Sara came all the way from England to join the Aish Center staff as a Program Director. Having grown up in Birmingham (England, not Alabama) she graduated from the University of Liverpool with a degree in law. What’s the best part of living in the big apple for this ex-pat Brit? The fantastic shopping, the delicious bagels and of course the amazing abundance of Jewish life. Pop in and meet her during any of our programs!

Henry is the Educational Director of the Aish Center. Having “graduated” from Judaism at his Bar Mitzvah, he went on to study history at Columbia University, freelance for the Washington Post, and teach inner city youth in New York. Traveling in Israel before grad school, he unexpectedly fell in love with Judaism, traded a PhD program for the rabbinate, met his wife Tzipora, and a year later joined the Aish Center in Manhattan where they live and entertain with their children.

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Tzipora Harris is a wife and mother who is committed to sharing wisdom, tools and insights that foster inner peace, clarity, and powerful goals. Originally from Israel, she completed a BA in psychology in NY, then spent five years learning from exceptional teachers of Jewish self-development in Jerusalem. She married Rabbi Henry Harris in 1998 and with him, joined Aish in NY one year later, where she continues to learn from both mentors as well as the students of her live classes and teleconference workshops for women.

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Adam was born and bred in NYC. He received his B.A. in music from Brandeis University and a Masters of Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Becoming more bookish as he aged, he decided to apply for a rabbinical program which he completed at Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem in 1999. Rabbi Jacobs now lives in “the burbs” with his wife Penina and children Akiva, Ayala, Yonah, Temima and Ezra.
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Dalya came to us from Toronto, Canada where she worked in a real estate firm. She graduated from York University in 1998 with a major in Economics and Business. After her studies, she studied in Israel and was a counselor at Michelet Mevaseret Jersusalem (MMY). Dalya is part of the logistical team at the Aish Center where she plans domestic and international trips and handles all office needs.

Chaim was born and bred in London, England, and still speaks the Queen’s English even after several years of living in the States. Chaim spent 10 years of his life in the magical Old City of Jerusalem, where he received his rabbinical ordination, as well as running the introductory and intermediate programs at Aish Jerusalem. He also had the good fortune to study under the tutelage of Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg at Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the great Torah luminaries of our generation. Chaim returned to the UK and spent 7 years as the educational director of Aish London, running programs to Israel and teaching in their dynamic Center.

Chaim now lives in Passaic, NJ with his wife Yocheved who is a practicing psychotherapist and loving mother of their son Shmuel.

Stuart was born in the Bronx but grew up in scenic, rural Connecticut where he lived a very sheltered life. After graduating from SUNY Purchase with a BS in Biology and Chemistry, and working as a research associate at Rockefeller University, Stu studied at Aish Jerusalem for over 5 years where he received his rabbinic ordination, not to mention the fame he garnered after playing Queen Esther in several Purim skits.

Rabbi Shiff was formerly the rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel in New Orleans, LA until August 29, 2005, the day Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans. At present, Stu, his wife Amy, and their children live in not-so-scenic New Jersey, but are ecstatic about being involved with the Aish Center.

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Chana Lustiger is from Edison, New Jersey and has been designing since she was 13. She is currently studying for her B.S in Graphic Design at Touro College, Manhattan, and plans on pursuing a Masters in Jewish Education.

She previously worked at Aish Connections as a graphic designer, and has taught numerous design and Photoshop classes such as “How Hollywood Fakes It” and “Design 101 — Don’t Use WordArt.” She now works for the Aish Center designing all of the advertising, marketing and graphics pieces, as well as maintaining the website.