Arielle Krule
Core Semikha, Class of 2025

Arielle Krule is a spiritual entrepreneur who comes from a lineage of bold women who aspired to clergy roles and served the spiritual needs of their communities. She is the Director of Jewish Life and Learning at Luria Academy of Brooklyn, where she fosters spiritual growth, inquiry, and community. Arielle is the founding Director and spiritual leader of Selah, a vibrant Jewish community for people in recovery and their loved ones.
She has served as the Rabbinical Fellow at Prospect Heights Shul, Scholar-in-Residence at At The Well, and Director of the Jewish Learning Fellowship at Hillel International, the largest provider of Jewish education on college campuses in North America. She was also the founding Director of the NYC CUNY Hillel Social Work Fellowship.
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Arielle worked at a clinic in Brooklyn for many years. She holds a BSW, MSW, SIFI certification, and a certificate in Spirituality and Social Work from NYU, as well as a certificate in Experiential Education from M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education. She is a former Wexner Graduate Fellow, UJA-Federation of New York Fellow, and Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation Fellow. In 2024, she was named one of The Jewish Week’s “36 to Watch.”
Arielle lives in the heart of Brooklyn with her husband, Jackson.
publications and media
Title | Type | Category | Topic | Year |
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From Rules to Renewal: How Purim Can Transform | Dvar | Holiday | Purim | 2025/5785 |
This rabbi-in-training wants every Jew to know how to use Narcan, the life-saving drug that reverses opioid overdose | Article | 2025/5785 | ||
Meet the New York Jewish Week’s 36 to Watch 2024 | Article | 2024/5784 | ||
Sometimes Recovery is Possible: Ir Miklat as a Blueprint for Healing | Dvar Torah | Devarim | Shoftim | 2024/5784 |
Toward Holiness | Dvar Torah | Holiday | Sefirat Ha'Omer | 2024/5784 |
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Participant's Guide | Dvar Torah | Holidays | Pesach | 5783/2023 |
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Facilitator's Guide | Dvar Torah | Holidays | Pesach | 5783/2023 |
Giving Hearts and Willing Spirits | Dvar Torah | Shemot | Vayakhel-Pekudei | 5783/2023 |
V'nahafoch Hu | Dvar Torah | Holidays | Purim | March 7, 2023 |
Torah for the Working Class: Hearing the Unique Voice and Needs of Every Jewish College Student | Article | May 12, 2019 | ||
The Spiritual Potency of Our Changing Bodies | Dvar Torah | Vayikra | Tazria | 2022/5782 |
mentions
Title | Publication | Published |
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Torah for the Working Class: Hearing the Unique Voice and Needs of Every Jewish College Student | eJewish Philanthropy | May 12, 2019 |