Ariel is a fourth-year semikha student at Yeshivat Maharat and Director of Youth & Experiential Learning at Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue and Kol Sasson Congregation.
Ariel completed a certificate program through the Shay Center for Moral Injury & Soul Repair, where she trained alongside spiritual care providers from across the globe in how to identify, process, and support recovery from wounds of conscience - experiences that transgress deeply held moral beliefs & expectations.
As an alum of the Pardes Educators Program & the Atiq Maker Kollel Fellowship, Ariel is passionate about the intersection of learning, creativity & spirituality. She previously taught middle school at Hillel Day School of Metro Detroit, and coordinated Jewish infertility support with Hasidah in Berkeley, CA.
