Chayva is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, expecting to graduate in 2022. She feels very fortunate to be starting a career that incorporates her love of Jewish community, music, spirituality, social justice, and learning. Chayva grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area at Congregation Beth Am…
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…
Sienna Lotenberg is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, expecting to graduate in 2023. Born and raised outside Washington, DC, she fell in love with Judaism at Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, VA. Prior to rabbinical school, Sienna lived in Providence, RI, while earning her bachelor’s degree in History and…
Mikey Hess Webber hails from Baltimore MD. She is so excited to be working toward her ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2021. In her years leading up to rabbinical school, Mikey’s career centered primarily around the mentorship of Jewish teens. She spent five years working with BBYO and another three as the Youth…
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…
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…
Raphi Ozarowski is an orthodox rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, where he is expected to graduate in 2019. He grew up in Skokie, IL and walks an identity tightrope between midwesterner and New Yorker. He graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in Jewish Studies from Yeshiva University, where he served as Associate Editor of…
Andrew Oberstein is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where he is a Wexner Graduate Fellow. He previously served as the Director of Jewish Life at URJ Six Points Sci-Tech Academy in Byfield, MA. Before entering rabbinical school, Andrew was the Coordinator for Social Justice and Young Adult Engagement at Temple…
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…
Devon Spier is a rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion, expected to graduate in 2022, and committed to radical compassion that catalyzes Jews and non-Jews to show up for each other. Devon’s experiences at Solel Congregation, in NFTY-NEL, URJ Kutz Camp and Newman illuminated her passion for Jewish encounter. Her gap year in Israel…