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Dr. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath

Dr. Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath is a lifelong Jewish educator and learner. Samantha has had the honor of living and teaching in Jewish communities in New York, Pittsburgh, Washington, DC, Jerusalem, and currently works at the Jewish Education Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She is passionate about connecting with each learner wherever they are on their lifelong Jewish journeys and being part of the asking and answering of questions that bring them to the next step. Samantha is an alumna of the University of Pittsburgh, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Gratz College, and the Pardes Experiential Educators Program. She adjunct teaches at Gratz College, consults for BBYO, and commentates on all things Jewish on How Do You Jew? the Podcast. She is currently at work on her first book, focusing on Generation Z's Jewish identity development in response to antisemitism in the United States. Samantha can regularly be found reading, knitting, trying out a new soup recipe, and hiking in the Cleveland Metroparks. She lives in Pepper Pike, Ohio, with her husband and two beloved rescue dogs.