Hanna Yerushalmi grew up in the Midwest, where kindness is a priority and listening is the first step in a relationship. And so relationships became the lens through which she views the world. Over the years, this lens further propelled her to the rabbinate and working in relational life. Hanna is an ordained rabbi and a licensed professional counselor currently working in private practice with couples around issues of intimacy. Hanna lives in Annapolis and, together with her husband, is raising four young adults by teaching them about kindness and the value of listening. She is also the author of three collections of poetry about Israel after October 7th, "Strip of Land,” “October Shiva,” and Let Us Be.”