After attending Barnard College in New York City and receiving a master’s degree in Ancient Judaism at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Morah Ruth completed a year of service as an AmeriCorps member in Brooklyn, NY. After that, she began her teaching career at the Rodeph Sholom School and  earned a master's degree in Jewish Education from the WIlliam Davidson School of Jewish Education. Subsequently, she taught for four years at the Shefa School, a Jewish day school for students with language-based learning disabilities.