Melanie Sobell Zaken (Mel), is a British-born Israeli who lives in Jerusalem. While not being chronologically millennial, she is now in her third career, having worked for over a decade in informal Jewish education before beginning work as a fundraiser at the Joint (JDC), where she is currently Director of Human Resources for Europe, Africa and Asia. Mel is a Board member of Kehilat Kol Haneshama, the flagship Reform community in Jerusalem. Married to Benny, Mel's main claim to fame nowadays is that she is Yali Zaken's mum.