Tzvika Mor

Tzvika Mor
Born(1976-09-15)September 15, 1976
Bnei Brak, Israel
Education
OccupationChairman of the Tikva Forum
Children8

Tzvi (Tzvika) Mor (born 15 September 1976) is an Israeli educator, psychologist, and public activist, serving as chairman of the Tikva Forum, an association of families of Israeli hostages abducted to Gaza during the October 7 massacre. He is the father of Eitan Mor, who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival massacre and released two years later.[1] Mor holds a PhD in psychology.[2][3]

Biography

Mor was born in Bnei Brak. He studied at the Nahalal Yeshiva High School, the Kiryat Shmona Hesder Yeshiva, and later (2000–2005) at Yeshivat Shavei Hebron. He served in the Paratroopers Brigade as part of the hesder program, and continues to serve in the 55th Paratroopers Reserve Brigade.

Professional career

Mor worked for several years as an educator at the Kiryat Arba Yeshiva High School and as a teacher at the Kiryat Arba Ulpana for girls. In 2012–2013 he taught at the Horev Yeshiva High School in Jerusalem.

He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Lifshitz College of Education in 2001. In 2013–2014 he wrote a column titled "Education Series" for Arutz Sheva.[4] In 2016 he was certified as a senior coach and trainer by the Israeli Coaching Association, and in 2017 completed a master's degree in management and organization of educational systems at Herzog College. In 2020, he completed an NLP course at Totsaot College in Tel Aviv.[5]

In 2025 Mor earned a doctorate in psychology from the University of Córdoba, specializing in ADHD.[6] His dissertation, supervised by Prof. Eliana M. Moreno, was titled "The Effect of a Cognitive-Behavioral Coaching (CBC) Model on Self-Regulation in Adolescents with ADHD".[7] Mor is not registered in Israel's official psychologists’ registry and is not a licensed clinical practitioner.

Public activity

Following the abduction of his son during the October 7 massacre, Mor and several other families founded the Tikva Forum, after separating from the official Hostages and Missing Families Forum. The forum advocates military pressure on Hamas, opposes partial hostage deals, and calls for continued Israeli military presence along the Philadelphi Corridor, the Morag Axis, and the Netzarim Corridor until all war objectives are achieved.

In 2025, Mor served on the judging panel of the World Bible Quiz for Jewish Youth.[8] He received the Zionism Award at the 2024 Israeli Right Conference,[9] and was honored by the Bnei Akiva movement for "steadfast national spirit during wartime".[10] He was later named “Person of the Year” for 2025 by the weekly magazine Besheva.[11]

As chairman of the Tikva Forum during the Iron Swords War, Mor appeared hundreds of times in Israeli and international media, including The Jerusalem Post and The Times of Israel.[12][13] He also held press conferences in the Knesset, the Kirya in Tel Aviv, and elsewhere,[14] and appeared before several Knesset committees including Foreign Affairs and Defense and Constitution, Law and Justice.[15][16] He frequently delivers lectures in synagogues, community centers, and educational institutions.

Personal life

Mor is married to Efrat; they have eight children and live in Kiryat Arba.[17] During the Gaza war, while his son was held hostage, Mor served in the IDF reserves in northern Israel.[18]

References

  1. ^ Blumhof, Idan (13 October 2025). "Eitan Mor filmed smiling as he hugs his parents: "I boasted in captivity about the education they gave me"" (in Hebrew). Ynet.
  2. ^ "About". Home for ADHD Families. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  3. ^ Gadi Taub (15 July 2025). "Congratulations to Tzvika Mor on completing his PhD in psychology". X.
  4. ^ "Education Series". Arutz Sheva.
  5. ^ "Tzvika Mor – personal, youth and parental coach". Yozmot College. 30 January 2020.
  6. ^ Mor, Tzvika; Moreno, Eliana M. (2025). "The Effect of a Cognitive-Behavioral Coaching Model on Improving Academic Performance of ADHD Adolescents". Educational Process: International Journal.
  7. ^ Mor, Tzvi (2025). Effects of a Cognitive-Behavioral Coaching (CBC) Model on Self-Regulation in Adolescents with ADHD (Thesis). University of Córdoba.
  8. ^ "Bible Quiz 2025: Tzvika Mor judged a question on hope and defeatism". Arutz Sheva. 1 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Michael Ben-Ari and Tzvika Mor receive Zionism Award". Arutz Sheva. 28 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Tzvika Mor at the Bnei Akiva national convention: The main battle is over our spirit". Arutz Sheva. 17 April 2025.
  11. ^ "People of the Year 2025". Besheva. 18 September 2025.
  12. ^ "'A deal is surrender to Hamas': Hostage's father says annexation would pressure Sinwar". The Jerusalem Post. 12 July 2024.
  13. ^ Steinberg, Jessica (7 February 2024). "Father of hostage Eitan Mor stresses importance of bringing captives home but not at any cost". The Times of Israel.
  14. ^ "Tikva Forum families: "The deal is a betrayal of those left behind"". Arutz Sheva. 13 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Tzvika Mor's emotional message to his son in captivity". Knesset Channel. 8 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Hostages' families at Knesset Constitution Committee: turmoil during remarks by Tzvika Mor". Knesset. 10 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Grandson born to Tzvika and Efrat Mor, parents of hostage Eitan". Arutz Sheva. 10 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Father of hostage from reserves in the north: "We're striking hard"". Kipa. 15 October 2024.
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