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  • Jessica Chod

    Jessica Chod is an attorney based in the DC area where she and her family are active members of the Jewish community. She is the co-author, along with Rabbis Judith Hauptman and Suzanne Brody, of the Movement’s 2022 teshuvah related to the Jewish status of a child born using a gestational carrier. Ms. Chod holds a Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from Emory University Law School and Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and a B.S. in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Jessica Chod is an attorney based in the DC area where she and her family are active members of the Jewish community. She is the co-author, along with Rabbis Judith Hauptman and Suzanne Brody, of the Movement’s 2022 teshuvah related to the Jewish status of a child born using a gestational carrier. Ms. Chod holds a Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from Emory University Law School and Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and a B.S. in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University.

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The Jewish Status of a Child Born Using a Gestational Carrier

The Jewish Status of a Child Born Using a Gestational Carrier

In a recent teshuvah, the CJLS answers the question, "what is the Jewish status of a child born using a gestational carrier?"