Shmuel Shattach<\/h3>

former Executive Director<\/div>

Mr. Shattach, a social activist, was selected as one of the 50 most influential people in Israel twice, and won numerous prizes that acknowledge his public work for promoting pluralistic religious education in Israel.
\nMr. Shattach is an expert in the field of public management and education. He serves as a Council member of The Second Authority for Television and Radio.
\nHe worked as Rabbi-Teacher and as Vice Principal, in Amit Technological High School, near Bar-Ilan University.
\nHe previously served as an envoy (Shaliach) for the Chicago Jewish community and as a parliamentary aid in the Knesset.
\nHe lives in Lod with his wife and six children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Merav Shemesh Rosen, Lawyer<\/h3>

former Projects coordinator at Ne\u2018emanei Torah Va\u2019Avodah and Kolech<\/div>

A graduate of the Migdal Oz Beit Midrash, Studied at the Machshevet Yisrael advanced program and was a Madricha (supervisor) at the Beit Midrash.
\nL.L.B, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Completed an internship in The Office of the State Attorney, in the Department of Labor Law, which deals with the largest social and financial issues in the Israeli economy.
\nTeaching Certificate, Herzog College
\n.Worked at several educational, as well as, non-profit organizations and in Bnei Akiva. Married to Matan and mother to Ori.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Eli Rubinstein<\/h3>

former Educational Leadership Project Coordinator<\/div>

Bari Pardes Hanna, Head of the Latin America Program at the Emuna College, teaches at the Latin America Department at Lindenbaum College. He founded the \"La Casa\" community in Buenos Aires and was a Bnei Akiva emissary there. Holds a B.e.d degree in Education. Married to Reut and father to Shachar and Uri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Yuval Saadon<\/h3>

former Coordinator of Circles of Justice<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Hila Seligman Fried<\/h3>

former Spokeswoman<\/div>

Holds a B.A. in Political Science and Communication and an M.A. in Political Science and International Relations.
\nSpecializing in public relations and spokespersons for public organizations and associations and in particular in the fields of religion and state.
\nSpecializing in managing political, municipal, public campaigns, struggles and crises.
\nShe previously served as a spokeswoman for the Beit Hillel Rabbinical Association.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Noa Miller<\/h3>

former Expedition coordinator<\/div>

Noa has been involved in Diaspora jewry for 10 years. In her last position in Kolot she managed the delegations and the has A BA in Economics and Logistics. She lives in Efrat, Gush Etzion and A mother of three.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Rabbi Zvi Koren<\/h3>

former Head of Education<\/div>

Rabbi of the \"Kinor David\" community in Raanana. Rabbi of Amit Renanim School, teaches at Matan and Midreshet Lindinbaum. Graduate of Sha\u2018alvim and Har Etzion Hesder Yeshivas and Beit Morasha. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in humanities from the Open University. First principal and Rosh Yeshiva of the Amit Nachshon Yeshiva High-School outside of Beit Shemesh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Moshe Ohayon<\/h3>

former Board Member<\/div>

Moshe Ohion, a former board member was murdered along with his son Eliad in the terrorist attack on Ofakim on Shabbat Simchat Torah.May God avenge his blood<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Moriah Hadid<\/h3>

Former Specializes in education<\/div>

24. Student of community social work at the Hebrew University. A graduate of the Migdal Oz Beit Midrash, she worked for the Migdal Oz alumni organization for two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Netanel Afek<\/h3>

Former Coordinator of Modern Orthodox Communities in Israel<\/div>

Social entrepreneur, holds a BEd, an MA in educational administration, and Smicha from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, with over 15 years of experience in education and training.
\nCEO of IzraEx - The Izrael Experience, and development manager in Etz Hasade - experiential education NGO.
\nFormer Bnei Akiva Olami and Jewish Agency shaliach in Cleveland OH, and a member of the Mandel center for leadership in the North (Cohort #2).
\nVolunteers in Tzohar, and active in the young leadership sterring committee in Partnership 2Gether of the Jewish Agency.
\nHappy to live in the wonderful community of Migdal Haemek, married to Odelia and proud father of four boys.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Reut Hamburger<\/h3>

Former Editor of De\u2019ot<\/div>

Social worker, screenwriter, editor and content writer.
\nGraduate of the Ma\u2019aleh Film School and the Matan and Darisha seminaries.
\nLives in Jerusalem, sister to 7 brothers and aunt to 3.5 nephews<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Tani Frank<\/h3>

Former Head of Religion & State department <\/div>

Tani has a BA in philosophy, economics and political science from Hebrew University and is currently writing his thesis on public policy. He previously served as parliamentary aide to MK Elazar Stern and ran the Giur Kehalacha project. Tani drafted many of the bills that are currently being discussed in the field of religion and state - including the conversion bill, the Shabbat bill, the kashrut bill, the religious councils bill and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Ariel Finkelstein<\/h3>

Head of Policy and Research<\/div>

Third-year student in the PKM program at the Hebrew University, coordinator of policy and research in the field of education.
\nEducation correspondent on the website \"Mida - Research and Analysis Articles\". His book, The High Road: A Halachic and Meta-Halachic Alternative to the Book \u201cTorat Melech,\u201d was released in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Shlomit Naim Naor<\/h3>

Former Board Member<\/div>

Shlomit Naim-Naor is an Israeli poet and educator
\nShe studied at the Beit Midrash Elul and for a bachelor\u2019s degree in literature and philosophy at the Hebrew University
\nIn addition, she leads Naim-Naor seminars and writing groups on Jewish and Israeli identity, medical education and art, and serves as one of the editors of the poetry magazine Mashiv Haruach, where she edited several issues and even served as artistic director of the Love Days Poetry Festival in 2019-2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Prof. Asher Cohen<\/h3>

former Board Member <\/div>

Lecturer in Political Science, Bar-Ilan University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Liat Klein-Ganz, Lawyer<\/h3>

Former Head of Religion & State department <\/div>

LL.B and LL.M with specialization in Public and International Law, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
\nCompleted an internship in the High Court of Justice (Bagatz) Department in the Ministry of Justice. Acquired extensive experience working at non-profit and human rights organizations, as well as at Government Agencies.<\/p>\n

Served as the Head of the legal Department
\nof the Association of Rape Crices Centers of lsrael; Director of a Legal Clinic for Youth Court Represantation at the IDC Herzliya. Additionally, for the past two years, served as a Project Manager in the Ministry of Finance.<\/p>\n

During these years, acquired extensive experience in promoting policy and legislation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Roni Hazon-Weiss<\/h3>

Former Board Member <\/div>

Lecturer in history, literature, and Israeli culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Reut Markovich-Negrover<\/h3>

Former Head of the Youth Project<\/div>

Youth Movement Leaders Program Coordinator<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Aviad Evron <\/h3>

Former Editor of De\u2019ot<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Rabbi Aviad Sanders<\/h3>

former Head of Educational Leadership Project<\/div>

Rabbi at Midreshet Lindenbaum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Elad Lubitch<\/h3>

former Head of Legal Department<\/div>

Alad is married to Adi, he is father of two daughters and lives in Jerusalem. He studied at the Otniel Yeshiva, received a BA in Law from the Hebrew University and studied for a master\u2019s degree in public policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Rabbi Akiva Herzfeld <\/h3>

former Coordinator of English Language Projects <\/div>

Before making Aliya to Israel, served as Rabbi of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh of Portland, Maine and prior to that as Orthodox Rabbi of Harvard Hillel. Received a BA in Classical Languages from Yeshiva University and MA in History from Columbia University. Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. Member of the International Rabbinic Fellowship. Married to Michal, and father of Aryeh, Devora, Avrami, Tali and Daniela.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Orit Lasser<\/h3>

Former Head of Education<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Shlomit Stern Hazan <\/h3>

Former Board Member<\/div>

Coordinator, the International office at Bar-Ilan University. Coordinator, Kolech leadership training center. Co-founder, \u201cKulana,\u201d women\u2019s beit midrash in Givat Shmuel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Dr. Hanan Mandel <\/h3>

Former Board member<\/div>

Lecturer in Law and Conflict Resolution, Bar-Ilan University and Ono Academic College<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Tehila Friedman <\/h3>

Former chairman<\/div>

Director, Center for Jewish Leadership at Kolot. Former fellow at the Mandel Center for Jewish Leadership. Former Director of the Israeli office of the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Hagay Oren<\/h3>

Former spokesman<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Dr. Jonathan Benarroch<\/h3>

Former Board Member<\/div>

Lecturer, Department of Jewish Thought, Hebrew University<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Dr. Einav Mayzlish Gati<\/h3>

Former Board Member<\/div>

Head, The Israeli GeneBank\u2014Agriculture Research Organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Efrat Garber-Eran<\/h3>

Former Board Member<\/div>

Content, Evaluation, and Measurement Coordinator at Panim \u2014The Union of Jewish Renewal Organizations in Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Rabbi Ilay Ofran<\/h3>

Former Coordinator <\/div>

A graduate of Yeshivat Hakibbutz Hadati in Ma\u2019aleh Gilboa and Beit Morasha in Jerusalem. Ilay has a BA in psychology and Talmud, is a Rabbi certified by Israel\u2019s chief rabbinate and teaches in a military seminar and in the Yaacov Herzog Center. He is the Rabbi of kibbutz Yavneh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Rabbi Dr. Shuki Friedman<\/h3>

Former Religion and State Projects Coordinator <\/div>

Responsible for drafting the Bill for the democratization of religious services. Rabbi Dr. Friedman is a professor of law and has worked closely with the Prime Minister\u2019s Office and as a legal adviser in Israeli parliament. He specializes in international law, state and religion, legal history, law and national security and Islamic law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Dr. Hadar Lipshitz<\/h3>

Former Director of the Communal Model<\/div>

As the Director of the Communal Model, he has focused in his research on religious services and the funding of religious and haredi educational institutions. He teaches at Ashkelon College and Himmelfarb high school. He headed the public committee on religious services in Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Eran Ben Yehuda<\/h3>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Gila Berkovits<\/h3>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Zohar Moyal<\/h3>

Coordinator of Communities<\/div>

Zohar spent two years as a youth movement leader in Hadera and is currently in her final year of a BA in communal social work at Hebrew University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Lea Gesundheit<\/h3>

Youth Movement Leaders Program Coordinator<\/div>

Lea is currently completing her BA in Jewish philosophy and Hebrew literature at Hebrew University. She is also studying for a teaching certificate from the Kerem Institute and works at a non-profit organization that supports young women in National Service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Ariel Horowitz<\/h3>

Editor of De\u2019ot<\/div>

Ariel is a graduate of the Hesder Yeshiva in Petach Tikva, a student in the departments of literature and philosophy of Hebrew University and a writer and editor for Makor Rishon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

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Netanel Dayan<\/h3>

Technical Coordinator<\/div>

Mr. Dayan is a graduate of the Hesder Yeshiva in Petach Tikva and holds a BA in economics, political science and sociology from Bar-Ilan University. He ran the Yerushalmim campaign for Jerusalem\u2019s municipality and continues to run Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz\u2019s alternative kosher certification program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Rabbi Dr. Ori Noyvirt <\/h3>

Former Board Member<\/div>

PhD in Jewish philosophy; engaged in education and teaching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Adi Arad<\/h3>

Former researcher <\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Joseph Benarroch<\/h3>

Former Board Member<\/div>

President of the World Sephardic Union. Formerly a diplomat in Israel\u2019s Foreign Service. Editor and director of Division for External Relations in the Hebrew University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Efrat Shapira Rosenberg<\/h3>

Former Board Member<\/div>

Project officer, AVI CHAI Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Chen Artzi Sror<\/h3>

Former Board Member<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

CPA Gideon Altshuler z\"l<\/h3>

The Audit Committee<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Chen Cherlow <\/h3>

Former spokesman<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Avital Bismot Sherman<\/h3>

Former Religion and State Coordinator<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Itamar Shlissel<\/h3>

former jurist<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Aluma Monnickendam Lau<\/h3>

Former Board Member<\/div>

Coordinator of \u201cEncounters\u201d Program and group mediator at Gesher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n

Carmi Yinnon<\/h3>

Responsible for implementing the Communal Model pilot in the Zevulun regional council. Mr. Yinnon has spent the past eleven years working with Jewish communities and in the field of education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13751","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n