Born and raised in New York City, Aaron is currently in his first year in SUNY Binghamton. After two years in Israel, learning in Yeshivat Orayta and then Yeshivat Otniel, Aaron is passionate to bring the unique perspectives of Torah he acquired to beyond the walls of the Beit Midrash. When not busy with his engineering or philosophy coursework, you can find him waiting for a shmooze.

Abby Sultanik is currently a Strategic Design and Management major at Parsons School of Design. Abby spent her gap year at MTC working with children at Beit Elazraki children's home. When Abby isn't struggling to communicate in Hebrew with her kids, she can be found thrifting for treasures or speed walking through the city streets like a real New Yorker.

Abby Kogan is from Queens, NY and attended Yeshiva University High School for Girls and then Midreshet Lindenbaum in Jerusalem. She loves to swim, bake, crochet, and watch movies. Her academic interests include political sciences, mathematics, and Tanach.

Adam is from Westchester NY, and is a sophomore studying applied economics and management at Cornell University. He is a member of TAMID and is involved in Jewish life on campus. In his free time he enjoys hiking, reading and spending time with friends.

Ali Winter is a Junior at Columbia University majoring in Ancient Studies. Having grown up in Columbus, Ohio, she loves watching college football (go Bucks!) and also enjoys playing the violin, scrolling through TikTok, and learning dead languages.

As shabbos chair of the Nachalah student board, Alex is super committed to creating a lively shabbos campus life at Queens! When she's not busy arranging programming, you can find her skiing or watching football.

Andrew is a passionate artist and cartoonist from Hollywood Florida. He loves to teach Torah through cartooning and recently published a Torah Comic Book (TorahComics.com). At Drexel university, he is the educational chair of the Orthodox group and teaches weekly shiurim.

Becky Haviv is a Junior nursing student at Molloy University. She is part of the Hillel board, and rugby team at her university and is part of the Long Island Hillel acapella group. She enjoys singing, dancing, anything medical and playing sports. She is so excited to be a part of this year's cohort!

Bella Friedman is actively involved on her college campus at Hillel and Chabad. At Hillel, she is elated to be the VP of Tikkun Olam. In her free time, she loves swimming, going on adventures and hanging out with friends. She is so excited to be part of the Yavneh extended family.

Ben is a sophomore at the dual degree program between the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) and Columbia University. He is working part time at Fabric, an Augmented Reality company with a focus on sports stadiums. In his free time he enjoys sports and poker.

Brandon Melamed is currently a sophomore at YU, just coming out of two years of learning at Yeshivat Aish Hatorah. Brandon is involved with leadership in Aish, volunteers for NCSY, and enjoys Jewish activities in all capacities. Brandon likes learning about all different subjects, and spends his free time doing outdoorsy activities, solving puzzles, and spending time with friends.

Dahlia Cohen is a public health major at the University of Michigan and loves being the Orthodox Minyan’s Prospective/Freshman Student Coordinator. She can be found around campus drinking excessive amounts of coffee, at karaoke nights, or working as an EMT at hockey games (when she’s not shteiging chemistry in the library of course). Dahlia is from New Jersey but sometimes pretends she is from a kibbutz in Israel, Migdal Oz.

Danny is studying Business Analytics at Montclair State. In Danny’s free time he likes to play basketball, go hiking and travel the world.

Danya Helperin is double majoring in dance and business at Muhlenberg College, and has enjoyed being active in the Muhlenberg Jewish community this far. She has a love for all forms of art and is a giant nerd for good music. Danya embodies her hometown, Los Angeles, in her go-with-the-flow attitude towards life and the fact that she recently took up skateboarding.

After beginning to invest in her Judaism through NCSY, Dasi spent her gap year at Meorot Yerushalayim seminary. She now studies mechanical engineering at the University of Florida. With Hashem's help, she wants to create an environment at UF where any Jew can not only retain the Jewish practices they've grown up with, but grow and express them passionately. In her free time she enjoys learning Torah and writing music.

Effie is a gentle friend, always looking to put a smile on others faces and bring some light to the party. He loves to meet and interact with new people, all the while growing in the process. Some of his hobbies include chess, football, Scuba diving, and hanging with family.

Born and raised in Saint Louis Missouri, Eitan is now a freshman at Washington University in Saint Louis. Eitan spent the last year learning at Yeshivat Torah V’Avodah in Jerusalem which helped to fuel his interest in improving Jewish life on campus. In his free time, Eitan loves to play golf, listen to music and hang out with friends

After graduating SAR high school, Elisheva spent a gap year in Israel as a Matmidot Torah Scholar at Midreshet Lindenbaum. She currently serves as the education co-chair at the Rutgers Mesorah Hillel and is a rising sophomore at the Rutgers Business School. Elisheva is passionate about Torah, biology, organizing, cooking, and coffee.

Elsie is a sophomore at Emory University studying nursing. She is the chair of the orthodox committee at Emory's Hillel, and on the board of OU-JLIC in Atlanta. Elsie loves meeting new people and expanding her Jewish network.

Elianna is a second year student at Stony Brook University who has served as the Iranian Jewish Club secretary for two semesters now, as well as the Chabad student club liaison for 2 semesters. Last semester, she participated in the Israel learning fellowship and the jewish learning fellowship, and this semester she is an engagement intern for Hillel at Stony Brook University.

Eric is a student studying economics and pre-med at Harvard University. He enjoys spending time with friends and spending time by the water. He always wants to have a good time with the people around him.

Esther was the former student council president in her high school and really enjoys being involved. Her hobbies include anything Israel related, volunteering, meeting new people, cooking, videography, listening to music, and much much more. She's so excited to work along with the rest of the Yavneh team on creating beautiful and remarkable programs for all the students!

Esti graduated from Fuchs Mizrachi School in Cleveland, Ohio, and currently attends The Ohio State University. She is studying Neuroscience on a Pre-Medical track and is involved with Chabad, Hillel, and the Jewish Pre-Med Association on her campus. Esti enjoys learning about the world, listening to various types of music, and expressing herself creatively.

Hi, I’m Etty! It brings me joy when I am able to make everyone around me happy and I love to make ideas come to life!

A life-long Chicagoan, Ezra is a freshman at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, majoring in Urban Planning. After graduating from Ida Crown Jewish Academy, Ezra spent a gap year at Yeshivat Migdal HaTorah. He worked for the past two summers at Camp Stone. In his free time, Ezra loves to bike around Chicago and explore all of its neighborhoods. Ezra also enjoys giving personal tours of the city.

Gavi is a freshman studying biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University. After spending her gap year in Jerusalem at the seminary Amudim, Gavi spent the summer 3D-printing hydrogels in a tissue engineering lab at Rowan University. She enjoys playing ping pong and piano in her free time (whenever it exists).

Hayley is a sophomore at Binghamton University studying Nursing! Growing up in New Rochelle, NY, she graduated from Ramaz and then spent a year in Israel at MTVA. In her free time she loves learning, spending time with friends, and singing in Kaskeset, the Jewish a cappella group on campus.

After finishing a year at Yeshivat Orayta, Avi is starting his academic career at NYU. If you can convince him to talk about anything other than snowboarding, you would discover he loves dad jokes and is always excited to meet new people.

Jack is very active in Binghamton University's Jewish Community. Jack is on the Chabad G-board's Newsletter, and Education committee where he regularly gives chaburahs, speeches, and writes weekly Divrei Torah. Jack is helping run the Aish Gesher alumni Gemerah iyun shiur. Additionally, Jack is spearheading OU's HalachaU program at Binghamton. Jack loves skiing and playing ice hockey in his free time.

Jackson Resin is a Yavneh Fellow and Shalhevet High School alumnus from Los Angeles, California. Jackson is proud of the fundraising and advocacy that he’s done for the Celiac Disease Foundation over the past several years, and of the successful Business Club that he led as a Shalhevet upperclassman. Jack also enjoys sports and was a member of the Shalhevet Firehawks varsity basketball team.

Sonny grew up in Brooklyn, NY, attended Torah Tech, and is currently a student at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He enjoys cooking, and is an avid skier. Some of his interests include Torah study, sports (namely volleyball), and volunteer work.

Jonathan grew up in Bergenfield New Jersey and attended Moriah school and then Frisch. He is starting MIT, and he loves to play sports and games and plans to bring his passion to his community.

Hailing from the Big Apple, Jessie is a first year student in Barnard College. She is a graduate of Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls and studied at Midreshet Lindenbaum for her gap year. Jessie is passionate about learning Torah and getting others excited to learn as well. She enjoys singing, dancing, reading, playing tennis, biking, and spending time with her friends and family, especially her nephew. Jessie can’t wait to be a part of the Yavneh community!

Joey Blumofe is a freshman at Muhlenberg College. He hopes to pursue a major in biology with a minor in music. He hopes to join an a capella choral group on campus and begin work to help curious Jews with rediscovering their Judaism.

Joshua Koegel is currently a junior dual majoring in Chemistry and Economics at the Macaulay honors program at Brooklyn College. He is Vice President of the OU-JLIC, president of the Chabad, and secretary of the pre-law society at Brooklyn College. He enjoys learning, reading, and playing sports. He is planning to attend law school upon graduation.

Judah is a sophomore at Yeshiva University who is studying Biology and Chemistry while doing Pre-med. Judah’s hobbies and interests include soccer, hiking in and enjoying nature, cool mathematical theories, and most things that involve the ocean and water. Judah is from Florida and therefore hates the cold, but at the same time loves snow.

Julia is a Junior at NYU Gallatin studying Genetic Counseling and the Ethics of Reproduction. She LOVES music, and is always down for a ukulele jam session with friends. Julia has been a leader in the NYU and greater downtown Jewish community, and she is super excited to become part of the Yavneh family.

Kayla is a freshman at the Macaulay Honors College at City College. After attending SAR High School and Midreshet Harova, she is eager to bring her love of Israel and Judaism to her campus community. She is pursuing a degree in political science and aspires to become an international lawyer. Kayla enjoys learning, traveling, baking, and spending time with family and friends.

Hi, my name is Leora Keehn. I am currently at Molloy studying social work. I started the Hillel on campus and am a huge advocate of jewish life on campus. When I am not in school, I love hanging out with friends and family and love watching the sunset.

Kaylee Zaveduk is a freshman at the University of Maryland studying Kinesiology. She loves to learn new things, stay active, cook, and play with her puppy.

Born and raised in Miami, FL, Lexi Szafranski attended RASG Hebrew Academy before spending her gap year at Midreshet Lindenbaum. She is currently a freshman majoring in Computer Science and Finance at the University of Florida. During the summer, you can find Lexi in Camp Mesorah where she just spent her tenth summer. She enjoys reading, skydiving, doing her Daf Yomi, and spending time with friends and family.

Maayan is a student at Queens College, studying applied mathematics. She is passionate about giving back to the Jewish community and looks for ways to be involved. She has done this by becoming an advocate for the halachic prenup though ORA, working with teens on travel programs, and delivering Challah weekly to those in her community who have lost family members that year. She is excited to bring her passion and appreciation for the Jewish community to the Queens College campus!

Maor Schultz is an incoming first-year at UPenn. He spent last year on a gap year in Hakotel. In his free time he enjoys playing sports, watching anime, working out, learning Torah and hanging out with friends.

From Boca Raton, Mayrav is currently a sophomore at the University of Florida. After graduating from Katz Yeshiva High School, Mayrav went on to study in Israel at Migdal Oz Beit Midrash for Women. In her spare time she enjoys volunteering and spending time with her sisters.

This is Mia Mordowitz from Long Island, NY. She just started her freshman year at Yeshiva University Stern College and is excited to explore her new environment, and make new relationships on campus. In her free time she enjoys watching movies with family and trying new foods with friends. Mia is really looking forward to joining the Yavneh community on campus this year!

Michael is from South Carolina and is now attending the University of Michigan where he studies business. He is currently JBiz consulting group president, Gabbi, and Hillel associate prospective student coordinator at the University of Michigan. In his free time, he loves to be active in both mind and body with interests ranging from philosophy and Gemara study to working out and recreational sports.

Michal Mazal is a junior in college majoring in Biology and French Language and Literature. Michelle is vice president of Chabad Student Club and on the Sephardic Jewish club board. Michal Mazal is passionate about connecting with her Jewish community and helping other Jews do the same!

Mimi Broches is a rising junior at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminar, studying film, political science, and Talmud. She holds the position of treasurer on the executive board at the Columbia-Barnard Hillel and is an organizer of Hillel's mental health awareness group, Nefesh. Mimi is also an active sister of Sigma Delta Tau, where she passionately designs much of the merchandising for the group.

Nathan is a Yavneh fellow at BInghamton University this year. Some of his favorite activities during free time include playing basketball and watching TV.

Nava is a freshman at Cornell planning on majoring in biological sciences. She is from Long Island and loves architecture and painting.

Noa Ksabi is a freshman at Johns Hopkins University and a graduate of Yavneh Academy of Dallas. She is majoring in neuroscience and is excited to start her first year of college Noa is looking to participate in Israel advocacy as well as on campus clubs such as Agora Bio!

Noam is from Sharon, Massachusetts and is currently studying Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. In his free time, he enjoys playing baseball, driving remote control cars, and rock climbing.

Orli is an incoming junior studying Linguistics at Stony Brook University. She is hoping to go into audiology after she graduates. This past year she took a gap year and studied at Midreshet Tehillah seminary in Jerusalem. If you ever need to find her on campus, take a look in the Hillel office. In her free time she loves to cook, bake, and paddleboard.

Ozzie is a social butterfly able to connect with almost anyone he meets. Ozzie also likes to workout in the gym and play Super Smash Bros. On his campus, he runs the Smash Bros club and Ski/Snowboarding Clubs.

Rachel Pinkus is excited to be a part of the Yavneh Fellowship program. She is an active member in the Jewish Community of the University of Florida, and a general board member of the campus's Chabad.

Racheli Dubizh enjoys spending her time reading and exploring New York City. She is particularly interested in getting involved in film and civic clubs on campus.

Rebecca is a Junior at Penn from NJ. She is currently the VP of Shabbat for the Orthodox Community at Penn and is on the board of Advancing Women in Engineering. She enjoys cooking, baking, and reading.

Reuven Redlich is an upcoming sophomore at Yeshiva University and grew up in Sharon, MA. He graduated from Maimonides school and spent his gap year in TelAviv at Torah Tech. He has quite a few hobbies. Some of his hobbies (or some may say addictions) consist of singing, golfing, and predicting the stock market. He also has a burning passion for fishing.

Sam hails from White Plains, NY, and is a sophomore Sports Management and Marketing Major at UMass Amherst. Along with being the Torah Chair for the Hillel group Degel, he also holds various leadership positions within the McCormack Department of Sports Management including radio broadcasting and reporting for the campus teams and research for diversity and inclusion in sports in partnership with ESPN. In his free time, Sam enjoys shooting hoops, chatting with friends, and davening for the Mets to win the World Series.

Sam is from Bergenfield, New Jersey and is a sophomore in Yeshiva University. He is studying English and psychology and is interested in film, music, and literature.

Sami Gubin is a pre-medical student at Queens College majoring in Neuroscience. She loves reading and listening to music. She is very excited to be involved in Yavneh and Jewish leadership events on campus.

Sammy was born and raised in Charleston, SC. After graduating from Academic Magnet High School, he spent two years in Yeshivat Har Etzion and is now at Yale University. He loves learning Torah, listening to musicals, spending time with friends, and talking about Camp Stone!

Sarah Rabin grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and spent her gap year studying at Midreshet Lindenbaum. This year she will be a freshman studying sports management at NYU. Sarah enjoys learning daf yomi, figure skating, visiting Israel whenever possible, and watching sports!

Sarah is very passionate about the Jewish community and is involved on the "O-Minyan" board, as well as very active in the community at Michigan. She is also in a sorority (DPhiE) and in the pre-PT club. She aspires to be a physical therapist in the future, as she loves health and fitness, and hopes to help others.

Shai Margulies is an incoming Freshman at the University of Maryland majoring in Government and Politics. He spent this past year in the old city at Yeshivat Orayta. In his free time Shai enjoys running, tennis, and volleyball.

Shoshi Fogelman is an incoming junior at Yeshiva University majoring in Psychology. Shoshi is from Fair Lawn, NJ and went to MTVA for two years after graduating from Ma’ayanot. She is Director of Social Engagement in TAMID and an ambassador/tour guide for YU. She is passionate about Aliyah, sustainability, New Girl, and fostering positive relationships with others.

Serena is a junior at Barnard College where she is studying Psychology and Political Science. She is passionate about contributing to all of her campus communities - the Jewish community and the broader Barnard community- and holds leadership positions on Hillel executive board, in Yavneh (the Columbia/Barnard Modern-Orthodox community), TAMID, and on The Women's Network. Serena loves to enter Broadway lotteries, participate in 305 Fitness classes, cook crockpot potato kugel, and explore NYC & beyond.

Simcha Malina is a computer science major at Johns Hopkins. He did Shana bet at Yeshivat Orayta last year. He loves playing sports, board games, and hiking.

Sonia Weiner graduated from Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls and studied at Nishmat. Sonia is a freshman studying Chemistry and Cognitive Science on the premed track. Her favorite hobby is learning Torah.

Sophie is a freshman at Hofstra University who is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to Hofstra, Sophie attended Central (YUHSG) and Midreshet Harova. Sophie is passionate about Zionism and Judaism. In her free time, Sophie loves to talk about her experience being part of Yachad staff at Moshava Wild Rose. She can't wait to be Yavneh at Hofstra.

Talya is a freshman at Boston University. She volunteers as an advisor for NCSY, Beth El synagogue, and participates in the Boston Media Room. In her free time she enjoys playing basketball and tennis, working out with her dogs, and hanging out with family/friends.

Talya Lebson is a freshman at University of Maryland. She spent the past year studying at Midreshet Lindenbaum and is excited to be starting her studies in psychology and physics. She's active in the Jewish community and enjoys Jewish learning.

Talya Rockland is going into her third year at NYU studying storytelling (ask her more about it). During her free time she loves to run and hang out with friends and advocate for Israel.

Tehila grew up in Teaneck, NJ and attended Ma'ayanot for high school. She is studying Food Science at Rutgers University and enjoys being involved in the Jewish life on campus, serving as a gabbait for the orthodox community last year. Her interests include music, yoga, and baking.

Valerie grew up in Cali, Colombia and went to the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, NC for high school. She spent two years in Israel where she was a student in Midreshet Lindenbaum "AMLAT" and then a Madricha at Midreshet Emunah V'Omanut. Now she is a Sophomore at Franklin and Marshall College hoping to major in Psychology. On campus, Valerie is on the Chabad board and attends most of the jewish activities at F&M. In her free time, Valerie loves spending time with quality friends, traveling, drawing, and going on picnics.

Yaacov Strickon is from Milwaukee and is a Sophomore at Queens College, where he is studying environmental science. While attending YU he founded and was the President of the YU Environmental Club. Outside school he is a counselor for Bnei Akiva and an advisor for Yachad. Yaacov enjoys Jewish studies, biking, hiking, and spending time with nature.

Yael grew up in Norfolk, VA where she was a part of the conservative and orthodox Jewish community. Her summers spent at Camp Ramah New England strengthened her Jewish observance. After graduating from public school, she went on a pluralistic gap year program in Israel and then began attending Cornell University. She plans to be involved in Hillel, Chabad, and CJL as well as club lacrosse.

Yakir likes to find creative and fun ways to inspire individuals and to help people in need. He often gives “hype-up” speeches to motivate others to come together and strengthen the community. In addition, Yakir has created various “athletic fundraisers” which entail taking on an athletic challenge to raise donations for various nonprofit organizations.

Yarden enjoys cooking, exercising, walking, and learning. She has a passion for inspiring people to add even a little Torah to their lives. She is very active and likes to incorporate fun into learning and figure out how different Torah topics relate to everyday life and staying healthy, both physically and mentally.

Yehudit Hochman was born and raised in Stamford, CT and attended Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy for much of her middle and high school experience. Now attending Utica University as a pre-med, she is pumped to be starting a Jewish community with Yavneh on her campus! She is a second degree blackbelt and an instructor in Taekwondo, and enjoys eating good food, going to the beach, and having Shabbat with family and friends.

Yossi Lestz is a finance major at the University of Maryland and is from Dallas Texas. In his free time he can be found participating in various clubs around campus such as Tamid and the archery club. Yossi loves playing volleyball and soccer, but will always drop everything for a day at the beach.

Zach grew up in Philadelphia and is a student at University of Pennsylvania. He spent the past two years in Israel studying and Yeshivat Orayta and he is passionate about Judaism. His interests include baseball, football, word games, and reading about psychology.

Ziva is a Binghamton student from Teaneck NJ. She is studying pre-Health to become an Occasional Therapist. In her spare time, you can often find her volunteering at Yachad or Friendship Circle and when she isn’t there she is probably cooking. Ziva is very excited to be a Yavneh Fellow and cannot wait to make an impact on the Jewish community at Binghamton.

Gila is a civil engineering major at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, graduating in Spring 2024. She is the Administrative Chair of the engineering student council, and the Secretary of the SEAoNY chapter at Cooper. In her free time she enjoys going on long walks, and watching basketball.