, Bar Ilan University.
Dr. Amnon Shapiro, Lecturer in Bible at Bar Ilan University, Former Director General of B'ni Akiva.
Rabbi Prof. Daniel Sperber - Professor of Talmud at Bar-Ilan University.
Prof. Yedidya Stern, Senior Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute and Professor of Law at Bar-Ilan University.
Rabbi Avi Weiss, Rabbi, Head of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Founder and Dean of the "Open Orthodox" Yeshiva in New York - Yeshivat Chovevei Torah.
Dr. Micha Goodman, Founder of the Israeli Academy for Leadership.
Staff Members
Shmuel Shattah, position:executive director
BA in education and logistics, degree in public management .
Work experience: deputy director of a high school ,envoy in Chicago- USA, parliamentary assistant to a member of the
Israeli parliament
Gavry Asulin, position: coordinator center for social justice in the religious educational system. Studies education
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