Our Team
​Our team is composed of dedicated professionals with diverse skills and a shared commitment to excellence. Together, we work collaboratively to deliver innovative solutions and outstanding education to all of our students.
Our Administration
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Desi Yishay, Principal
Born in South Africa and educated by the impeccable ideals of Bnei Akiva and the South African Jewish community, Desi has been intensely involved in the education of Jews of all ages worldwide for over 20 years. She now lives in Efrat with her husband and 5 children. At the helm of YTA, Desi has curated an atmosphere of unconditional support while maintaining high academic and professional standards.
Rabbi Elan Adler,
Rav Beit Sefer
Rabbi Elan Adler was born in Israel and returned 16 years ago, after a rabbinic career in Stamford, Connecticut and Baltimore, Maryland. Besides teaching our teenage girls, he gives classes on various Jewish topics to retirees and golden agers in Efrat. Educated at Yeshiva University, he has taught at YTA for over a decade, where his innovative classes, peppered with gentle humor, are appreciated by students and staff. He simply loves our girls and invests in their spiritual and moral growth, and the students look forward to his class every week.
Dora Richter, Yoetzet
Dora Richter was born and raised in the USA, and made Aliya almost 50 years ago . She has a master's degree in educational counseling from Tel Aviv University. For over thirty years she has been working as a guidance counselor in the Israeli school system, primarily with high school girls with learning difficulties and with new olim. She resides in Jerusalem with her husband and has children and grandchildren throughout Israel. Dora's years of experience are an invaluable asset to parents and students navigating the Israeli education system.
