MEET OUR TEAM
OUR TEAM
Rabbi Tzvi Sytner
Senior Rabbi and CEO
Rabbi Tzvi Sytner grew up in Los Angeles and holds degrees in Liberal Studies, Education, and Marriage & Family Therapy. He received rabbinic ordination from The Jerusalem Kollel under Rabbi Yitzchak Berkowitz.
He has lectured worldwide, including in Israel, South Africa, and Australia, and led Shabbos programs for over 1,000 Birthright students. He also runs a popular Aish.com video blog, “Just Breathe,” with over 8,500 monthly viewers.
David Grant
Director of Finance
dgrant@villageshul.com
Chana Lebowitz
Mikvah Supervisor
mikvah@villageshul.com
Liat Garelick
Women's Programming
womenprogramming@villageshul.com
Rabbi Shlomo Katz
The Village Shul Rav
skatz@villageshul.com
Rabbi Shlomo Katz is a Torah scholar born in Brooklyn, NY. He studied from a young age with Rav Reuven Feinstein and later learned at Yeshivat Brisk under Rabbi David Soloveitchik, also learning from Rabbi Elyashiv and Rav Ovadia Yosef.
After marriage, he continued in Kollel, published Halachic work, and taught in yeshivot and seminaries while also lecturing to Jewish tour groups worldwide.
He received semicha from the Rabbanut of Israel, Rabbi Asher Weiss, and others, and has additional training in counseling, education, psychology, medicine, Shechita, and Safrus.
Neora Covrigaru
Director of Operations
neora@villageshul.com
Rebecca Joffe
Office Admin
admin@villageshul.com
Chevy Fordsham
Supervisor,
Tots Together Program
totstogether@villageshul.com
