Rachel Landis

Rachel Landis (she/her) is from New York City and grew up at Congregation Rodeph Sholom on the Upper West Side. She graduated cum laude from Brandeis University where she studied Politics, Economics, and Art History. While at Brandeis, Rachel wrote her thesis on the changing relationship between women elected to state office and reproductive health care legislation. She also was involved in activism and the arts on campus. Rachel also spent much of her college career serving as the National Policy Director for Generation Ratify, the youth organization working towards the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Rachel was very involved with the Reform movement growing up, spending nine summers at URJ Camp Harlam (including one as a staff member) and serving on the regional board of NFTY-NAR during her senior year of high school. While attending the RAC L'Taken seminar several times throughout high school, Rachel became passionate about the connections between Judaism and social justice and has always strived to connect the two wherever she can. Rachel's legislative portfolio included reproductive health and rights, gender equity, and partnership with the Women of Reform Judaism. She served as the inaugural Linda Rae Sher Legislative Assistant, supported by the generous gifts of friends of Linda Sher and Women of Reform Judaism.