SawYouAtSinai Team

Marketing Advisor & Co-Founder

Azi serves as Advisor in Advertising and Marketing for SawYouAtSinai and is a Founding Partner of the site.

He founded NYC’s premier digital media recruiting agency, AC Lion, almost 20 years ago and continues to lead the growing company as their CEO

Azi is frequently quoted in Crain’s New York Business, maintaining an active and integral role in numerous community and political causes, and works pro bono as Director of the Career Center for the J2J Network, a nonprofit organization.

He lives in New York with his wife and children and enjoys surfing both the internet and the ocean waves in his spare time.

CEO & Co-Founder

Marc is the Chief Executive Officer and creator of SawYouAtSinai

When people ask how he decided to start SawYouAtSinai , Marc explains he had a "midlife crisis at age 34," while still single, and decided he had to be working on a project that had a clear and distinct impact on the Jewish singles' community. So he left the corporate world where he was a Management Consultant and working on Wall Street for 12 years to create the ultimate online matchmaking network. Marc loves building a company that is clearly affecting many people in a positive way.

Outside of business, Marc enjoys athletics, the outdoors and travel. He raced on the ski team at Columbia University, and inadvertently became a matchmaker when 2 couples met on one of his trips and later got married.

Right before he launched SawYouAtSinai, he met his wife Chani. They live in New York and have 4 children.

Lead Programmer

Jack Bhanded is the Lead Programmer for SawYouAtSinai and is involved in all phases of the network from designing to programming. In his own words, he is "very very happy that my hard work is contributing to all of our holy work!"

Jack can be found tirelessly working on the SawYouAtSinai web site and speaking to CEO Marc Goldmann at insane hours of the late night and early morning.

When he is not working (which is rare these days!), Jack goes biking, swimming and cycling and never misses a chance to go for a hike. He is an avid reader who enjoys listening to music and relies on yoga to unwind – When you work as hard as Jack does, you need some time to meditate and connect with your inner self!

Jack has a Master’s in Computer Science and Electronics. He is a devotee of innovative technologies and gadgets!

Director of Matchmaker Relations at SawYouAtSinai

Elana has spent most of her career working in video licensing, marketing, and production for the higher education market and served as vice president of her company, managing project teams, negotiating contracts, and helping to develop company strategy.

She was involved in some of the early brainstorming sessions for SawYouAtSinai and later met her husband through the site, successfully navigating the challenges of long-distance dating between Israel and the US. After making aliya, Elana became a matchmaker on the site and later joined the SYAS internal team to work with and help the matchmakers.

Outside of work, Elana enjoys anything water, especially swimming, waterskiing, and skiing (still water…just frozen), and just in general being outdoors. She and her husband and son enjoy moshav life in Israel, where they live on a hill overlooking the area where David wrote many of the tehillim (Psalms).

Director of Matchmaker Training

Sarah is responsible for selecting and training the SawYouAtSinai matchmakers. She guides the matchmakers through the process. She is also a senior matchmaker on the site. She has made many marriages and has several couples happily dating.

Sarah is a qualified social worker who graduated from Wurtzweiler School of Social Work. She is a Board Certified Social Worker in New York. She uses her experience and skills to guide both matchmakers and her members.

She is living in Israel with her husband David and her two children Shani and Zahava.

Chief Operating Officer

Rachel is the C.O.O for SawYouAtSinai. She spends her day trying to make the website as beneficial as possible for its members through both online and offline initiatives.

She switched from the “World of Accounting” to the ‘World of Shidduchim’ giving ‘one plus one’ a whole new meaning. Rachel feels privileged to be part of an organization that contributes to the Jewish community. She loves hearing about each couple’s story and getting updated as their families grow.

Manager of Member & Matchmaker Support

Chana is the Manager of Member & Matchmaker Support for SawYouAtSinai . She spends her day trying to make members' and matchmakers' experience as smooth and efficient as possible.

Chana received her Bachelors and Masters in Education from Touro College. She feels privileged to be part of an organization that focuses on such an important mission for the Jewish people. She feels very grateful to SYAS, since she also met her husband on the site! .

Data integrity & Assistant Programmer

Viral working as Data integrity & Assistant Programmer in SawYouAtSinai for the last seven years alongside Jack.

He did his B.tech in Computer Science, and presently he lives with his family in India.

Founding Matchmaker & Matchmaker Advisor

Dr. Tova Weinberg serves as Matchmaker Advisor for SawYouAtSinai availing herself to matchmakers of the network who wish to consult with her on dating or matching matters. She joined our network having previously made 80 successful matches over the years.

Tova is a dentist by trade but her love is matchmaking! She has made hundreds of matches!

Tova is an active member of the Jewish community and is on the Board of many organizations.

She and her husband live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have five children, and many grandchildren. She spends much of her year in Israel.

Matchmaker & Dating Coach

Lori loves introducing couples and supporting, guiding and counseling them as a dating coach. She makes herself available day and night to field questions and share advice on anything and everything, spanning from texting etiquette to proposal planning, and everything in between.

She is honored and humbled to get to know each individual personally, while helping them navigate the dating process.

Lori has been consulted by and featured in the NY Post, The New York Times Magazine, Martha Stewart Weddings, Glamour, MSN, Bustle, Women's Health, Philly.com, Brides, Huffington Post, AskMen and more.

Lori has also consulted for Fortune 500 companies on Human Resources issues and has served as Scholar in Residence in Synagogues and Universities nationwide.

In addition to matchmaking, professionally, Lori was elected to public office in Massachusetts in 2009 and previously worked for MSNBC in New York City and NBC News in Boston.

Lori graduated from Boston University in 2004 with a Bachelors of Arts in Music and earned her M.B.A. in Finance and Management from Fordham University in 2008 and Masters Certificate at the Juilliard School in Dalcroze Pedagogy and Piano.

Lori currently serves on the Board of Directors at Kohelet Yeshiva and the Union Fire Association, is a member of the CHOP Foundation of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and was recently named as an ambassador to JScreen.

Lori and her husband Leon were married on July 4th, 2005 and reside in Philadelphia, and are parents to four adorable children, Chloe, Zachy, Gaby and Sammy.