MEET ARIEL

Ariel is the founder of Ariel Loves, a motherhood and lifestyle blog where she shares Jewish living, home decor, and travel as well as Jewish Family Magic, an online platform that supports parents with resources to bring Judaism to life in their homes. Ariel has cultivated her devoted Instagram community through keeping it real and taking her followers behind the scenes of daily life as a New Jersey mama to two energetic daughters.

Ariel’s work has been featured on Parents Magazine, Woman’s Day Magazine, HGTV Magazine, The EveryMom, Kosher.com and Apartment Therapy. As a digital content creator, Ariel has worked with many brands including Michaels Stores, Toms, The Honest Company, Old Navy, The Children's Place, West Elm and Dyson.

A New Jersey native, Ariel developed her passion for Jewish education through over 15 years of experience teaching in the classroom, informal education at camps and on college campuses, and staffing youth programs. Ariel graduated from the George Washington University with a BA in Judaic Studies and Organizational psychology and earned her MA in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Ariel directed the Israel programs at Northeastern University Hillel in Boston, MA for three years and went on to teach about Jewish philanthropy at Gann Academy High School in Waltham, MA.

Ariel lives in New Jersey with her husband and two young daughters. You can keep up with Ariel on instagram @Ariel.Loves @JewishFamilyMagic and her blog ArielLoves.com.