Ariel Hakimi was raised in Great Neck, where he is part of the United Mashadi Jewish Community (Sephardic community). Ariel is currently working at Kalaty Rugs as a manager, is a business owner, and on his free time is immersed in Judaic studies. He attended the Great Neck public school system, and in the community’s Hebrew school he discovered his love for Israel. After graduating high school, Ariel studied at Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh in the old city of Jerusalem for two years. When returning, he got his bachelor’s in business administration and management with a concentration in accounting from Lander (Touro) College for Men.
