Boaz Avraham-Katz
Jewish Educator and Instructor
Department: Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life
Email: bkatz2@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-7351
Brief Biography
Boaz Avraham-Katz P'12 received his BA & MA in Jewish Studies and his Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide studies from Gratz College and his MA in Applied Arts and Science from UNC - Greensboro. He has been teaching at Elon since 2015 and is the Jewish Educator at Elon Hillel since 2021.
He teaches Hebrew and several courses with a Jewish Studies emphasis that include Falafel Nation and Yiddish. One of his favorite things is to incorporate food into his classes and introduce students to the intersection of food and culture.
Education
MA in Applied Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Graduate Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Gratz College
MA in Jewish Studies, Gratz College,PA High Honors
Thesis: "Martyrdom:Does God want us to die"
BA in Jewish Studies, Gratz College,PA
Teaching Diploma- Oranim College,Tivon,Israel
Presentations
Ripple Conference 2023, The V'Ahavta Spiral. A journey of self exploration-Break out session
HIGA Dallas 2022, Radical Welcoming- Breakout session