Ascent Staff (English Division)

 

 

Rabbi Shaul Y. Leiter

From Flatbush (in Israel since 1979)

Co-founder and executive director

With Ascent since 1983

 

Yerachmiel Tilles

From da Bronx (in Israel since 1978)

Co-founder, originator of the English seminars.
Currently in charge of web and print publications

With Ascent since 1983

Mordechai "Big Mo" Siev

From Long Island (in Israel since '83)

Director of Student Activities and English seminars

With Ascent since 1987

Chaya-Bracha Leiter
From the Colorado mountains (in Israel since 1979)

Licensed tour and trail guide, and fluent in Tsfat and chasidic history

With Ascent since 1983

 

 

Shulamit Tilles

From Westchester, NY (in Israel since 1978)

Expert in "women in the Bible" and contemporary women's issues

With Ascent since 1983

Eli Kaye

From Newark, NJ (to Israel at age 9)

Master of the Media Center; creator of our "personal Torah Codes" package. Rabbi, dayan, shochet and paramedic

With Ascent since 1997

Eyal Karuchi

From Ashdod

Former silversmith, IDF paratrooper and manager for three years of a "spiritual resort" in the Far East

With Ascent since 2006

Nadav Cohen

From Moshav Nir Yisrael

While spiritually searching in India after the Israeli army, he found Kabbalah and Judaism!

With Ascent since 2006

Ephraim "Effi" Ehrenberg

Born and raised in Jerusalem; both parents are native English speakers.

Marvelously articulate and popular teacher in at least two languages

With Ascent since 2007

Born in Jerusalem

Hosts the show most Friday nights after the meal. He and wife Tali resided in Ascent all summer.

With Ascent since 2007

Nechama Goldzweig

Born in Tsfat!

Madricha for Hebrew and English seminars

With Ascent since a little girl

Osher Cohen

From Petach Tikveh

Madrich for Hebrew seminars - loves to speak English

With Ascent since 2005

Simha Chersky
From Tunis & Paris

The "matchmaker" for Shabat families

At Ascent since 2002

Yitzchak Altaras

From Settle

The friendly night-guard

With Ascent since 2003