Ariella Zirkind received her BA in Judaic Studies from Yeshiva University Stern College. She is a certified Kallah teacher through the National Council of Young Israel, and has a Masters in Public Administration from Baruch College. For seven years, Ariella and her husband, along with their four daughters, served the Manhattan community as the Associate Rabbi and Rebbetzin at The Jewish Center on the Upper West Side where Ariella taught the kallot of the community. Since 2019, they have been acting as senior Rabbi and Rebbetzin of the Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx where Ariella has continued teaching and supporting women through their Taharat Hamishpacha experience. She is a passionate community builder who is committed to supporting Jewish women through personalized care and quality, high level learning. Through her original Turning Twelve Bat Mitzvah curriculum, fertility support and dignified end-of-life care, advanced women’s learning or a relaxed get-together, Ariella has gained a reputation for honest and straightforward guidance and is a trusted resource for women of all ages throughout the community. She both possesses and fosters a love of Jewish text and women’s health, as well as a strong belief in quality and Torah based communal systems that enhance the lives of their members in every way. Her first book, Living Niddah: Taharat Hamishpacha Through Tanach, Talmud & Tradition is now available at Kodesh Press.