Meggie O’Dell

Meggie O’Dell is a second-year rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where she is also pursuing a master’s degree in Jewish sacred music through the H.L. Miller Cantorial School. Before coming to New York, Meggie lived in Chicago, where she completed one year at Northwestern University School of Law and later worked...
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Rabbi Daniel Ross Goodman

Daniel Ross Goodman is a writer and a rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT) in New York, where he is editor-in-chief of the YCT Jewish Studies Journal. He is a regular contributor to Public Discourse (a publication of The Witherspoon Institute) and The Weekly Standard. Several of his articles have been Editors’ Picks in...
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Nora Feinstein

Nora Feinstein is a first year student at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. Before starting rabbinical school, Nora served as a Program Associate at the Schusterman Family Foundation in DC. She holds bachelor’s degrees from Barnard College and the Jewish Theological Seminary, where she pursued a course of study in literature, history, and people watching. Nora...
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Aliza Schwartz

Aliza Schwartz (she/her) is a rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, expecting to graduate in 2024. Before rabbinical school, Aliza was based in Boston and given the enormous gift of growing up as a leader, organizer, and trainer there. Aliza’s spiritual and political home in Boston is Kavod, a multi-ethnic, multi-racial community led by...
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Year-in-Israel Program

***As of October 7, our in-person Israel programs are on hold. Rabbinical and cantorial students in Israel can check back here for updates.*** About the Year-in-Israel Program The T’ruah Year-in-Israel Program offers rabbinical and cantorial students spending the academic year in Israel the opportunity to develop their moral voice on human rights issues in Israel...
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Phoebe Ana Rabinowitsch

Phoebe Ana Rabinowitsch is a student at Yeshivat Maharat expected to graduate in 2022. She grew up in South Florida and earned a B.A. in Religion and Anthropology from American University (Washington, DC). Phoebe Ana has completed various internships including at Hillel International and a national voter registration campaign. Phoebe Ana studied at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at Middlebury College Language Schools....
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