Rabbi Rachel G. Greengrass

Rabbi Rachel G. Greengrass was ordained in 2008 from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s New York campus. She is a Rabbis Without Borders fellow, a Balfour-Brickner Fellow through the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and has written numerous publications, including the chapter “The Planet in Peril” in Moral Resistance and Spiritual Authority: Our Jewish Obligation to Jewish Social Justice (edited by Rabbis Seth Limmer and Jonah Pesner). Rabbi Greengrass serves Temple Beth Am in Miami, FL.

Rabbi Rachel Greengrass, center, and members of RAC-FL at the March On for Voting Rights Votercade on August 28th.

Let Our People Vote

Rabbi Rachel G. Greengrass
As a rabbi, my passion for the right to vote is not only derived from my love of democracy – but from my love of Jewish text and teachings.

When You’re a Jewish Leader You’re Never Alone

Rabbi Rachel G. Greengrass

I “got the call” to the rabbinate my junior year in college. After speaking to my parents, I went to talk to my Hillel rabbi. He asked me, “Rachel, do you really want to be a rabbi? Or do you just want to be a more observant Jew?”

I think about this question