Rabbanit Avital Engelberg is the Director of Maharat BaAretz and Tehila: Ein Hanatziv-Maharat Advanced Semikha in Israel. She facilitates Orthodox weddings outside the Rabbinate with the CHUPPOT organization. Rabbanit Avital was a fellow of the Halakha program at Midreshet Lindenbaum and holds a BA in Theatre from Tel Aviv University, and a master’s degree in Talmud from Bar-Ilan University. Rabbanit Avital has served as the Rabbanit at Congregation Beth Sholom in Providence, RI and taught Talmud at Maharat, and various Jewish educational institutions in Israel, including Elul, Beit Midrash Alma, Midreshet Ein Prat, and Israel’s Bronfman Youth Fellowship Program.