Faculty
Rav Moshe Aberman

Rav Moshe Aberman has taught in several Post High School Institutions in
Israel amongst them Nishmat, teaching students from many different
backgrounds. He is the founding Rosh Kollel of the Chicago Torah Mitzion
Kollel. In addition, Rav Aberman has written articles in Hlalacha, Parashat
Hashavua and Tefila as well as functioning as content editor for
publications of Torah Mitzion Kollelim. He has visited communities
throughout the world sharing Torah thoughts and shiurim with them.

Rav Kobi Gigi
	Rav Kobi Gigi is a Ram at Nishmat, where he has taught Talmud and Halacha since 2015. He also teaches at Migdal Oz. Rav Kobi is an alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion and has smicha from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.
Rav Yoel Bin Nun, PhD
	Rav Yoel Bin Nun, PhD., who teaches Tanach at Nishmat, is among the most influential and innovative Torah educators in the world. His scholarship and teaching have contributed greatly to the flowering of Tanach study in yeshivot. Rav Bin Nun was among the founders of Yeshivat Har Etzion. In 1986, he established Michlelet Yaakov Herzog for training Jewish Studies teachers, especially in Tanach instruction. Between 2000-2006 he served as the Rosh Ha-Yeshiva of Yeshivat HaKibbutz HaDati in Ein Tzurim. He has published many books and articles on topics within Tanach, some of which are available on websites including HaTanakh.com and 929.org.il. He was among those who fought in the Six-Day War to recapture the Old City of Jerusalem. Rav Bin Nun received his rabbinic training at Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav and his Ph.D. from Hebrew University.
Rabbanit Emuna Lapid
	Rabbanit Emuna Lapid is a Ramit at Nishmat, where she teaches Tanach, Gemara, and Machshevet Yisrael. A Yoetzet Halacha, she has been studying and teaching at Nishmat for 10 years. Rabbanit Emuna is a licensed tour guide, holds a BA in Education, is a black belt in karate, and teaches self-defense workshops to women and girls. She lives on the Nishmat campus with her husband and four children.
Rabbanit Rachelle Sprecher Fraenkel
	Rabbanit Rachelle Sprecher Fraenkel teaches Halacha at Nishmat, where she also serves as a Yoetzet Responder on Nishmat’s Golda Koschitzky Women’s Halachic Hotline. She is also the director of Matan’s Hilkhata (Advanced Halacha) Program. Rabbanit Rachelle studied at Bar Ilan University, Midreshet Lindenbaum, and Nishmat’s Keren Ariel Yoatzot Halacha Training Program, and was in the first graduating class of Matan’s Talmudic Institute. Recognized as one of Israel’s most inspiring women, Rabbanit Rachelle speaks on behalf of Jewish unity before audiences across the Jewish world. She is a co-founder of The Jerusalem Unity Prize and Unity Day project, in memory of her 16 year-old son, Naftali הי”ד, who was kidnapped and murdered by Palestinian terrorists in June, 2014.
Rabbanit Ilana Hadad
	Ilana Hadad is a graduate of Nishmat’s Keren Ariel Yoatzot Halachic Fellowship Institute, holds a Master’s degree in Bible from Bar Ilan University, and studied Tanach at Matan. She is Talmud Teacher and “Ramit” of Shiur Aleph Israeli students at Nishmat. Russian-born Ilana became observant during her army service in Israel. Ilana has taught at Harel, a pre-military program for Israeli immigrants from the former Soviet Union. She brings a lively curiosity and a unique blend of backgrounds to her teaching, which enrich her students.
Rabbanit Neima Novetsky
	Rabbanit Neima Novetsky, who teaches Tanach at Nishmat, has been involved in Jewish education for close to 20 years. She has taught in a number of seminaries and educational institutes in both the U.S. and Jerusalem, and is the co-founder of alhatorah.org, a Tanach and Parshanut website which provides Tanach study resources for use in the home, classroom and synagogue. Neima holds a BA in Religion and a Certification in Language and Culture from Princeton University and an MA in Bible from Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University.
Rav Mendel Blachman
	Rav Mendel Blachman, a veteran Nishmat faculty member and Ram at Kerem B’Yavneh, studied at Yeshivat Chevron and in Kollel Pachad Yitzchak with Rav Hutner. His classes delve deeply into the thought of medieval thinkers such as Rambam and Ramban, as well as contemporary issues in emunah. In addition to teaching, Rav Blachman devotes time every week to discussing religious questions and broad life issues with individual students.
Simi Peters
	Simi Peters has taught Tanach and Midrash at Nishmat for over 25 years. She is the author of the acclaimed Learning to Read Midrash (Urim Publications, 2004) and also teaches at Matan’s Bellows-Eshkolot Educator’s Program. Simi has been involved in adult Jewish education, educational consulting, and teacher education since making aliyah 40 years ago. Her areas of special expertise are Tanach, Midrash and Parshanut. Simi has a Master’s Degree in Linguistics from the Graduate Center of CUNY.