Chana Kaszemacher came to Judaism as an adult. Her conversion to Orthodox Judaism in 1982 has yielded personal and spiritual growth and peace. In 1985, she moved from the USA to Jerusalem, Israel to be a full time seminary student and deepen her Torah knowledge. After 18 months in seminary, she moved to Tzfat in northern Israel to make a home and raise a family. Chana is a respected member of the Orthodox community in Tzfat. She says, "I also merit to live in an amazing community of spiritual seekers where we each focus on growing into our best personal and spiritual self."
Chana began volunteer teaching in her teens and public speaking in her twenties. She is a natural writer, teacher and public speaker who finds great pleasure in sharing her knowledge and life experiences.
She initiated her Torah and Judaism outreach work to non-Jews in 2008. She has her own Facebook page: Tree of Life Wisdom Academy. She developed the course Insider's Guide to Judaism as an expansion of that outreach work. Her students span the globe. They come from USA, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Europe, Pakistan, India, Philippines and South Africa.
She brings to her courses her love of God and the Torah way of life. She passionately shares her knowledge and understanding, learned formally during seminary study, and informally through adult education classes in the community, reading and personal discussions with rabbis and teachers. Her experiences of living the religious life for many years as convert, wife, mother and community member have given her wisdom which she generously shares with her students.