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Dr. Ezra Kopelowitz
CEO. A sociologist specializing Jewish education, Israel-Diaspora relations and
Jewish Peoplehood. Ezra is a pioneer in research on Jewish Peoplehood, developing
intellectual frameworks and conducting applied research in the area.
Ezra Kopelowitz is a sociologist specializing in the Jewish world and Jewish Education.
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Ezra's recent publications are the books, Building Jewish Peoplehood: Change
and Challenge (2008, co-edited) and Cultural Education-Cultural Sustainability:
Minority, Diaspora, Indigenous and Ethno-Religious Groups in Multicultural Societies
(2008, co-edited). He is also the author of a widely read position paper titled:
"A Framework for Strategic Thinking about Jewish Peoplehood" (2007).
For a list of Ezra's publications and cv, click here .
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Debbie Perla
Director of Research Support Unit and Business Manager. Debbie holds a law
degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and worked for several years in the
area of matrimonial and general civil law. Prior to working at ReST
, Debbie served as Executive Director to Mavoi Satum, a nonprofit organization serving
women denied a divorce by their husbands. |
Eitan Melchior
Research Associate. Eitan Melchior is a graduate student in Sociology at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in the study of Secularism and Quantitative
Research Methods. He has broad experience in the world of education with a Bachelor's
degree in Jewish education and Rabbinic ordination. Eitan served as Rosh Kollel
in the Kansas City Community Kollel.
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Stephen Markowitz
Research Associate. Stephen Markowitz is a Ph.D candidate at the Melton Centre
for Jewish Education at the Hebrew University. He is a specialist in school change
and in service training and professional development for educators, with over ten
years of experience working with Jewish Day Schools in North America, Australia
and South Africa. Stephen is the former Educational Director of Torah Mitzion and
is also the former Director of the Jewish Agency's Machon Hadati. |
Dalit Somer
Data Systems - Design and Programming. Dalit holds a BA in Political Science from
Bar-Ilan University and a Programmer Analyst/Internet Solutions Developer Diploma
from the CDI College of Business and Technology. Dalit has been working in
the areas of web development and programming since 2001 and has experience with
ASP.NET, ASP, C#, VBScript, SQL, JavaScript, Photoshop and more.
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Ari Gruen
Project Manager and Business Development. Ari has a degree in Economics and
Business from Yeshiva University. Ari has been working in the area of project
development for over 10 years, from implementation through management and completion.
Prior to joining the ReST team, Ari worked as a Project Manager at UB Access and
the Q Group.
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ReST's Partners
ReST is a small company with access to large resources through partnerships.
Technology Partner
CDN
Solutions Group
ReST's partner in the area of Internet
technology.
Research Partners
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