(JTA) — When he’s not working at the local dog care and boarding center, 24-year-old Raffi Stein-Klotz is usually playing kickball or tending to the garden at his residential facility in Boca Raton.

Every Thursday evening, a group of Jewish students gather for a student-led Torah study. Attendees share company, eat snacks and discuss the parshah of the week. No knowledge of Torah is required.

Working at MTV is not typical training for a Jewish day school teacher. But Oren Kaunfer is no ordinary Jewish teacher. The New England native had a successful career in television before deciding he ...