Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer
A graduate of Columbia University, Rabbi Meyer was ordained by HUC-JIR in New York. She currently serves as Rabbi-in-Residence at HIAS, where she develops educational materials, resources, and programs that educate American Jews about refugee issues, connecting the plight of contemporary refugees to Jewish values and history. Before joining HIAS, Rabbi Meyer served as Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City. Her writing has been featured in the Forward and she is the author of an essay that appears in the book Seven Days, Many Voices: Insights Into the Biblical Story of Creation.