Adina Blaustein is the Education Program Coordinator at Ematai. Based in Silver Spring, MD, Adina also works as the Yoetzet Halacha and Community Scholar at Kemp Mill Synagogue.
Previously, Adina served as Content Team Director at Aleph Beta. Her educational background includes a B.A. in English Literature and an M.A. in Bible from Yeshiva University, an M.A. in English Education from Brooklyn College, and certification as a Yoetzet Halacha from Nishmat’s Miriam Glaubach Center’s U.S. Yoatzot Halacha Fellows Program. She is currently pursuing a PhD at Gratz College as a Walder Fellow.
A recognized educator, Adina has taught students of all ages, including at Ramaz, Ida Crown, Fuchs Mizrachi, Case Western Reserve’s Siegel College and the OU Nach Yomi program and in various communities across North America. Her innovative approach to Tanach education earned her the prestigious Kohelet Prize in 2018. She is currently writing a book about haftorot as part of the Sefaria Word-by-Word fellowship.