Yossie (Rabbi Joe) is an Orthodox rabbi, ordained by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Formerly a congregational rabbi in Canada, he has worked as an editor for Yeshivat Har Etzion's Virtual Beit Midrash in Alon Shevut and taught Talmud, Bible and Jewish Thought at Yeshivat HaKotel in Jerusalem's Old City.
Yael holds Masters degrees in Library Sciences and Geography from University of Maryland, College Park. She currently works in Internet marketing.
Living in the Bakaa neighborhood of southern Jerusalem, they have one son, Hananel Aaron, and two cats, Gizmo and Krembo.