Noah Zaves is a graduate student at Brandeis University's Hornstein Program for Jewish Professional Leadership, where he will receive a Nonprofit MBA, and a Masters in Jewish Professional Leadership, with an emphasis in Jewish camping and informal education.

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Meanwhile, Noah works as a Jewish educator, teen advisor, and nonprofit professional in Boston, the Bay Area, and across the country. Throughout his career, Noah has focused on engaging Jewish youth and young adults, culminating in his 2010 creation of the Institute for Modern Judaism. In addition to leadership trainings and institutional coaching, the IMJ runs interactive workshops across the United States for Jewish teens and young adults.

Noah is also actively involved in the teen education world, teaching at supplemental schools, working with BBYO, and empowering teen leaders. In addition to teaching popular classes about American Jewish culture, and its relationship with music and Jewish humor, Noah also consults for Jewish schools and educational organizations to help them make their lessons more engaging and interactive for students. 

In his free time, Noah is a popular songleader, combining Jewish and popular music for contemporary adult services, and entertaining children with high-energy Jewish favorites. Noah spent 15 summers in a row at Camp Tawonga, where he most recently worked as Program Director and Lead Jewish Educator, and he is a trained facilitator of the new "Living the Legacy" curriculum from the Jewish Women's Archive. In 2007, Noah was a Cornerstone Fellow with the Foundation for Jewish Camp