BRACHA MESHCHANINOV has been teaching women at a variety of adult education forums for over two decades. With tremendous sensitivity and a no-nonsense approach, she addresses the dilemmas of our day – personal and communal – through the study of a broad array of Jewish texts. Meshchaninov has a degree in Education from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa; and received her earliest training in integrated education as a counselor in the youth movement, Bnei Akiva.