SIACH I Update Center >>APPLY to SIACH II An Overview of SIACH ~Jewish & Israel Studies ~Israel Experience ~Student Life & Kehila Academic Credit Program Staff & Faculty Our Housing in Jerusalem Why Join SIACH? Tuition | Grants & Aid FAQs Request Kit | Contact Us Keren Keshet – the Rainbow Foundation - provides multi-year support for the SIACH program. The Foundation is the principal supporter of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco and it initiated and continues to provide support for www.nextbook.org, which serves as a gateway to Jewish literature, culture and ideas and which promotes books illuminating 3,000 years of Jewish civilization. Keren Keshet has also funded a series of cultural activities in Israel, and has supported scholarly Judaic publications along a broad cross-section of subjects and themes. SIACH boasts an impressive board of advisors who represent a wide spectrum of thought and ideology but who share one common thread -- a deep concern for fostering new, engaging approaches to Jewish learning for a new generation of Jews.  We are proud that SIACH has garnered the support of such distinguished educators and leaders. Prof. Hanan Alexander, Head, Department of Overseas Studies, University of Haifa Hanan Alexander is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Haifa, where he heads the University’s Department of Overseas Studies, Department of Education, and its Center for Jewish Education. He specializes in philosophy of education and curriculum studies with an emphasis on qualitative research in education as well as moral, spiritual, religious, and Jewish education. READ MORE>> Rabbi Phil Field, Head of School, Akiba Hebrew Academy Rabbi Phil Field is Head of School, Akiba Hebrew Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as well as President of NAAJHS (North American Association of Jewish High Schools). READ MORE>> Rabbi Dr. Yitz Greenberg, President Jewish Life Network/ Steinhardt Foundation, President Emeritus CLAL Alongside Michael Steinhardt and JJ Greenberg, z"l, Rabbi Irving Greenberg played a founding role in the establishment of Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation. From 2000-2002, Greenberg served as Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. READ MORE>> Dr. Betsy Dolgin Katz, North American Director, Florence Melton Adult Mini-School North American director of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School since 1989, Betsy is a leading authority in the field of Jewish adult learning. She is a former chairperson of the Alliance for Adult Jewish Learning and sits on their Board of Directors. READ MORE>> Dr. Rachel Korazim, Academic Director, Distance Learning, Education Dept., JAFI Rachel has vast experience in Jewish education both in Israel and the Diaspora. As one of the founders and directors of a special program for soldiers from disadvantaged background, she was responsible for creating the educational framework and training teachers for the implementation of the program. READ MORE>> Rabbi Irwin Kula, President of CLAL Known as both a provocative religious leader and a respected spiritual iconoclast, Rabbi Irwin Kula has inspired thousands of people across the country using Jewish wisdom in ways that speak to modern life. As a cutting edge thinker and teacher, he brings the insights of an ancient tradition to the challenges of the present to help people live more fully. READ MORE>> Prof. Joe Reimer, Director, of the Institute for Informal Jewish Education at Brandeis University The Institute for Informal Jewish Education designs professional development programs for educators across North America. Joe is a developmental psychologist teaching in the areas of Jewish learning and development across the life cycle as well as informal Jewish education. READ MORE>> Rabbi David Silber, Founder and Dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education David Silber is the Founder and Dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education. He received ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He received the Covenant Award in 2000. READ MORE>> Copyright © 2007 Alexander Muss Institute for Israel Education | Email: info@siach.org | Toll Free Direct to Israel: 1-866-572-7913