Jeremy Maissel, originally from London, England, came to live in Israel in 1984. In his youth Jeremy was active in the Bnei Akiva Movement. He worked as Bnei Akiva National Educational Director before making aliyah to Kibbutz Alumim, in Southern Israel, where he is a member to this day, with his wife, Debbie and four children.

Over the years Jeremy coordinated activities, educational seminars and year schemes for Israeli and overseas youth groups.

He worked for "The Michael Method", a unique Israeli educational project that enables individuals to fulfill their potential, in many roles, eventually rising to become National Meetings Director and International Programs Director.

Jeremy spent several years as Senior Educator in the Overseas Department of Melitz - Centers for Jewish-Zionist Education.

Jeremy currently runs the website of the Religious Kibbutz Movement (HaKibbutz HaDati) and is a member of the movement's executive forum.

Jeremy has a B.A. honors degree in Philosophy from the University of Manchester, UK and an M.A. in Jewish Education from the Touro College Graduate School of Jewish Studies. He is currently pursuing academic research in the field of Israel Education towards a doctorate at the University of Haifa.

Jeremy has presented hundreds of programs in Israel, North America and the UK and writes on a wide range of topics, including numerous articles for the Op-ed pages of The Jerusalem Post.

As an informal educator, Jeremy is passionately dedicated to Jewish and Israel education.