Rabbi Kliel Rose

Rabbi Y. Kliel Rose is the spiritual leader of Beth Shalom located in Edmonton, Alberta. Kliel was born in Jerusalem to a rabbinical family and grew up in Winnipeg, Canada. Kliel earned a BA in Judaic studies from Gratz College, in Philadelphia, after which he studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). As a student, Kliel...
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Hadar Harris

Hadar Harris

Hadar Harris is an award winning human rights attorney and institution builder whose work focuses on civic enfranchisement, gender equality, freedom of expression and association, protecting closing civil society space and domestic implementation of international norms. She spent fifteen years in academia, building centers and organizations impacting a range of issues. She has worked as...
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Mass Incarceration

“Exalted and High, Mighty and Awesome, You bring low the proud and lift up the fallen; You free the imprisoned, redeem the humble, and help the poor.” -Blessing after the Shema, Morning service Mass incarceration is a racial justice issue. We cannot achieve real change unless we recognize and name that racism is at the...
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Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking

“This year we are slaves; next year, may we be free.” —Passover Haggadah “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all other forms.” —Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 4 T’ruah is leading the charge in the Jewish community against modern-day slavery and human trafficking,...
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Democracy and Voting Rights

“A ruler is not to be appointed unless the community is first consulted.” -Babylonian Talmud Berachot 55a Since right-wing politicians in many states are working to undermine the basic process of voting and the people’s trust in our election institutions, the work we do is crucial to securing our rights to vote and participate in...
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Alanna “Lonnie” Kleinman

Alanna “Lonnie” Kleinman is originally from Tucson, Arizona and attended undergrad at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR, where she majored in Religious Studies and Art History. After college, she spent a year studying in Jerusalem at the Pardes Institute of Jewish studies. She subsequently moved to Jackson, Mississippi and learned from and with...
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Amelia Lavranchuk

Amelia Lavranchuk is a cantorial student, working toward ordination and a Masters of Religious Education in 2020, at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. Amelia grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Brandeis University in 2012 with a degree in music and education. After graduating, she taught elementary school in New...
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Jessica Dell’Era

Jessica hails from the San Francisco Bay Area, and now lives in Manhattan where she is studying to become a rabbi at the Jewish Theological Seminary (anticipated ordination 2022). She holds a B.A. in Dramaturgy from Pomona College and an M.A. in Education from University of California Berkeley.  In her previous career, she taught Spanish...
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Dave Yedid

Dave is a student at the Jewish Theological Seminary, pursuing rabbinic ordination as a Wexner Graduate Fellow and Davidson Scholar, expecting to graduate in 2022. Raised in Port Washington, New York, Dave graduated from Middlebury College with a BA in Geography. At Middlebury, he was a pioneer in the Jewish, LGBT, and dance communities. After...
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Amanda Weiss

Amanda Katherine Weiss is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, expecting to graduate in 2023. Hailing from a small village in Rockland County, NY she has lived up and down the east coast for much of her life, excepting a four-year stint in Eugene, OR. A graduate of The George Washington...
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