Rabbi Michael Baris, a member of the Israeli Bar, holds a PhD from Bar-Ilan and degrees in law from Hebrew University, and teaches Jewish Law, Philosophy of Law and Labour Law at the Sha'arei Mishpat Academic Center in Hod Hasharon. A former Rosh Kollel in Ofra, and Rabbi (Ram) at the Yeshivat Hesder in Karnei Shomron, he is currently the Rabbi of the Synagogue founded in Tel Aviv by the late Chief Rabbi of Israel and the IDF, Rabbi Shlomo Goren.