Beverly Socher-Lerner founded Makom Community in December of 2013 in Philadelphia, PA. She is an innovative and passionate Jewish educational leader who believes that each person constructs meaning in their life based on their experiences. And Jewish wisdom can have huge influence on how we understand those experiences. Makom Community is built around creating learning for families and children that is both joyous and meaningful. Beverly received a B.A. in Jewish Studies from the University of Maryland (UMD).

While at UMD, she researched Israeli Education at Israel’s National Library in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Education Archives. Beverly was also a fellow at Yeshivat Hadar. Beverly received her M.S.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania in Jewish Education. In her years directing synagogue schools Beverly developed over forty new curricula for students and families of all ages. Beverly lives in Philadelphia with her wife, Naomi, and their two kids, Selah and Erez.