Leadership & Staff

President of Herzog College in Gush Etzion and Jerusalem. He is the former head of the Beit Midrash at Beit Morasha in Jerusalem and the author of many books and articles on Talmud, Jewish law, education and Jewish philosophy. In his books "Agada Lema'aseh" and "Mada Toratekha" and many articles, he examines the connection between the Talmudic law and legend, exposing both the philosophical aspects of religious law and the practical aspects of the Talmudic legend.

A faculty member of The Hebrew University’s Melton Center for Jewish Education and a former Director. He served as the director of the Mandel Jerusalem Fellows Programs as well as the Senior Educators Program at the Hebrew University. He served as the Director of the Florence Melton Institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem that offers programs in Jewish learning for adults worldwide. In addition, Deitcher serves as the Senior Director of Legacy Heritage Teacher Institutes and is currently directing educational projects in five countries worldwide. He has edited 4 books, and written many articles on philosophy for children, creative approaches to Bible education, and Israel education.

With more than 30 years of experience in Jewish education - She is the co-chair of the Australian Council of Jewish Day schools, representing more than 20 schools, and 10,000 students across Australia since 2007. Nechama has been instrumental in securing millions of dollars in government funding for Jewish schools in Australia. Nechama was appointed as Secretariat of the Jewish Education Foundation in 2022. The Foundation was established by philanthropists, to improve access to Jewish education in Melbourne. Nechama consults to a number of Jewish schools and organizations in Australia and Israel, specializing in philanthropy, Gifts in Wills, strategic planning, and enrolment growth.

Founding CEO of Prizmah, Center for Jewish day schools in North America. Prior to joining Prizmah, Paul served as CEO of The Pershing Square Foundation, a private family foundation, and as the Global Managing Director of Absolute Return for Kids (ARK), a nonprofit focused on global health, education, and child protection. The preceding years of Paul’s career focused on government, telecoms, and new media. He has also served on the boards of various nonprofits in the UK and the US. Paul holds an MA from Cambridge University and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management.

After working in formal and informal Jewish educational institutions in Australia, Israel, and North America, David earned his Ph.D. in Education and Jewish Studies from NYU. David has authored several articles and presented broadly on topics ranging from the Jewish teenage experience, innovation and change in Jewish life, Israel education and more broadly about Jewish education. He is a founder of the annual Jewish Futures conference, helped direct the 2019 study GenZ Now: Understanding and Connecting with Jewish Teens Today, was the lead researcher of the groundbreaking 2016 study, “Generation Now: Understanding and Engaging Jewish Teenagers Today,” and editor of “Experience and Jewish Education,” a compendium of essays written by and for Jewish experiential educators. David is an alum of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program and the Schusterman Fellowship.

Ariel is a sociologist from the University of Buenos Aires. He holds an M.A. in Education from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a graduated from the Jerusalem Fellows Program of Mandel Institute. Ariel is a teacher of Jewish content. He is a former Director of the Yeshurun Tora High School in Buenos Aires, Argentina and a former Director of Jewish Studies of the Jaim Weizmann Hebrew Institute in Santiago, Chile.

Officer of Religious, Educational and Family affairs at the Central Council of Jews in Germany.

Dean of the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary "M.T. Meyer", Director of the Central Council of Jewish Education of the Argentine Republic and visiting lecturer and advisor in academic and educational institutions in Latin America, Europe, Israel and the United States. Professor Fainstein completed his academic training with honors at the universities of Buenos Aires, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he received a doctorate in Political and Social Sciences summa cum Laudae. He also completed his rabbinical studies at the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary “M. T. Meyer” and his specialization in Jewish education and philosophy in the “Jerusalem Fellows Program” of the Mandel Center.

Daniel is the Executive Director of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education, which builds capacity for Toronto’s system of Jewish education and engagement. He has a wide range of experience in strategic philanthropy, conducting research and evaluation to maximize funders’ impact in Jewish education. Daniel holds a doctorate in education from JTS’s Davidson School of Education and is an alumnus of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship. Previously, he served as the Director of the Educators Track at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, as a senior educator at Brandeis University’s Office of High School Programs, and as a teacher at TanenbaumCHAT, Toronto’s community high school. Daniel has also been a frequent columnist for the Canadian Jewish News.

Vice Provost for Educational Strategy, National Director of the School of Education and Associate Professor at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, based on the Skirball Campus in Los- Angeles. She is the founder of Beit HaYotzer/the Creativity Braintrust, an initiative based at HUC-JIR designed to catalyze creative thinking and artistic expression through Jewish education and leadership, funded by the Covenant Foundation. Stern has published widely in various academic and professional journals and popular media outlets and is a frequent presenter at academic and professional conferences, on webinars and podcasts. She is called upon as a strategic thinker on national task forces across the sectors of Jewish education. She earned her Ph.D. in Social Sciences, Policy and Educational Practice and her MA in history at Stanford University as a Wexner Graduate Fellow.

During his time at PaJeS he has revolutionized the way that Jewish schools interact with and support each other. Under his leadership the organization has committed itself to excellence, innovation and collaboration in Jewish schools. In particular he focuses on areas of strategic development, teaching and learning, and school services to achieve these aims. Rabbi Meyer has previously held leadership positions including Executive Headteacher of Hasmonean High School and Executive Director of the Jewish Association for Business Ethics. He is also a highly acclaimed public speaker and has been invited to present at conferences across the UK as well as in Israel, USA, Europe and Australia. Rabbi Meyer has been honored with an OBE for Services to Education in the Queen’s Birthday Honors list for 2020 which recognizes his hard work over the past 30 years.

Dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration and holds the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values. In addition to her Yeshiva University appointment, Dr. Novick has, since its founding, served as the Co-Educational Director of the Hidden Sparks program which provides consultation and professional development to day schools and Yeshivas to support the success of diverse learners. Dr. Novick received her PhD in Clinical Psychology and served in various teaching, clinical and leadership positions in mental health settings. Dr. Novick has extensive clinical and research expertise in behavior management and child behavior therapy, bullying and trauma, diverse learners and social emotional learning in schools. She is the author of a children’s book and a book for parents.

Rabbi Seeff is a product of the Jewish Day School system in the Johanesburg, having attended Yeshiva College and King David High School Linksfield. He was an active member and leader of Bnei Akiva during his university years. He completed his Electrical Engineering degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2005. He attended a number of Yeshivot in Yerushalayim including Ohr Somayach, Yeshivat HaKotel and the Mir and received smicha in 2009 from Rav Zalman Nechemiah Goldberg z”l. Seeff is currently completing his Masters in Jewish Education with YU’s Azrielli School Education

Dvorah obtained her CAPEJ from the Institut André Neher in 1999. After completing her BA in modern Hebrew from INALCO, the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations, Université Paris Sorbonne Cité, she obtained a stipend to attend the Scholar Circle Program at the Drisha Institute of New York and after that she obtained a second stipend to attend the Melton Senior Educator program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she simultaneously earned her MA. Dvorah coordinated training programs at the Institut André Neher for Jewish educators, she was the former director of the Tachkemoni School Antwerp, Belgium, Former Director of Education in Alliance Israelite Universelle school network and former Director of La'morim, a project in building partnerships between the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and key foundations in France.

Currently serves as a Leadership Renewal Senior Consultant at Praxis International in Paris. Since 2016, he has also been the Chairman of the Paris-based ‘École Juive Moderne’. Jo also serves as a board member of the Alliance Israelite Universelle and the Consistoire Rabbinical School of France and co-presides the Sciences Po-Emouna Fraternité Alumni, which aims to foster the dialogue on leadership and religious development in French society. From 2008 to 2015, he was the General Director of the international ‘Alliance Israelite Universelle’, having a global impact on Jewish Education.

A teacher of Jewish studies and deputy director for Jewish studies in the Lauder school of Prague. She has worked for the school for the past 16 years and helped to transform it into an open community school with rich communal life. In her approach to Jewish education she focuses on social ties, community building and learning through experience.