Chief Rabbinate of Israel — Semicha Track
Current
Passed examinations in Hilchot Avelut and Eruvin.
Shimon Hermon
Torah Educator | Jewish Leadership | Pastoral & Spiritual Practice
Profile
Jerusalem-based Torah educator and community leader working across Jewish learning, public teaching, and pastoral and spiritual practice.
“Shimi is an amazing human being and a fantastic educator—clear, emotionally present, and able to truly move people.”
Rabbinic Study
Mizrachi Musmachim Program
Current
Semicha studies
SHARE Pnimiut HaTorah Fellowship
Founding Cohort
Intensive fellowship studying Kabbalah and other areas of pnimiut haTorah with a rotating faculty.
Machon Zimrat HaAretz
2023–2025
Rabbinic Fellow
Member of the founding cohort of a two-year intensive rabbinic and mashpia training program under Rabbi Shlomo Katz, in connection with the Shirat David community in Efrat, combining advanced Torah study, pastoral mentorship, pnimiut haTorah, and preparation for spiritual and communal leadership.
Shalhevet — Mizrachi Leadership Program
2024–2026
Leadership development addressing communal halacha, Jewish lifecycle, public speaking, counseling, mediation, Israel engagement, and practical communal leadership.
Aish HaTorah, Jerusalem
2018–2021
Torah Study
Teaching & Community Leadership
Machon Zimrat HaAretz — Efrat
Developed and taught original source-based classes addressing contemporary questions through classical Jewish texts, the weekly parsha, and the Jewish calendar.
Forum for Jewish Leadership
Program Director & Av Bayit
- Residential mentorship and ongoing student support
- Visited participants in their workplaces and placements
- Facilitated conversations around Jewish identity and meaning; taught classes and supported the educational life of the cohort
Selected Teaching & Speaking
Kehilat Chaverim — Jerusalem
Pnima — Jerusalem
Aish HaTorah — Jerusalem
Shirat David — Efrat
Leibadik — Ra’anana
Neshama Space — Yafo
Professional Experience
Somatic & Spiritual Therapeutic Practice
2026–present
Founder / Practitioner
Founded and maintains a one-on-one practice drawing from Jewish spiritual therapy and pastoral care, breathwork, parts work, family constellations, and somatic approaches to trauma integration.
The Judean Homestead
Owner
Founded and runs a Jerusalem-based business producing organic kosher beef bone broth and building a direct-to-consumer community around traditional food and local sourcing.
J-Internship
Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
Program & Placement Advisor
- Interviewed prospective participants
- Helped identify suitable internship placements and advised participants on potential matches
- Supported recruitment and enrollment
Recruiting & Executive Search
Years of client-facing work — interviewing, advising, relationship-building, cross-cultural communication, sales, client management, and matching people with organizations.
Polonsky & Associates · Executive Recruiter
Oct 2018 – Dec 2021
Lunch · Technical Recruiter
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Blackbird Recruiting · Advisor
Through 2023
Pastoral & Somatic Study
Jewish Spiritual Therapy
Current · expected Feb 2027
Training in Jewish spiritual therapy under Rabbi Efim Svirsky focused on spiritual accompaniment, parts work, and bringing psychological process into conversation with Jewish spiritual life.
Sheifa
2026
Circular breathwork and somatic practice focused on supporting emotional processing and embodied awareness.
Trauma Integration Protocol (TIP)
2026
Trained in a somatic modality for working with the physiological imprint of trauma on the autonomic nervous system.
Maaglei Nefesh
2025
A program exploring the intersection of halacha and mental health under Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig.
Livui Ruchani
2025
Pastoral and spiritual training emphasizing presence, deep listening, and support through periods of difficulty, transition, and uncertainty.
Selected Writing
Bein HaShmashot
Independent Torah newsletter & writing project
Featured Writing
Education
New World School of the Arts — Conservatory Theatre
Fordham University
Languages
English — Native
Hebrew — Advanced
Spanish — Advanced Conversational