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AYLEY OLDSTEIN H G RABBINIC LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Rabbinic Intern Nehar Shalom | Jamaica Plain, MA September 2018 - Present ○ Lead traditional-egalitarian services and coordinate bi-weekly, songful and joyous “Souly Shabbos” services. ○ Run adult education courses on Chasidut, Talmud, and prayer leading skills. ○ Deliver monthly sermons to congregation. Talmud Educator Shabbat Shelach | Jerusalem, Israel 2017 - 2018 ○ Organized and facilitated a 12-week Beit Midrash for LGBT identified Jewish women in Jerusalem of various religious backgrounds and skill levels. ○ Using the SVARA method, empowered over 20 LGBT Jewish women to learn Talmud in the original in a warm, supportive, and rigorous learning environment. High Holiday Leader Jewish Community of Greater Stowe | Stowe, VT 2014 - 2017 ○ Designed and led High Holiday services with Senior Rabbi, weaving together creative and traditional styles. ○ Wrote and delivered sermons, led the Torah service, and chanted Torah. ○ Designed and led fun and interactive children’s service. ○ Led niggunim singing sessions, yoga sessions, and ‘lunch and learns.’ Hillel Director Boston College | Newton, MA 2016 - 2017 ○ Developed weekly Shabbat and holiday programs with undergraduate students. ○ Mentored students in sermon writing and offered pastoral care. ○ Met with parents of prospective students about Jewish life on campus. YOUTH EDUCATION EXPERIENCE Jewish Educator Temple Beth Zion | Brookline, MA 2015 - 2017 ○ Taught K-3 Hebrew School classes on life cycles, the Jewish calendar, and the weekly Torah portion in a non-denominational setting. Jewish Educator Prozdor | Newton Centre, MA 2014 - 2016 ○ Taught classes such as Embodied Spiritual Practice, Paint the Parsha, and Artist’s Beit Midrash to teenaged students. Community Educator BIMA/Genesis at Brandeis | Waltham, MA Summer 2015 ○ Wrote and taught curriculum on Embodied Jewish Practice for High School Students. ○ Provided pastoral care to participants as a residential staff member. ○ Designed and facilitated a workshop on coming out as LGBT. ○ Served as support for LGBT participants. Food Educator Ramah Outdoor Adventure | Denver, CO Summer 2013 ○ Worked with campers on the farm and in the classroom to help foster a Jewish understanding of food sustainability and its relevance. ○ Ran education programs for the entire camp, and a final harvest festival. ○ Ran LGBT inclusion session for campers and staff. Birthright Leader Israel Outdoors | Israel January 2013 ○ Worked with tour guides to facilitate Birthright Israel Outdoors “Rainbow” LGBT trip. EDUCATION Hebrew College Rabbinical School Newton Centre, MA 2014 - Present Expected Graduation - Spring 2019 Academic Year (2017-2018) in Israel: Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, The Conservative Yeshiva, The BINA Secular Yeshiva, Hebrew University Naropa University Boulder, CO 2005 - 2009 Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies. FELLOWSHIPS AND CHAPLAINCY SVARA Talmud Teaching Fellowship Chicago, IL 2018-Present Part of cohort of 8 clergy and educators training in the SVARA method of Talmud teaching, participating in 3 retreats, weekly hevruta study sessions, and monthly mentorship sessions with SVARA founder Rabbi Benay Lappe, as well as teaching a 3-week and a 6-week Beit Midrash. Hebrew Rehabilitation Center Roslindale, MA Summer 2018 One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (400 hours) specializing in LGBT elders. Hillel Rabbinic Student Fellow New York, NY 2016 - 2017 Participated in weekly professional development seminars geared toward Hillel leadership. Boulder Community Hospital Boulder, CO Summer 2016 One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (400 hours) specializing in Behavioral Health, Oncology and PCU units of the hospital. Drisha Institute for Jewish Education New York, NY 2011-2012 Full-time Yeshiva Student and Arts Fellowship participant. SKILLS AND INTERESTS Writer: Contributor for Jewcy.com Meditation: Completed 3 levels of meditation http://jewcy.com/author/hayley-goldstein trainings at the Shambhala Meditation Center in Transcription Assistant for Rabbi Steven Greenberg Boulder, CO. on CLAL project about LGBT Orthodox Jews. Arts: Work with photography, watercolors, ceramics, Yoga Instructor: Trained at 7 Centers Yoga Arts in and Hebrew scribal arts. Sedona, AZ in 2004. .