Becky Jaye Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

● Responsible for the successful execution of programming and educational initiatives, including the curation of a balanced calendar of learning opportunities for clergy and non-clergy, collaborative experiences with partner organizations that advance Jewish social justice initiatives, and the solicitation and creation of resources to empower individuals to claim a voice in issues relating to freedom, democracy, and equality● Editor of Emor’s seasonal publication entitled Fragments. Work includes content and copy editing of all pieces; respectful and timely communication with contributors; solicitation of diverse contributions for publication topic; communication with graphic design artists and printers; creation of editorial calendar for future iterations of the publication; conducting outreach to create distribution channels for publication on large scale for community engagement● Act as a representative for the Institute in burgeoning coalitions with organizations, institutes and initiatives that wish to advance their own justice work with a lens towards intersectionality and equity

Westfield, New Jersey, United States

● Led bi-monthly shabbat program called “Simchat Shabbat,” for close-knit community created after 9/11, Kabbalat Shabbat services for the wider congregational community, and religious school services for grades K-12● Accompanied religious school retreats to facilitate discussions about Judaism, identity, religion, and Torah for grades 2-12● Taught classes to both adults and students. Past topics include: Poetry from the Bible and Beyond; Sephardic Images of the Jewish Body in Medieval Europe; Anti-Judaism in the New Testament; Exploring Jewish Liturgical Traditions Around theGlobe; How To Be A Racial Ally; Sephardic Jewry in Spain -- Past and Present; Racism and Judaism● Met with congregants as a pastoral presence● Collaborated with other faith groups and institutions to facilitate interfaith dialogue amongst Westfield Community members● Facilitated Mitzvah Corps at Westfield Community Center, where students in grades 8-11 paired volunteer service with learning Torah

New York City Metropolitan Area

Worked with NYC-based community and advocacy leaders to combat surveillance-based infringement upon civil rights

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

● Collaborated with clergy team to create meaningful services on Zoom; delivered sermons for shabbat and other prayer services; returned during the month of Elul to deliver a teaching to the congregation; returned to lead classes for select programming● Worked with congregants to create meaningful lay-led prayer services and learn Jewish ritual● Completed the “Elul Project,” a compilation of visual, written, and audio media that corresponded with each day of Elul

New York, New York, United States

● Taught kindergarten, first and second grade students Hebrew school curricula; created weekly lesson plans● Worked with musical team and educators to teach Hebrew language and about Israeli culture

● Created programs that allowed students to learn about Jewish history, culture, and religion from different entry points of knowledge and observance● Co-created, taught and led the Discovering Jewish Identity Fellowship, a nine-week intensive seminar exploring the diversity of Jewish identity through the lens of Sephardic history, culminating in a one-week tour of prominent Jewish sites in Spain● Led daily and weekly prayer services

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

● Organized daily community hour with students after prayer services● Ordered and inventoried coffee from local vendors while working with school administration to conceptualize ways in which community coffee hour could extend as a place of belonging to the greater New Haven community

New York, New York, United States

Assisted attorneys in writing legal briefs; prepared memoranda; compiled documents for individual cases; facilitated trial preparation

Master Of Arts In Hebrew Letters, Rabbinical Studies

Activities and Societies: ● Recipient of Bonnie and Daniel Tisch Fellowship, 2018-2022 ● Thesis: “Jewish Slave Ownership Before and During.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Religion/Religious Studies

Activities and Societies: ● Gaylord Noyce Scholarship (2015-2017) recipient to pursue studies in Judaism & interfaith dialogue ● Awarded.

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