Michelle Katz (she/her) is a rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, expecting to graduate in 2027. She is excited about navigating the spaces between the written word and lived experiences, and creating opportunities to center liminality. Her passion for community building and religious ritual brought her to study Sociology and Jewish and Israel Studies at Wesleyan University, 20th century Jewish History, Literature, and Culture at NYU, and Contemporary Jewish Leadership at Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership and Northwestern University. Prior to RRC, Michelle served as the Assistant Administrative Director at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism (now SAJ: Judaism That Stands For All), Director of Membership & Conference Content at the Association for Jewish Studies, and Administrative Consultant at Judaism Unbound. For her work with the AJS membership community and annual conference, Michelle was named as one of the Association Forum’s Forty Under 40 in 2020. She is thrilled to be combining her deep love of Jewish learning with inclusive communal engagement at RRC and beyond. In her spare time, you can find Michelle in Philadelphia, PA, writing, reading, dancing, stitching, and cheering for her favorite sport, roller derby, alongside her husband Robert and their dog Lina.
