Eliana Padwa

Born in 1998, Eliana Padwa is a teacher, organizer, and rock climbing-enthusiast from Riverdale, New York. She is a founder and director of Halachic Left, an organization working to open new conversations on Israel and Palestine in religious spaces. Before Dorot, she taught seventh grade history in New York. She hopes to spend her time on Dorot learning languages, studying Talmud, and building relationships with Palestinian and Israeli activists.