Ariel Root Wolpe is a third year rabbinical student at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University in Los Angeles. She originally hails from Philadelphia, PA, and received her B.A. in religion and music at Emory University, where she was active on the Inter-Faith Council and religious life. Ariel has produced three albums with interfaith, folk and Jewish music, with the goal of creating connection and meaning through her melodies and lyrics. For the last four years, Ariel has volunteered with Wilderness Torah, a grassroots organization dedicated to re-connecting Jewish learning and prayer with nature. She believes that spiritual music and earth-based learning are essential to healing ourselves and our world, and that Judaism offers a unique partnership with the two. To hear Ariel’s music and learn more about her, visit www.arielwolpe.com.
