Rabbi Dr. Michael Rosen zt"l founded the Yakar Center for Tradition and Creativity in London in 1978 and in Jerusalem in 1992. He was ordained in Israel in 1973 and received his Ph.D. form London University in 1994. Mickey's vision of a resonant, relevant, just and open Judaism fuels Yakar. Rabbi Michael Rosen is the author of the book A Quest for Authenticity: the thought of Rabbi Simchah Bunim of Przysucha. Rabbi Rosen passed away on December 7th, 2008.
Gilla Rosen: Yakar- Director, has a Masters Degree in Comparative Literature and has taught at Nishmat (Torah Education form Women), Pardes, Yakar, in addition to serving as the Head of Beit Midrash Lindenbaum, 2002-2003. Gilla also lectures at various institutions and for the past six years has served as a halachic advisor for women on an open hot-line sponsored by Nishmat. Gilla is a compelling and insightful educator, she has taught in all areas of Jewish education: Midrash, Halachah, and Tanach, but she is known for her exceptional ability in teaching Gemara. She is director of Yakar Jerusalem & Tel-Aviv.
Rabbi Yehoshua Englemen formerly the rabbi of Yakar in London. He has also served as an senior instructor for Yeshivat Hakotel, Otniel, and Yeshivat Siach. In addition, he works as a psychotherapist and is the composer of four albums of music based on texts from the Tanach and modern Israeli poetry. He is currently the rabbi of Yakar in Tel Aviv.
Rabbi Dov Berkovitz has B.A. degrees in Sociology and Philosophy from YU in New York, and an M.A. in Jewish History. He is a founding member of both Pardes and Beit Midrash Elul. He also was a senior researcher for Adin Steinsaltz and is the founder and director of Beit Midrash Beit Av - The Center for Creativity and Renewal in Torah.
Rabbi Shlomo-Dov Rosen: Yakar -Associate Director, studied at various Yeshivot, in particular Yeshivat Har Etzion, where he also taught for several years. He holds an M.A. in Literature and Western Philosophy from Hebrew University, where his primary area of focus is the effect of theological and metaphysical assumptions upon theories of social justice. He is currently the rabbi of the Bet Yosef Community in Jerusalem, and teacher of Halacha, Philosophy, and Bible in Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi. He is an associate director of Yakar.
Rabbi Daniel Epstein teaches at Matan – Women’s Institute for Torah Studies and various institutions throughout Jerusalem. He is also involved in a seminar on the relation between Judaism and Psychology at the University of Tel Aviv. He is the author of the book Near and Far: On the Thought of Emanuel Levinas.
Rabbi Chaim Kornberg has been living in Israel since 1979. He received his general education from the University of Toronto and Toronto Teachers’ College. His rabbinic ordination is from Harav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg. He teaches both Jewish and General Education and lives in Jerusalem with his wife and 3 children. .
Rabbi Chananel Rosen: Yakar - Associate Director holds a B.A. in Psychology and English Literature from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and has rabbinacal ordination from the "Rabbanut HaRashit". He is currently working on his M.A in Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University. .
Daniel Sharshevki studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion and holds an M.A. in Midrashic Literature from Hebrew University. He operates the internet site Pshita which brings combines the study of Torah and the internet. He teaches Gemara and Midrash at various institutions.
Daniel H. Bush has a Masters Degree in Chaplaincy and currently teaches at several institutions in Jerusalem. Prior to arriving in Israel Daniel served as the director of 9/11 Long-term Recovery and Victim Advocacy at New York Disaster Interfaith Services for two years. Daniel teaches an interactive course entitled Spiritual Reflection.
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