2026 RRC Online Institute for Prospective Rabbinical Students

Rabbi Melissa Heller is the Director of Admissions and Recruitment at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. In this role, she has the great privilege of supporting prospective rabbinical students as they discern and enact their visions of service and leadership for the Jewish... Read More →

Rabbi Rayna Grossman (they/them) is deeply moved and compelled by the aspect of service in being a rabbi. Their journey to the rabbinate lies in recognizing the power of Judaism, spirituality and amazing rabbis.

As director of field education, Rayna oversees students’ on-the-job training, ensuring that future rabbis are prepared to serve in a variety of settings and communities. RRC’s new field education program, which began in academic year 2023-24, centers on immersive fieldwork opportunities... Read More →

THE FIRST WOMAN RABBI to head a Jewish congregational union and a Jewish seminary, Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., became president and chief executive officer of Reconstructing Judaism in 2014. Reconstructing Judaism is the central organization of the Reconstructionist Movement. She... Read More →

Holly Smith (she/her) is a Year 2 student who completed the Mekhinah Program to begin her studies at RRC. Holly was born and raised in San Francisco and earned her B.A. in Feminist Studies from the University of California Santa Cruz. Before pursuing rabbinical school, she worked... Read More →

Mira Beth Wasserman brings her background as a congregational rabbi and as a scholar of Talmud and Jewish ethics to the leadership team for Reconstructing Judaism. As dean of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, she is responsible for enacting RRC’s curriculum, for supporting... Read More →

Rabbi Rayna Grossman (they/them) is deeply moved and compelled by the aspect of service in being a rabbi. Their journey to the rabbinate lies in recognizing the power of Judaism, spirituality and amazing rabbis.

As director of field education, Rayna oversees students’ on-the-job training, ensuring that future rabbis are prepared to serve in a variety of settings and communities. RRC’s new field education program, which began in academic year 2023-24, centers on immersive fieldwork opportunities... Read More →

Lucy Berman (they/them) is in their first year at RRC as a mekhinah student. They come to rabbinical studies by way of community organizing and advocacy in Providence, Rhode Island. They graduated from Brown University in 2019 with a degree in religious studies and approach their... Read More →

Emma Fischer (she/her) is a fourth year student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote, PA. Originally from Nashville, TN, Emma earned a Bachelor’s degree in Religion and Social Justice at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA, where she wrote her undergraduate thesis... Read More →

Noah Dor Lind (they/them) is a rabbinic student, artist, and storyteller. Their Torah is decolonial, abolitionist, queer, and earth-centered. Noah is passionate about eco-burial, the agricultural cycles of Jewish life, and trans halakhah. They teach art-making as a spiritual practice... Read More →

Hi all! My name is Bridget Siegel-Fultz and I'm a fifth year (out of seven) Rabbinic Student at RRC. I grew up in Florida and moved to Philly to start my rabbinic career. I have a passion for teaching and creating Jewish stories with youth and families. Currently, I am in the Advanced... Read More →

As director of the mekhinah (preparation) program, Rabbi Alex Weissman mentors emerging religious leaders by immersing in Hebrew language, Jewish liturgy, texts and practice, to support them to thrive in rabbinic school and beyond.

In his dual role as Director of Community Life... Read More →

Marques Hollie (they/he) is an operatically-trained vocalist, ritual leader, and theatre-maker, who has been telling (and singing!) stories for as long he can remember. He began singing professionally in the late aughts, and after a particularly meaningful Passover seder, began a... Read More →

Molly Schulman (she/her) is currently serving as the Student Rabbi at Kolot Chayeinu in Brooklyn, NY. She comes to the rabbinate by way of community organizing. After graduating from Tufts University with a degree in American Studies in 2016, Molly found her way into values-aligned... Read More →

Erin Viola (she/they) is in her third year at RRC. She serves Congregation Beth Am Israel as their Rabbinic Intern, where she leads musical and spiritually enriching services, crafts adult and children's outdoor Jewish education, and provides pastoral care for the community. Erin... Read More →

Jesse Weil (he/him) is an artist and educator currently studying at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical college. After graduating from Brown University, Jesse found opportunities to develop his work as a writer and performer on stages all over the country.  He has been able to bring... Read More →