Archive: December 2025

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Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield

Posted on December 16, 2025

Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield is the Chief Executive Officer of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she leads the staff, shapes the vision, strategy, and growth, develops the culture, and oversees program and operations. As a member of the Institute’s global executive team, she plays a central role in advancing strategy across the organization. Continue Reading »

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Tyler Kaye

Posted on December 16, 2025

Tyler Kaye (Bronfman ’13) is a Lead Engineer at MongoDB, where he has spent the last seven years growing from individual contributor to engineering manager and technical lead. He currently works on MongoDB Atlas, focusing on durability, availability, and customer-facing reliability at scale. Leading technical teams across time zones and later spending a year in Continue Reading »

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Dalit Shalom

Posted on December 16, 2025

Dalit Shalom is the Director of Design for Storytelling & Strategic Initiatives at The New York Times, where she guides design teams and shapes design strategy for meaningful, company-level initiatives. In her role, she bridges emerging technologies like Generative AI with journalistic excellence, helping The Times maintain its respected position in the evolving news landscape Continue Reading »

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Ariel PJ Stewart

Posted on August 7, 2025

Ariel PJ Stewart is Managing Director: North America for The Bronfman Fellowship. Previously, Ariel served as Director of Emerging Leadership and Senior Program Officer at The Covenant Foundation. At Covenant, Ariel provided thought leadership for the field of Jewish education while leading initiatives focused on community building, program design, and leadership development. Ariel also directed Continue Reading »

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Devora Bengualid Goldstein

Posted on June 3, 2025

Devora Bengualid Goldstein is excited to join The Bronfman Fellowship as a Mancha this year. Raised in a Modern Orthodox family in New York with Moroccan and Canadian roots, she now calls Tel Aviv home. Devora studied Neuroscience and Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago, where she explored the intersections of science, ethics, and Continue Reading »

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Yahel Halevi

Posted on June 3, 2025

Yahel Halevi (Amitei Bronfman ’17), originally from Tel Aviv, is a BA student at the Glasgow School of Art. After completing the Hevruta gap year program in Jerusalem and participating in a queer leadership program by IGY, the Israeli queer youth movement, he worked as a counselor at Ramah Nyack. He then served in the Continue Reading »

Yitz Landes

Yitz Landes

Posted on June 3, 2025

Dr. Yitz Landes (Bronfman ‘05; he/him) is an Assistant Professor of Rabbinic Literatures and Cultures at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. His research focuses on the premodern transmission of Jewish knowledge, vis-à-vis the history of rabbinic education and the history of the Jewish book. Additionally, Dr. Landes works on the development of Jewish ritual Continue Reading »

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Amira Shoshan Ilani

Posted on May 19, 2025

Amira Shoshan Ilani (Amitei Bronfman ’15) is married to Bini and lives in Jerusalem. She was born in the U.S. and raised in the town of Efrat, in Gush Etzion. Amira studied at the Migdal Oz Women’s Beit Midrash before serving in the IDF as a soldier and commander. She later studied at the Mizmor School Continue Reading »

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Shachar Witzrabin

Posted on May 19, 2025

Shachar Witzrabin (Amitei Bronfman ’18) was born and raised in the moshav of Mesilat Tzion and now lives in Tel Aviv. She completed the Mechinat Beit Yisrael pre-military program and served in the IDF as a psychotechnical interviewer. After her army service, she worked as a counselor at the Eastern Mediterranean International School (EMIS) in Continue Reading »

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Daniel Shulman

Posted on December 16, 2024

Daniel Shulman (Bronfman ’07) has played an active role in pluralistic Jewish organizations throughout his life, believing in their role as a vital fabric of today’s increasingly diverse Jewish world. Originally from Denver, Daniel has served on the Denver Jewish Day School board, where he led an initiative to shift fundraising toward supporting teachers, resulting Continue Reading »