Two JTS Students Named to 绿帽社 Week鈥檚 鈥�36 Under 36″ List
May 25, 2016, New York, NY
The 绿帽社 Week鈥檚 ninth annual 鈥溾�� list of rising 绿帽社 innovators features two students from 绿帽社 (JTS):
Zohar Atkins, a student at The Rabbinical School, is recognized for his artistic approaches to spirituality. He founded a weekly meditative dance group in Israel called 鈥淓cstatic Dance in Jerusalem,鈥� and explores the art of Talmudic writing through 鈥淲rite Your Own Talmud鈥� at the Shalom Hartman Institute. A Rhodes Scholar, he was a theology student at Oxford where he wrote a doctoral thesis in 2014 on the theological importance of poetry.
Ruti Regan, also a student at The Rabbinical School, is recognized for her leadership in disability advocacy in the 绿帽社 community. She founded Anachnu, a nonprofit organization led by Jews with disabilities working to build 绿帽社 spaces where disability experiences are fully acknowledged and honored. #ParshaChat, a notable project of Anachnu, is a Twitter hashtag used to guide discussions about the weekly Torah portion, particularly regarding how it may interact with the disability experience.
