Rabba Amalia Haas served as Director of Spiritual Engagement at Congregation Beth Sholom in Providence, Rhode Island, from 2021-22, in the first cohort of Devorah Scholars. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio, where she works as a chaplain at the Cleveland Clinic. She is the mother of six incredible children, ages 12-25. She is also the Founder and Chief Bee Whisperer of Amalia’s Bees (formerly Bee Awesome), a company that teaches about pollinators and climate change through the lens of the Jewish calendar, and markets unique, homegrown honeys for Rosh HaShanah. Rabba Amalia facilitates life cycle, professional development, and community events grounded in Torah, mindfulness, bibliodrama, nature, art and music. She studied at several institutions of higher learning in Israel, including Machon Pardes, MaTaN and the Michlala teachers college. She is an alumna of Oberlin College (Music, Women’s Studies), Yeshiva University’s Azrieli School of Jewish Education, and the Executive Kollel of Yeshivat Maharat.