Jenna Shaw (they/them/theirs) is a rabbinical student at Hebrew College in Newton, MA, in the class of 2023. Jenna grew up in Chicago and fell in love with political activism and the ways that social justice interacts with their Jewish identity when they stumbled into a local mayoral campaign office. Their deep call to activism and Jewish learning pulled them to American University in Washington DC, where they discovered that Torah is one of the most powerful tools for working for justice. After college, Jenna moved to LA and spent time teaching teens and middle school students about the magical power of Judaism. In LA, Jenna’s true love of organizing came to life during their year as a Jeremiah Fellow with Bend the Arc. Currently, Jenna works as the Rabbinic Intern at Boston University Hillel, organizes around criminal justice reform, and is a proud member of Kavod’s Anti-Racism Curriculum Team. When they are not working or in school, Jenna can be found biking around the streets of Boston, trying new vegan recipes and (most importantly) cheering on their beloved Chicago Cubs! As a rabbi, Jenna hopes to fuse their love of Jewish education with their passion for justice to create justice-oriented authentic Jewish learning opportunities for teens.
