Meira Wolkenfeld, at The Blogs

Meira Wolkenfeld

Nov 4, 2021, 3:44 PM

Scents can be personal and affecting, like the comforting aroma of a grandmother’s kitchen or a newborn baby’s head. A statement in the Talmud even declares them spiritually uplifting: What benefits the soul and not the body? I would say,...

About Me

Originally from Sacramento, CA, Meira currently resides in Washington Heights where she is writing her doctoral dissertation in Talmud at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University. She holds an M.A. in Talmud from Revel and a B.A. in Ancient Near Eastern Studies from UCLA. She has also studied at the Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies (GPATS) at Stern College and at Midreshet Lindenbaum; and taught at Nyack College, the Drisha High School Program, and in different synagogues.