Chelsea Feuchs is a fourth-year rabbinical student at HUC-JIR, and the Rabbinic Intern at Central Synagogue. Originally from Goldens Bridge, New York, Chelsea attended Brown University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Judaic Studies. Upon graduation, she became a JOIN for Justice Fellow and worked for two years as a labor organizer with the Massachusetts Building Trades Council. While there, she planned protests to advocate for workers’ rights, focusing on safety conditions, fair pay, and healthcare coverage. Chelsea subsequently became a Dorot Fellow in Israel and lived for a year in Jerusalem, developing leadership skills and learning about Israeli society. During that time, Chelsea read the whole Tanach with feminist commentary and developed a theory linking all women in the text to promote deeper critical engagement with the Jewish library. Before beginning rabbinical school, Chelsea worked for a year as the Communications Associate at ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America. Chelsea is eager to pass on her love of Torah to others, and to use such teaching as an opportunity to open up and center difficult conversations in the Jewish community.