Moshe Teri

Moshe serves as Chairman of Triple-M Power Plants Ltd., a Trustee of Clal Insurance Ltd., and holds the appointment of Committee Chairman on Exemptions and Mergers with Israel’s Anti-Trust Authority.

Dr Maya Kahanoff

Dr. Kahanoff is a lecturer in the Master’s program for conflict research, management and resolution, and a research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where she received her doctorate in sociology and anthropology.   Kahanoff is a member and moderator for “Besod Siach”: […]

Tamar Brody – Graduate Network and Project Coordinator

Coordinates events for the graduate network and mentors graduate projects from concept to implementation. Tamar coordinated two social entrepreneur accelerators at the Yerushalmim movement. She leads workshops for female empowerment, is a member of the audit committee of the French Hill community center and is a community and social activist.

Shira Sherez Zik – Director

Founder and Director of the Gesher Leadership Institute, with responsibility for the content of all leadership course tracks.  She is a certified group facilitator, holds an MA, with distinction, in Non-profit and Social Organization Management and is a certified NLP practitioner.  Shira is a social activist in Jerusalem and a member of the “Rashut Harabim” […]

Rabbi Danny Tropper

Founder (in 1970) and President Emeritus of Gesher, Rabbi Tropper is the driving force behind the initiatives and activities of Gesher, which have influenced more than one million Israelis by promoting mutual understanding and tolerance in Israeli society.  He received his ordination from Rabbi J. B. Soloveitchik and his Ph.D. in Jewish History from Yeshiva […]

Malka Puterkovsky

An educator who holds a BA in Jewish Studies from Bar Ilan, an MA in Talmud from Tel Aviv University and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Bar Ilan. She has been a student and teacher of Talmud and Jewish law for over thirty years and has been involved in Talmud teaching training programs as […]

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Rabbi Sacks is considered by many to be one of the foremost religious philosophers of our time.  His moral voice influences different cultures, beliefs and communities and he works tirelessly on behalf of the Jewish people and the State of Israel.  Rabbi Sacks served as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth […]

Adina Bar Shalom

The oldest daughter of Harav Ovadia Yosef zt”l, Adina was awarded the Israel Prize in 2014 for her work in advancing higher education in the ultra-Orthodox sector, displaying extreme sensitivity to the ultra-Orthodox way of life and adherence to Torah. She was awarded honorary doctorates from Ben Gurion University and the IDC Herzliya.  Adina is […]

Major-General (Res.) Yoram Yair

Public Figure and former IDF general.  Heads the Rabin Leadership Program at the School of Governance, Diplomacy and Strategy at IDC Herzliya.