Rabbi William Plevan

Rabbi William (Bill) Plevan holds a doctorate in Religion from Princeton University where he wrote a dissertation on the German-Jewish philosopher Martin Buber. He has taught Jewish philosophy, theology and ethics at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Gratz College, Hebrew Union College, and in a variety of adult educational settings. Bill has served as President of...
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Aron Wander

Aron Wander (he/him/his) is a rabbinical student at Hebrew College and expects to graduate in 2024. Before beginning rabbinical school, he worked in Boston as the Northeast Campus Organizer for J Street U, where he helped students plan campaigns and run programming related to Israel/Palestine. While in Boston, he served on the Coordinating Committee of...
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Anna Calamaro

Anna Calamaro (she/her) is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College, class of 2023. A Chicago native, Anna completed her undergraduate studies in 2014 at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana campus, in Jewish Studies. She worked for four years for Metro Chicago Hillel as Director of Engagement and Jewish Life, serving students on college campuses...
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Rachel Faulkner

Rachel is a community organizer, coach, social justice advocate, and anti-racist educator. She has done this work through roles at City Year, Match Education, the Community Builders, and Citizens of The World Elementary School, and currently serves as the Director of Community Investments at the Safety Respect Equity Network. Additionally, Rachel served as the National...
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David Elitzer

David Elitzer (he/him) is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion expecting to graduate in 2026. After graduating with a BA in Archaeology from Brown University, David was awarded a Marshall Scholarship to study wartime cultural heritage destruction. During this time, he received an MSc in International Public Policy from University College...
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Nicole Fix

Nicole Fix (she/her) is a rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and is expected to graduate in 2023. Nicole is deeply committed to the expansion of Jewish and social engagement through the arts. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Monday Night, Nimrod International Journal for Prose and Poetry, Post Road Magazine, Go!...
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Julie Fishbach

Julie Fishbach (she/her) is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, expecting to graduate in 2026. She grew up in the Bay Area, where she was active in Temple Isaiah’s youth groups, and worked as a counselor and Program Director at Camp Tawonga. She studied Sociocultural Anthropology and Theater at...
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Aliza Schwartz

Aliza Schwartz (she/her) is a rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, expecting to graduate in 2024. She is an incoming Cooperberg-Rittmaster Rabbinical Intern at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) in New York City. Before rabbinical school, Aliza was based in Boston. Her spiritual and political home in Boston is Kavod, a multi-ethnic, multi-racial community...
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Sarah Novick

Sarah (she/her) became a community organizer because she loves building collective power to improve people’s lives and make societal structures and systems more just and fair. Before T’ruah, Sarah led Jews United for Justice and the JUFJ Campaign Fund’s Washington, DC organizing work. While there, she worked with grassroots leaders and partners as part of...
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Julie Fishbach

Julie Fishbach (she/her) is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, expecting ordination in 2026. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she worked as a counselor and Program Director at Camp Tawonga. She studied Sociocultural Anthropology and Theater at UC San Diego, and completed coursework in...
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