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…
Tanya Farber (she/her/hers) is a rabbinical student at Yeshivat Maharat in Riverdale, NY, expecting to graduate in 2021. A school teacher for nearly fifteen years, Tanya is eager to expand her skills beyond the classroom and into the community. Over the course of her teaching career, Tanya has taught Judaic studies in yeshiva high schools…
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…
Shani Rosenbaum (she/her) grew up in Worcester, MA and Seattle, WA, and received her BA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University in 2012. Following a year as a Dorot Fellow in Israel, she served at several Jerusalem-based non-profits, first at Encounter cultivating constructive engagement with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and then at OLAM, promoting Jewish…
Rabbi Dr. William Plevan is Visiting Assistant Professor of Contemporary Jewish Thought at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and its 2023-24 Democracy Fellow. He writes and teaches on contemporary Jewish theology, ethics, and political thought, and is currently working on a book on the ideal of community in Martin Buber’s thought. He currently serves as the…
Shira (she/her) is a writer and proud RK (rabbi’s kid) who has worked as an editor and social media manager in the private and non-profit sectors. As a comedy writer, she has written for many publications, including the New Yorker, The Onion, McSweeney’s, and Mad Magazine. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Religion from Columbia University in…
Aaron has spent most of his life deeply involved in Jewish community and education. He has spent 16 summers at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple camps serving as a counselor, Ropes Course Director, and most recently as a Unit Head and Educator. A graduate of Emory University with a Bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies, he…
Kevin (he/him) is excited to support T’ruah’s vital work from behind the scenes. Previously he served as the database manager at the Center for Constitutional Rights and Dance Theater Workshop while also consulting throughout New York for both arts and social justice nonprofits. Besides being a long-suffering Buffalo hockey fan, he is a professional actor,…
Amelia Wolf is a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary. She grew up in Portland, Ore., and now lives in Brooklyn, where she is one of the founders and organizers of Minyan Atara, the Crown Heights Egalitarian Minyan. Prior to starting at JTS, Amelia had the privilege of learning at Hadar and Drisha, and…
Kelly Whitehead is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (’24). Kelly grew up in New York City before moving to Washington DC, where she graduated from American University (BA History ’15). Prior to rabbinical school, Kelly worked as the Youth Engagement Specialist at Temple Sinai in Washington D.C. Kelly’s love of the…