The faculty of the Jewish Study Network is composed is Jewish scholars with a variety of experiences and backgrounds.
See below for more information on individual members of our team.
See below for more information on individual members of our team.
Rabbi Yehuda Feldman
Rabbi Yehuda Feldman was born and raised in Palo Alto, CA and has finally fulfilled his decade-long dream of returning to the area. He attended a number of Yeshivos on the East Coast, before ultimately becoming a graduate of Keser Torah Mayan Hatalmud. He then attended Washington University School of Law in St. Louis where he earned his JD. He has recently been admitted to the California State Bar. Yehuda enjoys studying and teaching Torah, and is particularly fond of infusing pretentious legalese and interesting legal concepts into his Torah classes. [email protected]
Rabbi Joey Felsen
Rabbi Joey Felsen, Founder and Executive Director of the JSN, hails from Toronto, Canada. A skilled educator, Rabbi Felsen teaches classes at the JCCs in Palo Alto and Los Gatos, as well as a host of other venues. He is the founding Board President of Meira Academy and a recipient of the prestigious Grinspoon-Steinhardt National Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. [email protected]
Rabbi Avi Lebowitz
Rabbi Avi Lebowitz received his ordination from Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore and a Masters in Education from Johns Hopkins University. An expert in the realm of Halacha (Jewish law), Rabbi Lebowitz published a comprehensive and scholarly work on the Mikvah (ritual bath), which includes an innovative commentary on the related Mishnaic tractate. He is also a certified mohel with a stellar reputation thoughout the Bay Area. [email protected]
Rabbi Yonatan Banai
Born in Israel, Yonatan Banai holds a Law degree with Human Rights honors from Birmingham City University. Following his studies, he dedicated a decade to intensive Torah learning in Jerusalem. Today, Yonatan serves as the Director of Campus Initiative for Jewish Life at Stanford and UC Berkeley, where he builds vibrant student communities, fosters leadership, and empowers the next generation to connect deeply with Jewish tradition and values
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Yehudis Dukhovny
Yehudis Dukhovny (nee Breitowitz), who was born in Los Angeles and raised in Toronto, Canada, taught high-school mathematics before working for several years doing front-end database programming with SQL, VB.net, and C#, and more recently with Wordpress and CSS. Outside of coding, she enjoys working with her hands, sewing dresses for her three daughters and baking artisan cookies. She is currently the front office staff at Meira Academy in Palo Alto. [email protected]
Sarah Felsen
Mrs. Sarah Felsen was born in San Francisco and spent her early childhood years in Berkeley before relocating to Queens, NY. She has an M.A. from Columbia University in Learning Disabilities. Sarah teaches 1st grade at the South Peninsula Hebrew Day School and couses in Jewish thought at Meira Academy in Palo Alto. [email protected]
Fia Lebowitz
Mrs. Fia Lebowitz graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Masters in Special Education and practices in the Bay Area. In addtion, she is an outstanding teacher of Jewish studies in Meira Academy in Palo Alto and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Yeshiva Preschool in San Jose. Mrs. Lebowitz also serves as the contact person for Bikur Cholim in the region as well, attending to the needs of patients and their families who arrive for medical treatment. The Lebowitzs have six children. [email protected]
Dina Banai
Dina Banai was born in Miami, Florida, and holds a degree in Education and Judaic Studies from Herzog College. With a decade of experience in international consulting, she brings a unique global perspective to her work. Dina now serves as Director of Campus Initiative for Jewish life at Stanford with the JSN, where she is dedicated to advancing Jewish learning, leadership, and community engagement.
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