Rabbi Chel Mandell (they/them)

Chel is the founder and creative director of the Tzimtzum community, located on the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. Chel is dedicated to reimagining Jewish community through creative ritual and envisioning how Judaism can evolve for the future. They are a curator of alternative Jewish community spaces. They received smicha from the Academy for Jewish Religion CA and an interdisciplinary MFA from Sierra Nevada University. Chel was the rabbinic student in residence at The Kitchen SF (2021-2022) before taking on the role of Director of Education and Innovation at Temple Beth El in Santa Cruz. In spring 2023, Chel began working at the University of San Francisco, where they direct the JEDI certificate program and teach in the Jewish Studies and Social Justice program.

Ore Ganin-Pinto (they/them)

Ore is an ordained Interfaith Chaplain and Oreget Adamah/ Earthweaver. They identify as a white, queer, non-binary anti-zionist Jewish Animist with roots from Poland, Russia, and Morocco.  Ore works in the liminal and threshold spaces serving as a spiritual companion through their work in hospice and as a ritualist and song holder with the TzimTzum Collective and Kehilla Community Synagogue in Oakland.  Ore currently lives on the unceded territory of the Awas-was speaking peoples currently stewarded by the Amah Mutsun Tribal band and is deeply grateful for all the children, all the elders, and the magic of this gorgeous existence.

Reed Love (they/them)

Reed is a chaplain and has had a spiritual counseling, ritual life cycle facilitation, and Craniosacral Therapy bodywork private practice over the last decade.  They are part of the Palliative Care team at Kaiser Oakland. Reed is also the founder of We Are Stardust, an LGBTQ+ centered spiritual laboratory rooted in Jewish wisdom that uses creative practice as a tool for transformation. Reed has a Masters Degree in Jewish Studies, specializing in Jewish Values, Ethics, and Action, from the Academy of Jewish Religion of California, and received their BA from Brandeis University in Women's and Gender Studies. They completed their chaplaincy residency at St. Mary's Medical Center, and studied at Pardes in Jerusalem in a Year Fellowship Program and for two years at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.