Rabbi Naftali Portnoy, Director
Rabbi Naftali Portnoy received his ordainment from the Rabbinical Seminary of America.  Since 1988 he has served as the Co-Director of the Jewish Heritage Center of Queens and Long Island, an internationally renowned and respected Outreach Center.  Together with Co-Director Rabbi Moshe Turk he developed this network of Educational Programs, which since 1987 has reached more than 15,000 Jewish Adults throughout the Metropolitan New York area showing the depth and beauty of our heritage. The Jewish Heritage Center is a dynamic, yet comfortable place, where questioning Jews can find guided growth in Torah.  

Rabbi Moshe Turk, Director
Rabbi Moshe Turk received his ordainment from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim, the Rabbinical Seminary of America.  He is the founding Co-Director of the Jewish Heritage Center of Queens and Long Island, an internationally renowned and respected Outreach Center.  Together with Co-Director Rabbi Naftali Portnoy, he developed its network of Educational Programs, which since 1987 has reached more than 15,000 Jewish Adults throughout the Metropolitan New York area showing the depth and beauty of our heritage. The Jewish Heritage Center is a dynamic, yet comfortable place, where questioning Jews can find guided growth in Torah.
 

Rabbi Dovid Schwartz, Associate Director
Rabbi Dovid Schwartz studied at the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem and received his ordination from Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin in Brooklyn.  Rabbi Schwartz first taught at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois where his papers were published in the College's Rabbinic-academic journals.  Rabbi Schwartz went on to teach at various yeshivas in the metropolitan New York area before joining the Jewish Heritage Center of Queens and Long Island in 1995 where he currently serves as Associate Director. He oversees the Center’s individualized Torah Tutorial program and teaches the popular Tuesday night beginners series. Absorbing approaches from the eclectic schools of Jewish thought elucidated by great twentieth century Torah personalities Rabbi Schwartz's presentations are known for their depth, wit, clarity and humor. 

Rabbi Yoni Katz, College Campus Outreach
Rabbi Yoni Katz has been involved in community outreach for the past seven years in Suffolk County. He learned for more than ten years in Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim and received a masters degree from Adelphi University. He specializes in teaching ethics, Hebrew Reading comprehension, and ice skating lessons to his kids. Rabbi Katz joined the staff of the Jewish Heritage Center to further strengthen college campus outreach programming. His main focus is the Hofstra University Campus where he has been very involved in programming and one-on-one learning. Rabbi Katz has also been successfully recruiting students for additional learning programs and involving them in various Jewish activities and trips. 

Rabbi Micah Segelman, Long Island

Administrative Staff
Jamie Mayo
Eeta Bermanski
Phyllis Fassler  

Hebrew School Principal
Aviva Shatzman