Hidden Figures: Finding Meaning in The Closets of Our Tradition - a podcast by ELI Talks

Judaism's texts are full of hidden figures--people hiding in plain sight. But what do these figures teach us about the lessons of our lives and our struggles and our closets--those both self-made and societally imposed?

Melanie Fine is an invested Hazzan, having received her training from the Cantorial School of the Jewish Theological Seminary. She has served congregations in New York, Rhode Island, Indiana and California, training thousands in chanting Torah, Haftarah, the Megillot and in davening. She earned her B.A. in Chemistry from Cornell University, teaches high school chemistry, advocates for women in science through her website RocketGirls.com and is the author of The Shuttle Story about the Columbia shuttle disaster which took the life of Ilan Ramon and his crewmates, and Fission Girl, about the life of physicist Lise Meitner. Melanie is the single mother of Max.

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