Liz Jones 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 across a variety of industries. She is a loud-and-proud … Continue reading
18th Jun, 2020
Jacob B. Handelman 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 inspecting dilapidated buildings and envisions how repairing them will … Continue reading
18th Jun, 2020
Abby White is an alum of the Avodah Justice Fellowship in Chicago. She grew up in Evanston, IL and holds a B.A. in Public Policy from the University of Michigan. After spending a few years in nonprofit fundraising, Abby attended … Continue reading
18th Jun, 2020
Jessica Schaffer, Avodah Alumna (Chicago ’07-08), serves as Director of HIAS Immigration & Citizenship, part of JCFS Chicago’s family of services. She has more than a decade of experience working with diverse immigrant and refugee communities, beginning with her Avodah … Continue reading
17th Jun, 2020
Absera Melaku is a public health practitioner with a specialized focus in health equity and social justice, adolescent health and youth development, and community-based public health programming, implementation, and evaluation. Currently, she serves as Assistant Director of Training and Communications … Continue reading
5th May, 2020
Tessa Zevallos joined the Avodah Team in 2019 as the National Director of Strategic Partnerships. In this newly-created position, Tessa leads the strategic efforts to grow Avodah’s network of allies, supporters, and champions and build sustainable support for Avodah’s high-impact … Continue reading
28th Oct, 2019
Ilana Zafran Walden is the Director of the Chicago Student Success Initiative for Chicago Public Schools (CPS). In this role she leads a district wide collaboration with University of Chicago Education Labs to identify how CPS can best serve students … Continue reading
14th Mar, 2017
Sarah Thompson is the executive director of Christian Peacemaker Teams. She’s from Elkhart, Indiana (traditionally Potawatomi land) and now lives in Chicago, Illinois. She received her MDiv from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in 2011 and graduated summa cum laude from … Continue reading
1st Mar, 2017
Growing up as the child of a rabbi, Ben Levenson was surrounded by Jewish life, attending day school during the year and Jewish camp during the summer. As he grew older, there was a long period when he distanced himself … Continue reading
28th Dec, 2016
Rabbi Aryeh Bernstein is Avodah’s National Educator. Previously, he served as Avodah’s Justice Fellowship Director in Chicago. Aryeh also works as Educational Consultant for the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Staff Educator for Farm Forward’s Jewish Initiative for Animals, and … Continue reading
11th Sep, 2016