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Glencoe, Illinois, United States

Glencoe, Illinois, United States

• Led engaging and creative Shabbat services each month, bringing in text studies, speakers, and music• Worked with Senior Rabbi to co-lead throughout high holiday season two years in a row• Served as a thought partner and creative problem solver to shape various programs, initiatives, and issues the congregation was experiencing

• Infused Jewish spirituality and tradition into prenatal, birth, postpartum, miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion care through Jewish ritual and education• Offered group classes including Rosh Chodesh birth circles and private Jewish birth coaching

New York, United States

• Interned for Urban Justice’s Mental Health Project, advocating for bans on solitary confinement• Created a postpartum pregnancy manual for Mothers on the Inside to educate and support incarcerated new parents • Uplifted the voices and stories of incarcerated people to raise awareness of the cruelty of solitary

Calabasas, California, United States

● Created and directed a successful nation-wide mentorship summer professional program for college students called The Kadima Fellowship● Further developed the congregation’s organizing group with a focus on supporting the unhoused and building long-term housing solutions ● Crafted and led “Torah Time” during Hebrew School for children● Nurtured the growth and Jewish content of a 55+ affinity group

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

● Learned and applied community organizing tools for mobilizing communities to create progressive change and foster public leadership● Infused Jewish traditions of social justice into Shabbat services

Castro Valley, Ca

● Served as the solo congregation Rabbi, leading services and holidays and met with congregants one on one for pastoral care during monthly visits● Taught two adult education courses per visit● Worked with children and confirmation classes in a religious school setting

Global

● Fellowship in global Jewish leadership directed to meet with and learn about Jewish communities in Romania, Lithuania, and Russia (and lead Pesach seders in Russia) ● Assisted in successfully reaching our class goal of raising $20,000 for communitiesin the Former Soviet Union to celebrate Pesach

Calabasas, Ca

● Developed a year-long religious school curriculum for 3rd and 4th graders focused on Jewish communities, cultures, and traditions around the world

Greater Chicago Area

● Supervised three Engagement Associates and encouraged their interest in continuing their Jewish education and chosen to mentor three additional new professionals through the Springboard fellowship ● Worked closely with the Director of Development on donor fundraising campaigns● Created a city-wide internship program focusing on peer-to-peer student engagement and Jewish leadership

Greater Chicago Area

● Facilitated and organized a city-wide Jewish learning fellowship (JLF) program, engaging over 50 new students● Fundraised over $1,900 for a larger campus Sukkah for Sukkot ● Infused Jewish learning and text study into regular programming, shiftinghow students interact with Jewish texts● Nurtured relationships with over 230 Jewish students in just one semester

Greater Chicago Area

• Responsible for leading pluralistic Shabbat services and programming to engage the residents in their religious identities • Educated residents through designing weekly Torah classes to enhance exploration and understanding of Jewish identity • Conducted personalized interviews with over 60 residents to gather information on the diversity of the center’s Jewish population in addition to providing the clergy with residents’ meaningful backgrounds that could be used in future memorial… Show more • Responsible for leading pluralistic Shabbat services and programming to engage the residents in their religious identities • Educated residents through designing weekly Torah classes to enhance exploration and understanding of Jewish identity • Conducted personalized interviews with over 60 residents to gather information on the diversity of the center’s Jewish population in addition to providing the clergy with residents’ meaningful backgrounds that could be used in future memorial services • Formulated charts, graphs, and spreadsheets identifying the religious diversity within the center’s community • Developed pluralistic prayer book for Shabbat internship retreat that was inclusive of all interns’ observances Show less

Rabbinical Ordination

Master'S Degree, Jewish Education With A Certificate In Experiential Jewish Education

Bachelor'S Degree, Jewish/Judaic Studies

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Pi

Religion/Religious Studies

Education record