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Amy Hirshberg Lederman is an award-winning, nationally-syndicated columnist, author, Jewish educator, public speaker, and attorney. She practiced law for 14 years before pursuing her passion of Jewish education. She has served as the Assistant North American Director of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School and the Director of the Department of Jewish Education and Identity for the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona. She currently teaches courses on Jewish spirituality, ethics, law and literature.

Amy received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College, her Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona and her Master’s Degree in Jewish Education from the Spertus College of Jewish Studies. In 1997-98, Amy moved with her family to Israel where she was part of an international group of Jewish educators who studied at Hebrew University.

Amy’s presentations range from Jewish Federation, synagogue and Hebrew Day School retreats to author book groups and seminars for Hadassah and the Anti-Defamation League. She has a nationally syndicated column featured in more than a dozen Jewish newspapers, has published stories in Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul, Chicken Soup for Every Mom’s Soul and is a contributor to the Jewish World Review. Her reputation as the Ethics Maven earned her a featured spot on "Too Jewish," a Jewish radio show aired weekly in the southwest. Amy’s first book, To Life! Jewish Reflections on Everyday Living was published by Aliyah Publishing in 2005. Her new book, One God, Many Paths: Finding Meaning and Inspiration in Jewish Teachings was published by Wheatmark, Inc. in April 2008.
 

Amy celebrates winning the AJPA Simon Rockower Award. (2007)

Amy and her husband Ray have two adult children, Josh and Lauren, and live in Tucson, AZ.