In the 1980s, Barry Leff started a high-tech company in California's Silicon Valley, serving as CEO and growing the company to over 90 employees. In the 1990s, Dr. (in business) Barry Leff quit his job in Silicon Valley and went back to school to become a rabbi. In the early 2000's Rabbi Barry Leff served as a congregational rabbi in Tucson, Vancouver, and Toledo. In his latest incarnation, in 2007, Rav Baruch Leff has made aliyah, leaving congregational life behind to become an Israeli citizen. He works in the business world, volunteers in the rabbinic world, and lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three of his five daughters.
His personal blog can be seen at www.neshamah.net .
Rachel Neiman is an experienced writer / editor, journalist and translator, currently on the staff of Israel 21C. She's a member of the running and drinking disorganization the Holyland Hash House Harriers.
David Breakstone, veteran Israel educator and member of the Zionist Executive, will be delving into The Jerusalem Program, probing the essence of Zionism today.
Barry Leff, business entrepreneur, rabbi, and recent arrival in Israel will be reflecting on the Jewish state he is discovering as a new immigrant, 60 years after independence.
Gil Troy, Professor of History at McGill University and author of “Why I Am a Zionist,” will be reflecting on the contemporary significance of Israel and Zionism.
Neal Lazarus, internationally acclaimed expert in Israel advocacy and Director of 
David Brinn, Editorial Director of 
