Meet The Team
Rabbi Akiva Weingarten - Chairman
Rabbi Akiva Weingarten is the founder of "Besht Dresden". He grew up in the ulraorthodox "Satmar" Community New York. With end of his twenties he left the ultraorthodox world and found a new home in Germany. Today he is Rabbi in Dresden and Basel.
Rabbi Israel Greenhouse - Personal Development Director
Heike Rückert -
Volunteer: Social Support
Friendship - it's like homeland.
(Kurt Tucholsky)
Heike Rückert integrates this way of thinking to her work with Besht. She helps the students to find a home in Dresden and in the hearts of the people. As a Christian, she feels very connected to the Jewish faith and culture.
Rabbi Israel Greenhouse takes care of all the social and psychological issues of our students. He graduated from Jerusalem College, has a Bachelor in Education and Special Education and has many years of experience in education and training.
Kristin Kimmer - Ehrenamt: Alltagsbegleitung
It is Kristin’s heartfelt wish to help Besht students settle into life in Dresden and feel at home here. That is why she supports them with social and psychological issues and matters. Kristin is currently on maternity leave.
