Rabbi Fried founded DATA in 1992 and he has led our organization to great heights. He has lived in Dallas for thirty years, where he raised eleven children, who are now living all over the world. He and his wife, Rebbetzin Marcy Fried, an incredible leader in women’s Jewish and professional programs, live just down the street from DATA.
Rabbi Fried received his rabbinical ordination and training from leading institutions in Israel, most prominently from the noted Torah leader of our generation, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, ob”m.
Rabbi Fried is also the Rav of Mikvah Israel of Dallas and leads the Dallas Jewish Conversion Court. Nationally, he oversees the rabbinical ordination program for the Orthodox Union, guiding the studies of NCSY youth directors in cities throughout North and South America.
Rabbi Fried writes a weekly post in the Texas Jewish Post and is the author of six Judaic texts, which are studied by well-known rabbis worldwide.
Rabbi Yerachmiel Fried is a Torah giant of our generation, a global resource of encyclopedic knowledge on a vast array of contemporary issues. He is also a communal advisor, counseling individuals on overcoming life challenges. Rabbi Fried is perhaps best cherished for his wisdom, wit, and sense of humor. With the guidance and direction of Rabbi Fried, DATA will, G-d willing, continue to succeed for many years to come.
Rabbi Shaya Fox
CEO
Rabbi Shaya Fox
Rabbi Fox has worked for DATA for 7 years and lives just down the street with his wife, Shani, and their three children. Rabbi Fox graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a business degree. As DATA’s CEO, Rabbi Fox reports to the board, oversees all aspects of DATA Central, as well as offering general support for all of DATA’s branches and divisions. Rabbi Fox hopes for DATA to become a well-oiled machine propelling the Jewish community towards authentic, spiritual growth. He also envisions that DATA will be able to reach thousands of more Jews, significantly increasing their Jewish engagement, while continually improving DATA’s offerings to its current constituency.
Rabbi Hillel Muller
COO
Rabbi Hillel Muller
Rabbi Muller has worked with DATA for seven years and lives just down the street with his wife, Raizy, and their six children. As DATA’s COO, he works directly with the CEO, reporting to the board, overseeing all aspects of the DATA Central, as well as providing general support for all DATA branches.
Rabbi Muller has worked in leadership and compliance roles at other organizations, such as the Executive Director of Congregation Ohr HaTorah and the Compliance Coordinator at Madison Title Agency. Rabbi Muller’s vision for DATA is for the organization to be the leading Torah Institution in the DFW metroplex, serving as an organization that all Jews look up to, and to which each feels a deep-rooted connection.
Dallas Community Kollel
Rabbi Tzvi Rosenshein
Rosh Kollel
Rabbi Tzvi Rosenshein
Rabbi Rosenshein moved to Dallas with his wife Miriam and family in 2020 from Lakewood, NJ. The Rosensheins share a tremendous desire to elevate the Kollel and community to the next level. As the Rosh Kollel he focuses on supporting Rabbi Fried in teaching and learning with the Dallas Kollel, providing training for prospective teachers and scholars, enabling these young rabbis to engage in advanced Talmudic learning. Rabbi Rosenshein hopes that DATA will continue to create a positive vibe in everything we do to impart that, at every stage of life, it is important to find ourselves closer to G-d.
Jennifer Mankin
Banking
Ann Allen
Real Estate
Paul Chan
Litigation
Robert McCrary
Real Estate
Debbie Hendry
Labor Law
DATA of Plano
Rabbi Nasanya Zakon
Director
Rabbi Nasanya Zakon
Rabbi Zakon lives just down the street from DOP with his wife, Rebbitzin Devorah Zakon. They have raised their four children in the DFW area, and although all of their children are grown, they still get plenty of baby time with their adorable grandson! Rabbi Zakon has studied at several prestigious Yeshivas, including Chaim Berlin, Passaic, Mir, BMG. He has worked with DATA for twenty-two years. As the CEO of DATA of Plano, he works hard to help Jews find a meaningful connection to Judaism. Rabbi Zakon runs classes, offers private study, and spiritual counseling. He is also responsible for fundraising initiatives and community development. Rabbi Zakon’s hope for his role in DATA over the coming years is to meaningfully connect hundreds more Jewish families to the beauty of Torah living and learning.
Rabbi Eli Nissel
Director of Operations
Rabbi Eli Nissel
Rabbi Nissel lives just down the street from DOP with his wife, Rebbitzin Tova Nissel, and their four children. Prior to his work at DATA, he received his master’s degree in Talmudic Law.
Rabbi Nissel has been with DATA of Plano for eight and a half years. He works with Jews of all ages, organizing fun programs for children, creating meaningful educational programs for adults, and so much more.
As the COO of DATA of Plano, Rabbi Nissel oversees many of the day-to-day operations and organizes programs to help Jews learn and grow. He says what he loves about his job is that no two days are the same and his favorite part about it is seeing people learn and grow in Judaism. He hopes that in the next three to five years, DATA is able to quadruple its impact on Jews in the DFW area.
Rabbi Yogi Robkin
Director of Programming
Rabbi Yogi Robkin
Rabbi Robkin lives just down the street from DOP with his wife, Rebbitzin Shifra Robkin, and their five children. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Talmudic Studies from Ner Israel Rabbinical College and his Master’s Degree in Education from Loyola Chicago. Rabbi Robkin has been with DATA for sixteen years, where he has taught hundreds of adult Jewish Education classes to thousands of Jews in the Dallas Metroplex. Rabbi Robkin’s hopes for DATA in the coming years is to continue to grow and reach more Jews of all ages in the Plano and Dallas areas.
DATA of Richardson
Rabbi Avi Honigsfeld
Director
Rabbi Avi Honigsfeld
Rabbi Honigsfeld was born and raised in Woodmere, New York. He and his wife, Rebbetzin Ariella Honigsfeld, cofounded DATA of Richardson in 2017. They currently reside in Richardson with their six children. He received his Rabbinical ordination from Ner Israel Rabbinical College and his master’s degree in counseling from Johns Hopkins University.
Rabbi Honigsfeld’s hopes that in the next five years, DATA of Richardson will increase in size, reaching hundreds of Jews. He dreams that this community will offer an affordable Jewish community and create a positive impact on Jews through the beauty of Torah.
Rabbi Yehuda Rosengarten
Director of Programming
Rabbi Yehuda Rosengarten
Rabbi Rosengarten was born and raised in Lakewood, New Jersey. Rabbi Rosengarten, with his wife, Rebbetzin Chayala Rosengarten, and their three children, relocated to Richardson from Israel in 2022. In addition to creating learning programs for the DOR, he also leads advanced learning with current members and visitors of the budding community.
Rabbi Rosengarten’s short time with DATA, the Richardson branch has experienced great success in advanced Torah study among its members, as well many additional children and adult community and outreach programs.
In his future with DATA, Rabbi Rosengarten, hopes to see the Richardson Jewish Community grow and include Jews of all backgrounds.
Olami
Rabbi Jak and Yaffa Rubin
Directors
Rabbi Jak and Yaffa Rubin
Rabbi Jak is from South Africa and Yaff from New York. A year after getting married, they moved to Israel to join the Jerusalem Kollel, where they spent the next four years. Next, the Rubins moved to Austin, where they hosted, taught and mentored thousands of Jewish students from the University of Texas. Rabbi Rubin studied in several well-respected Yeshivas in Denver, Israel and Lakewood; his Rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits, world-renowned Rabbi and Jewish leader of many organizations, including AISH Global. Yaffa is a professional occupational therapist and a mentor to many young Jewish students. As the directors of Olami Dallas, the Rubins connect with young professionals, primarily singles from their mid-20s to mid-30s, by hosting weekly Shabbat dinners, monthly Kabbalat Shabbat celebrations and many other classes and programs. Their hope is to engage young people, introduce them socially and professionally and help them define Judaism in their own lives.
I-Connect
Rabbi Yitzchak and Tehila Chazan
Directors
Rabbi Yitzchak and Tehila Chazan
Rabbi and Rebbetzin Chazzan moved to the Inited States from Jerusalem. They now live in Dallas with their three children. Rabbi Chazzan studied at Etaret Yisrael Yeshiva in Jerusalem. After finishing school, he learned in Rabbi Nebnitz’s Kollel, as well as with the SSC Kollel in the Old City. Next, Rabbi Chazzan attended training at the Ner Laaf, which prepares Rabbis for outreach missions outside, much like what he is doing here Dallas. The Chazzan have committed their lives to hosting Israeli families, supporting and counseling both individuals and couples, and hosting events to educate and involve Israelis in the Dallas area with Jewish life and culture. Rabbi Chazzan’s favorite Jewish topic to learn about is anything involving faith because when all else fails, faith will keep one strong. The Chazzans enjoy working with DATA because they love the fulfillment of helping a fellow Jew connect to Israel. In the coming years, the two hope to help thousands of more Israelis connect to Judaism in a rich and meaningful way.