She attended Cornell University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude. In 1984, she was in the first class of women to enter The Jewish Theological Seminary's rabbinical school.
At Cornell University, she earned her degree as a Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude graduate. In 1984, she became part of the first female cohort to join The Jewish Theological Seminary's rabbinical program.