Rabbi Rachael Jackson has been the rabbi at Agudas Israel Synagogue since 2015. Prior to rabbinical school, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in chemistry and worked for a nearly decade as an analytical chemist.
Rabbi Jackson was also a 2017-2019 fellow with Sinai and Synapses. She is especially interested in the field of medical ethics at those liminal moments of life. This fellowship led her and other fellows to create a podcast called “Down the Wormhole”, which explores the strange and fascinating relationship between science and religion. Currently in its second year, you can find all episodes wherever you find podcasts.
Working and volunteering in our community is key and as such, she is immediate Past President of the Interfaith Assistance Ministries. Rabbi Jackson is married to Danyul and together they have an empathetic and enthusiastic third grade son, Adrian who says he’ll be an author when he grows up.
This year, 2020, has had many of us scratching our heads, and wringing our hands, and saying a few choice words. Rabbi Jackson has said many different four letter words during these last few months. In this sermon, we discuss just a few of them, and they just might surprise you. Since 2015, Rachael Jackson … Continue reading Four-Letter Words of 2020
We live with access to information and to people around the world. Our mailboxes, real and electronic, are filled with requests of our time, our money, our hearts—how do we prioritize our finite resources? Come hear how Rabbi Jackson weaves ancient Jewish texts together with modern needs…and hopefully leave with a clearer understanding of what … Continue reading For Whom Are We Responsible
