Rabbi Mordechai Kraft, Emet Founder and Educational Director, holds a BA degree in History from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He studied in Israel for four years and then for over a decade at Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim under the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Henach Leibowitz Ztz”l, where he received their prestigious “Yoreh Yoreh, Yadin Yadin” rabbinic ordination in 1999. Rabbi Kraft serves as Emet’s Menahel Ruchani - spiritual director - guiding the organization, staff, and students to new heights in spiritual development. Rabbi Kraft also serves as the Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Havurat Yisrael in Forest Hills.