Tzofiah Organizational Profile
Directors and Founders, Rabbi Raviv and Basy Shaked
Rabbi and Mrs. Shaked, founders and directors of Tzofiah, were both raised in homes where kiruv and chinuch were a way of life. They have both been involved in chinuch in various capacities throughout the years. Rabbi Shaked's experiences range from teaching at-risk Jewish boys at Yeshivas Darkei Shalom to teaching elementary school age children Torah and Alef Bais at Toras HaBayis, a cheder in Beit Shemesh. Before starting Tzofiah with her husband, Basy Shaked was busy running a kindergarten and raising her family. Mrs. Shaked has been working with at-risk girls from religious homes who are referred by educators, friends, and rabbis, including Rabbi Ezriel Tauber. Mrs. Shaked's open and understanding personality provided the love, guidance, shelter and understanding that they were yearning for. Realizing that there was no school or program that was available to help girls at risk, the Shaked's opened Tzofiah in 2000 with the guidance of rabbanim, leading mental health professionals, Jewish educators and other professional advisors.
Director of Therapy and Counseling, Dr. Joel Young, Clinical Director
Joel Young, Psy.D earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology. He holds a Masters degree in Group Process and Group Psychotherapy from the Hahnemann University Graduate School in Philadelphia where he trained under Yvonne Agazarian. Dr. Young holds a faculty position at the Ashkelon Regional College of Bar Ilan University. He lectures in the School of Social Work on family therapy, group process and psychotherapy, human life span development, and the role of values in clinical practice . Dr. Young serves as clinical director of Ulpanat Dolev, a residential therapeutic high school for girls and runs a private clinical practice .
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