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Adina Lewittes

Adina Lewittes is the founding rabbi of Congregation Kol Haneshamah in Englewood, New Jersey, and also serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Professional Skills at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where she received her master’s degree and rabbinic ordination. She graduated with a B.A. from York University in Toronto.

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Rachel Natelson

As a young girl, Rachel Natelson corresponded with an uncle who had been studying with Henrietta Szold. From him, she learned about Palestine and the Zionist movement. These exchanges were to lay the foundation for her extraordinary life as a leader on behalf of the Zionist cause—including being one of the founding members of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America.