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Principals<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Yehuda Eder \u2013 Co-Founder & President<\/b><\/p>\n

\"yuda\"<\/strong>Yehuda currently serves and inspires daily as the Rimon President and Director of the Songwriting & Music Production department. A virtuoso on guitar, Yehuda is considered one of Israel\u2019s Rock icons. Since graduating from the esteemed <\/span>Berklee College of Music<\/b> in 1980, he was active as a member of Israeli Rock groups <\/span>Tamuz <\/b>and <\/span>Doda<\/b>. He has collaborated with Israeli legends including <\/span>Meir Ariel, Shlomo Artzi,<\/b> and <\/span>David Broza<\/b> as a musical producer, artistic advisor, performer, and arranger.\u00a0 In 2007, Yehuda released his first solo album, <\/span>Dear Mr. Grossbard <\/i><\/b>alongside <\/span>Harry Lipschitz<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and <\/span>Eytan Gidron.<\/b> He is among the founders of <\/span>Beit Hamouzot <\/b>\u2013 a high school in Jaffa for at-risk teens that focuses on art and therapy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Orlee Sela, Founder and Director of External Affairs<\/b><\/p>\n

A Rimon Co-Founder, Orlee served as Managing Director 1989-2001 and for one year as Chairman of the Board. Her role is now focused on all partnerships, foundation work, institutional advancement and community relations.\u00a0 Orlee graduated from <\/span>Tel Aviv University<\/b> in the Faculty of Arts as a major in Stage and Theatre Design.\u00a0 She provided set design for a production of <\/span>Batsheva Dance Company’s<\/b> ensemble for young people and served as Costume Designer for the hit Israeli television program <\/span>Krovim, Krovim<\/i><\/b> (Close, Close) which ran for many years in syndication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moshe Sinai \u2013 Managing Director\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\"moshe\"<\/a><\/span>Moshe Sinai began his path as a military officer in 1994 when he was appointed the delegate of the <\/span>IDF<\/b> and the <\/span>Ministry of Defense<\/b> to the<\/span> Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/b>.\u00a0 He continued on to\u00a0 state government work, as a top strategic analyst for Israel\u2019s foreign ministry in the field of counter terrorism and peace negotiations between Israel and Arab states. Later, he became a professor of strategy and leadership at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2003, he was elected <\/span>Mayor of Rosh Ha\u2019ayin<\/b> \u2013 revolutionizing the town through his open and creative approach to security and strategy to benefit the local community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sinai took the lead in the areas of guidance, foreign affairs, and strategy as the chairman of important committees in the<\/span> Israeli Union Local Authorities National Organization (U.L.A.I.) <\/b>\u2013 the unifying body of all local government authorities in Israel. He has received national awards in education and culture for creative changes that he spearheaded in his town and state.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2012, he was elected as the vice chairman of<\/span> ICCN (Intercity Intangible Cultural Cooperation Network)<\/b> \u2013 promoting international cooperation with 40 cities all over the world and 20 international bodies concerning cultural issues, including <\/span>UNESCO<\/b>. The organization is based in South Korea.\u00a0 In 2013, Sinai published the book <\/span>The Music of Leadership: Creative Management for Urban Change<\/span>, which presents a challenging and thought-provoking account of a leader\u2019s impact on people\u2019s lives through culture and music.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitchell Rosen, Academic Director<\/b><\/p>\n

Mitchell is a saxophonist, composer, conductor and arranger, with a bachelor’s degree with honors from Berklee College in Boston. He is also a Rimon graduate with rich professional and academic experience. Mitchell composed music for theater performances, documentary films, arranged music and played on albums (with <\/span>Yoni Rechter, Daniel Salomon, Mika Karni, <\/b>and others) and for many years was engaged in the musical education of teenagers. Mitchell teaches in the music major of <\/span>Alon High School, <\/b>and quite a few of his graduates attended and excelled at Rimon. He was a partner in establishing the music major at <\/span>Muzot High School <\/b>in Jaffa for youth who dropped out from school.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Izhar Schejter \u2013 Assistant Managing Director<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\u05d9\u05d6\u05d4\u05e81-290x166\"<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>Izhar joined Rimon School of Music in 2007, after many years of music industry experience in the United\u00a0 States and as a faculty member at his alma <\/span>Berklee College of Music<\/b>.\u00a0 He served in a variety of academic advising roles and technology planning including teaching ensemble, harmony, ear-training, history of jazz music, and acoustics courses. His main contributions to Rimon are developing the emphasis on current technology and music production through curriculum implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Izhar holds a master\u2019s degree from New England Conservatory of Music where he studied with <\/span>George Russell, Bob Moses, Herb Pomeroy<\/b>, and <\/span>Jerry Bergonzi<\/b>.\u00a0 He was the lead musician for<\/span> Boston Jazz Composers Collective<\/b>, which had concerts with <\/span>Maria Schneider<\/b>, David Fiuczynski, <\/b>Tim Burn, Sam Rivers, the Fringe Trio, Lazlo Gardoni, Fred Ho,<\/b> and many others. Before returning to Rimon, Izhar served as music products industry\u00a0 Business Development and Marketing Manager for <\/span>Cakewalk\/Roland, Izotope, Frontier Design <\/b>and collaborated with<\/span> Apple, Avid, Intel, and Peavey.<\/b><\/p>\n

Staying connected and building industry relations worldwide is what Izhar encourages at Rimon. \u201cPartnerships allow us to have\u00a0 a global influence on music\u201d. Izhar has been a key leader regarding the longstanding Berklee\/Rimon relationship, and oversees and directs the different facets of the academic partnership.\u00a0 Izhar envisions the school continuing to expand its reach across the music landscape for alumni and students alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rimon Board Members<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Harry Lipschitz\u00a0 \u2013 Chairman<\/span><\/p>\n

Orlee Sela<\/p>\n

Dubi Gerber<\/span><\/p>\n

Danny Sanderson<\/span><\/p>\n

Arik Yogev<\/span><\/p>\n

Irina Shalmor<\/p>\n

Liz Temkin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Principals Yehuda Eder \u2013 Co-Founder & President Yehuda currently serves and inspires daily as the Rimon President and Director of the Songwriting & Music Production department. A virtuoso on guitar, Yehuda is considered one of Israel\u2019s Rock icons. Since graduating from the esteemed Berklee College of Music in 1980, he was active as a member of Israeli Rock groups Tamuz and Doda. He has collaborated with Israeli legends including Meir Ariel, Shlomo Artzi, and David Broza as a musical producer, artistic advisor, performer, and arranger.\u00a0 In 2007, Yehuda released his first solo album, Dear Mr. Grossbard alongside Harry Lipschitz\u00a0and Eytan Gidron. He is among the founders of Beit Hamouzot \u2013 a high school in Jaffa for at-risk teens that focuses on art and therapy.\u00a0 Orlee Sela, Founder and Director of External Affairs A Rimon Co-Founder, Orlee served as Managing Director 1989-2001 and for one year as Chairman of the Board. Her role is now focused on all partnerships, foundation work, institutional advancement and community relations.\u00a0 Orlee graduated from Tel Aviv University in the Faculty of Arts as a major in Stage and Theatre Design.\u00a0 She provided set design for a production of Batsheva Dance Company’s ensemble for young people and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLeadership and Board - Rimon School of Music<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rimonschool.co.il\/en\/principals-board-members\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Leadership and Board - Rimon School of Music\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Principals Yehuda Eder \u2013 Co-Founder & President Yehuda currently serves and inspires daily as the Rimon President and Director of the Songwriting & Music Production department. 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