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 is a co-founder of the COVID Grief Network, an organization supporting young adults who have 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.
“Grief is a breaking,” the tradition seems to say, “so instead of turning away from it, why not make it visible?” Why not break something that you can hold, wear, see?