Rabbi Azriel (Azi) Horvitch is the rabbi of 86 Ben Yehuda, Ichud Shivat Zion, a modern orthodox community of young families and professionals from diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds. The community draws members from across the religious spectrum who have moved to Tel Aviv. Prior to this role, Rabbi Azi and his wife served as JLIC co-directors at Princeton University.
Rabbi Azi was previously the Rav Beit Midrash at Yeshivat Ohr Torah Stone Machanayim. He has received practical training for rabbis, educators and spiritual leaders from the Straus-Amiel Institute of Ohr Torah Stone. He is finishing his M.A. in Jewish Philosophy from Bar Ilan University where he received the Excellence award for education students from the Oaks Foundation. He studied for his rabbinic ordination at Kollel Torat Yossef in the Joseph Straus Rabbinical Seminary of Ohr Torah Stone. He participated in a training program for teaching Judaic studies in secular school during his undergraduate at Herzog Academic College. He also received a music diploma from Mizmor Music College in Givat Washington.