What follows is abridged with some sensitive information removed.
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Education
HARVARD COLLEGE, MAGNA CUM LAUDE · September 2007 – January 2012
- Jewish Studies (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations) with Highest Honors
- History (Secondary Field)
- Senior Thesis: "Einstein and the Rabbi: Conversations with Chaim Tchernowitz on the Talmud,
Zionism, Race and God"
HARVARD SUMMER PROGRAM IN JERUSALEM · June – July 2009
Rothberg International School, Hebrew University, Israel
- Jewish Studies (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations) with Highest Honors
- History (Secondary Field)
- Senior Thesis: "Einstein and the Rabbi: Conversations with Chaim Tchernowitz on the Talmud,
Zionism, Race and God"
HARVARD SUMMER PROGRAM IN JERUSALEM · June – July 2009
Rothberg International School, Hebrew University, Israel
Experience
EDITOR, ISRAEL'S DOCUMENTED STORY · Present
Edit and occasionally translate the official English language blog of the Israel State Archives.
WRITER, TABLET MAGAZINE · Present
Regular contributor and blogger under contract. Written features on media misrepresentations of Orthodox Jewish women, anti-Semitism and anti-Mormonism, and partisan myths in US-Israel political and editorial discourse. Covered the Republican and Democratic National Conventions from Tampa, FL, and Charlotte, NC. Archive here.
WRITER, THE ATLANTIC · Present
WRITER, THE GUARDIAN · Present
WRITER, THE JEWISH REVIEW OF BOOKS · Present
WRITER/EDITOR, VIA MEADIA · November 2011 – August 2012
Wrote daily about politics, culture, religion and the Middle East for the blog of Walter Russell Mead at The American Interest Online. Covered Israel, the Arab world, American religion, and global anti-Semitism extensively as the beat writer for both religion and the Middle East.
EDITOR, THE HARVARD CRIMSON · 2007 – 2011
Active on both the Editorial and Arts Boards. Reviewed books, movies, and theater.
Editorial Board: Wrote editorials under my name and staff byline.
Films Editor: Responsible for pitching, editing, and fact-checking all film-related content in the Crimson Arts section. Began conducting video interviews with major actors and filmmakers (see, for example, here).
COURSE ASSISTANT, COMPUTER SCIENCE 50 · Fall 2009
Employed by CS50, Harvard’s intensive introductory computer science course, to run office hours assisting its hundreds of students in their homework and projects. Familiar with HTML, SQL, PHP.
Edit and occasionally translate the official English language blog of the Israel State Archives.
WRITER, TABLET MAGAZINE · Present
Regular contributor and blogger under contract. Written features on media misrepresentations of Orthodox Jewish women, anti-Semitism and anti-Mormonism, and partisan myths in US-Israel political and editorial discourse. Covered the Republican and Democratic National Conventions from Tampa, FL, and Charlotte, NC. Archive here.
WRITER, THE ATLANTIC · Present
WRITER, THE GUARDIAN · Present
WRITER, THE JEWISH REVIEW OF BOOKS · Present
WRITER/EDITOR, VIA MEADIA · November 2011 – August 2012
Wrote daily about politics, culture, religion and the Middle East for the blog of Walter Russell Mead at The American Interest Online. Covered Israel, the Arab world, American religion, and global anti-Semitism extensively as the beat writer for both religion and the Middle East.
EDITOR, THE HARVARD CRIMSON · 2007 – 2011
Active on both the Editorial and Arts Boards. Reviewed books, movies, and theater.
Editorial Board: Wrote editorials under my name and staff byline.
Films Editor: Responsible for pitching, editing, and fact-checking all film-related content in the Crimson Arts section. Began conducting video interviews with major actors and filmmakers (see, for example, here).
COURSE ASSISTANT, COMPUTER SCIENCE 50 · Fall 2009
Employed by CS50, Harvard’s intensive introductory computer science course, to run office hours assisting its hundreds of students in their homework and projects. Familiar with HTML, SQL, PHP.
Awards & Honors
Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies · May 2012
Summer Study and Research Fellowship · July – August 2011
Awarded by the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies
Tikvah Fellowship · January – August 2012
Awarded by the Tikvah Fund
David Rockefeller International Experience Grant for Study Abroad · June – August 2009
Awarded by Harvard University
Gruss Life Monument Scholarship · 2007 – 2011
Awarded by the Gruss Foundation
Summer Study and Research Fellowship · July – August 2011
Awarded by the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies
Tikvah Fellowship · January – August 2012
Awarded by the Tikvah Fund
David Rockefeller International Experience Grant for Study Abroad · June – August 2009
Awarded by Harvard University
Gruss Life Monument Scholarship · 2007 – 2011
Awarded by the Gruss Foundation
