As a multi-disabled autistic and ADHD person with POTS, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia, I deeply understand the many challenges faced by my fellow neurodivergent and disabled humans in our society. My life's work is firmly rooted in the ongoing struggle against ableism and in the important effort to amplify the voices of those who have been unjustly silenced by those who do not possess the lived experience of our reality.

I facilitate support groups, educational seminars, and trainings, as well as provide peer support, coaching, and spiritual direction to autistic and other disabled people, both Jewish and non-Jewish, and teach disability and neurodivergent Torah worldwide.

I’m studying for my rabbinic ordination at the École Rabbinique de Paris and am pursuing my doctorate on the treatment of neurodivergence, disability, and madness in rabbinic literature. I’m also a fellow in the Pedagogy Chaburah at SVARA and Beloved’s Dahlia Blossom in addition to studying in Yashrut’s Classic Talmud Program.

I’m the co-founder and spiritual director of La Shul, an intentionally egalitarian, queer, disabled, neuro-affirming, neo-hasidic, diasporist spiritual Jewish community in France. We put a big emphasis onto ecstatic prayer, self-actualization, serious learning, and social justice in action as a means of connecting with the Divine.

I love reading our traditional texts, particularly the Talmud, the Zohar, and the Hasidic masters through the lens of autism, Neuroqueer Theory, and madness, seeing how these have influenced both our theology and liturgy and how we can reinterpret them anew.

I explore how our texts, and the practices and belief systems that have emerged from them, can affirm autistic, neurodivergent, and queer experiences and reframe traditional views of disability, gender, sexism and xenophobia (and how often, they simply cannot).

My spiritual journey draws deeply on the teachings of the Hasidic and Neo-Hasidic masters, Mordecai Kaplan and Reconstructionist Judaism, and the traditionally radical thinkers of the Reform movement in Europe and the United States.

I am committed to creating neuro-affirming and disability-affirming spaces with the Jewish community that address sensory, emotional, physical and cognitive needs while challenging and confronting ableism. Inclusivity means ensuring that everyone feels valued and included from the outset, not as an afterthought. I aim to foster a spiritual practice that reflects the true diversity of human experience, where everyone, regardless of neurocognitive style, neurotype, or way of being can find a place to belong and thrive.

Embodied prayer is central to my practice and I find deep connection in walking and praying, hitbodedut, hashkata, and dance meditation. These practices ground me and enrich my spiritual journey and I believe them to be an essential thing for seekers to try, even if you’ve tried before. Meditation for neurodivergent and disabled people is different and my practice and teachings keep that in mind. Our practices need to work for us.

I studied Jewish Philosophy and Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Indiana University, where I completed my thesis on the Hasidic concept of Dirah beTachtonim under Rabbi Dr Shaul Magid.

My educational journey has led me to various seminaries, including Yeshivat Mayanot, Yeshivat Bat Ayin, and Yeshivat Hamivtar. Although these institutions do not fully align with my present worldview or perspective on Torah and Jewish practice, they have played a significant role in my growth. The teachings I received there remain essential to my spiritual, personal, and professional development, which are ultimately interconnected. I hold deep gratitude for all my teachers and classmates.

I hold a certificate in Jewish Mindfulness Practice for Jewish Communal Professionals from the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and Yael Shy and I am a graduate of the Jewish Learning Venture’s Neurodivergent Teacher Training program.

I serve on the Board of Directors of SVARA, the Advisory Board of Jewish Disability Inclusion News, and am the Education Director and Peer-Support Coordinator of the Jewish Autism Network.

I’m the co-editor of Neurodivergent Torah, which will be published in 2026 by Ben Yehuda Press.

Outside of my work with the Jewish community, I am the founder of the #ActuallyAutistic Coach, an educational consultancy for autistic adults and the general public.

I’m the Co-Founder and Lead Trainer of the Autistic Peer Support Coaching Collective, an international organization of autistic peer-support coaches dedicated to supporting fellow autistic adults from a neuro-affirming perspective. Our mission is to foster environments where autistic humans can thrive in community with other autistic humans and support ourselves from within the community.

Additionally, I am an Autism Coach with the APCA, the only professional organization of autism life coaches in the United States.

My spiritual, personal, and professional journeys are one, and I am fortunate and grateful to have the opportunity to travel on this path.

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