Aaron and Devorah Berger

Aaron, raised in Uniondale Long Island, attended HANC elementary school (with Rabbi Dovid Fendel in his class), Chofetz Chaim Queens HS, Shalavim, Ner Israel Baltimore and Mir Jerusalem. He currently works at EMC Corporation as a Management consultant where he advises companies how to derive the maximum benefit from their IT dependents.

Devorah, raised in Brooklyn, NY, attended Prospect Park Yeshiva (with Mechi Fendel, in same class). Devorah has been teaching 3rd grade, first at Ateret Torah in Brooklyn and then at Yeshiva Ktana in Passaic for 25 years. She runs various music programs throughout the year.
 

Bennett and Yocheved Deutsch

Yocheved and Bennett Deutsch have lived in Teaneck, New Jersey for 27 years, where they raised their five children.  Bennett is a shareholder in the New York office of  Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm, where he specializes in tax law.

Yocheved and Bennett both grew up in Brooklyn. Since arriving in Teaneck, Bennett has been very active in Congregation Rinat Yisrael, where he has served in many roles including as President and chairman of the Building Committee.  He also served for many years on the Board of Directors of Yeshiva of North Jersey and is currently on the board of directors of Project Ezrah, which provides financial assistance and social services to families in Bergen County.  He is also a past officer of One Israel Fund.  Yocheved has served as co-president of the Parents Association at Yeshiva of North Jersey and has co-chaired several dinners for the Jewish Learning Experience, a Bergen County kiruv organization.  She has also helped run the annual Bergen County Sukkot carnival benefiting various charities in Israel since its inception eight years ago.

Since the outbreak of the second intifada in the fall of 2000, Bennett has conducted numerous fundraising projects to provide security needs in Israel.  These efforts have financed bullet-proof vans, emergency communication systems, perimeter fencing, generator equipment and anti-terror training for many yishuvim in Judea and Samaria.  He has also raised funds for a Magen David Adom bloodmobile, for ZAKA emergency motorcycles and for projects related to Kever Rachel.  When Sderot was under daily rocket assault a few years ago, Bennett visited the yeshiva and raised funds to help rocket-proof the Hesder's Beit Midrash.
 

Ben and Aileen Kirschenbaum

Aileen and Ben Kirschenbaum have long been involved in a variety of Jewish communal affairs, with a continued and deep interest in the wellbeing of the State of Israel.  Residents of Plainview, New York, both Ben and Aileen have been involved in synagogues and schools. They were co-founders of Congregation Rinat Yisrael as well as serving as an officer and board member at Young Israel of Plainview. Aileen has served as President of the PTA of the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County and has been an active member of HANC’s Board of Education.
 
The Kirschenbaums are well known among their friends as hosts and tour guides par excellance.  In fact, Aileen has just authored Take Your Kids to Israel (places to visit on and off the beaten path), an insightful guide to touring Israel with your family, which not only is a handy fact-filled book, but also a testament to the Kirschenbaums’ love of the Land and people, and desire to share that enthusiasm with everyone.
 
Ben has a successful practice as an anesthesiologist with Suffolk Anesthesiology Associates. Based on recently released data, Ben has put more people to sleep in his career than 1000 rabbis during their Shabbat Hagadol drashot.
 
Aileen is a popular second grade teacher at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in Plainview.  Ben is a graduate of Yeshiva University and received his medical degree at the Albert Einstein School of Medical.  Aileen graduated from Stern College and received a masters at Hunter College.
 

Jay and Michal Rosenberg

Michal and Jay Rosenberg live in New York City on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.  They are very involved in their community and support many of their local synagogues and institutions, with Jay serving on various boards.  They are also active in the Hapoel HaMizrachi shul which they attend every Shabbat. 

Michal and Jay have been involved with Yeshivat Hesder Sderot for a number of years.  Among other fundraising efforts, they have hosted parlor meetings in their home to raise awareness of the yeshiva’s circumstances.  Jay attended Yeshivat Har Etzion for two years before completing his degree at Yeshiva University.