Ari was born and grew up in Israel. He studied at the Hebron Yeshiva - Knesset Israel. For nine years he coordinated and managed projects in a variety of Jewish social frameworks, such as in Gesher, Masa, and more. Ari has a lot of expertise and proficiency working with students, immigrant youth, and young people in pre-military preparatory courses, such as in the Israeli Journey and Taglit. Ari volunteered for a year and a half at the Israeli Border Police. Ari is married to Aliza and they have five lovely children.

In 2018 Ari was recruited by Jewish Futures to establish a new organisation devoted to Israelis living in London. Currently, Ari, together with Aliza and an amazing team, manage and leads “Shelanu Be’London”, meaning “Ours in London”.