Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem made aliyah in 1979. He studied in Yeshivat HaMivtar and was ordained by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. He holds a PhD in Jewish Thought from Bar-Ilan, specializing in Hasidism. After decades in chinuch and as a shul rav, he directed the Gershom Scholem Collection for Kabbalah and Hasidism at the National Library of Israel until his retirement. R. Zvi is the author of "Redemptions: Contemporary Chassidic Essays on the Parsha and the Festivals", and numerous rabbinic and scholarly articles. He is a contributor to the Encyclopedia Hebraica, second edition and is also a scribe. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife Julie, and their many kids and grandkids live all over Israel.