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Rabba Daniella Pressner
Advanced Kollel: Executive Ordination, Class of 2020

Rabba Daniella Pressner is Head of School at the Akiva School in Nashville, TN. She received an BA in Dance and Religion from Barnard College and an MA in Jewish Studies from Vanderbilt University. She has studied at Drisha, Pardes, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Rabba Daniella is a past-president of JFS and serves on the Board of the Jewish Middle School of Nashville. Rabba Daniella was awarded a DSLTI fellowship and has been published in the PEJE, Avi Chai, RAVSAK and JOFA journals. Rabba Daniella has taught nationally on curricular design and on children and spirituality. She is married to Rabbi Saul Strosberg of Congregation Sherith Israel and has four children.
publications and media
Title | Type | Category | Topic | Year |
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Power Hour of Torah - The Chanukah Edition | Multimedia; Dvar Torah | Video Divrei Torah; Panels and Discussions; Holiday | Chanukah | December 10, 2020 |
Founded Fears, Fulfilled Blessings | Dvar Torah | Bereishit | Toldot | 2019/5780 |
At the Edge of a Cliff with God | Dvar Torah | Bereishit | Toldot | 2018/5779 |
The Heroes' Heroes: Those Who Create Space and Those Who Take It" | Dvar Torah | Shemot | Shemot | 2018/5778 |
Rabba Daniella Pressner - Eighth Annual Semikha Ceremony | Graduation Speeches | 2020 | June 9, 2020 | |
Rabba Daniella Pressner - Maharat's 8th Annual Semikha Ceremony 2020 | Multimedia | Graduations | Eighth Semikha Ceremony | June 9, 2020 |
Prizmah Podcasts: Reflecting on and Learning from Jewish Day School Boards | Multimedia | Podcasts | October 19, 2020 |
mentions
Title | Publication | Published |
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Inside Jewish Day Schools | Brandeis University Press | January, 2022 |
books
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