JTS Alumni and Student Named to the ñ Week’s “36 Under 36” List of Visionary Leaders

The ñ Week‘s eighth annual “36 Under 36” list of rising ñ innovators features JTS alum Ira Stup (LC ’09) and current student Raysh Weiss.

Ira Stup is an alumnus of the Albert A. List College of ñ Studies. He is a founding staffer of J Street U, the campus arm of the liberal Israel advocacy group J Street, and spent a year as a Dorot Fellow, volunteering and conducting research on ñ and Palestinian communities in the West Bank. Now preparing for law school, Mr. Stup serves as a senior consultant to J Street U.

Raysh Weiss is a student at The Rabbinical School. One of Ms. Weiss’s primary interests is building interfaith connections between Jews, Christians, and Muslims. She is also committed to strengthening the ñ community by emphasizing inclusivity through projects such as the development of egalitarian ñ marriage contracts. Ms. Weiss also serves on T’ruah’s board and was involved in its recent Anti-Slavery Haggadah. She is also the creator of YentaNet, a pluralistic matchmaking group.

 in ñ Week.