Virtual Summer Learning Program

Rivka Kahan has taught and served in a variety of leadership roles in high school and post-high school programs. She worked at Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls for 20 years, where she taught Judaic Studies and served as Principal for 10 years. She currently teaches at Midreshet Tehillah and Mizrachi-Lapidot, and develops educational and scholarly resources for AlHaTorah.org. She has taught at many post-high school and adult education programs in Israel. Her upcoming book, Emotional Landscapes in Tanakh: Biblical Perspectives on Human Feelings and Relationships, is being published by Koren Publishers, and she contributed to The Az Nashir Haggadah (Matan Edition).

Chana Meira Katz is a dynamic Torah educator who teaches learners of all ages. She shares her insights through Nach Yomi and Olami West and will be joining the Shalhevet High School faculty this coming fall. In addition to her classroom teaching, she is a Walder Fellow currently pursuing a PhD in Jewish Studies, blending rich academic scholarship with a deep love for Torah.

For nearly four decades, Mrs. Chani Juravel has worked in the fields of chinuch and counseling, helping individuals deepen their relationships, personal growth, and connection to Torah values. She lives in Rockland County, New York and currently maintains a private practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), working with individuals and couples both in person and virtually. An engaging lecturer, she combines Torah-true hashkafah with psychological insight, bringing spiritual concepts to life in a practical and relatable way. She is the author of Sefira in Our Lives (Feldheim), a relationship guide based on the middot of Sefirat HaOmer. She also leads Inspired Living, a WhatsApp community of several thousand women who receive her daily and weekly five-minute talks on timely Torah and personal growth topics.

Mrs. Emma Katz earned her bachelor’s degree in Judaic studies and education from Stern College for Women, and her master’s degree in Jewish education from Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration. Emma has taught in many formal and informal Jewish educational settings, including Shulamith High School for Girls, Ida Crown Jewish Academy, Bruriah Middle School, and Stern College for Women. Emma participated in the Bellows Eshkolot Tanach Educators Program at Matan Yerushalayim, learning both Tanach content and new and innovative educational methodology from leading Jewish educators. Emma served as the Director of NILI, the Chicago Institute of Women’s Learning (The Women’s Initiative of the YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago) creating high-level learning opportunities for the women of the Chicagoland community and beyond. Emma currently serves as the Community Program Coordinator for the OU Women’s Initiative. Emma lives in Linden, NJ and serves as the Rebbetzin of Congregation Anshe Chesed in Linden, NJ alongside her husband, Rabbi Yossi Katz, and 4 children. 

Mrs. Elana Glatt serves as the Director of Educational Programming at Michlalah, and works there as well as a seasoned teacher and rakezet. She is known for her engaging lectures on a wide array of Torah topics, combining deep knowledge with a palpable passion for Jewish education. Elana holds a master’s degree in Jewish education and an MBA in Non-Profit Management, and loves to teach kallot on the side too. Elana is blessed to live in Jerusalem with her husband and children.

Yael Krumbein, M.Phil., teaches European history in Touro College’s Lander College for Women in New York City. She also teaches Jewish history in Machon Ora High School in Passaic, New Jersey where she lives with her family.