About
Leadership
- Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi Founder and President Jackie and Omri Dahan Harvard Chabad Jewish Chaplain
- Elkie Zarchi Co-Founder and Director Head of School, Cambridge Preschool of the Arts (POTA)
- Rabbi Mendy Raskin Director of Special Projects
- Nana Zarchi-Raskin Director of Programs and Branding
- Rabbi Mendel Zarchi Rabbi to the Graduate Student Community
- Rivkah Zarchi Graduate Student Community
- Rabbi Berel Feldman College Campus Rabbi
- Rabbi Menachem Altein Educator and Chabad at MIT
- Mussy Altein Chabad at MIT and POTA Admissions
- Rabbi Berel Grunblatt International Jewish Student Center of Boston
- Esther Leah Grunblatt IJSC & Director of POTA Lower School
- Sarah Gross-Lempel Jewish Cambridge Parenting Center
- Lauren Donovan Nancy Cuneo Emily Goldman Kate Finnan Executive Office
Jonathan Baron
Jonathan is the President of a large NY family investment office. Previously, he was a co-founder and partner of a multi-strategy event driven hedge fund. His earlier work experience includes Goldman Sachs and Davidson Kempner (HF). Jonathan has an AB from Harvard College, a JD from Harvard Law School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
James David
James David is a partner at The Baupost Group, a multi-strategy asset manager based in Boston. Before joining Baupost, Mr. David worked in Goldman Sachs’ Special Situations Group and attended the Harvard Business School. Mr. David graduated from Harvard College with a BA in Economics.
Daniel Farb
Mr. Farb is President of Mill Pond Capital Corporation. He was formerly a partner at Highfields Capital Management. Prior to Highfields, Mr. Farb worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Principal Investment Groups. Mr. Farb graduated from the Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker and Loeb Scholar, and from McGill University with great distinction with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.
David Frankel
David is managing partner and co-founder of Founder Collective, a seed-stage venture capital fund with offices in Boston and New York. Founder Collective’s seed investments include Uber, TheTradeDesk, and Airtable. David was the lead investor for Founder Collective in SeatGeek, Coupang, and PillPack, among others. In 2000, David was voted the South African Technology Achiever of the Century by the Financial Mail. The World Economic Forum later selected him for the Global Leader of Tomorrow program in Davos, Switzerland. David holds an honors degree in electrical engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.
Deborah Hochberg
Debbie is an accomplished philanthropist and nonprofit professional who currently serves as Senior Advisor at The Paul E. Singer Foundation. Debbie also serves on the boards of The Harold Grinspoon Foundation, OneTable, and the Jewish Food Society. Prior to her nonprofit roles, Debbie served as Director of Investor Relations for Multex, Inc., where she ran investor relations and corporate strategy. She began her career at Merrill Lynch & Co. Debbie holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in biology from Harvard College.
David Mansell
BOARD CHAIR David is the managing partner and co-founder of Kent Road Capital, an industrials-focused private equity firm. Prior to founding Kent Road Capital, David spent 18 years at Onex Corporation, a Toronto-based private equity firm. During 2020 and early 2021, David served as an advisor to Finance Canada, and then as CEO of Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corp., a Federal Crown Corporation charged with providing liquidity to large Canadian companies impacted by COVID-19. David qualified as a chartered accountant, has an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a B.Comm. from University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
Aviva Preminger
Dr. B. Aviva Preminger is a Board Certified plastic surgeon on the Upper East Side of Manhattan specializing in plastic surgery of both the face and body. She holds a BA from Harvard University, an MD from Cornell Medical College, and an MPH from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. She completed her postgraduate surgical training at Cornell and Columbia as well as a clinical research fellowship in breast reconstruction at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is a past President of the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons and the New York State Society of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Preminger is a key opinion leader for some of the leading plastic surgery technology companies. She has lectured at national meetings.
Rebecca Ritter
Rebecca is the Head of Academics and a founder of the Shefa School, a Jewish day school for students with language-based learning disabilities in Manhattan. She has been working in the field of education for the past 15 years and began her career as a classroom teacher at a New York City public school. Rebecca has since served in leadership roles in both public and private schools, focusing her work on new teacher mentoring, adult development, and creating cultures of growth in schools. Rebecca holds a B.A. from Harvard College and a Masters Degree in School Leadership from Bank Street College, as well as NYS certification as a School Building Leader (SBL).
Erica Ho ‘27
Co-President More Information
Samuel Colchamiro ‘28
Co-Chair, Israel Committee More Information
Charlie Bernat ‘27
Co-Chair, Shabbat Committee More Information
Gabriel Abrams ‘29
Ariel Blavatnik ‘27
Sophie Berk ‘28
Daniella Biblin ‘29
Tomer Burstein ‘29
Margot Cerbone ‘28
Co-Chair, Outreach Committee More Information
Yael Danon ‘28
Sophie DePaul ‘27
Co-Chair, Holidays & Special Events Committee More Information
Jackson Deutch ‘28
Community Committee More Information
Hannah Diker ‘29
Avner Dror ‘29
Nathan David Esses ‘29
Kyra Esrig ‘28
Israel Committee More Information
Daphne Feigin ‘27
Holiday Committee More Information
Max Friedman ‘29
Marin Geller ‘27
Carly Gelles ’27
Co-Chair Community Committee More Information
Noa Glezer ‘29
Chloe Goldberg ‘28
Holidays & Israel Committee More Information
Melanie Goldberg ‘29
Zoe Graham ‘27
Shabbat & Israel Committee More Information
Jacob Gross ‘28
Outreach & Israel Committee More Information
Rebecca Hirschfeld ‘27
Co-Chair, Community and Challah Committees More Information
Daniel Hochberg ‘27
Co-Chair, Shabbat Committee More Information
Ben Hyman ‘28
Community Committee More Information
Ari Kaufman ‘27
Holidays & Special Events Committee More Information
Solomon Kalichstein ‘29
Abe Kohl ‘28
Adina Lippman ‘27
Co-Chair, Holidays & Special Events More Information
Aviya Madar ‘29
Katalin Mazansky ‘29
Adrian Maydanich ‘28
Harvard Chabad 613 Fellowship More Information
Jordan Mittler ‘27
Co-Chair, Israel Committee More Information
Sophia Rascoff ’27
Co-Chair, Shabbat Committee More Information
Nathan Robasciotti ‘29
Noa Rone ‘29
Nessya Rosenberg ‘28
Holidays & Special Events Committee More Information
Theo Schulhof ‘29
Mikhal Shvartsman ‘29
Nate Shuman ‘28
Co-Chair, Outreach Committee More Information
Adam Stone ‘29
David Sunshine ‘28
Shabbat Committee More Information
Alexander Van Poecke ‘28
Co-Chair, Community Committee More Information
Jordan Wasserberger ‘27
Josie Whelan ‘28
Outreach Committee More Information
Jake Wiczyk ‘28
Shabbat & Holidays Committee More Information
Vision & Values
Vision To be a home for every Jew at Harvard. Where students and faculty of all backgrounds and degrees of observance can enjoy exploring their Jewish heritage in a warm, welcoming, and non-judgmental environment.
Philosophy It’s our core belief that every individual Jew has an indispensable contribution to make to the totality of the Jewish people. Predicated on the Mitzvah of “Ahavat Yisrael – love of a fellow Jew,” Chabad seeks to engage students at their own pace and comfort level through innovative educational programs in all areas of Jewish life.
Programs Among our programs, we host weekly Shabbat dinners that provide Jewish students an elegant setting in which to meet new friends from every niche of the Harvard campus, experience the beauty of Jewish life and community, and explore and deepen their Jewish identity. Our creative holiday programs on the Harvard campus raise Jewish consciousness and pride throughout the university. Our lectures and classes on Jewish law, philosophy, and ethics, teach the relevance, beauty and depth of our heritage to our leadership community. We continue to meet with students individually around the clock.
Impact Our efforts to engage the unaffiliated, and increase the opportunities for the affiliated, have been met with incredible success. For many, Chabad at Harvard has been their first positive Jewish experience. Leaders on campus have expressed wonder at Chabad’s ability to seamlessly bring together a diverse community of undergraduates, graduates, faculty, and Jews of all backgrounds on an ongoing basis. Thousands of students have had their connection to Judaism deepened because of the work of Harvard Chabad.
Funding Being that we interact primarily with a student community, we provide all our programs and services free of charge. No one is ever turned away. The support for our programs comes solely from alumni, parents and friends.
In Tribute Chabad at Harvard is an everlasting tribute to The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of blessed memory, whose vision, leadership, and love is a beacon of light for all humanity.
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An environment where being Jewish is fun.
An academy providing texts & teachers for those who seek to learn.
A student & staff partnership to create programming, plan social action & health awareness activities, & offer volunteer opportunities.
A haven to run to when you’re stressed or lonely & need a true friend.
A forum where you can question your faith & not be afraid of judgment.
A space where students socialize in a comfortable home-like setting with great friends, superb food, & stimulating discussion.
A center for prayer & study, where you can gain a deeper understanding & appreciation of your Jewish heritage.