Scholar in Residence

Rav Ronen and Dr. Pnina Neuwirth - Aug. 7-8

Join us Shabbat August 7-8 as we welcome back Scholars-in-Residence Rav Ronen and Dr. Pnina Neuwirth. Look for complete schedule coming soon.

Rabbi Ronen Neuwirth serves as the Rabbi of Ohel Ari (Minyan Chadash) Congregation in Ra'annana. Rav Ronen is the founder and was the first executive director of "Beit Hillel - Attentive Spiritual Leadership", a spiritual leadership organization comprised of over 200 rabbanim and rabbaniyot, that strives to magnify the voice of the centrist mainstream Judaism and stop the religious extremism in Israel. Rabbi Neuwirth served in the years 2007-2012 as the head of the overseas department director of Tzohar Rabbinical organization and the director of the "Tzohar Open Communities" project. Rabbi Neuwirth also teaches at Matan HaSharon seminary in Raanana, He was a R"am in Yeshivat Hesder of Petach Tikva in the years 2006-2008 and also taught at Midreshet Orot Elkanna and Midreshet Aviv in Tel Aviv. Rabbi Neuwirth served during the years 2004-2006 as the Rabbi of Bnei Akiva of the U.S. and Canada. This unique experience gave him the chance to work closely and educate Modern Orthodox youth in North America. Rabbi Neuwirth, a firm adherent of the Torah v'Avodah philosophy, combined his work as a rabbi and teacher with work as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for a hi-tech company. Rav Neuwirth served as a captain in the Israeli Navy Special Forces. He holds Semicha from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and received a B.A. in Mathematics and computer science from Bar Ilan University in Israel.

Dr. Pnina Neuwirth is serving as a judge in the Tel Aviv Magistrate Court. She was a lawyer, specializing in Tax and Commercial law in Israel.  She holds a Ph.D. Degree in Tax Law from the Haifa University in the field of International Taxation of E-commerce in Haifa University. She taught law at Haifa and Bar Ilan universities and teaches Torah in Matan HaSharon Raanana and in other frameworks. Between the years 2004-2006 Pnina was a visiting professor at Stern College for Women and taught Jewish Studies in the fields of Torat Eretz Yisrael and Jewish Philosophy. She was the writer of the column "Women in the Bible" for the "Makor Rishon" Newspaper in Israel.