Rabbi Moshe Parnes
Rabbi Parnes, founder of JEM and a New York native, attended the renowned Mirrer Yeshiva for three years as a member of their Beis Medrash program. He then traveled to Jerusalem where he spent four years learning in Yeshivas Eeyun Hatalmud. In '84 he returned to America where he enrolled in the prestigious Beis Medrash Gevoha (Lakewood Yeshiva) in Lakewood NJ. In '87 he married (the former) Naama Tendler, and the couple returned to Jerusalem, beginning with four years in Beis Medrash Gevoha's Jerusalem branch. Rabbi Parnes then spent three years under the special tutelage of the distinguished scholar Rabbi Moshe Halberstam, one of the heads of the Jerusalem Beis Din.
Rabbi Parnes has rabbinical ordinations from the Jerusalem Beis Din and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, as well as personal ordinations from the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and the head of the Jerusalem Beis Din.
Rabbi Parnes was the Rabbi of the Congregation Shomrei Emunah/Young Israel of Dayton, Ohio from '96 - '99. He delivered the weekly sermon, led services, read the Torah, ran shul-based classes and programs, and counseled youth and adults. He also founded the Dayton Community Kollel (DCK), giving classes to youth and adults of all backgrounds and affiliations, including classes on the great texts, and Jewish Philosophy, Law, and History. He also served as the DCK's Director of Fundraising.
Rabbi Parnes is also an experienced Mohel. He is always available to be the Mohel at your son's bris.
Rebbetzen Naama Parnes
Mrs. Naama Parnes joined the staff of Bnot Torah Institute in Jerusalem, a highly regarded seminar for post high-school Jewish studies, in 1989. At Bnot Torah she taught Navi and the Megillos. Upon settling in Dayton, Ohio in 1996, she developed and for three years ran a program called Uniquely Ours, teaching women introductory and advanced Jewish topics, including Jewish history and philosophy and women's issues. As Director of Public Relations for the Dayton Community Kollel, she planned and organized shabbatons and special events and designed DCK marketing materials. Prior to moving to Atlanta, Mrs. Parnes was actively recruited by Temima High School where she teaches Chumash and the Megillos.