Rabbi Finley is Co-Founder, Co-CEO and Rabbi of Ohr HaTorah. He received his doctorate in Religion-Social Ethics from the University of Southern California , and rabbinic ordination through the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. He currently serves as Provost and Professor of Liturgy and Jewish Ethics at the Academy for Jewish Religion, California Campus. Rabbi Finley also serves on the faculty of the Wexner Heritage Foundation and the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Judaism . He is married to Meirav Finley, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Ohr HaTorah, and is the father of two sons, Lev and Kayitz, and two daughters, Shulamit and Avigayil.

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Meirav Shevah Finley is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Ohr HaTorah congregation, and serves as Executive and Educational Director. Born and raised in Eilat, Israel, she served in the Israeli Air Force before studying English Literature at the Hebrew University and Linguistics at Tel Aviv University. After moving to L.A. in 1984, Meirav worked as a teacher at Heschel Day School, L.A. Hebrew High and Union Hebrew High. She administered an adult education program at Stephen S. Wise Temple. Rabbi Finley and Meirav started The Learning Circle and managed the Mountain Top Minyan and Children’s Program. Meirav and Rabbi Mordecai Finley are the parents of two sons, Lev and Kayitz, and two daughters, Shulamit and Avigayil.

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Responsibilities: Human Resources, Development, Communications to Congregation, General Oversight, Fundraising Events, and Executive Committee

Sheila Coop is the mother of two daughters, Diane and Nancy Klein, and the proud grandmother of Diane's two children Harry and Siobhan.

Sheila is an independent consultant and the managing partner of Coop Consulting Associates, Ltd and advisor to Fortune 100 companies in the areas of Human Resources Strategy, Professional and Executive Development, Executive and Business Coaching and Communications. Since early in 2003, Sheila has served as Director of Communications for The Marlo Group, an independent documentary film production company headquartered in Los Angeles.

Sheila is a founding Board member of the Mesesso Foundation. The Foundation is focused on education, healthcare and microlending in support of children and families in Ethiopia.

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Sheri has been a member of Ohr HaTorah since 1996. She is married to Marshall Rockwell, and together they have three children — Jacob, Lily and Isaac. Sheri has been active in the Ohr HaTorah community for several years in various capacities including President, Vice President and Secretary of the Congregation.

Sheri is a Southern California native and a graduate of UC Berkeley and USC School of Law. Before becoming a mother she practiced law for seven years, first as a law clerk to a federal judge and then as a litigator with a local law firm.

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Michael Shapiro, Director
mickey@ohrhatorah.org

Responsibilities: Executive Committee

Mickey Shapiro was one of the Founding members of OHT in 1993 having served as its first elected President for two consecutive terms and again for another two-year term. Mickey is a native Angelano having attend UCLA as an undergraduate and then USC where he earned in Law degree having also served as Student Body President while at USC. Mickey commenced his professional career as an entertainment attorney, personal manager, video producer in 1965 having represented such acts as Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, Wilson Phillips, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, among others. In 1998 Mickey founded SPOTLIGHT HEALTH until 2000 when he returned to the management and production businesses. In 2004 Mickey founded Medical Marketing Services, LLC and has continued in the personal management and consulting business since 1979 as the owner and founder of MRS Enterprises, Inc currently managing Carnie Wilson (Wilson Phillips) and Justin Lanning. In 2003, along with his wife Nina Phan-Shapiro he co-founded INDIGO SON PRODUCTIONS, Inc., a multi-media entertainment company. Mickey is the proud father of three sons, David, Brian and Stone.

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