Mrs. Leah Hasten

Leah Hasten, originally from Silver Spring, Maryland, initially came to Israel to study at Meor Teacher’s Seminary after high school, and has been living here ever since! She earned her BA in Liberal Arts and Computer Graphics while also attending the Maalot Zaidner Institute. While being involved in kiruv programming for Aish Hatorah Discovery, she began teaching in various Jerusalem seminaries, where she has taught Tanach, Machshava and Hashkafa for 14 years, sharing her passion for sincere Torah learning and living. Mrs. Hasten has been involved in Midreshet Tehillah in many capacities and loves not only to teach but to help student navigate their personal growth and some of the challenges along the way to self-discovery. Mrs. Hasten and her family currently live in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem.

What her students say

“Thank you so much for all of your inspiring classes this year. We have really enjoyed learning the deeper meaning of the words which we say every day and it has really allowed us to make our everyday Tefillah more meaningful.”