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Yael Marans

Yael Marans is a rabbinical student at Hebrew College who lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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Claire Davidson Miller

Claire Davidson Miller (she/her) is a second-year rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary with twin passions for education and social justice.
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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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Dvir Cahana

Dvir Cahana (he/him) was born in Sweden and grew up in Canada. He received a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Israel Studies from Concordia University, where he played varsity basketball as a 3-time Academic All-Canadian. He earned his M.A. in Jewish Studies from McGill University, representing McGill in the East Coast Consortium...
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Neil Hirsch

Neil Hirsch (he/him) is a Jewish educator from Toronto and a member of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School class of 2024. Neil has been privileged to be involved with several other amazing organizations across the denominational spectrum, including the Drisha institute, and as a fellow at Yeshivat Hadar, Yeshivat Romemu, Mechon Pardes, and Adamah. Helping...
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Lilli Shvartsmann

Lilli Shvartsmann (she/her), a Los Angeles native, has always found outlets to further her passion for Jewish education. A rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary expecting to graduate in 2024, Lilli works as a rabbinic intern at Hillel at Binghamton University, where she provides learning opportunities and pastoral care for students. In 2020, Lilli...
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Eliana Willis

Eliana Willis (she/her) is a rabbinical student at Hebrew College and expects to graduate in 2024. Eliana grew up in Los Angeles and earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Cruz. While in Santa Cruz she organized with Fossil Free UC, a successful campaign to divest the University of California from fossil fuels....
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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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Michaela Brown

Michaela Brown (she/her/hers) is a proud native Virginian, spending the first 23 years of her life in Northern Virginia and Charlottesville. She developed a deep passion for Jewish community and feminism during high school through her involvement with B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG) and BBYO, serving as the International N’siah (President) of BBG for 2013-2014, traveling...
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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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