I am a proud product of Temple Israel in Boston, Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, URJ Eisner Camp, NFTY Northeast, NFTY in Israel, Genesis at Brandeis University, and, most importantly, a loving and vibrant Jewish family. I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies in 2018 from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, where I mainly focused on comparative theology and religious theory. Outside of the Religion department, I studied vocal performance, served in senior leadership roles at Skidmore Hillel, worked as assistant to the director of the Skidmore Community Choir, and participated in Skidmore’s Opera Workshop, singing roles including Figaro in La Nozze di Figaro, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and Elviro in Serse. In 2016, I was selected as a member of the inaugural cohort of the Smashing Idols Fellowship at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR).

While in the Cantorial Ordination program at the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music at HUC-JIR, I served as student cantor at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire in Great Barrington, MA (2019-2021), Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, NJ (2021-2022), Temple B’nai Chaim in Wilton, CT (High Holy Days 2023), and Temple Beth Shalom in Arnold, MD (2022-2024).

In July, I will begin my new role as Cantor-Educator at Temple Beth Shalom in Arnold.

I completed a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at New York Presbyterian Hospital in 2023. Additionally, I worked as an intern for the CCAR Press, taught 5th grade Jewish History at Congregation Emanu-El in Manhattan, and tutored b’nai mitzvah students at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn and Congregation Rodeph Sholom in Manhattan. At HUC, I have served on the Kallah Committee for four years (most recently in the self-appointed role of Rosh Morale), crafting a unique and enriching retreat experience for students and faculty at the beginning of each school year.

In the fall of 2020, now-Rabbi Amanda Katherine Weiss and I, with the support of the Be Wise Fellowship and Men of Reform Judaism, launched a weekly podcast, Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist, in which we explored the weekly Torah portion with guests from a wide range of professions and interests, turning Torah into tangible tactics.

I live in Brooklyn, NY with my fiancé, Lindsay, and our cat, Clawdia-Jean (CJ). In those rare moments not in school or at work, I can often be found exploring Prospect Park, playing guitar, practicing calligraphy, baking bread, or enjoying potatoes.