Rabbi Oimer Yisroel Furmanski is a true Renaissance man who studied and excelled in many varied fields from mathematics and physics, to violin and piano. In 1979, at the age of eighteen, Furmanski became one of the first participants in a unique ‘think-tank’ program run by the Israel Defense Forces, which allowed him to study for his B.Sc. in physics and mathematics at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Furmanski later went on to study for a Ph.D. in physics and astronomy at Penn State University. He had completed his course work in both departments and was about to start work on his thesis, when his life took a dramatic, uplifting turn. At the request of the righteous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Grand Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Furmanski left the Ph.D. program to dedicate himself to Torah study of Jewish Chassidic mysticism and disseminate this to the public at large.

Thus Rabbi Furmanski embarked on a path of developing his unique methods and approach in Torah study. He has taught and lectured intensively in many different forums, in Israel as well as overseas. He developed a step-by-step approach to teaching Kabbalah and Chassidic thought, and a testing device for personality analysis with an emphasis on personal growth and development that is the basis of the Atzmi system.

In 2005, Rabbi Furmanski founded the Atzmi-Knowledge company, assisted by his long-time close friend Dr. Shlomo Kalish, CEO of Jerusalem Global Ventures.

Dr. Shlomo Kalish holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research from MIT, an M.Sc. degree from the Sloan School of Management at MIT and a B.Sc. degree in mathematics from Tel Aviv University. He is active on the boards of many non-profit institutions, including three universities, several religious educational institutions and organizations that promote peace and understanding among people.

Rabbi Meilech Leib DuBrow is Atzmi’s Chief Development Officer.  He is an internationally recognized educator and public speaker in spiritual health and well-being and new media development.  He completed his Ph.D. studies in Public Policy Analysis at the Rand Graduate School, worked as an analyst at the Rand Corporation, as a professor at Pepperdine University and as an instructor at the UCLA Experimental College. Rabbi DuBrow has over 30 years’ experience as a spiritual counselor and served as an Auxiliary Chaplain of the United States Army.