Tom is a former Fortune 500 corporate senior executive who retired early in life when the Lord suddenly inspired Tom with a consuming passion for Israel and the Holy Scriptures. He spent several years in intense Scripture study, being mentored by Jewish Torah scholars and Christian academics, has poured over countless volumes of works of the great Hebrew sages and Rabbis and the learned Christian Scholars (ancient and modern.) His formal university education began with study in Archeology and Egyptology before becoming a Business major, which propelled his former career in the Hi-Tech field.

R. Baruch is the senior lecturer at the Zera Abraham Institute based in Israel. His teachings are broadcasted on numerous television networks in the United States, Europe and Africa. Many of his lectures are available in video form, but also in audio and written on Pdut.org in Hebrew, on loveisrael.org in English and on Amarasaisrael.org in Spanish.Baruch holds a PhD in Jewish Studies. His dissertation was on the translation techniques of the Septuagint. Baruch has been married for thirty-six years to his wife Rivka, and they have three adult children. The Kormans live in Israel.