Resume

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, NY

Rabbinic Ordination | Expected May 2026

Master of Arts in Hebrew Literature | May 2025

Recipient of The Gavi Klonsky Award for "Amitz Lev” – for spirit, character and strength of heart; the Burton Lehman Prize in Jewish Leadership; and the Sylvia Levenstein Prize in Human Relations.

Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management

Certificate in Jewish Organizational Leadership | Aug 2025

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science | May 2015

Community Synagogue of Rye, Rye, NY

Rabbinic Intern | Sept 2024-May 2026

• Education: craft and teach bi-weekly adult Torah study sessions on the weekly parshiot; develop weekly lesson plans for 4th and 5th graders on Torah, holidays, and values; develop and teach holiday-centric family education lessons 3x per year; teach several sessions of the Introduction to Judaism course; work with b’nei mitzvah students on their d’var Torah.

• Prayer: help to lead weekly Shabbat services with the rabbi and cantor; regularly deliver Shabbat divrei Torah and chant the weekly portion; work with a song leader to lead weekly tefillah for kindergarten-2nd grade; tell stories for monthly Tot Shabbat; collaborate with a song leader to craft High Holiday services for early childhood and youth families.

• Administrative & Special Projects: handle the logistics (marketing, purchasing curriculum, registering participants) to launch the Introduction to Judaism course; bring Jewish teachings related to the secular book for the bi-monthly book club; coordinate with lay-leaders to assemble and deliver Chanukkah gift bags for members around Westchester County.

Cornell University Hillel, Ithaca, NY| Sept 2023-May 2024

Reform Rabbinic Intern

• Regularly met with students to increase engagement and provide pastoral care.

• Led monthly Reform Friday night services, and planned and led all Reform High Holiday programming.

Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX| Aug 2023

• Completed 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education.    

Adath Emanu-El, Mount Laurel, NJ| Sept 2022

High Holiday Rabbinic Intern

• Crafted and led all youth services, delivered a Kol Nidre sermon, and co-lead main bima services.

Office of Recruitment & Admissions, HUC-JIR NY | Oct 2024-Dec 2025

Student Ambassador

• Arranged prospective student visits to campus; recruited prospective students at conferences and through virtual outreach; organized Open House events; kept organized records of interactions and give-away items for in-person recruitment events.

HUC-JIR & One America Movement Eilu V’Eilu Intensive | Jan 2025

Student Intern

• Worked with Provost Andrea Weiss and Rabbi Fred Reeves to provide logistical support in hosting a week-long intensive for HUC and JTS students including arranging meals, organizing prayer, and recruiting guest speakers.

• Facilitated panel discussions with Jewish and interfaith clergy around leading in polarized times.

Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, New York, NY | Sept 2022-May 2023

Religious School Educator

• Developed weekly lesson plans on lifecycle, Israel, and Holocaust. 

Greene Family Camp, Bruceville, TX | Summer 2022

Assistant Director of Jewish Life

• Developed hour-long lesson plans for children aged 5-15 around the camp values of respect, friendship, presence, and peoplehood.

Temple Emanu-El, Dallas, TX | Aug 2018-May 2021

Religious School Educator

• Created weekly lessons on Torah, holidays, Jewish symbols, lifecycle events, and Jewish values. 

Congregation Anshai Torah Preschool | Jul 2017-Jun 2019

Early Childhood Educator

• Assessed the academic, social-emotional, and physical development of children aged 3 months- 5 years to design lessons at their level; for example, board games with small groups to develop patience, team work, strategizing, and accepting loss. 

• Created strong bonds and fostered trust with parents to work as a team to meet their children’s needs.

Camey Elementary, Lewisville ISD, The Colony, TX | Aug 2016-May 2017

Elementary School Educator

• Worked with the team to create weekly lesson plans based on district curriculum guidelines.

• Used creativity and student interests to help engage students, including a Black History Month research project on a historical or modern figure of the students’ choice.  

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, NY

President, Student Association | June 2023-May 2024

Student Representative, Board of Governors’ Student Life Committee | June 2023-May 2024

Class Representative, Student Association | Aug 2022- May 2023

Temple Emanu-El, Dallas, TX

Board of Trustees | Apr 2019-Apr 2021

ATID Young Adult Leadership Committee | Dec 2016-May 2021

Adult Learning Council | Jan 2018-Sept 2020

High Holidays Working Group | Jun-Aug 2020

ADL Texoma, Dallas, TX

Young Leadership Committee | Aug 2018-May 2021

Glass Leadership Institute Co-Chair | Aug 2018-Jun 2019

Union of Reform Judaism

JewV’Nation Fellow | Nov 2018-Jul 2019