Our Leadership
Rabbi Mordecai Finley, Ph. D.
Rabbi Mordecai 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.
In addition to his work at Ohr HaTorah, Rabbi Finley serves as a professor at the Academy for Jewish Religion, California Campus, where he has taught Liturgy, Jewish Mysticism and Spirituality, and Professional Skills. Rabbi Finley teaches online classes on a wide range of subjects, from religion to philosophy, including wisdom, parenting, relationships, conflict resolution, personal growth, and much more, and with his unique approach to developing self knowledge and awareness. The rabbi offers spiritual counseling to individuals, couples and families which continues to change people's lives.
He is married to Meirav Finley , also Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Ohr HaTorah, and is the father of two sons, Levi Yitzchak and Kayitz, and two daughters, Shulamit and Avigayil.
Rebbetzin Meirav Finley
Meirav Shevah Finley is the co-Founder and Executive Director of Ohr HaTorah, a thriving Center for Wisdom dedicated to enriching lives through spiritual teachings, community building, and educational excellence. Born in Eilat, Israel and now back in Israel, Meirav has spent over three decades nurturing communities, developing educational programs and advancing spiritual wisdom through innovative platforms.
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As the driving force behind Ohr HaTorah's transition to a digital center for wisdom, Meirav has led the production of all online broadcasts and content, bringing Rabbi Finley's
profound teachings to a global audience. Her expertise in nonprofit management, fundraising, community leadership, early childhood development, bilingual education. liturgical music, and music production has helped shape the center's vision of accessible, transformative learning.
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Through digital innovation, Meirav continues to expand Ohr HaTorah's reach at its new chapter, embracing new technologies to connect with learners and seekers around the world, making timeless wisdom accessible to anyone, anywhere.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rabbi Mordecai Finley,
Co-CEO, President, Rabbi
Meirav Finley,
Co-CEO, Vice-President,
Secretary, Executive Director, Educational Director,
Liturgical Music Director
Pamela Anderson-Mahoney is the founder and director of Epidemiology Resources. She began her career working in industry at Lockheed's "Skunkworks" program where she identified groups of workers at high risk for injury and illness using a state-of-the-art surveillance system and prediction techniques. She used this data to design interventions to minimize risk and prevent injurious exposures. She then served at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the world famous Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) often known as the Disease Detectives. She was Principal Investigator for a multisite behavioral study overseen by the CDC. Dr. Anderson-Mahoney has successfully managed multi-million dollar research budgets with staff, overhead, equipment, travel, recruiting, etc. She has a strong academic foundation in epidemiologic methods with an M.S. and Ph.D. in epidemiology from UCLA's School of Public Health. Her wide range of practical experience in government, private and public sectors make her uniquely qualified to provide scientific consultation, guidance, and expert witness testimony.
2nd Vice-President, Treasurer
Pamela Mahoney
Helána Barry has been a licensed clinical psychologist since 1976. She took a post-doctoral fellowship at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute followed by a clinical faculty position in the Department of Pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where she taught developmental psychology to medical residents and fellows.She served as a consultant to medical teams in various clinics specializing in craniofacial anomalies, failure-to-thrive, child abuse and neurological disorders.
Dr. Barry has directed an inpatient 48 hour crisis stabilization clinic at the Riverside General Hospital, consulted with medical staff for the LA County Coastal Region outpatient clinics, and presented seminars for county staff and community groups. She has has testified in child abuse cases and had admitting privileges in various private psychiatric hospitals for children, adolescents and adults.
Among her specialties are individual and group therapy, play therapy for children and assessing character and personality strengths.
Director at Large
Helana Barry
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. Mickey is the proud father of three sons, David, Brian and Stone.
Director at Large
Michael Shapiro