About Education
Dual Bachelor of Arts Degree Program | Expected May 2025
- Columbia University | School of General Studies
- Sociology major
- Jewish Theological Seminary | Albert A. List College
- Bible major
Gap year program | Sept 2020-May 2021
- Nativ: USCJ’s College Leadership Program
- & Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Rothberg International School
Council Rock High School North | Graduated 2020
About Journalism Experience
See examples of work, both published and unpublished.
Author | Phyllis Kantor: It Took a Village to Weave Her Career | 2023
- Wrote a retrospective of Phyllis Kantor’s career for her 80th birthday
- Interviewed her colleagues, family, and friends
Associate Editor | ExploringJudaism | Since July 2023
- Started as an intern (Aug. ’22-Jun. ’23)—copy and style editor, content creator and aggregator.
- Promoted to Associate Editor. Increased responsibilities included: maintaining multiple projects, uploading and digitising print sources to allow for online viewing and manipulation, digitization and web optimization for multiple projects, and weekly email communications. Projects include a partnership with Torah Sparks at the Fuchsberg Center, the journal, Conservative Judaism, and the Committee on Jewish Law and Standard.
DJ | WBAR | September 2022
- Weekly host of a show that I created, write, and produce
- Late-night relationship show, including both music and speech
Intern | ExploringJudaism | August 2022-June 2023
- Copy and style editor, content creator and aggregator
- Work on multiple projects including uploading and digitizing of multiple print sources to allow for online viewing and manipulation
- Digitization and web optimization for multiple projects
Associate Copy Editor | Columbia Spectator | Since January 2022
- Primarily involved with style and voice editing, in addition to minimal and occasional fact-checking, for both digital and print material
Crossword Writer | Columbia Spectator | Since January 2022
- Weekly crossword creator for the paper (previous crosswords can be found here)
Creator, writer, producer, host | Inside Our Reality, podcast | Spring 2020
- Experimented with storytelling, interviewing, and podcasting; 14 episodes, 826 overall listens; learned Audacity and Anchor, as well as ran social media accounts
Coordinator | Achshav, USY blog | Mar 2019-Dec 2019
- Edited every article, as well as wrote; articles included USY news, holiday content, essays based on weekly Torah portions; revived the blog after years of limited use, by 200%
Reporting Armed Conflict: The Middle East | Fall 2020
Course, Rothberg International School
- Seminar based course focused on objectives, methods, and consequences of media involvement in armed conflicts. Reported on conflicts, both social and political, in Israel. Articles included reporting on political unrest and protests, religious conflicts, and relations with Gaza.
- See work from this class here
About Additional Experience
President | Gamma Phi Beta, Iota chapter | January-December 2024
- Oversee executive board of 6 members and positions held under each of those positions
- Plan events, increase membership
- Navigated membership issues and the communication between the international organization and the campus Panhellenic organization
Research Assistant | Jewish Theological Seminary | Summer 2023
- Researcher for Jack Wertheimer, professor of Jewish American history at JTS
- Data entry and work with tax documents, required Excel technical skills
- Research on philanthropies
Tour Guide | Jewish Theological Seminary | Ongoing
Sales Associate | Zinnia | Summer 2022
- Duties included customer service, assisting customers while they shopped and answering questions on metal, stone, store policies, et cetera, as well as general and traditional store upkeep
Stylist | Banana Republic | Summer 2022
- Sales associate involved with customer service and upkeep of the store
- Tasked with upkeep of the dressing room and customer service and assistance related to the dressing room
Service Leader | Mishpacha at Ansche Chesed | Since Winter 2022
- Leader of weekly Sabbath morning services for preschoolers and early elementary school students
- Responsible for creating lesson plans and weekly curriculums, as well as keeping the students involved and engaged throughout the weekly program
Assistant | Jewish Theological Seminary Library | Since Fall 2021
- Continued transition into new library space and finished set-up of new space
- Contributed to daily and weekly library operations and organization
Senior Counselor | Camp Ramah in the Poconos | Summer 2021
- Head counselor for 16 eleven-year-old girls at sleepaway camp, planning daily bunk and age group activities and overseeing physical and emotional well-being of campers
- Additionally, oversaw three associate staff members
Co-Chair | International Convention, USY | Feb. 2020-Dec. 2020
- Planned, marketed, and executed online USY International Convention for hundreds of Jewish teenagers from across North America; planned specific programming including social action initiatives, social programming, and learning opportunities
- Worked with USY adult and teen leadership, keynote speakers, and organizational leadership
Regional President | Mizrach USY | April 2019-May 2020
- Planned, marketed, and executed regional programming, including one of the first online conventions, in addition to leading weekly board meetings and individual meetings with board members and regional counterparts
- Mentored current and future regional leaders
Tutor and Aid | Congregation Brothers of Israel Hebrew School | Sept 2016-May 2020
- Tutored seven individual students in prayers and Hebrew reading
- Assisted the classroom teacher in lessons and basic classroom needs
- Stayed with the same class and teacher for all four years
Membership/Kadima Vice President | Mizrach USY | April 2018-April 2019
- Oversaw all membership issues for the USY region.
- Oversaw growth in membership over the year.
- Created and executed membership growth initiatives.
- Planned icebreaker programs for each convention.
- Oversaw Kadima (pre-USY) regional programming.
Winter Convention Cochair | Mizrach USY | Winter 2019
- Planned and executed this convention.
- Chose a theme, planned and ran programs.
- Worked with the regional board and fellow cochairs to create educational and social programming.
Intern | Camp Ramah in the Poconos | 2018
- Served as a camp intern to help with recruitment. Attended recruitment events as a representative for Camp Ramah.
Membership/Kadima Vice President | Bucks USY | 2018
- Oversaw all membership issues for the chapter.
- Recruited teenagers to join the chapter and oversaw membership growth for the year.
- Planned icebreaker programming for each chapter event.
- Worked with the Kadima (pre-USY) adult advisor and oversaw chapter Kadima programming.
Religion Education General Board | Mizrach USY | 2018
- Served under the Religion Education Vice President for a one-year term. Oversaw all prayer services; assigned leaders, helped services run smoothly.
Participant | The New Tiberias Excavation Project | Spring 2021
- Volunteered on an archaeological excavation in Tiberias, Israel, while on the aforementioned gap-year program.
- Excavated for two weeks, organized the finds, and learned directly from the head and assistant archaeologist about the processes.
The Teen Giving Project | Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | 2018
- Learned about philanthropy, charitable giving, and creating community projects.
- Completed site-visits of local charities.
- Raised money for organizations in the area.
- Worked with a team of other local Jewish students to complete charitable giving projects.
About Clubs
Gamma Phi Beta, Iota Chapter | Since Spring 2022
- Panhellenic Affairs Vice President 2023
- Chapter President 2024
Ritual Lab | Columbia/Barnard Hillel | Spring 2022
- Fellowship focused on intersection between art and Judaism, including role of ritual objects in religious life
- Included creation of those ritual objects
Teacher | Artists Reaching Out at Columbia | Fall 2021-Fall 2023
- Wrote and taught weekly art lessons to local Kindergarteners
Judaism and Education | Columbia/Barnard Hillel | Fall semesters 2021, 2022, 2023
- Fellowship focused on intersection between formal and informal Jewish education
- Fostering skills for camps, Hebrew schools, or other settings
Participant | Weinstein Counselor Fellowship | 2020-2021
- Participated in the Camp Ramah training fellowship during the first semester of Nativ. Learned from Top Ramah leaders about different programming opportunities and experiences found while working at camp.