Born in Missouri, Yuval lived in Israel for 33 years before coming to Switzerland in 2010. He has travelled
extensively, having lectured in 17 of the 31 American states he has visited, and 12 of the 25 countries.
He taught music for 22 years before becoming a music producer and finally spent eight years as the Jerusalem Bureau chief for an American radio network, doing daily news spots and videos, and occasionally appearing on television. He now has his own small language school for adult learners in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. He has had over 300 articles, poems, and songs published. He is the author of Teaching 40-Year-Old Kids and A Knight in Rusty Armor .