Rab­bi Ariel Stone serves inde­pen­dent Con­gre­ga­tion Shir Tik­vah of Port­land Ore­gon. She was ordained by HUC-JIR and earned a Doc­tor­al degree from Sper­tus Insti­tute of Jew­ish Stud­ies. From Kiev, Ukraine, to Israel, and in var­i­ous U.S. com­mu­ni­ties, Rab­bi Ariel Stone has shared Torah study, Tal­mud, and Jew­ish mys­ti­cism with enthu­si­as­tic stu­dents from all walks of life for 20 years.