Management and Staff
Eli Paley

Eli Paley, an alumnus of the Chevron Yeshiva, is owner of Mishpacha Media Group and publisher of the Mishpacha weekly magazine for the haredi and Dati sectors, in Israel and abroad, in Hebrew and English. He is a businessman and social activist, and is chairman of the Paley Family Foundation which supports and promotes Torah centers and social initiatives in the haredi community. He is a member of the Jewish Funders Network and is active in several philanthropic organizations.

Yehuda Nachshoni
Managing Director

Yehuda Nachshoni is CEO of Mishpacha Media Group and Mishpacha weekly magazine. He is a member of the presidium of the Israel Press Council and a member of the Tel Aviv Journalists Association.

Hila Aftergut
Managing Director

Hila holds a BA in economics and management from the Open University. She is former deputy director of Mishpacha Magazine, English edition. She is a member of the Jewish Funders Network and the manager of the Paley Family Foundation which supports and promotes Torah institutions and social initiatives in the haredi community.

Or Shadmi
Head of Operations & Development

‏Leads the operational aspects at the institute by translating research outcomes into policy applications.
‏Has a background in initiating and managing civic and public projects in Israel and abroad, alongside experience in political strategy, public policy, and team leadership. B.A. in PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) from The Hebrew University and is pursuing an M.A. in International Political Economy as well from The Hebrew University.

Lea Dambeck
Office Manager

Teaching school graduate, accomplished and certified in the education field. Experienced in project coordination related to Kiruv and outreach of Jewish identity in Israel and Diaspora.


Research and Data Division
Elia Yakin
Data Scientist

M.A in economics in the joint program of the Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University. Works as a researcher at the Pareto Group and previously worked in the Chief Economist's Division at the Ministry of Finance.
At the institute, Elia develops the data infrastructure and the statistical algorithms to identify the Haredi society in its nuances.

Elad Reuveni
Data Scientist

Worked as a software engineer in Hi-Tech and Cyber Security sector. Programmer and Data Scientist, member of the Machon's Data team.


Policy Planning Division
Dov Goldberg
Researcher

Dov has finished with distinction his triple disciplinary BA in Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology and his MA in Anthropology and Sociology from Bar Ilan University.
Under this capacity he has engaged as research assistant in the department.
At the institute, He focuses on popular psychology in the Haredi society.

Shani Susman-Efrati
Researcher

Master's student in business and big data in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; B.A in economy and "Amirim" excellence program from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Participated in the "Social Economists" program, and lead groups as a part of "Gesher".
In the institute, researches in the fields of employment, housing and welfare. Takes a special interest in the areas where quantitative and qualitative research meet.

Ilia Zatcovetsky
Researcher

Ilia holds a BA in Political Science and Economics and an MA in Economics from Haifa University. Expert in political economy. He took part in building a system of indices for the development of science and technology, coordinated the field of research in the project "Integration of the Haredi Population in the Israeli Economy" and managed the field of Jewish community research and brain mobilization at the Samuel Neaman Institute (Technion).


Strategy and PR
Meir Hirshman
Haredi Fellow - Municipal & Media

Graduate of Ponovezh Yeshiva.
Served as Deputy CEO of Beitar Municipality, publisher of Bakehillah newspaper, and senior assistant to Deputy Welfare Minister the late Rabbi Avraham Ravitz.
Currently Meir serves as chief editor and comptroller of a major Torah literature project in Machon Yerushalayim and as a guest commentator on Haredi radio stations on political and social issues.