February 28: Elyse Wolman (JTS Intern)

As a second-year rabbinical school student, Elyse Wolman has taken her newfound knowledge to the pulpit, helping to lead high holiday services at Roosevelt Island Jewish Congregation and serving as a JTS Ambassador in Conservative movement congregations across the United States and Canada.

Elyse holds a bachelor’s degree in music composition from McGill University. Before entering JTS, she participated in a variety of Jewish activities in her hometown, Montreal. These include serving as a cantorial soloist at Shaare Zedek Congregation for weekly shabbat and holiday services, as well as special performances at community events as a member of Jewish community choirs.

Elyse’s history with the sacred and the secular allows her voice to reach people wherever and whenever she speaks or performs. Given the opportunity, she hopes to further support and educate different communities, as well as leading people towards a more meaningful Jewish practice.


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