Ari Kayser
_Ari
Kayser was born in London, England. After attending JFS school, he took
a year out of his studies to travel the world (as well as obtaining
certification as a professional cocktail bartender, working in several
high-end bars!). He later finished a BSc Economics at UCL and continued
on his globetrotting adventures. Some of his ventures included visits to
India, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El
Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, France, Spain, Andorra, Greece, the
Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Poland, Austria, Tunisia, Zimbabwe,
Malawi, South Africa, and let us not forget Israel. After spending
periods of time throughout his University degree in Yeshiva in Israel,
Ari decided to take his Torah studies to the next level and dedicate
himself to some full time learning in Yeshiva. After some time in Ohr
Someach yeshiva, Ari continued his learning in the Mir yeshiva, and now
studies in the kollel of Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits shlit”a. Ari is
happily married, his wife he met in JFS! And they have a beautiful baby
girl.
Yaakov Lehman
_Yaakov
Lehman is a heady chassidic hareidude hailing from the sonoron desert
of the southwestn United States. After graduating high school, he
promply left his home in Tucson Arizona for some California... higher
education. Following a successful activist career, including founding a
large community music festival called ChillaVista, Yaakov graduated
from the University of California Santa Barbara with a BA in Global
History, emphasizing in China. He then departed for Europe to continue
his studies in Globalazation, receiving an MSc in Global History from the London
School of Economics, and an MA in Global Studies from the University of Vienna. He
currently lives in Jerusalem where his days are spent learning Torah and
attempting to elevate his atmospheric surroundings. His interests
include kabbalistic tai chi, deriving moral lessons from the Big
Lebowski, penning poetic prose, and spiritually enhanced arboreal experiences (trees are deep). He also is passionate about
world travel, having traversed some 50 countries across the wor
Ryan Lifchitz
_Ryan Lifchitz graduated from Northwestern University in 1996 and moved to New York City where he quickly became an editor for VH1 & MTV. During his time as a freelance editor he completed shows for CBS, Bravo, BET, The History Channel, Lifetime, and the Independent Film Channel. He has edited numerous music videos, reality TV shows, commercials, and the feature film Swerve. His credits as a director include commercials,
music videos, the documentary feature film Under the Rainbow (which aired on cable television and had a theatrical release in New York), and the documentary A Piece about he Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His most recent music video was for the band Zweben’s hit song “Die For”, which was featured on the WB’s hit show Smallville. His range of work as a digital filmmaker has varied from shooting intimate interviews with B.B. King and Third Eye Blind and filming concerts for Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu. He also filmed Seinfeld star Jason Alexander on a trip to Israel promoting the peace initiative “One Voice”. In 2010 he began editing the documentary-feature titled ‘Fringes” and has directed and edited the new online-series titled “Cruisin’ with Dajus”.
music videos, the documentary feature film Under the Rainbow (which aired on cable television and had a theatrical release in New York), and the documentary A Piece about he Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His most recent music video was for the band Zweben’s hit song “Die For”, which was featured on the WB’s hit show Smallville. His range of work as a digital filmmaker has varied from shooting intimate interviews with B.B. King and Third Eye Blind and filming concerts for Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu. He also filmed Seinfeld star Jason Alexander on a trip to Israel promoting the peace initiative “One Voice”. In 2010 he began editing the documentary-feature titled ‘Fringes” and has directed and edited the new online-series titled “Cruisin’ with Dajus”.
Daniel Elnacave
_Daniel
Elnacave- Daniel grew up in Mexico City. He later graduated fromt
Emily Carr University in Vancouver, Canada with a degree in Animation.
He is currently dedicating his time to fulltime Torah study with various
art projects on the side. One of his most recent projects was animating
the introduction for the "Cruising with Dajus" video series and helping
with presentation audiovisuals. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife
Ayelet and baby girl, Miriam Leah. You can reach him at
[email protected].