Rabbi Na’ama Levitz Applbaum is the Director of Educational Leadership and Engagement at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, including Wellspring Gap-Year Network and Educational Impact Initiatives. She has over two decades of experience fostering inclusive and intentional communities, designing meaningful educational experiences for teens, students, and young professionals, and building bridges between Israel and North America.

Prior to joining Hartman, she served as Director of Ramah Israel Seminar and Director of Education for Camp Ramah in California. Na’ama has been on the faculty of the Hadar Institute, Hillel International, the Schechter Institute, and the Dorot Foundation.

She is a lay leader of Minyan Hakhel, a ba’alat tefilla (prayer leader) and co-host of a radio show on Israel’s Galei Tzahal.

Na’ama received her rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Daniel Landes in Jerusalem, has studied at The Schechter Institute and Hebrew University, and is an alum of M2’s Mabat, Senior Educator Cohort.