Miri­am C. Berkowitz holds a B.A. in Inter­na­tion­al Rela­tions Magna cum Laude from Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty and an M.A. and Rab­binic Ordi­na­tion from the Schechter Insti­tute in Jerusalem. A wide­ly pub­lished writer, her teshu­vah on mikveh was recent­ly accept­ed by the Com­mit­tee of Jew­ish Laws and Stan­dards, and she was appoint­ed to serve on the Com­mit­tee for a five-year term.