Meet the Kohls

The sweet sounds of Jewish prayer and study, not to mention the guitar, are emanating from the University of Maryland's College Park campus as Rabbi Eli Kohl and his wife, Naomi, began their service two years ago as Torah educators at the Maryland Hillel as part of the JLIC.

Rabbi Eli Kohl, a native of Brooklyn, spent 7 years in the city working on his BA in Sociology and then his rabbinical ordination (semicha) from Yeshiva University. He was a mentor in the YU mechinah (bridge) program, helping students make the transition to campus. Some of his favorite times have been teaching kindergarten at Ramaz (a yeshiva in New York City) and leading Israel tours.

Naomi Kohl, originally from New Jersey, has been involved in youth groups such as NCSY, the OU teen program, and summer camps for the past 12 years. She completed her BA in Psychology at Stern College of YU, received a MSW in Social Work from YU's Wurzweiler School, and is one class away from completing her MA in Jewish Education from the Azrieli School at YU. Naomi likes to cook and hopes to have everyone to their home for Shabbat.
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