Jenny Ackerman Helfand serves on Avodah’s Advisory Council for D.C. Jenny Ackerman Helfand (NY 03-04) is a Clinical Social Worker currently at the National Institutes of Health. She received her MSW from Hunter College and her MPH from Hebrew University … Continue reading
14th Mar, 2023
James Radack came from the Boston area to DC nearly 40 years ago for college and never left. After attending Georgetown University, he built a career in service and social justice, first as a pro bono paralegal at Covington, then … Continue reading
24th Oct, 2022
Rabbi Ilana Zietman serves on the DC Advisory Council at Avodah as the chair and is an Avodah alum. Rabbi Ilana Zietman (she/her) is a pluralistic rabbi who creates Jewish experiences and fosters communities that are relevant, thought-provoking and most … Continue reading
23rd Dec, 2021
Rachel Farbiarz serves on Avodah’s Advisory Council for D.C. Rachel is an artist working in drawing, collage and sculpture. She has written on Torah from a justice perspective, and periodically teaches on the intersections between art, creativity and Torah. Previously, … Continue reading
8th Dec, 2021
Olivia serves as the Legal Assistant for CASA de Maryland, Inc. Olivia is a recent graduate from the University of Miami, hailing from Denver, Colorado. She likes to spend her time in the mountains, enjoying nature, or songwriting. She is … Continue reading
9th Sep, 2021
Eli serves as a Patient Advocate at Community of Hope. Eli formerly attended their hometown university, the University of Cincinnati, where they studied neuroscience. They hope of becoming a genetic counselor in the future. Throughout college, they worked in the … Continue reading
9th Sep, 2021
Dalia is the Program Manager for applicant and tenant initiatives and anti-stigma public education at Housing Unlimited, Inc. Dalia is originally from Newton, MA and recently graduated from Pitzer College with a degree in American Studies. Prior to Avodah, Dalia … Continue reading
9th Sep, 2021
Rachel serves as the DC Community Organizer at HIAS. She is from New York, NY, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2021 where she studied Geography, participated in student activism and local politics, and wrote a thesis about reproductive governance … Continue reading
9th Sep, 2021
Caroline serves as the Volunteer Coordinator & Immigrant Advocate for HIAS. Caroline is from Tenafly, NJ, and just graduated from Tufts University, where her favorite pastimes were writing for her school newspaper and singing Jewish acapella. She is elated by … Continue reading
9th Sep, 2021
Elliana serves as the Client Services Associate at Food and Friends. Elliana grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and went to school at University of Wisconsin Madison. She has a big family and grew up with two brothers and a dog … Continue reading
9th Sep, 2021