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RZA–Mizrachi launches new

Young Leadership Division

led by Rabbi Hart Levine

he Religious Zionists of Amer- He joins the RZA team following a touch-points to the RZA and Mizra-
ica–Mizrachi has turned to a decade-long stint with the Orthodox chi worldwide.”
Twell-regarded Jewish community Union leading its college leadership
builder, Rabbi Hart Levine, to serve as and young professional initiatives. Rabbi Levine earned his bachelor’s
a senior educator focusing on engaging During that time, he incubated Heart degree in bioengineering from the
University of Pennsylvania, studied
the 18 to 32-year-old demographic of to Heart, a new model of peer-to-
college students, young professionals, peer Jewish outreach that has reached community organizing and experien-
tial Jewish education, and got rabbin-
and young couples. over 20,000 Jewish college students,
developed a national leadership fel- ical ordination from Yeshiva Universi-
In this role, Rabbi Levine will help to lowship for Orthodox college stu- ty’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological
inspire a new generation of American dents, and gave workshops and pre- Seminary (RIETS).
Jews to share in the responsibility for sentations on Jewish campus life and
future of Israel and the Jewish nation, leadership at over 100 colleges, high
as well as invest in the growth of reli- schools and Israel gap-year programs.
gious Zionism in America. His first
step will be to build a team of profes- Levine’s addition to the RZA profes-
sionals and volunteers to create and sional team marks a second senior
hire for the movement this year.
expand virtual and in-person pro-
gramming for this demographic. “Hart brings a wealth of experience
in building communities of individuals
“Across the board, the Jewish world from the critical market segment that
is beginning to realize the importance we must engage in order to cement
of investing in Jewish leaders in the the future of religious Zionism in
formative years of emerging adult- North America,” said RZA Executive
hood and empowering them to take Vice President Rabbi Ari Rockoff, who He resides with his wife, Yael, and
responsibility for their Jewish lives,” himself joined the organization earlier their three children in Washington
said Rabbi Levine. “Our hope is to this year. “By identifying and investing Heights, where he continues to serve
engage them with programming and in the leaders of tomorrow and pro- as the spiritual leader of the Beis
help them find or build communi- viding direct programming to young Community, an inclusive Jewish com-
ties that will help them tap into the adults and young families, Hart and munity he co-founded to provide a
dreams of the Jewish nation in a vari- his team will be able to help religious spiritual home for Jews in the neigh-
ety of ways.” Zionist values flourish with direct borhood. 