Emily Bell

Emily Bell is a student in the Core Semikha program at Yeshivat Maharat with a passion for Jewish texts going back to her days as an undergraduate studying Yiddish literature. She currently serves as Programming Director at Congregation Orach Chaim, a shul on the Upper East Side. Emily is a UJA Graduate Fellow and Hadar Institute Binyan Olam Fellow, and completed one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at Mount Sinai Morningside. She holds a BA in Comparative Literature and Jewish Studies from Smith College.