Yael Unterman was born in Jerusalem, Israel.

She grew up in Manchester, England, and returned to Israel at the age of 18. In addition to spending several years on advanced Torah studies, she earned a BA in Psychology and Talmud from Bar Ilan University, an MA in Jewish History from Touro College, and an MA in Creative Writing from Bar Ilan University.

 The many hats she wears include:

• Poet
• Author
• Actress
• Life Coach
• Teacher & Lecturer
• Translator & Editor
• Bibliodrama Facilitator
• Creative Writing Teacher

Yael has guest lectured and performed on five continents, and has authored books, stories, articles, original plays and more.

Her first book, Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar (Urim Publications) was a finalist in the 2009 National Jewish Book Awards, Modern Jewish Thought category. 

Her second book "The Hidden of Things: Eleven Stories of Yearning," a linked short story collection, is due for publication with Yotzeret Publishing in 2012/13. See more here.

Updates:

* New personal blog posts Am I a Chicken? and  The Good that Passed

* Launch of the Cardozo website blog with Is Complication Really a Means to God?

* Thought to Ponder for Rosh Hashanah: The truth about truth

* New two year project with Elijah Interfaith Institute and the Interfaith Encounter Association involving interfaith bibliodrama. For more see here and here

* The Woman in the White Headscarf published in Ilanot Review.

* Podcast:  Discussion of Life Coaching with Dina Pinner on Rusty Mike Radio