Karen Weiss has been a program officer at the AVI CHAI Israel Foundation for more than a decade and since 2011 has served as AVI CHAI's Deputy Director in Israel. In this capacity, she initiated and implemented several large-scale projects, including Nitzanim communities for Jewish Renewal and the BAYIT program for outstanding community centers.
A graduate of the Wingate Institute of Physical Education and one-time Israeli figure-skating champion, she established and coached the national figure-skating team. Karen also specialized in organizing and producing seminars, large- scale events, and conferences on Judaism and culture. Before she came to AVI CHAI she directed the Phillip Leon Community Center in southwestern Jerusalem.
(Photo: Debbi Cooper)