Rabbi Yali Szulanski serves as the director of youth and family engagement at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, where she empowers teen leaders through innovative training programs that foster empathy and inclusive leadership, and offers guidance, care, and connection to families. Yali is also the social-emotional learning specialist and a guidance counselor at SAR Academy, where she integrates mindfulness and emotional wellness into student guidance. Yali founded The “I Am” Project and The Neshima Initiative, through which she brings emotional wellness and resilience practices to schools, camps, and community organizations nationwide and internationally. She earned her Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshivat Maharat. She also holds an MA in Psychology and Education from Columbia University’s Teachers College, where she earned a certificate in Spirituality-Mind-Body Integration in Education, and holds a BA in Psychology from NYU.