Moishe House

David Cygielman

David Cygielman is the co-founder and Executive Director of Moishe House. Since creating Moishe House in 2006, David has pioneered the growth from one Moishe House to more than 28 Moishe Houses in 10 countries, serving more than 4,000 young adults each month. David has more than 10 years of experience in non-profit management. David began in high school by creating Feed the Need, a community based homeless feeding organization that was recognized by many newspapers, radio programs as well as the nationally syndicated Roseanne talk show on CBS. For his work with Feed the Need, David has been the recipient of the Giant in the Community Award from the San Francisco Giants and Fox TV as well as being named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Black Women's League of Oakland in 1999. While in college, David served as the president of Hillel and member of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity where he was honored with the Richard Levy Distinguished Student award in Southern California and Gittelson Medallion, the highest award for community excellence on the international level. During college David also taught at Congegration Bnai Brith where he was nationally recognized by NATE as one of the top 13 teachers in the United States. Following his graduation in 2003 from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he graduated with honors in Business/Economics, David continued his community involvement by sitting on the Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara Nonprofit Support Center, Hillel, Jewish Film World, Congregation Bnai Brith, the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara and the Professional Leaders Project. Prior to Moishe House and the Forest Foundation, David served as the Senior Sales Associate and later as the VP of Business Development for ValuCoin, a Santa Barbara based company.

Jen Kraus Rosen

Jen Kraus Rosen recently joined the Moishe House Team as the Chief Operating Officer (COO). Prior to working for Moishe House, Jen was a program associate for the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation and oversaw several areas of grantmaking and program implementation. Jen holds an Executive Certificate in Non-Profit Management from Georgetown University and graduated with a B.S. in Public Affairs and a certificate in Jewish Studies from Indiana University. At IU, she was a campus leader of AIPAC, Hoosiers for Israel, and she spent a semester studying at Hebrew University. Prior to college, Jen deferred a year to serve as the International President of B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO).

Kevin Sherman

Kevin Sherman is the director of international programming for Moishe House. While in college Kevin spent 2 years working for the Forest Foundation, where he developed a program called the "Jewish Business League" which sought to provide Jewish college students with opportunities and insights into the business world. While in college Kevin also helped to start the UCSB chapter of AIESEC, and was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. After graduating from UCSB, Kevin spent just under 2 years working as stock-broker. Following an inspiring conversation with David Cygielman, Kevin decided to follow his passion and work for Moishe House. Kevin is very proud to work for Moishe House, and considers himself lucky to be working with motivated and innovative young adult Jews.

Jeremy Moskowitz

Jeremy Moskowitz has been the Regional Director of East Coast Moishe Houses since February of 2008. He first learned about Moishe House while studying at the University of California-Santa Barbara, where he was pursuing a B.A. in Political Science with a Minor in Sports Management. While at UCSB, Jeremy was an active member of both the Rugby Team and the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. During college, he combined his passions of both sports and business by interning for the UCSB Athletic Department and the Santa Barbara Breakers, a semi-pro basketball team; before eventually taking a position as Director of Sports Marketing and Advertising at Santa Barbara City College. Jeremy loves working with residents from Boston to St. Louis, ensuring that Moishe House continues to build a thriving communities for 20-something Jews, wherever they may reside.

Aviva Nan-Tabachnik

Aviva Rahel Nan-Tabachnik attended The University of California in Santa Barbara receiving a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Dance. In 2005 Aviva relocated to New York City to pursue her career as a professional modern dancer. In 2007 Aviva moved to Mexico City where she danced and performed with Tania Perez Salas Compania De Danza. Aviva loves to eat out, be by the ocean and spend time with her family. Since returning to the United States Aviva has put all her efforts into working for the Jewish Community and Israel. In 2008 Aviva worked for Institute for Jewish and Community Research, researching antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment on college campus's across the US. Aviva currently serves on the board of YLD (Young Leadership Division), The Israel Committee, Teen Philanthropy Board, and is a mentor for Write On For Israel. Aviva is thrilled to be the new Western Regional Manager for Moishe House and looks forward to helping create thriving communities for Jewish people in their 20s.

Zvi Bellin

Zvi is thrilled to join the Moishe House team as the Director of Jewish Education. A recent transplant from the Washington, D.C. area to Berkeley, CA, Zvi comes with a mixed background in Jewish education, psycho-spiritual counseling and guidance, and retreat and community facilitation. He has learned Torah at both Israel and U.S. - based institutions -- including Darchei Noam, Simchat Shlomo, and Elat Chayyim. Zvi earned a Ph.D. in Pastoral Counseling and an M.A. in Counseling and Guidance. He is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. He has worked as a therapist in a number of mental health settings, and has interned as a Psychiatric Chaplain. Zvi's most recent interests include exploring the raw experience of meaning in life, and the integration of personal spirituality into a practice of holistic well-being. He is a proud former resident of the Silver Spring Moishe House.

Kellyn Foxman

Kellyn was raised in Oakland, and now refuses to leave. Especially now that she is part of the buzzing community surrounding Moishe House Oakland. (On top of being the MH Administrative Assistant, she is also a proud resident of MH Oakland.) Kellyn enjoys Yoga to the People, movies at the Grand Lake, and some serious Naan N' Curry. If you'd like to see Kellyn get animated very quickly- mention Battlestar Galactica.