Scholar in Residence

Rabbi Dr. Ephraim Book

Dr. Ephraim Book is a Torah Scholar who has delivered speeches and Torah lectures for various Jewish organizations.

After studying at Yeshiva University, Yeshivat Shaalvim and Mesivta Tiferet Jerusalem, Dr. Book earned his medical degree at Downstate Medical School followed by a fellowship and faculty position at Yale University School of Medicine.

An expert in diagnosing and treating skin cancer,
Dr. Book’s passion is to teach Torah.

Rabbi Mendel Druck

For the past 18 years, Rabbi Mendel and Rochel Druk have served as the dedicated co-directors of the Chabad Jewish Center of Cancún. In this vital role, they open their doors to thousands of Jewish visitors annually, embracing people from all walks of life with warmth and hospitality. Beyond their work at the center, they also direct the Gal Chabad Jewish Montessori and its preschool, fostering Jewish education and community for the next generation.

Miss Lele Book - Workshop

A graduate of Manhattan High School and Michlalah seminary, Lele has always been passionate about learning and teaching Torah to young women. Her workshops are both informative and creative and have been enjoyed by many girls on the program. Lele’s goal is to infuse the Yom Tov with ideas that the girls can take home and carry with them throughout the year.

Rabbi Moshe Levy

A descendent from a long lineage of Sephardic rabbis (his great grandfather was the last Chief Rabbi of Yemen). Rabbi Moshe Levy grew up in Brooklyn, New York where he received a degree in Finance from Touro College and went on to receive Rabbinic ordination in Eretz Yisrael while studying in the Kollel of Rabbi Yitschak Berkowitz Shilita. Rabbi Levy has experience in teaching all ages and stages of education from teens to young professionals to adults. Moshe is the ‘Yalla’ man! It’s not just an ethos, it’s his modus operandi. He has been been scholar in residence on programs in Crete, Bahamas, Miami, Dubai, Ibiza and Majorca etc .

His achievements to date are astounding and his signature tenacity

and absolute commitment to his community have enabled him to build the strong

foundations Chazak stand on today. He has become the glue of the community,

bringing everyone together for fun family days and long Shabbat afternoons

of motivation and inspiration.

A much sought-after speaker for schools, synagogues, university students and

communal events it’s hard to imagine how one man can be doing so much!