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Born in\u00a0Israel, David Tuvia Kiel\u2019s parents emigrated from\u00a0Europeshortly before the second World War.\u00a0\u00a0His family is devoted to Jewish Education: his father was the head of the Religious Education Department, a leader in the Daat Hamiqra program, and was awarded the Israel Prize in Education.\u00a0\u00a0His mother was a principal.\u00a0\u00a0Five of their six children became educators.<\/p>\n
Tuvia completed his studies in Nativ Meir, and combined his army service with his studies in the Hesder Yeshiva, Gush Etzion. He learned Torah from Rabbi Yehuda Amital z”l and Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein.<\/p>\n
During his service in the Israeli Defense Forces, Tuvia served as a tank commander, taking part in the Yom Kippur War in the 188 unit, the majority of which was destroyed during the battles in theGolan Heights. He fought bravely in three tanks that were destroyed and was fortunate enough to stay alive.<\/p>\n
Tuvia received his teaching certificate in the Shpedron Institute in 1974 and then studied law, Jewish philosophy and education at Bar Ilan and\u00a0Hebrew\u00a0Universities. Tuvia, his wife Mira Twerski and four children were shlichim inMilwaukee,\u00a0Wisconsin\u00a0from 1977-1981, where he was principal of\u00a0\u00a0a Jewish day school. Upone returning to\u00a0Israel, he and his wife Mira were founders of Alon Shevut in Gush Etzion, and have lived there since 1981.<\/p>\n
As a committed teacher, Tuvia dedicated most of his career to teaching in Israeli high schools. Tuvia began lecturing in the Lifshitz Michlala and as a guidance counselor for young teachers.<\/p>\n
Tuvia met Rabbis Kassin and Shamoula who persuaded him to bring his educational expertise to the SSC.\u00a0\u00a0He came to the SSC in 1990 working together with Rabbi Sam Kassin and Rabbi Eliyahu Shamoula, nicknamed ‘the three musketeers.’<\/p>\n
One of his first activities was joining Rabbi Kassin on a tour of\u00a0South America.\u00a0\u00a0He asked the president of a congregation in\u00a0Bogota\u00a0why their Rabbi did not also teach.\u00a0\u00a0The president\u2019s reply, \u201cwhat does he know about education?\u201d prompted Tuvia to open a department for the training of qualified teachers in the SSC.\u00a0\u00a0The program was co-ordinated with the Lifschitz Teacher\u2019s Seminary and the Ministry of Education and Culture in\u00a0Israel.\u00a0\u00a0Today, close to 40 SSC graduates serve as licensed teachers and principals throughout the world.<\/p>\n
Tuvia\u2019s impact on the SSC has been tremendous:\u00a0\u00a0He is the driving force behind the SSC\u2019s highly successful operations in\u00a0Russia.\u00a0\u00a0Jewish day schools were opened in\u00a0Bukhara, Pyategorsk, andTashkent.\u00a0\u00a0In addition, kindergartens, adult education programs, mikvot and soup kitchens were established in these cities.<\/p>\n
Instituted by Tuvia, a cornerstone of the SSC are its Annual Rabbinical Conferences, which have been held for the past 15 years. SSC alumni from all over the world gather for lectures and advice from great prominent rabbis. These rabbinical conferences have been held in\u00a0Jerusalem, Bogot\u00e1,\u00a0Barranquilla,Miami\u00a0and more, drawing large crowds.<\/p>\n
Tuvia has arranged for numberous educational enhancements to the SSC program. He has also been a key force in training teachers for the Diaspora, providing educational advice for schools, such as ‘Yavne’ in\u00a0Sao Paulo\u00a0and many more. He arranged with the Israel Ministry of Labor and Welfare to offer professional courses for training in Kashrut supervision. Most recently, Tuvia has introduced a program to assist in the conversion of new immigrants to\u00a0Israel.<\/p>\n
Tuvia is a dynamic personality who has transformed the SSC from a local yeshivah into an internationally recognized force in the field of Jewish education and outreach throughout the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Born in\u00a0Israel, David Tuvia Kiel\u2019s parents emigrated from\u00a0Europeshortly before the second World War.\u00a0\u00a0His family is devoted to Jewish Education: his father was the head of the Religious Education Department, a leader in the Daat Hamiqra program, and was awarded the Israel Prize in Education.\u00a0\u00a0His mother was a principal.\u00a0\u00a0Five of their six children became educators. Tuvia […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-234","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n