Emily Bell

Emily Bell is a student in the Core Semikha program at Yeshivat Maharat in the Bronx with a passion for Jewish texts going back to her Yiddish studies as an undergraduate. When she’s not in the beit midrash, she enjoys weightlifting, baking, and exploring New York. Emily earned a BA in Comparative Literature and Jewish Studies from Smith College, where she focused on modern Yiddish literature. She has studied Yiddish at the Yiddish Book Center and Tel Aviv University.