Amy Hirshberg Lederman is an award-winning author, nationally-syndicated columnist,  Jewish educator, international 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 enjoys writing on her patio in Tucson, Arizona

Amy’s presentations range from Jewish Federation, synagogue and Scholar-in-residence 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 , Chicken Soup for the Soul: Like Mother, Like Daughter and Jewish Stories from Heaven and Earth. 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 second book, One God, Many Paths: Finding Meaning and Inspiration in Jewish Teachings won the 2009 Arizona Book Publishing Association Glyph Award for best book in the Religion/Spirituality category.

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