THE JEFF SEIDEL STUDENT CENTER SERVING

Noah 20, Ramat Aviv

 

The Jeff Seidel Center for Overseas (OSP) Students

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Jeff Seidel Student Center

Noah 20, Ramat Aviv

Programs for Students attending Tel Aviv University

We organize a wide range of programming for students studying abroad at Tel Aviv University, including guest speakers, lunch-and-learns, weekend trips, and Shabbat dinners with local families. We work to incorporate the true Israel experience with each student’s study abroad experience, exposing students to Israeli culture and Jewish life in Israel while helping them foster lifelong friendships with one another.

 

*The Jeff Seidel’s Student Centers are in no way affiliated with Tel Aviv University and are not empowered to act and/or represent itself as acting on behalf of Tel Aviv University in any matter whatsoever.


Meet Our Staff

Yoni Denitz

DIRECTOR OF EVENTS

Ariella Denitz

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Meet Rabbi Yoni Denitz, the new Director at Jeff Siedel’s Student Center Tel Aviv! 

Rabbi Yoni, a third generation Los Angeles native, has been living in Israel for the past 12 years. Upon graduating from the University of Michigan in 2010, Rabbi Yoni spent the summer working under Councilman Tom Labonge of the 4th District of Los Angeles (Hollywood) where he rubbed shoulders with Ben Stiller, Kanye West, Jamie Fox, and Britney Spears among others. 
Rabbi Yoni then spent the year working for Northwestern Mutual where he focused on Wealth Management and International Investment Strategy for Northwestern’s most accomplished financial advisor across the US.

Then, unable to ignore the call to Israel, Rabbi Yoni decided to return to Israel to study in Yeshiva. He spent the next 8 years in various Yeshivot such as Machon Shlomo, Nesivos Ahron, the Mir Yeshiva, and rabbinical school at the Jerusalem Kollel, where he focused on Jewish Outreach and Education. 

Rabbi Yoni currently serves as a teacher and Rabbi in several institutions across Israel. Married to Ariella (Hill) Denitz from Los Angeles, Rabbi Yoni and Ariella have three beautiful children and have been living in Jerusalem for the past 9 years. When not teaching or studying, Rabbi Yoni can be found on the tennis court, in the pool, or brewing his own beer!

Whether you’d like to experience an amazing class, join us up north for Shabbat, or have fun on one of our ATV trips, Boat Cruises, or Open Bar Nights, come drop by the JSC TLV to say hi!

Ariella is married to the incomparable Rabbi Yoni and loves being mom to three amazing kids. She also loves TAU, which is why she’s back on campus after a COVID-caused break back in 2020.

Ariella is originally from Los Angeles and has loved Israel since her first trip here at age 16. Her Holocaust-survivor grandparents always loved the Land of Israel, and Ariella made Israel her home first in 2008 as a study-abroad student at Michlalah Jerusalem, and then again (for good this time!) in 2013 along with Rabbi Yoni. They’ve lived in Jerusalem ever since, and feel very blessed to be raising their children in Israel.

Ariella worked in commercial and residential asset management in Los Angeles for ten years and then left the industry to focus on her family. She worked at Hebrew University and then Tel Aviv University as a director for Thrive, a job which unfortunately ended with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s thrilled to be back at TAU in 2022!

Ariella invites one and all to join her in her hobbies, from baking to basketball, reading to redecorating…

Whether you’d like to experience an amazing class, join us up north for Shabbat, or have fun on one of our ATV trips, Boat Cruises, or Open Bar Nights, come drop by the JSC TLV to say hi!

Yoni Denitz

DIRECTOR OF EVENTS

Meet Rabbi Yoni Denitz, the new Director at Jeff Siedel’s Student Center Tel Aviv! 

Rabbi Yoni, a third generation Los Angeles native, has been living in Israel for the past 12 years. Upon graduating from the University of Michigan in 2010, Rabbi Yoni spent the summer working under Councilman Tom Labonge of the 4th District of Los Angeles (Hollywood) where he rubbed shoulders with Ben Stiller, Kanye West, Jamie Fox, and Britney Spears among others. 
Rabbi Yoni then spent the year working for Northwestern Mutual where he focused on Wealth Management and International Investment Strategy for Northwestern’s most accomplished financial advisor across the US.

Then, unable to ignore the call to Israel, Rabbi Yoni decided to return to Israel to study in Yeshiva. He spent the next 8 years in various Yeshivot such as Machon Shlomo, Nesivos Ahron, the Mir Yeshiva, and rabbinical school at the Jerusalem Kollel, where he focused on Jewish Outreach and Education. 

Rabbi Yoni currently serves as a teacher and Rabbi in several institutions across Israel. Married to Ariella (Hill) Denitz from Los Angeles, Rabbi Yoni and Ariella have three beautiful children and have been living in Jerusalem for the past 9 years. When not teaching or studying, Rabbi Yoni can be found on the tennis court, in the pool, or brewing his own beer!

Whether you’d like to experience an amazing class, join us up north for Shabbat, or have fun on one of our ATV trips, Boat Cruises, or Open Bar Nights, come drop by the JSC TLV to say hi!

Ariella Denitz

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Ariella is married to the incomparable Rabbi Yoni and loves being mom to three amazing kids. She also loves TAU, which is why she’s back on campus after a COVID-caused break back in 2020.

Ariella is originally from Los Angeles and has loved Israel since her first trip here at age 16. Her Holocaust-survivor grandparents always loved the Land of Israel, and Ariella made Israel her home first in 2008 as a study-abroad student at Michlalah Jerusalem, and then again (for good this time!) in 2013 along with Rabbi Yoni. They’ve lived in Jerusalem ever since, and feel very blessed to be raising their children in Israel.

Ariella worked in commercial and residential asset management in Los Angeles for ten years and then left the industry to focus on her family. She worked at Hebrew University and then Tel Aviv University as a director for Thrive, a job which unfortunately ended with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s thrilled to be back at TAU in 2022!

Ariella invites one and all to join her in her hobbies, from baking to basketball, reading to redecorating…

Whether you’d like to experience an amazing class, join us up north for Shabbat, or have fun on one of our ATV trips, Boat Cruises, or Open Bar Nights, come drop by the JSC TLV to say hi!

Weekly Lecture Series With Dinner

Weekly Lecture Series

Come listen to a wide variety of Jewish experts in their respective fields speak about their lives and their work. From soldiers to politicians, journalists to athletes, this is a unique opportunity to hear about the careers and lives of the Jewish leaders of Israel.
TAU Speakers

Men’s Dine & Learn

Men's Dine & Learn

Throughout the semester we arrange small group and one-on-one learning sessions on a variety of topics to give the students an opportunity to learn about Jewish concepts from Jewish texts.

Super Bowl Party

Super Bowl Party

Come root for your favorite team while enjoying all-you-can eat food and drink, on us!

Sushi Open House

Sushi Open House

Come kick off the semester with a sushi social! Meet our staff, get the lowdown on our social events, and meet other students studying abroad in Tel Aviv, all while enjoying sushi and drinks on us.

Women’s Leadership Programming With Dinner

Women’s Leadership Programming

This fellowship is a unique opportunity to learn about women’s issues in contemporary Judaism. Once per week, participants get together as a group, eat dinner (on us!), and discuss a different topic brought forth from the Torah and how it applies in the modern day.

The Poland Trip

Poland Mission Trip

Every spring semester we conduct a student trip to Poland for the overseas students studying at Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University and Ben Gurion University. Our student mission is led by one of the premier educators of Yad Vashem, Ms. Hazy Flint. This four-day trip of 36 students includes visiting concentration camps such as Treblinka, Majdanek & Auschwitz, and spending Shabbat is in Krakow. You will get to learn about the once-vibrant Jewish communities of Poland and how they were decimated by the Holocaust.
See Itinerary

Prague Trip

Prague Mission Trip

During the fall semester, we conduct a 3-day shabbaton in Prague for 26 overseas students studying at Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University and Ben Gurion University. This shabbaton will allow students to explore the Jewish historical sites such as the Maharal Synagogue and the Terezin (Theresienstadt) Concentration Camps, as well as the Prague Castle and the Charles Bridge.
See Itinerary

Italy Trip

Italy Student Mission

We conduct a 3-day shabbaton in Italy for 36 overseas students studying at Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University and Ben Gurion University. This shabbaton will allow students to learn about the history of Jews in Italy, interact with the thriving Jewish community there, and take in the famous landmarks of Venice and Rome.