Yali Szulanski
Core Semikha, Class of 2025
Yali Szulanski is a teacher, writer, spiritual educator, and life-long learner. She is the Youth Director at The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale and founder of The "I Am" Project/"פרויקט "אני, an integrative program which introduces four-body (spiritual, emotional mental, and physical) self care into the secular and Judaic classroom. Yali’s vision is to create robust, engaging, inclusive, and evolving spaces for people going through life’s big changes, mainly adolescence and matrescence. Yali received her Masters in Psychology and Education from Teachers’ College, Columbia University, and has been a teacher for over a decade. Yali is also a certified rescue diver, Zumba instructor, meditation teacher, energy healer, and lends her talents to various organizations as a teacher and consultant. Yali lives in Riverdale, NY, with Ben, Zoey, and Eliezer.
Publications and Media
Title | Type | Category | Topic | Year |
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#maharat10daysoftorah Pesach 2022, Day 2 | Dvar Torah; Multimedia | Holidays; Video Dvar Torah | Pesach; #maharat10daysoftorah | 2022/5782 |
Surfing with Hope and Faith in Perpetual Impurity | Dvar Torah | Vayikra | Metzora | 2022/5782 |
The Quiet Inflection Point | Dvar Torah | Bereishit | Lech Lecha | 2021/5782 |
In the News
Title | Publication | Published |
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How Taking a Few Breaths Can Improve Life in the Classroom | The Jewish Chronicle | December 16, 2021 |