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Education

Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School                    New York, NY                     Fall 2004 – Summer 2009

            -Expected to graduate with rabbinical ordination

Indiana University                                               Bloomington, IN                                  December 2003

            -Bachelor of Arts, Jewish Studies Major

            -Overall GPA: 3.4, Major GPA: 3.7

           

Rabbinical Student Activity

Rabbinical Intern - Center for Modern Torah Leadership Boston, MA             2008-2009

·         Delivering divrei Torah at the Tremont Shul

·         Delivered presentations at the Tremont Shul

·         Mentoring rabbi: Rabbi Aryeh Klapper

Rabbinical Intern – Beth David Synagogue       West Hartford, CT                  2007-2008

·         Delivered three Shabbat morning sermons

·         Taught six morning “Worship Workshops”

·         Mentoring rabbi: Rabbi Yitzchak Adler

Assistant Editor – Milin Havivin                                                 New York, NY                            2006-2008

·         Edited articles, primarily focusing on proper formatting of citations

 

Work Experience

Research Assistant

For Professor Hava Tirosh-Samuelson                                Summer 2005

·         Researched and compiled Talmudic statements about the environment & natural world

Administrative Staff

B’nai B’rith Youth Organization Summer Programs    Starlight, PA                Summers 2002, 2003, & 2004

            Administrative Staff

  • Counseled cabins of 20 adolescent males in outdoor setting
  • Facilitated discussion groups on topics ranging from Israel to G-d

 

Published Articles

  • Birkat Ha-Mapil: The Rabbinic Pre-Sleep Blessing. Milin Havivin 3 (2007): 155-168.
  • Rabbinic Sleep Ethics: Jewish Sleep Conduct in Late Antiquity. Milin Havivin 2 (2006): 83-93.
  • In Your Lying Down and In Your Rising Up: A Biblical Sleep Ethic. Jewish Bible Quarterly 34, no. 1 (January – March 2006): 47-50.

 

Leadership Activities

Bloomington Jewish Student                                                      Fall 2003

  • Founded & directed a campus Jewish newspaper
  • Edited & wrote for all the first nine issues
  • Maintained the website

Indiana University Hillel Center                                       

            Education Chairman                                                       Fall 2003

  • Led weekly Torah portion discussions

 

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