RABBI YONI DENITZ, a third-generation native of Los
Angeles, has lived in Israel for the past 14 years. After college
and work in Wealth Management, he learned in Yeshivot
such as Machon Shlomo, Nesivos Aharon, the Mir Yeshiva
and the Jerusalem Kollel. He worked for JAM Israel and served
as the director of the Jeff Seidel Student Center.  He
married Ariella in 2013. 

ARIELLA DENITZ, mother of four, worked in commercial
and residential asset management in Los Angeles before
marrying Rabbi Yoni, making aliyah and turning her focus
on her family and on Jewish outreach. She worked at
Hebrew University and then Tel Aviv University as a director
for Thrive, and then for the Jeff Seidel Center, where she
worked extensively with IDF Soldiers.

In 2022, Rabbi Yoni and Ariella established Yedid L'Boded to address the unique, often-overlooked needs of Lone Soldiers and Lone Bnot Sherut.