Aish HaTorah Eyaht Official Building

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Rebbetzin Denah Weinberg

Rebbetzin Denah Weinberg is Dean and director of EYAHT, Aish HaTorah's College for Women in Jerusalem. She is a world-renowned lecturer. For over three decades she has educated thousands of women to maximize their potential for greatness. Distinguished by her unique teaching style, she inspires, educates and challenges her students to think about their inner and outer lives.

Rebbetzin Weinberg specializes in teaching the 48 Ways to Wisdom, a curriculum developed by Rabbi Weinberg zt'l based on Pirkei Avot. She also teaches a curriculum on the beauty and meaning of Shabbat, which she developed.She places a strong emphasis on the role of the Jewish woman in her family and community, with special classes in shalom bayit (marital harmony) and chinuch habanim (raising Jewish children).

Rebbetzin Weinberg has published several essays in books geared to Jewish women.

During the 2006 Lebanon War, she launched a "1000 Soldiers, 1000 Women Praying" campaign to sign up 1000 women to pray once a day for the welfare of Israeli soldiers on the battle lines.

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David & Susan Wilstein

David Wilstein's career began in 1948 when he moved to Los Angeles from Pittsburgh, with a B.S. in Civil and Structural Engineering. In Los Angeles he designed freeways and then in 1968, he founded a consortium of companies and partnerships known as The Realtech Group. As Chairman and CEO he has developed and constructed approximately 1,000 apartments, over 2.5 million square feet of high-rise office space, and nearly 1 million square feet of industrial building space.

David quickly became involved in a myriad of civic organizations. In 1991, David served as General Campaign Manager of the United Jewish Fund. He served as Director of the Jewish Federation Council, Jewish Community Foundation, University of Judaism Chairman, Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors, California State at Los Angeles Trustee, Magen David Synagogue, Citizens Organized Political Action Committee, Jewish Homes for the Aging, American Friends of the Hebrew University, Brandeis-Bardin Institute, Institute of Critical Care Medicine, United Jewish Appeal, National Jewish Committee, Jerusalem College of Technology and the California-Israel Exchange, among others. David and Susan established the David & Susan Wilstein Institute for Jewish Policy Studies located in Boston at Hebrew College.

Susan Wilstein is likewise deeply involved in civic organizations. Alongside David, Susan serves on the board of EYAHT, Aish HaTorah's College for Women, and Aish HaTorah of Jerusalem. She has been honored as 2000 Woman of the Year by the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging, and VP of Membership for the City of Hope Group. She is also actively involved in the Music Center, the Women's Guild at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, American Diabetes Foundation, Hope for Hearing, Stop Cancer, Gateways Beit T'shuvah, LA Federation Women's Campaign, and Lion of Judah Division. She attended the University of Cincinnati, Mt. St. Mary's College, UCLA and CSULA, where she received a BA and a Master's Degree in American Studies. She holds a real estate license and is a perennial student.

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Alan and Bonnie Cohen

Anyone who has visited Jerusalem in the last 20 years has heard of Alan and Bonnie Cohen, a couple famous for their extraordinary Shabbat hospitality. Thousands of guests have poured into the Cohens' home in David's Village to experience their unique Oneg Shabbat, where literally hundreds of Jews from all backgrounds come each week to participate in and enjoy the beauty of the Holy Day, and often for the very first time.

The Cohens made aliyah from Los Angeles in 1995, bringing with them a passion for Torah and a dedication to the Jewish people. Alan began by volunteering vast amounts of time and business expertise as a member of Aish HaTorah's International Advisory Board, while Bonnie made it her personal mission to advance the growth of EYAHT, Aish HaTorah's College for Women, which greatly deepened Bonnie's connection to Torah and mitzvot.

Soon after meeting and learning with Rebbetzin Denah Weinberg, dean of EYAHT, Bonnie dedicated herself to building a new campus so that greater numbers of young Jewish women could benefit from EYAHT's high-caliber education. On June 9, 2014, after more than 10 years of volunteer-fundraising, Bonnie will see the fruits of her labor at the Grand Opening of the “Judy Dan Campus of EYAHT and the Susan Wilstein EYAHT Building,” in the beautiful Jerusalem neighborhood of Romema.

The Cohens remain dedicated to their original mission of helping build the Jewish people, both through their tremendous weekly Shabbat hospitality and their volunteer work with EYAHT. Alan currently serves as the Chairman of EYAHT's International Advisory Board, and Bonnie continues her impassioned role as EYAHT's International Chairwoman.