Suspects that his mother does not like him, or more accurately that he is the least favored of his 12 brothers who do not resemble him very much. Mom was a Reconstructionist growing up, then more of the renewal movement. Got caught up in one of the counter-cultural movements with the ecstatic worship style and mysticism of Hasid, rejecting the rigorous halakhic of Orthodox, but it lacked the formal institutional structure that she needed, so she drifted away eventually. Mom finally settled down and became an Ashkenazi Conservative, the liberalized Orthodox theology and practice with a more traditional and halakhically based alternative to Reform was comfortable for her. But they eat shellfish which severely limited his marriage prospects.

Education

Baccalaureate Engineering Tellar Polytechica Institute - Miracht, Tellar Interned at Starbase 39 Sierra, enlisted. After 20 years of service, went to officer's training school, made full lieutenant

Pre-Starfleet History

Student and Gourmand.

Starfleet History

Interned with Starfleet then joined as an enlisted man, mostly to get away from his overbearing family. During a hiatus from Starfleet, married a luddite revolutionary who thought that Tellar should withdraw from the Federation. Has 6 children.

Medical History

Has a prosthetic left hand from an accident in the line of duty. Is big boned, not fat.

Skills

Most of Tevya's service has been in maintaining ships and outposts that were much less modern. Upgrading where they could. During the last years of the Constitution Class, he was assigned to the USS Bonaventure. He works well with his team and organizes them well.