Shay Zarchi is Educational Director of the Beit Midrash for Israeli Rabbis as well as a founding member and former co-director. He has forged the way for thousands of Israelis to connect with Judaism through his role in helping found HaMidrasha at Oranim and by establishing the first center in Israel for training Israeli Community Spiritual Leaders there, spearheading the Nigun HaLev spiritual community, teaching, renewing, and designing Jewish lifecycle ceremonies, sharing new melodies through the creation of Mercaz Nigunim, and providing an abundance of opportunities for people to find their Jewish spark.

Shay is a recipient of the Liebhaber Prize for the Promotion of Religious Tolerance.