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 Board Co-chair of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and is past President of Matan, an organization devoted to promoting special needs Jewish education. He received rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a PhD in Religion from Princeton.