Leora Bednarsh is a graduate of Drisha’s Scholars’ Circle and the Keren Ariel program for Yoatzot Halacha at Nishmat. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and Linguistics from Princeton University. Prior to her aliyah in 2004, Leora taught Talmud and Halacha at the Yeshivah of Flatbush High School, her alma mater, and at Drisha’s Continuing Education program. In Israel, Leora works as a Yoetzet Halacha on the Nishmat hotline, and teaches Talmud and Halacha, at Midreshet Moriah, MMY, Sha’alvim for Women, and Yeshiva University’s Midrashiyah women’s leadership program.