Where did you grow up?
Outside of Rochester, NY.

What is your favorite dessert?
Anything chocolate.

What’s one thing you own that you should really throw out?
I always have one or several pieces of clothing in my wardrobe that I have worn down to nothing that I refuse to part with until they fall off my body. And then I mourn them. When you find a piece of clothing you love…

What did you want to be when you were growing up?
A veterinarian — so I could work with all the pets my mother never let me have.

What’s the most used app on your phone? (Be honest!)
Weather! my home and work microclimates are so different I never know how to dress. That and NYTimes puzzles. Obsessed.

What’s your favorite movie?
It’s impossible to pick just one! Yentl, Victor/Victoria, Return of the Jedi. Together they tell you everything about me.

Keva or kavanah?
Always kavanah.

If you could only celebrate one Jewish holiday, which one would it be?
Sukkot. Who doesn’t want to build a fort and feast for a week with friends and neighbors outside?

What’s the best thing a student has ever said to you?
This year at the Purim Carnival: “The unicorn saved us.” That unicorn was me. Amen.

What’s your favorite part about being a Jewish educator?
Exploring with people from all ages and stages of life the stuff that really matters in our journey as human beings. That, and playing together!