About Me

Liora Finkel is a dedicated educator with a passion for Jewish studies and experiential education. Following earning a BA in Religion Studies from Muhlenberg College in 2022, Liora attended the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and completed the Pardes Experiential Educators Program in 2023. Liora taught at Temple Beth El of Allentown, PA, in various roles and worked for about seven summers at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack in various camper-facing roles. Liora is pursuing an MA in Jewish Education at the Davidson School of Jewish Education and is expected to graduate in 2025. During the 2023-2024 school year, she taught fifth grade at Kadima@BJ. Currently, in addition to her practicum teaching Judaic Studies in a third grade classroom at The Heschel School, she leads Shabbat services at the Rimonim Torah School at Fort Tryon Jewish Center and is a LEEP fellow through newCAJE.