Location: Chicago

September 2021

Sky K.

Sky serves as an LGBT Project Avodah Fellow at the National Immigrant Justice Center – Chicago. Sky (they/them) is from Acton, MA and graduated from Smith College in 2021 where they studied History and Gender Studies. As a community organizer … Continue reading

2nd Sep, 2021

Emily K.

Emily serves as the Refugee Resettlement / Immigration Case Manager at JCFS Chicago. Emily is from Teaneck, New Jersey. She studied Psychology and Inequality, Social Problems, and Change at the University of Chicago. She is excited to be part of … Continue reading

2nd Sep, 2021

Ezra F.

Ezra serves as a Health Educator / Outreach Coordinator for Erie Family Health Centers. Ezra recently graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Psychology. One of Ezra’s favorite activities during his college career was singing with Pizmon, the Jewish … Continue reading

2nd Sep, 2021

Batyah S.

Batyah serves as the Immigrant Legal Defense Project Fellow at the National Immigrant Justice Center. Batyah is a recent graduate of Grinnell College, where they studied Sociology. They have lived all across the United States, with Palo Alto, CA as … Continue reading

2nd Sep, 2021

Gabriel B.

Gabriel serves as the Fellow, Social Determinants of Health, for Erie Family Health Centers. Gabriel recently graduated from Macalester College with a degree in Anthropology and Public Health. He is passionate about how culture impacts health and how community collaboration … Continue reading

2nd Sep, 2021

June 2020

Ursula Rigberg Wagner

Ursula Rigberg Wagner (Avodah Chicago Justice Fellowship ’15-16) serves on the Chicago Advisory Council at Avodah.  She is a licensed clinical social worker living on the south side of Chicago with two cats and one dog. She is a Senior Mental … Continue reading

18th Jun, 2020

Beckee Birger

Beckee Birger serves on the Chicago Advisory Council at Avodah.  She is the Program Director of Teen Philanthropy and Leadership at the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago.  She’s passionate about connecting young people to opportunities that allow them to … Continue reading

18th Jun, 2020

Hannah Barg

Hannah Barg serves on the Chicago Advisory Council for Avodah.  She is a St. Louis native with a passion for education, storytelling and social justice. Hannah graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2014 with a B.A. in Anthropology. Since then, she … Continue reading

18th Jun, 2020

Liz Jones

Liz Jones serves on the Chicago Advisory Council at Avodah.  She is the Senior Corporate Account Manager at Cara Chicago, where she supports individuals experiencing poverty in all aspects of their job search and builds multifaceted relationships with employer partners … Continue reading

18th Jun, 2020

Jacob B. Handelman

Jacob B. Handelman serves on the Chicago Advisory Council at Avodah. He is a lawyer by trade and enjoys a passion for making communities safer and giving medium-income families a chance to own a home instead of renting. He loves … Continue reading

18th Jun, 2020
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