Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Timeline
Generic

Nathaniel Shapiro

New York,NY

Summary

Aspiring Jewish communal leader and educator looking to create positive change on a personal, communal, and societal level. Specifically interested in the intersection of the halakhic system and social issues in the contemporary Jewish community.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

ORA Campus Fellow

Organization for Resolution of Agunot (ORA)
New York, NY
11.2024 - Current
  • Attend monthly seminars with a variety of guest speakers to gain a better understanding of the Agunah crisis, and how to advocate for Agunot.
  • Learn about the Halachic prenuptial agreement as a way to combat the agunah crisis.
  • Run an event on the college campus to educate other students about the Agunah crisis and the Halachic prenup.
  • Become a notary public to be able to notarize couples' halachic prenups.

Editor of Beis Yitzchok Torah Journal

Yeshiva University
New York, NY
11.2024 - Current
  • Solicit Torah articles from Rabbinic Faculty and student body for Yeshiva university's premier undergraduate torah publication
  • Edit and manage Torah articles for publication.

Ba'al Koreh

Self-employed
03.2015 - Current
  • Travel to different communities to read the Parshah (weekly Torah portion) on Shabbos
  • Occasionally deliver a Drasha (sermon) when the Rabbi of congregation is on vacation
  • Make sure Tefillah (prayer) services run smoothly
  • Engage with community members attending synagogue

Fort Lee Summer Kollel Member

Sephardic Congregation of Fort Lee
Fort Lee, NJ
06.2024 - 07.2024
  • Engaged in study of the Talmud regarding employment laws: hiring, termination, compensation, contracts, etc. with daily lectures of covered material
  • Learned and engaged with synagogue members at weekly community-wide learning event

KBY Summer Kollel Member

Kehillas Bais Yosef
Passaic, NJ
06.2023 - 07.2023
  • Engaged in various methods of Talmud study in the morning and afternoon
  • Facilitated weekly learning sessions with community members on a one-on-one basis
  • Delivered a lecture to other students in the program on talmudic material that was being studied

BRS Summer Kollel Member

Boca Raton Synagogue
Boca Raton, FL
06.2022 - 07.2022
  • Engaged in various methods of Talmud study in morning and afternoon
  • Nights dedicated to learning with local community members.

Education

Master of Education - Jewish Education

Azrieli School of Jewish Education
New York, NY
05-2027

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Yeshiva University
New York, NY
05-2025

Intensive Talmud Study - Talmud

Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh
Israel
06-2021

Skills

  • Spiritual leadership
  • Proficient in Hebrew
  • Community building
  • Torah chanting
  • Jewish law expertise
  • Team collaboration
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Analytical mindset
  • Prayer leading
  • Peer mentoring

Affiliations

  • Published in Yeshiva University/RIETS Beis Yitzchok Torah Journal
  • Board member of Active Minds (Undergraduate mental wellness club)

Accomplishments

  • National Chidon Hatanach 2nd place (Issued by North American Chidon Hatanach)

Timeline

ORA Campus Fellow

Organization for Resolution of Agunot (ORA)
11.2024 - Current

Editor of Beis Yitzchok Torah Journal

Yeshiva University
11.2024 - Current

Fort Lee Summer Kollel Member

Sephardic Congregation of Fort Lee
06.2024 - 07.2024

KBY Summer Kollel Member

Kehillas Bais Yosef
06.2023 - 07.2023

BRS Summer Kollel Member

Boca Raton Synagogue
06.2022 - 07.2022

Ba'al Koreh

Self-employed
03.2015 - Current

Master of Education - Jewish Education

Azrieli School of Jewish Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Yeshiva University

Intensive Talmud Study - Talmud

Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Nathaniel Shapiro