Josh earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business and specialized in non-profit accounting in New York. He served as the Chief Financial Officer at a neighborhood house in NYC prior to moving to Israel in 2004. Josh held the dual role of CEO and CFO at a large tourism company in Jerusalem and in 2015, Josh who is also known as The Sports Rabbi, founded The Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club Foundation, the first of its kind in Israel, where he served as its Director. Together with his wife, Sharona, Josh co-founded a non-profit organization, Torat Reva Yerushalayim.

Rabbi Levy is the Rosh Yeshiva of the Conservative Yeshiva where he teaches Talmud, Halakha, Tanakh, liturgy and Jewish thought. He was ordained by Rabbi David Hartman z”l in 2000. Rabbi Levy is a past chair of the Program at Limmud conference, was director of the NOAM youth movement in the UK and their rabbi for many years, is active in the global Masorti Movement, and has been the rabbi of Kol Nefesh Masorti Synagogue, Britain’s first fully egalitarian traditional shul, since 2001.He is particularly interested in exploring which aligned modes of religious study and discipline enhance the practitioner’s core humanistic sensitivities and which fail to do so.

Rabbi Dr. Joshua Kulp has taught Talmud and halakhah at the CY for the last 25 years. He is the co-author of three books, The Schechter Haggadah, and Reconstructing the Talmud, volumes 1 and 2. He is also the author of the English commentary on the Mishnah found on Sefaria and has to date composed a commentary on six tractates of the Talmud. He has a PhD from Bar-Ilan University and rabbinic semichah from Hadar. A long time Ramahnik, he has worked at Camp Ramah in New England for the last twenty years. He lives in Modiin with his wife Julie and four kids. A three-time Ironman, during his free time he still can usually be found running or biking, or drinking cold beer in his backyard.

Shaiya Rothberg is a teacher and human rights activist in Jerusalem Al-Quds. He holds a PhD from Hebrew University in Jewish Thought and a B.A. in Jewish Philosophy and Talmud from Bar-Ilan University. He made aliyah in 1988 and served as a soldier and officer in the I.D.F. Shaiya's teaching, writing and activism focus on the transformative potential of Jewish tradition.

Lexie grew up in Pennsylvania and earned her B.A. in International Studies and Political Science from Johns Hopkins University. She’s been living in Jerusalem since 2019 and has studied torah at Hadar, CY, and the Pardes kollel. Lexie learns and teaches in the smicha shiur at Yashrut, and teaches for Yashrut’s gemara program. This year she’ll be teaching Intro Halakha at the CY.. In addition to torah learning, Lexie is deeply involved in anti-occupation activism.

Meira has many years of experience teaching Hebrew as a second language, having taught both in Ulpanim and Hebrew classes at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and also in online teaching. Meira received her Bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in Arabic language and literature, and completed her M.A. in Hebrew Language at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She also holds teaching certificates for primary and high school instruction. Meira has been working at Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center since September 2004.

I am a Hebrew teacher with 30 years of teaching experience. I taught at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and in various organizations. For 17 years I have also been teaching at the Conservative Yeshiva and I am happy to meet people from all over the world. I teach on zoom and face-to-face. I teach at all levels. I'll be happy to meet you, So lets meet! Lehitraot 🙂

Bex Stern Rosenblatt is the North American Faculty-in-Residence for the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center, where she teaches Hebrew Bible. Join her Zoom classes online, invite her to teach at your synagogue or university, and read her writing on the parashah in Torah Sparks. Bex has taught rabbis and rabbinical students from Hebrew College, JTS, RRC, Ziegler, and Geiger. She has studied at Williams College, Bar Ilan University, University of Regensburg, The Conservative Yeshiva, and Bina Jerusalem, and received a Fulbright to teach in Austria. Her writing on biblical narrative and biblical poetry can be found in Mosaic Magazine.

Terry Hendin, community worker, administrator, student services coordinator and volunteer coordinator and “Friend” for Indiana University students at Hebrew University of Jerusalem for 25 years. Focusing on customized volunteer placements for visitors and one-time volunteer study opportunities for small groups interested in social issues in Israeli society through hands on projects, of just a few hours to a full day, she creates meaningful placements and programs in local Jerusalem non-profit, educational or cultural institutions. She holds a B.A. in Near East Language and Literature, Indiana University, an M.S.W. from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University.

Daniel teaches Hasidut at the Conservative Yeshiva. He grew up in London and graduated from the universities of Cambridge (BA) and Warwick (MA). He studied at Yeshivat Ein Tzurim, Maale Gilboa and Shvilei HaTorah and received rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School. As an artist-educator, he has performed and facilitated across the world and his songs have garnered tens of thousands of plays online. He is an accredited meditation teacher and teaches widely on meditation, spirituality, prayer and Hasidut. Daniel is the founder and director of appliedjewishspirituality.org, an online platform for the exploration of Jewish spirituality.

Chazan Jalda Rebling is director of studies for EAJL European Academy for Jewish Liturgy in London. www.eajl.org, member of the Cantors Assembly and spiritual leader of the first Jewish Renewal Community in Germany - Ohel HaChidusch, founded in 2007. She is member of the Kol Nefesh Masorti Synagogue in London. She is a board member of the Ohalah rabbis and cantors association. Since 1978 she dedicates her life to Jewish Music from the early middle ages to modern times. She toured around the world with different musical ensembles. She gained her s´micha as Chazan in 2007 from ALEPH. Since 2010 she teaches Nussach HaT´filla for the CY and for EAJL.

Eliana Sherangelo (she/her) is a compassionate and skilled teacher and community organizer. She is passionate about creating space for new voices in the beit midrash. A SVARA Teaching Fellow, she believes that everyone can access the magic of Torah in its original language, no matter their level of experience. Eliana loves grammar, midrashic logic and juicy metaphors. She also serves as the Director of Resource Development at the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants in Israel. Eliana received ordination from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. She lives in Jerusalem with her spouse Yoni, daughter Kedem, and their basset hound Genendl the Friendl.

Peta Jones Pellach has been on the faculty of Oded for over a decade, since making Aliyah from Australia. There, she had a long career in education at all levels, as Director of Jewish Studies in a Jewish high school, teaching in the Florence Melton Adult Education Program, lecturing at Sydney University and as a co-founder of Limmud-Oz. She is currently Senior Fellow of the Kiverstein Institute, Director of Educational Activities for the Elijah Interfaith Institute, a co-founder of Praying Together in Jerusalem, a blogger and an activist.

Rabbi Shuki Zehavi is a passionate leader and educator. After studying Philosophy and Human Rights at Columbia University and Law at Hebrew University, he went on to graduate from the pluralist rabbinical school at Hebrew College and serve at Conservative pulpits in Massachusetts and New York. He also taught and developed curricula for creative community education programs. At FJC, Rabbi Shuki leads the synagogue community and teaches prayer in the Yeshiva. He also designs and implements educational tours in Israel for North American day schools and communities. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and two sons, with whom he shares a love of music, learning, and the outdoors.

Meir grew up in a kibbutz and has been steeped in music and singing since childhood. He is a leader in multiple Jerusalem prayer communities and an intuitive seeker and innovator in the worlds of prayer. He is a core musical prayer leader at Nava Tehila, an innovative Renewal prayer community and a leader at Hakhel community. Meir is also a dancer, a singer, and a producer of Jewish culture events. Meir brings over 20 years of business experience in the hi-tech sector and holds a BA in communication and an MBA from Bradford University. Meir is a social activist promoting shared society in Israel, enjoys running and Yoga and placing outdoor pianos on the streets around the world.

Rabbi Marc Kaye is the director of the Leffell School programs in Israel. Marc is a passionate and experienced Jewish educator who works with young people from communities worldwide. Marc loves to offer opportunities for meaningful conversations about Jewish values and identity, Zionism and personal growth. He has a BA in Languages and an MA in Education and Psychology from the University of London. Marc received Semicha from Rabbi Riskin of Ohr Torah Stone and previously served as Campus Rabbi for the Aardvark Israel gap year program where he created an innovative pluralist Jewish Identity track. Originally from Manchester, England, Marc lives in Jerusalem with his wife and four children.

Rob grew up in Portland, Oregon spending his summers at Camp Solomon Schechter. After earning his degree from Brandeis University, Rabbi Kahn went to rabbinical school at the Jewish Theological Seminary and then served for sixteen years as a congregational rabbi at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis. In 2008, Rob made Aliyah with his family. Rob held the position of Education Director at YJ Year Course for several years and is currently a freelance tour guide and facilitator and guide for Golda Och Academy’s programs in Israel, Neshama and Naale . Rob is married to Camille, proud father of Avinoam, Dalya, and Elle. He loves mountain biking, hevruta learning, and experiencing new things.

Eliya grew up in London, since making aliyah she has been exploring and integrating into Israeli culture and history through cuisine and fine art. She is committed to supporting staff and students in their needs and helping to run the day-to-day operations of the yeshiva and in its mission of providing a high-quality education to all students.

Miriam Yifrach is an impassioned pursuer of clear communication and organization. She has been serving as student liaison for the Conservative Yeshiva since 2021 and manages the Center’s communications, marketing, and website. After spending part of her childhood in Israel, she went on to earn an MA in Linguistics from Boston University, then moved to Jerusalem in 2020. Though she enjoys all aspects of her role at FJC, she feels that by far the best part is working with the CY students year-round.