Esther Sperber - Executive Director
esther@smolemunius.com
Esther is an architect and the founder of Studio ST Architects. Born and raised in Israel, she has been living in New York for 25 years. She writes and lectures about architecture, culture, religion, and psychoanalysis. She is a leader of the Hostages' Family Forum in NY and the pro-democracy protests.

Rachel Landsberg - Program Director
rachel@smolemunius.com
Rachel is a Jewish educator, facilitator, and community organizer. She taught Judaic Studies for 18 years at the Abraham Joshua Heschel High School and has led Jewish climate action initiatives and educational programs across the Jewish community.

Rebecca Borrison
Rebecca is a Manhattan-based Engineering Manager, who grew up in Beachwood, OH. She is a member of the Smol Emuni organizing committee.

Sam Fleischacker
Sam is LAS Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois in Chicago, who works on moral and political philosophy, and the philosophy of Judaism.  He has been active in Americans for Peace Now and Partners for a Progressive Israel, and is currently helping to start a Chicago chapter of Smol Emuni, and participating in its national organizing team.

Solomon Fox - Gap Year Fellowship Coordinator
solomon@smolemunius.com
Solomon is an organizer currently based in Israel/Palestine. Formerly working in financial services, he is spending the year studying as a Netziv Fellow at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and leading the 2nd cohort of the Smol Emuni Gap Year Fellowship. He is a graduate of the Joint Program with Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Musya Herzog - Social Media Coordinator
musya@smolemunius.comius.com
Musya is a Brooklyn-based neuropsychologist and lecturer who grew up in the Chabad community of Crown Heights. Actively involved in social causes, she is a volunteer with Smol Emuni and manages the organization’s social media, helping amplify its mission and impact.

Tzvi Mackson
Tzvi is a New York based attorney. As a volunteer with Smol Emuni, he helps set up and monitor audio and video for our events.

Tirza Leibowitz
Tirza is Executive Director at Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI). Previously, she litigated and led initiatives for equality and justice with Bizchut—The Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities and the Open Society Foundations.

Gershon Rosenberg - Summer Intern
Gershon is a rising senior at SAR High School and an intern with Smol Emuni US. He is the author of “SAR Should Encourage a Broader Understanding of the Gaza Conflict,” which called for broader dialogue about the war in Gaza.

Benjamin Rudski - Video Editor
Benjamin is a PhD student at McGill University from Montreal, Canada. Outside of his research, he likes to engage in interfaith dialogue to learn about our complicated world. He is a volunteer video editor with Smol Emuni US, and is also involved in expanding the work of Smol Emuni beyond New York City.