Max Antman

Max Antman is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, expecting to graduate in 2024. Originally from Evanston, IL, Max attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and minors in English and Jewish Culture and Society. Max’s academic path sparked an...
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Kevin Gay

Kevin (he/him) is excited to support T’ruah’s vital work from behind the scenes. Previously he served as the database manager at the Center for Constitutional Rights and Dance Theater Workshop while also consulting throughout New York for both arts and social justice nonprofits. Besides being a long-suffering Buffalo hockey fan, he is a professional actor,...
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Allen Lipson

Allen Lipson (he/him/his) completed his first year of rabbinical school at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was the inaugural rabbinic intern at JTS’ Hendel Center for Justice and Ethics. After his T’ruah summer, he transferred to Hebrew College, where expects to be ordained in 2024. Previously a labor organizer at UNITE HERE, the hotel...
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Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel

Senior Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel has been with Temple Micah since 1983 and has woven his open-minded, creative approach to Judaism into the culture and worship at Micah. He feels his primary role as rabbi is grappling with the challenge of “translating” the inherited Jewish past into a theology and practice that speaks to today....
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Sara Moore Litt

Sara Moore Litt

A former New Yorker, Sara was a corporate lawyer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, executive vice president and associate general counsel of the Courtroom Television Network, and executive director of The Interfaith Center of New York. She has been a consultant for ABC News, the Markle Foundation, and the Yale Law School. She has served...
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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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Caryn Fliegler

As Grants Officer, Caryn Fliegler (she/her) works closely with T’ruah’s Director of Development and leadership to manage a growing profile of institutional giving supporters. Prior to T’ruah, Caryn was Grants Manager at Josselyn, a Community Mental Health Center serving 3,600 people in the Chicago area. She is an active community volunteer, serving as a Board...
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Danny Stein

Danny Stein (he/him) is a rabbinical student at Hebrew College (Class of 2023). He grew up in the Chicagoland Reform movement, spending many summers at Camp OSRUI in Wisconsin. Graduating American University with a degree in public communication and marketing, he moved on to Hebrew University in Jerusalem, which together with Svara in Chicago ignited...
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Ally Karpel

Ally Karpel (she/her) is a rabbinical student at the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College, expecting ordination in 2026. Ally grew up in Dallas, TX and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018 with a degree in speech-language pathology. There, she served as president of the University Interfaith Council and co-founded...
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Audrey Honig

Audrey (she/her) is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College (’27). She grew up in Chicago, and her passion for Jewish life was sparked during her summers as a camper and staff member at URJ Camp OSRUI. As a student at Kalamazoo College, Audrey deepened her love of community-building through Hillel, interfaith dialogue, and with...
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