Elisheva Fogel
Elisheva is the daughter of parents that made Aliyah from United states. She was born and raised in Israel with 5 more siblings and grew up in Chashmonaim. During high school she learned in an Ulpena in Modiin and spent several days a week volunteering with special needs organizations. After high school she decided to enlist into the IDF and served as a commander for soldiers with criminal backgrounds. She was then sent to officers training and served as a leading commander in an army base down south. After her army service she married Noam and began her B.A in Severe special ed. She became a teacher in a monastery in Jerusalem for youth with severe brain damage and physical challenges. In October 2018, together with Noam and daughter Naveh, Elisheva's journey to Auckland began.