Rav Erez Gazit

Rav Erez studied history and philosophy at Ben Gurion University and spent twelve years at the Shev Shmateta Kollel in Jerusalem. Rav Gazit is the lone native Israeli on the staff of the Bat Ayin Yeshiva. He grew up at the Ben Gurion Educational and Science Center in the Negev, served in the Israeli Defense Forces, and studied history and philosophy at the Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva. He was also a Tai-Chi and White Tiger champion. Together with his wife, he found his way back to traditional Judaism and then studied two years at the Ohr Someyach Yeshiva in Jerusalem. After a stint with the Jewish Learning Exchange in Los Angeles, Rav Erez dedicated twelve years to intensive Talmudic research at the Shev Shmateta Kollel in Jerusalem. In addition to teaching Talmud to the Israel program at the Bat Ayin Yeshiva, Rav Erez lectures on Jewish topics in the Haredi sector of the Israeli population and is active in formulating and applying innovative forms of Jewish/ Hassidic meditative techniques. The Gazit family lives in Betar Illit with their two children.