Neil Hirsch (he/him) is a Jewish educator from Toronto and a member of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School class of 2024. Neil has been privileged to be involved with several other amazing organizations across the denominational spectrum, including the Drisha institute, and as a fellow at Yeshivat Hadar, Yeshivat Romemu, Mechon Pardes, and Adamah. Helping to foster communities that are inclusive and accessible is an important part of his work, as he seeks to bring people into closer relationship to themselves, each other, this miraculous world, and the Divine through Jewish tradition and environmentalism and justice work. He has worked with youth and young adults in experiential education at camps and Hebrew schools, and in pools, farms, and ski slopes around North America. Neil was a founding board member of OMEQ: Depth through Dialogue, a student organization seeking to create more nuanced understanding on campuses of Israelis, Palestinians, and the conflict. Neil has also worked as the co-director of Base: a pluralistic Beit Midrash in Toronto, the co-program leader at Gann Farm’s Shomrei Adamah inaugural program, and for years in non-profit operations. When not learning Torah, you can find him biking, hiking, or playing in the kitchen, where he loves all things that bubble, fizz, and stew.
