Miriam Lorie, a freelance Jewish educator. She begins her rabbinical training at Yeshivat Maharat this year and has also studied at Pardes and Midreshet Harova. She teaches bat mitzvah students, brides and grooms before marriage, and in a variety of adult education settings. Her Jewish teaching builds on seven years spent working in inter-faith dialogue and a degree in Theology at the University of Cambridge. Miriam is a mum of two and lives in Borehamwood.