Board Members
Chairperson of the Board: Rubi Gat
Board Treasurer: Yacov Harpaz
Meet the Members of the Board of Directors:
Dr. Maurit Beeri: Pediatrician that studied at Hadassah Hospital Mt. Scopus. She has been involved in the care and rehabilitation of children with disabilities and complex medical problems for over 25 years. CEO of Alin Children’s Hospital for the past 8 years. Has a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School at Harvard University. Member of the National Councils for Children and Rehabilitation. Kamatz member since 2002.
Bob Goldwasser: Born in New Orleans, LA and now a resident of Mevasseret Zion. Married to Orit and father of Mia and Dafna, grandfather of Naomi. Professor in Marketing and Management at American Universities. Member of Kamatz since 2005.
Gusti Yehoshua-Braverman: Head of the Department of Irgoon and Connection with Israelis Abroad in the World Zionist Organization (WZO). Between 2012-2020 she served as the Head of the Department of Diaspora Affairs in the WZO after serving as the Associate Director of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ). Gusti is a member of the WZO Executive, member of the Jewish Agency Board of Governors (BOG) and previously served as the Chair of the Small Jewish Communities committee in the BOG. Gusti Serves as a board member of the Zionist Council, member of the Poultry Council in Israel, Ayelet – The Federation of Non-Olympic Sport in Israel and board member of Ladaat – Choose Well, and is an active volunteer in other organizations. Gusti has a B.A. in Social Work and M.A. in Communications, and a certificate in Organizational Consulting. She is married to Yoram, they are parents of three children.
Sigale Cheshin
Ronit Gold
Jonathan Chaikin
Jacob Rendel
Former Chairpersons of the Board
Professor Ronen Beeri: Born in Israel, a senior cardiac physician at Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem and director of the Heart Research Center. Senior Lecturer at the Hebrew University School of Medicine and Visiting Lecturer at Harvard Medical School Boston. Major in reserve in the Armored Corps. Married to Maurit, and father of Omri, Yoav and Nittai. Served as Kamatz Chairperson from 2010-2014.
Stefan Rokem: Mevasseret Zion resident for 27 years. One of the founders of Kamatz, volunteer Hazan, Kamatz Chairperson from 1998 to 2004.
Yaron Shavit: Born in Israel, married to Michal and father of Yochai, Yiftah and Yaara. He grew up in Hod-Hasharon, and is a senior reserve officer in the Israeli army. He completed his law degree at the Hebrew University and his MA at Bar-Ilan University. Yaron is an associate director in the law firm. A resident of Mevasseret Zion in 1996 and a member of Kamatz since 1998. Yaron is the previous Chairperson of Kamatz. Yaron is optimistic and believes that doing and committing will bring results.
Michal Sabel Darel: Michal is a lawyer, a graduate of the Hebrew University’s Law Faculty, and holds a degree in Commercial Law from the Joint Program of Hebrew University and Georgetown University in the USA. Michal took early retirement from the State Attorney’s Office after over 20 years of service as a white-collar crime prosecutor. Her last position was Deputy Director of the Economic Crimes Department. She has been a resident of Mevasseret Zion for 25 years and is a mother of three: Dana, Omar and Tamar, all of whom did an Aliyah to the Torah under the Kamatz Bar/Bat Mitzvah program.
Michal Shavit
Hanna Shorek
Eran Ovadia
Audit Committee
Ayelet Heyman: Member of Kamatz since 1999 thanks to Bar Mitzvah of her son Oded, an event that exposed them to progressive Judaism. Has worked for over 25 years in the field of alternative medicine. Helps people with a wide variety of illnesses to cure or relieve symptoms. Ayelet is a registered nurse and pharmacist, and holds a master’s degree in information systems. Positions played in the community: treasurer, committee member, member of “Hand in Hand” (support for Kamatz members in need of help and support), building a computer display of donors to the Kamatz in Israel and abroad.
Ron Dall: Married to Yael, a parent of Gili, Zohar and Keren (two daughters and a son); A member of the Mevaseret community since 1992. All of his three children made an Aliyah to the Torah under the Kamatz Bar/Bat Mitzvah, and Gili also taught Bar Mitzvah children. The mothers of Ron and Yael (the late Haya Doll, and Annette Cron) donated to Kamatz and hosted Rabbi Mia several times in her travels to raise donations in the US.
Matthew Album: Born and raised in Reading, England. He immigrated to Israel in 1998 and has lived in Mevaseret since 2000. He has a BSc in Computer Science and an MSc in Information Networks. He works at Cisco as a senior manager and is responsible for the South American Department. Married to Liz and father of four children, all graduates of the Kametz kindergartens, and two of whom did an Aliyah to the Torah under the Kamatz Bar/Bat Mitzvah