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Exploring Judaism Writer's Fellowship

Cohort 1 - 2024/2025

The Exploring Judaism Writers Fellowship is a paid six-month cohort-based fellowship for rabbinical students to cultivate their professional spiritual voice, expand their writing portfolio, and share Torah with a broad audience.

Who are the fellows?

Alex Friedman

JTS ’25

Boaz Davidoff

Schechter Institute ’25

Daniela Rusowsky

Abraham J. Heschel Seminary

Joshua Klein

Schechter Institute ’25

Malka Michel

Ziegler ’25

Tsvia Weisberger

Schechter Institute ’26

Who are the instructors?

Rabbi Mordechai Rackover

Exploring Judaism
Executive Editor

Rabbi Jeremy Markiz

Exploring Judaism
Managing Editor

Kimberly McElhatten

Open Roads
Writing and Coaching

Read the Fellows' Posts:

The Eight Steps to Learn to Lead a Prayer Service

Interested in leading services for your community? This guide will help you, step by step, take on this amazing communal role.

What to expect when going to a B-Mitzvah?

A B-Mitzvah is the Jewish celebration and ritual of coming of age, and it is celebrated at about the age of 13. Here's what you ...

How to Light Shabbat Candles: A Beginner’s Guide

Lighting Shabbat candles is one of our most beautiful traditions. Go grab your candles, here's how to light Shabbat candles step by step.

Ketubah might be the most important contract of all. The document that guards the most important treasure in the world - our marriage.

Simply, something appropriate for a religious service. But, getting to know the community will help you understand what feels right.

How to Get the Get (A Jewish Divorce) and Why It Matters

The Get or “decree of divorce,” plays a fundamental role in the Jewish life cycle of a couple whose marriage has come to an end ...

Am I Poor of Deeds? Yom Kippur Sermon 5785

In a challenging year, the statement in the prayer Hineni haunts me: "Here am I, poor of deeds." But is this true? Am I poor ...

How to Manage Distractions During the Amidah

Getting distracted during the Amidah and prayer is normal. But what do I do about it? There are a number of approaches that might work.

It is custom to have two challot at the Shabbat meal. Where does this tradition come from? Here are a few answers to that question.

Author

Rabbi Jeremy Markiz

Rabbi Jeremy Markiz is a teacher and consultant. Based in the Washington, DC area, he teaches the Torah of personal growth, meaning and intentionality, and making the world a better place. He writes a newsletter called, With Torah and Love. Rabbi Markiz helps clergy, congregations, and Jewish organizations grow and communicate clearly in the digital world, develop effective strategies, and solve problems with his consulting firm, Next Level Rabbinics.
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