Rabbi Randy Brown - Founder/Partner, Sales & Marketing
Originally from South Florida, Rabbi Brown received his BA from University of Florida in 1995. He spent his Junior year at Tel Aviv University and returned to Israel to complete his MBA at Bar-Ilan University. Rabbi Brown taught Business English at Berlitz and assisted several high-tech firms with sales & marketing plans. Fluent in Hebrew & Spanish, he volunteered as Foreign Relations Correspondent for Former Prime Minister Shimon Peres.
After a successful career in Commercial Real Estate and Telecommunications, Rabbi Brown enrolled at the Jewish Theological Seminary to attain an MA in Jewish Education. During his tenure in Los Angeles as Director of Interreligious Affairs for American Jewish Committee (AJC), Randy was ordained at Academy of Jewish Religion, CA in 2010.
Randy proudly serves as a United States Department of Defense Civilian Rabbi at Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital & Walter Reed National Medical Center. Rabbi Brown also serves as an Associate for Clal (The National Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership) in order to bring Active Duty United States Chaplains to Israel.
Randy has served as a delegate at the previous four World Zionist Congress and represents Kol Israel on the American Zionist Movement Board.
Rabbi Brown also serves as an Associate for Clal (The National Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership) in order to bring United States Military Chaplains to Israel.
Rabbi Brown currently lives in Washington, DC, with his wife Cantor Arianne Brown, their three sons Yonah, Nati and Caleb.
Claudia Kraut - Partner, Governance & Programming
Claudia was raised in a Zionist reform Jewish family in Stamford, CT. She spent her career developing and implementing commercial strategies with leading companies in health insurance, health technology, and digital therapeutics such as telehealth, app-based chronic condition management platforms, and electronic benefits administration. Currently Claudia is Founding Principal of HealthGTM, which provides commercial sales and market access consulting to firms entering the HealthTech space.
Claudia’s connection to Israel and Jewish leadership spans her entire life. Her family visited often throughout her childhood. She spent her tenth grade year on Kibbutz Kfar Blum in the upper Galilee, where she worked the cotton fields and chicken house and endured missile attacks from Hezbollah. After undergraduate studies at Columbia University, Claudia enrolled in Tel Aviv University’s MBA program, which was interrupted by the Gulf War.
Claudia has served on the board of her synagogue; chaired Tzahal Shalom, which brings active duty IDF officers to the U.S. for a dialogue with diverse populations; is a founding Board Member of Jewish Student Connect, for secular high school students; is a founding Board Member of Gendler Grapevine for the Environment, which supports Jewish conservation projects; has been actively involved in FIDF; is a United Jewish Federation Lion of Judah; and she serves in her local Chevra Kadisha and sits on its board. Further connecting her, Claudia’s son made aliyah just this summer and awaits orders to begin his army service. She also has a niece in reserves in a combat unit.
Claudia enjoys trail and ultra running, singing, and photography.
Steven Kravitz - Partner, Finance & Administration
Steven Kravitz brings over 35 years of working in the non-profit sector providing innovative strategic, financial, programmatic, and technology acumen, working closely with the leadership to integrate and align the organization’s strategic planning, financial management, and programmatic efforts for future growth and sustainability. Steven attended Jewish summer camps as a child and then rose through the ranks of the staff of Camp Ramah in New England. Early in his career, he was hired to help start the Jewish summer camp Capital Camps and Retreat Center as the Director of Operations. For nine years he served as Executive Director of a major metropolitan congregation, and for 25 was the CFO of two national non-profits.
Steven has been to Israel many times between October and December 2023, he has six grown kids and one of his sons lives in the Gush Etzion area. Steven's favorite place in Jerusalem is a bakery adjacent to Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem called Marzipan. He resides in Kensington, Maryland.
Imbar Slavat - Mission Leader & Marketing Coordinator
Imbar Slavat is a recent olah from Toronto, Canada. She graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in Radio and Television Production. Since then she’s had experience working in marketing, tourism, television production, and Jewish non-profits.
Having been raised by an Israeli mother, a love of Israel had been instilled in her from an early age. She moved to Israel because she wanted to experience living in the Jewish people's homeland, and she quickly fell in love with its culture, food, and people.
Since the massacre of October 7th, she has dedicated her time to volunteering to help heal and rebuild this beautiful land. Including coordinating the rehoming of families evacuated from the South during the war, assisting evacuated families with acquiring basic resources, employment, and schooling, and facilitating the running of a camp for the evacuated children by recruiting volunteers/families and acquiring
funding.
She is very excited to join this incredible project that aims to help heal and rebuild Israel with the help of dedicated volunteers from all over the world.
Aaron Shrock - Mission Leader
Aaron Shrock, a mission leader at IFR, brings a diverse background and deep commitment to social action and sustainability. Originally from South Africa, Aaron moved to Raanana, Israel at 14 with his family. He currently resides in the magical Nachlaot neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Aaron spent a transformative year as an emissary in Toronto with the Jewish Agency, collaborating with organizations such as Hillel, Diller, and Beth Shalom Synagogue. This sparked a career in informal education that has taken him from Jerusalem with Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim, to Dharamassala, with the KIVUNIM Institute.
Aaron has held multiple positions in his 5 summers as a Camp Professional at various Jewish camps holding omnifarious religious and social views.
Aaron founded a community (garin) in Ofakim, in the Western Negev where he lived with friends and actively participated in sustainable agriculture initiatives. This enterprise led efforts to promote social action within the broader community, through dedicating free time to volunteering.
Outside of his professional responsibilities, Aaron enjoys any water or outdoor extreme sports, especially rock climbing and water skiing. He is a self-identified foodie who loves savoring a cup of coffee in beautiful locations, eating street food, and exploring new restaurants. Additionally, he loves traveling and backpacking worldwide and has visited over 25 countries.
Shari Rabinowitz - Mission Leader
Shari was born and raised in London, but spent a lot of time in Israel and eventually moved here in 2018 because she felt more connected to the Jewish Homeland.
Originally a veterinary assistant, the start of the war pushed Shari to change directions and help arrange the delivery of necessary gear to our soldiers, as well as make jewelry for wives of soldiers, until she felt a calling for a more hands-on approach with the land.
As someone who has always appreciated a holistic approach to living, she buys her produce exclusively from Israeli farms and is excited to be working with Israel Food Rescue as a way of giving back to the hard-working farmers who are still able to feed the country despite all the constraints against them.
Shari spends her free time hiking with her dog, traveling up and down this beautiful country, and learning the amazing history of this region.
Alex Zaprudsky - Content Creator/Social Media
Alex Zaprudsky brings a wealth of experience in marketing and Israeli education to his role in Israel Food Rescue. With a career in tourism spanning since 2016, Alex is not only a licensed tour guide but also a seasoned Tour Educator for programs such as Taglit-Birthright Israel, Diller Teen Fellows, Derech L'Lev, Aardvark, Onward Israel, and numerous other groups. He also has managed operations for several tour companies in Jerusalem.
His passion for tourism and dedication to Israel has driven him to guide tours across Israel, enriching the experiences of diverse tour groups with his enthusiasm.
Alex is excited to bring his extensive background in tourism and education to contribute to the mission of Israel Food Rescue, sharing memorable and impactful experiences from our missions.
