Rabbi Menachem Bombach
Founder and President
“Netzach” Educational Network

Menachem Bombach is an educational entrepreneur and head of the Haredi “Netzach” Educational Network, which encompasses 20 schools and the innovative virtual school “Eshkolot,” serving over 50,000 users. He leads the Hasidic Midrasha Yeshiva in Beitar Illit and holds a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in public policy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

In 2013, Menachem founded the Haredi preparatory program at the Hebrew University and served as dean of “Shluhei Tzibur” (Public Envoys). He was also a senior staff member in the Mandel Leadership Institute’s program for developing leadership in the Haredi community. Today, he serves as chairman of the Berdichev–Beitar community and as a member of several public bodies, including the Council for Public Libraries, the Committee for Advancing Science and Technology Education, the Trump Foundation Advisory Council and AIFL.

He spearheads groundbreaking initiatives to bridge the Haredi and Israeli societies, including the first Yom HaZikaron memorial ceremony for IDF fallen soldiers in a Hasidic setting, the “Haredim for Israel” campaign to encourage military service and leading “Netzach” delegations to Poland to foster a shared national memory. In recognition of his work, he received the Religious Education Prize in 2011.