Amelia Lavranchuk is a cantorial student, working toward ordination and a Masters of Religious Education in 2020, at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. Amelia grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Brandeis University in 2012 with a degree in music and education. After graduating, she taught elementary school in New York City. While studying at HUC-JIR, Amelia has served as the student cantor at Garden City Jewish Center and a Clinical Pastoral Education intern at Mount Sinai Hospital. Amelia also worked for two summers on the leadership staff of URJ Six Points Sci-Tech Academy, an innovative summer program that integrates Jewish living with scientific exploration. Amelia is a die-hard Mets fan who spends most of her free time watching, thinking about and talking about baseball.
