Melissa Werbow serves as the Education Director at the Hill Havurah in Washington, D.C., and as a community builder at IYUN, helping communities launch adult learning circles. She is passionate about creating authentic communities and empowering learners to take ownership of the Jewish tradition. She has spent her career straddling the worlds of congregational, adult, and day school education. She and Rabbi Mike Werbow are the parents of three mostly delightful children and one very spoiled dog. Melissa is currently obsessing about gluten-free vegetarian cooking, parenting teenagers, and what novel she should read next.