Rabbi Hecht served as executive vice president and dean of NCFJE. His legendary concern for every human brought untold numbers of people in distress to his door. As dean of the Hadar Hatorah and Machon Chana Institutes, Rabbi Hecht inspired thousands of Jewish students to explore their heritage.

He was the official interpreter for public addresses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and the delegate to the White House Conference on Education. He was an internationally known lecturer, author, columnist, and radio host.

Rabbi Schochet is Scholar-in-Residence at Waterloo University, Ontario, Canada. He holds an M.A. in religion and philosophy and a Ph.D. in philosophy from McMaster University and is a professor of philosophy at Humber College. Rabbi Schochet lectures on Jewish Bioethics at University of Toronto Medical School.

He has authored more than a dozen books on a range of topics with particular emphasis on comparative religion. He is an international lecturer and is a member of the executive committee of the Rabbinical Alliance.

While studying in Israel, Malka Touger graduated Bais Rivkah Seminary and earned a B.A. from Israel’s Open University. She is a world-renowned educator and lecturer on marriage, family integrity and Jewish women’s topics. She was officially recognized for excellence in teaching in Worcester, Mass.

Mrs. Touger is the dean-of-residence for the Bais Rivkah Seminary in Israel. She has authored and co-authored several best-selling books and has produced a series of educational videos and CDs.

A graduate of the Central Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Brooklyn, Rabbi Kaplan spent his post-yeshiva years as an emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe to schools in Israel. Upon returning to New York, he served as principal of the United Lubavitcher Yeshivah elementary division.

Rabbi Kaplan is a dynamic educator and an animated teacher. He is a professional cantor who performs at congregations in the US and abroad. He has directed the ILTSE since 2000.

As co-director of Canarsie’s Seaview Jewish Center, Baila Hecht heads the Talmud Torah Hebrew School, teaches regular classes and counsels families and students. She has spearheaded a variety of community programs in Canarsie and beyond since 1995.

Mrs. Hecht is currently a coordinator of the women’s division of the Ivy League Torah Study Experience.

Rabbi Metzger is Professor of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women. He served as a simultaneous translator of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s televised talks and for Siyum Daf Yomi in Madison Square Garden. Famous for his sharp mind and quick wit, he lectures widely on Chassidic thought and Jewish personalities. Rabbi Metzger has been writing columns on Chassidic thought, Jewish history and psychology for Di Yiddishe Heim magazine for more than 26 years.

Rabbi Shea is a life strategist, whose expertise centers on family crisis intervention and helping troubled youths in the areas of cult involvement, substance abuse, family, marriage and relationships. Rabbi Shea is a former cult-deprogrammer and exit counselor.

He is the author of “Confessions of a Jewish Cultbuster” and currently writes weekly columns for Jewish newspapers in the United States and Israel.

Rabbi Miller is a British-born author living and teaching in New York. He is best-known as the compiler of the popular five-volume Gutnick Edition of the Chumash and the recently published anthology of Rambam’s Thirteen Principles of Faith.

Rabbi Miller is a great communicator and an engaging speaker. He currently lectures on the fundamental principles of Judaism.

After graduating from Yale University, Rabbi Bell earned a degree in Jewish law from Rabbinical College Tomchei Tmimim. He is dean of Bais Chaya Mushka Seminary in Montreal, Canada and is a widely revered education consultant.

Rabbi Bell is a contributing editor and columnist for the weekly L’Chaim publication. He is the founder and host of the nationally-syndicated Rambam-on-the-Line program.

Cipi Junik is a graduate of Touro College, Adelphi University, Yavne Hebrew Teacher's College and Beth Rivkah Seminary.

She is a noted educator and lecturer and she is the coordinator of teacher training at Beth Rivkah Seminary in Brooklyn, NY.

She is a curriculum consultant for many Jewish educational projects, she served as editorial consultant on the "Psychology in the Nineties" radio program and she is the recipient of numerous awards for academic excellence and community service.

Following her graduation from Beth Rivka School and Seminary, Fradie spent several years teaching in yeshivas on the east and west coasts. She is an accomplished teacher and counselor and has actively worked in numerous programs at Camp Emunah for Girls in the Catskill Mountains. Fradie is the coordinator of the Toys for Hospitalized Children Campaign and is both a teacher and director of extra-curricular activities for the Ivy League Torah Study Experience.