Rabbi Toby Manewith grew up in Chicago and considers herself a city person at heart.  As a consequence of her roots, she is a fan of pierogies, deep-dish pizza and the Cubs.

Manewith earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science and The History and Literature of Religions from Northwestern University.  She studied at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem and Cincinnati, earning a Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters and rabbinic ordination.

After ordination, Manewith began a ten year career with Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, working as a campus director at Syracuse and American Universities, and as an educator at the George Washington University and Hillel's International Center.

For the past two years, Rabbi Manewith has worked as an independent Jewish educational consultant, writing curricula and teaching for many agencies including: The American Jewish Historical Society, the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, United Synagogue Youth, Smithsonian Resident Associates, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and the DCJCC.

Over the years Manewith has led students on more than a dozen trips overseas, to Germany, Prague, Ukraine and Israel.  She would love Temple Micah to sponsor a youth trip to someplace she has never been, say Italy or New Mexico.

When not busy researching or writing, Manewith loves to read, almost anything other than historical fiction.  She watches too much TV for her own good, and will gladly discuss her favorite television vices.   She knows how to juggle, makes a mean strudel, and is happiest living or working in close proximity to sushi and Tex-Mex cuisine.

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