Contact List

Chen Sharony has a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Her study deals with the gap between Public preferences for redistribution and actual policy. Chen also takes part in studies concerning social capital and health and public preferences for redistribution. Chen teaches several courses at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sapir Academic College and Ashkelon Academic college.

Ruth Soffer-Elnekave is a doctoral student in the School of Social Work in the University of Minnesota. Her dissertation explores Social work practice in areas of Intractable Conflict, specifically Jewish-Israeli social workers’ professional life stories in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and their perspectives about the professions’ roles in addressing the effects of the conflict and promoting peace.
Practiced in child welfare services and foster care for many years, specifically in developing culturally sensitive foster services for the Arab population in Israel. Group therapist, supervisor, and researcher in areas of child welfare, cultural sensitivity and the social work profession and development. 

Yosay Unterman graduate from the Hebrew University his first and second degree in social work, his thesis dealt with the merger of welfare organizations. Over the years he has worked as a social community worker on a local and national level. Yosay, guided trained and directed for a decade the field training of social community students at the Hebrew University. Yosay was the CEO of an N.g.o the Israeli epilepsy association. In recent years Yosay is an adviser in dozens of social services throughout the country in community work and poverty.

Dr. Hadas Vittelson-Margalit (Phd) is a clinical psychologist.

She is a lecturer at the Social Work School at Hadassah Academic College in Jerusalem, and at Bar-Ilan University. 

She was also a lecturer at Ariel University in Samaria, at the Ruppin Academic Center, and at the Haredi branch in Jerusalem.

 She holds a BA degree and a MA degree in Clinical Psychology of children from the department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University. She received her PhD also from the department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University. Her research title was: "Self-Awareness: Adaptive and Pathological Aspects".

In parallel with her academic work, she is engaged in the field of psychotherapy as a clinical psychologist. She owns a private clinic in Jerusalem, for the treatment of children, teenagers and adults. Prior to that she worked as a clinical psychologist at the Geha Mental Health Center.

Daniel J.N. Weishut, PsyD, MBA, is a Clinical Psychologist, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Staff Member in the Office for the Promotion of Teaching Quality at Hadassah Academic College. At the Department, he fulfills the functions of Group Work Coordinator, Student Counsellor for Ultra-Orthodox Students, Coordinator Project for the Advance of Arab Students, and Erasmus+ Coordinator. Furthermore, he is Co-Editor of Mikbatz – the Israel Journal of Group Psychotherapy and publishes about interpersonal, group, and organizational encounters. He has a private practice and is active in organizations for social change.

Rachel Werczberger is a sociologist and anthropologist of religion specialising in the study of contemporary Judaism, New Age spiritualities and New Religious movements. She received her PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Jewish philosophy in Ben Gurion University in the Negev and in the Katz Centre for Advance Jewish studied at UPenn. Her book Jews in the age of authenticity: Jewish spiritual renewal, published in 2016 by Peter Lang, is an ethnography of two Jewish New Age communities that were active in Israel in the beginning of the 20th century. In addition, she published numerous paper and articles in academic journals and edited volumes in Hebrew and English. 

Lea Zanbar (PhD) is a community social worker, a lecturer for Social Work and a researcher. Her research focuses on macro-level intervention in social work and community practice.