Chloe Zelkha

Chloe Zelkha is a rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia, where she is a Wexner Graduate Fellow. Previously, she worked as an educator, community organizer and fellowship director at organizations like JOIN for Justice, The Food Project and Urban Adamah. Chloe trained as a chaplain in UCSF Mission Bay Hospital’s residency program, where she primarily served the NICU and adult oncology units. She was a co-founder of the Covid Grief Network–now a project of Reimagine–an organization supporting young adults who lost loved ones to COVID-19. She holds a bachelor’s degree in religion from Carleton College and a master’s degree in education from Harvard University.

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

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