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Danny (he/him) is committed to supporting organizations that strengthen the Jewish community and advance tikkun olam. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Virginia in 2005 and a Masters degree in Experiential Jewish Education from the Davidson School at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2014. He is proud to have been...

Shani Abramowitz is a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), expected to graduate in 2021. Before entering rabbinical school, Shani was a year-long fellow at Mechon Hadar, an egalitarian yeshiva on the Upper West Side of New York. Shani was born and raised in Chicago, and attended Brandeis University, where she...

Rabbi Esther L. Lederman serves as Director of Congregational Innovation & Leadership at the Union for Reform Judaism, a position she has held since 2015. Prior to that role, she was the Associate Rabbi at Temple Micah in Washington, DC.   She was ordained in May 2008 from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New...

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,...

Rabbi William (Bill) Plevan holds a doctorate in Religion from Princeton University where he wrote a dissertation on the German-Jewish philosopher Martin Buber. He has taught Jewish philosophy, theology and ethics at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Gratz College, Hebrew Union College, and in a variety of adult educational settings. Bill has served as President of...

Preston “Pesach” D. Neimeiser (he/him/his) is a rabbinical student at HUC in New York, expecting to graduate in 2021. He was born in Tallahassee, Florida the second son of two activists dedicated to the American labor movement, and grew up steeped in the Reform movement through synagogue, camp, youth group, and Israel experiences. He holds...

Rebecca Galin (she/her) is a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (class of 2025). Prior to beginning her studies at JTS, Rebecca learned at Yeshivat Maharat, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, and Yeshivat Hadar. Rebecca worked for two years at UJA Federation of New York, co-running a program for diverse Israeli social changemakers, managing...

Julia Knobloch is a poet and rabbi-in-training, expected to graduate from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in 2025.  She has worked for UJA-Federation of New York, where she managed large-scale volunteer events like MLK Day and 9/11 Day, as well as being a documentary filmmaker for European and US broadcasters. During her years as...