He earned Semicha (rabbinic ordination), a BA in Mathematics and an MS and EdD in Education at Yeshiva University, and an MPA in Public Administration from Baruch College.

In 1998, while working at BMT and Midreshet Lindenbaum in Jerusalem, Berger responded to the internet revolution which was still in an embryonic stage, by starting a mailing list whose objective was to create an on-line community of practice for Jewish educators around the globe to collaborate with each other on issues of urgency to the world of Jewish education, and to develop curricula and methodology together.

Berger's doctoral dissertation focuses on the effects of the gap-year spent by many young American high school graduates in study programs throughout Israel.

Berger's research found that the overwhelming majority of students return to North America and continue with their college plans.

Berger recently completed a full cycle of daf yomi essays based on Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz' commentary on the Talmud.