Mrs. G, as she is more commonly known, hails originally from Kew Gardens Hills, NY. She brings her characteristic passion and simchas hachayim to the classroom while teaching her favorite subject, Tanach. Yael has taught SKA and was recruited to Toronto to serve on the administration of the high school, Ulpanat Orot where she was co-principal for 4 years. Mrs. G also has worked in various capacities at NCSY, NCSY Summer and the Maimonides Jewish Heritage Experience.
Mrs. G graduated with honors at Stern College while earning a degree in Psychology. She completed her Masters in Education from Azrieli and her Certification in Administration from Bar Ilan University.
Mrs. Bonnie Odze has recently moved to Ramat Beit Shemesh from London where she served as Rebbetzin at South Hampstead United Synagogue and teacher in Hasmonean High School. Mrs. Odze currently teaches in several seminaries and is a passionate teacher who is dedicated to the personal growth of her students in every dimension. For the past 20 years, Mrs Odze had taught at various high schools in London including Immanuel college and Menorah High School. For many years she led and developed the Hasmonean Midrasha into a leading Torah learning centre in the British high school system.
Mrs. Odze holds a degree in Math and Computer Science and a Post Graduate Certificate of Education.
Rav Michael Siev has served as a Ram in Yeshivat Lev HaTorah for the past eighteen years, where he teaches Gemara and Halacha. He also functions as Lev HaTorah’s posek and runs an active Halacha group chat for alumni of the yeshiva. Additionally, Rabbi Siev delivers a weekly shiur in halachic topics to the Ramat Shilo community in Ramat Beit Shemesh. He has also served as a senior editor of a wide range of Torah publications, including the Koren Steinsaltz Talmud series and the Sefaria Midrash Rabbah project.
Rav Siev received semicha from Yeshiva University, has an MS from Azrieli Graduate School and is an alumnus of the Yeshivat Har Etzion Kollel, where he studied for four years after completing his semicha.
Esther Wachstock is a dedicated teacher who has been in Jewish education for 17 years. Her particular passion is for teaching the books of Tanach that don’t get enough attention, specifically Ketuvim and Neviim Achronim, as well as showing how all of Tanach comes together. She currently teaches at both MMY and Tiferet. She is a founding member of the Ganei HaEleh community of Ramat Beit Shemesh with her husband and four children, having made aliyah 6 years ago from Teaneck, NJ. Before that she taught in Frisch, Yeshivat Heatid, SKA and Bruriah.
Esther studied at Michlalah Jerusalem College for Women, has a BA in History from Baruch College and an MA from The Azrieli School of Jewish Education.
Devori, for the past two decades, has taught and inspired students of all ages, through her warmth, sincerity and dedication to each student. Devori’s genuine care and understanding create a supportive and encouraging atmosphere where students thrive academically and personally.
Devori studied in Michlalah where she received a teachers certificate and has a B.A. in Judaic Studies/Psychology from Yeshiva University as well as an MS in Jewish Education from Azrieli Graduate School.
Alyssa fulfilled a lifelong dream when she and her family made Aliyah from Teaneck, NJ to Neve Shamir in the summer of 2022. After high school, Alyssa studied for a year in MMY, then graduated from Stern College Honors with a BA in Jewish Education and Elementary Education, where she was also a member of the Legacy Heritage Teachers Program. Alyssa earned her Masters from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration while teaching in Westchester Day School. She was then fortunate to participate in YU’s Gruss Kollel in Yerushalayim and pursue her love of learning Tanach at Matan’s Bellows Eshkolot Program, where she experienced Torat Eretz Yisrael come to life. While in Gruss, she also taught in Shaalvim for Women. Most recently, she was part of the Tanach faculty at Yeshivat Frisch. Since making Aliyah, Alyssa has been involved in building up Neve Shamir’s women’s Torah learning community, while also teaching in Tiferet. Aside from learning Torah, she’s always up for playing basketball or having a baseball catch! Alyssa looks forward to sharing her passion for Torah at Midreshet Lev!
Ariella Ginsberg, currently residing in Bet Shemesh with her husband and three children, brings a wealth of experience in educational and directorial roles. Previously, she spent two years as a madricha and another two years as the Director of Programming at Shaalvim for Women. Ariella is poised to infuse a sense of excitement into the programming at Midreshet Lev.
Ariella holds a BA in Psychology from Touro University, an MSW from YU Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and obtained a certification in Administration from Bar Ilan University.
