Joseph Salem studied at Yeshivat Kiryat Moshe in Mitzpeh Yericho for two years where he had the opportunity to learn under the leadership of Rabbi Shabtai Sabato. He currently studies part time under Rabbi Shimon Alouf in the Sephardic Rabbinical College. In his day job, Joseph works in midtown Manhattan in the textile industry. He and his wife Loraine have 3 children, and hope to one day live in Eretz Yisrael.