Summer Session- Session 1:
Elul and Yamim Noraim:
Creating Meaningful Opportunities for Women Leading Up to the Days of Awe
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Summer Session Speakers
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Mrs. Andrea Schulman More about this speakerx Mrs. Andrea Schulman
Andrea Schulman is the Executive Director of Mesorah Baltimore (formerly WIT) in Baltimore, Maryland. Mesorah Baltimore is an educational organization for women providing quality classes and programming guided by Torah wisdom to enhance spiritual and intellectual growth. Andrea is a graduate of Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women. Before joining Mesorah Baltimore, she served as the Marketing Director for both The Jewish Literacy Foundation and NJOP. Andrea served a seven-year term on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore and received the 2022 Joseph Meyerhoff II Chair’s Award. She also spent three years as the President of the PTA at the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore and has recently joined the board of Jewish Educational Services. Andrea lives in Baltimore with her husband and their two wonderful sons.
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Rebbetzin Liat Mayerfeld More about this speakerx Rebbetzin Liat Mayerfeld
Liat Mayerfeld was born in New York, raised in Israel, and somehow still manages to make the best of both accents. After serving for over two years in Israeli military intelligence (yes, she could tell you more, but then….), she earned teaching credentials in Jewish studies and special education from Michlala College. She spent years in London as director of women’s education at Aish UK and was also the Rebbetzin of Shomrei Hadath Synagogue in West Hampstead. Now in NYC, Rebbetzin Mayerfeld co-directs Kii, connecting, teaching, and laughing with young professionals across the city. She also teaches kallahs and trains and mentors kallah teachers of women from various backgrounds.
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Mrs. Rachel Isaacs More about this speakerx Mrs. Rachel Isaacs
Rachel Isaacs serves as the Rebbetzin of Beth Joseph Congregation in Phoenix, Arizona, where she has been involved in developing and supporting a diverse range of shul programs for the past fifteen years. A native of Lakewood, NJ, Rachel pursued her higher education at Rutgers University. Before stepping into her role at the shul, she worked as a pharmaceutical microbiologist and enjoys bringing her analytical mindset and educational approach to her communal work.