Yossi Berg

Yossi Berg was born in 1966 in Herzliya

Yossi Berg was born on June 25, 1966, in Herzliya, to Ruth and Yoel Berg. He attended Herishonim High School in the city.

He served as an intelligence officer in Unit 8200 and holds the reserve rank of major. In 1989 he completed a double bachelor's degree in law and accounting at Tel Aviv University. In 2007 he earned a master's degree in commercial law at Bar-Ilan University.

In 1995 he founded the Hagigim publishing house to publish the poems of Raviv Levi. It later published his own poetry under the pen name Tz. Dror, as well as books on law, children, humor and other subjects. He wrote three poetry books, among them Ta'avat Alamim, and the children's story Uncle Yossi Is Going to Be a Father in 2008.

From 2000 to 2005 he was legal adviser and head of the legal department of the Israel Consumer Council. In 2005 he cofounded the Public Trust association. In 2011 he cofounded Safe Future Investments, a real estate company in Georgia in the United States.

He has been active for the LGBT community. He volunteered at a support hotline from 1995 to 2003. In 2009 he cofounded the Rainbow Families organization with Yair Qedar.