Rabbi Dov Singer, born in 1957 to Holocaust survivors, was chosen by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz to found and lead Yeshivat Makor Chaim in Gush Etzion, a Hasidic-Zionist high school he has headed for more than thirty years. He is known in Israel and abroad for his workshops on prayer and teacher training. His Hebrew bestseller on prayer appeared in English as Prepare My Prayer.